Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-25

L The bin providing for the re0rganiza
ton Of the regular army was to-day re
= ported from the Military Committee
v with some amendments. The Commit
tee were unanimous in favor Of the bill
a. il now stands. 1t provides that tn
army shall hereafter consist Of five regi
- ments OF artillery Of nine thousand men
twelve regiments of cavalry Of twelv
thousand men, and fifty-five regiment
infantry Of thiry-ilve thousand men. {,
be known as the army Of the Unite,
y States
\ Section .. Artillery 10 have the sam,
b organization as at present-fye regi
Is ments
Section adds six regiments Of cavalry
10 the six now in service, with The sam,
organization.
Q Section 4. Fifty-iive infantry regiment.
q 70 consist Of ten regiments of ten compa-
\ nies each now i'm service remaining
r nine regiments made into tweny-seven,
by adding two companies TO each battai-
ion ten regiments Of colored men, and
E eight of disabled men, OF men discharged
for disability. Volunteer officers app
pointed under this act 10 be appointed
among States i'm proportion 10 the NUM-
{ Der of troops furnished during the war.
Section o prescribes the organization
Of infantry % be the same as at first
r ten regimeutsl, but companies to have
only forty-eight priyates.
? Section gives each regiment q band
as formerly.
Section s. Enlistmenls hereafter to be
made for five years. No officers % be
appointed until the minimum number of
men is enlisted and the command organ
lied.
Section 9 provides one lieutenant gem
erai, Eve major generals and eighteen
brigsdier generals, with same staff as
formerly.
section 10 provides that tie adiutant
generals department shall be as now
prescribed by law.
Section ll. The inspector generals de-
7 partment, so far as number and rank are
! concerned, remains the same. It in
/ creases the rank OF assistant inspector
Z general TO Lieutenant colonel
/ Section T.. The bureau Of military JUS
f tice rs now established.
/ Section l3. Quartermaster generals
/ department TO consist of one brigadier
/ general. six assistant coloEels twelve
deputy Lieutenant enlonels, twenty ma
jors and f0rty-eight captains. Vacancies
. in raptaiuship 10 be filed from volunteer /
quartermasters.
Section II gives rs many military
storekeepers as shall be required, not eX-
ceediug sixteen.
Section . provides that the act0f July |
fourth, respecting quartermsster's de- /
partment shall remain in force so far as /
10 does not become unnecessary upon the /
uIsuandment Of volunteer forces.
Section l6. The subsistence department I
shall exist as now prescribed by law.
Section II. Line officers detailed as .
quartermasUers OF cOmmissaries 20 have |
ten dollars per month extra while re-
sponsible for public property.
Section Is. The medical department
shall consist Of one surgeon general, 20
rank as brigadIer general, and one as
sisrant TO rank as colonel; ssventy-five
surgeons, 20 rank as majors, and one
hundred and fifty assistant surgeons, to
rank as Heutenants for the first three
years service, and captains after three
years service, and two medical store
keepers. Vacancies OF surgeons and as
~istaut surgeons TO be flied by selection
from the volunteers, assistant surgeons
of volunteers of three years service TO be
eligible for promotion to captain.
Section l9 authorizes the surgeon gen
eral TO detail a surgeon as medical pur-
veyor, who, while SO acting, is TO be
colonel of cavalry, and five surgeons as
assistant medical purveyOrs, 20 be, while
50 acting, Lieutenant cOlOnels of cavalry.
Section 20 authorizes the surgeon gem
eral TO detail five surgeons ss medical in
-pectors, to be, while so acting, colonels
Of cavalry.
Section p. Pay DepartmeHt-one pay
master general, lbrigadier general, two 0
assistants, .col0nels, two deputies, leu :
tenant colonels, and sixty paymasters, =
majors Vacancies in the grade of :
major to be filed from additional pay .
masters who have served two years.
Section -. Corps of engineers to be
Inc same ~ now provided by law.
Section 33. Provides for the appoint
neHt Of seventy-four inspectors of t0rU-
icatiJns, TO be selected from corps of y
engineers, and 20 be colonies of en- +
dneers. This is not 70 increase the NUM-
Der Of officers I'm that corps.
Section 2t Five companies Of en-
riueers 10 be "A battalion, adjUtants and +
luartermasteTS to have cavalry pay, a.
while SO acting. 4
Section - reduces each company Of H.
10 twenty men, and author !
zes the President in time OF war, TO re-
'eStOre the present organization.
Section -5. The ordnance department Il
20 De the same as now provided Oy law r
with one brigadier general, three colo =
Iels, fifty lieutenant coluuels eight ma Il
1rs, two captains, fifteen first ieuten 4
iuts, nine second Ieuteuants and thir-
.een military storekeepers.
Section %. One chief signal officer q
'OlOnel; the Secretary of War % detail Ii
lflicers and men as required for efficient s.
signal service officers while detailed 10 e
ie paid as cavalry, aud enlisted men as d
Engineers.
Section -. No officers Of the regular
army below field officers 10 be promoted 3,
Eltgout examination. ANY officer fall %
ng o. pass satisfactory examination % be %
from promotion Tor one year a
iu second failure TO be dropped; Ofli- "a
'ers falling by reason of moral disquali-
.satiOn not 90 De re-eXamIned.
Section ~, Head of staff departments p
% be selected from the corps 10 which q
hey belong. @
Section 5O. No persons % be appointed ci
% the pay, medical or quarteTmaster' u
department., until examined, as now pro- q
ided by law. o
Section -. so person % be commits p
iOned IN any regiment until examined G,
~ boards convened by the Secretary Of 81
War; examination 10 be in reference 10 ''
aliit4ry history, services during the war, -
md qualifications; appointments to be
made without regard % seniority, but
.ith sole regard 10 qualifications As to g
he service.
Section 32. Persons applying for COM
Missions not % have any compensation
or expenses incurred in reporting f0rsex-
animation. 2
Section 3i, Repeals all laws inconsist-
.nt herewith.