, 1874-06-30
Reasons for Gen. Slerman's Removal
to st. Louis.
All the District G Commissioners
Accept Office.
Secretary Bristow Prevents a Swindting
Carriage Contract.
'1sum6rcd 1sos1Enatton of Secretary
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BONE OF THE CHANGES PRODUCED 1Y TIE. Dill
RECENTLY rAHsED.
WARRINGTON, D. G., juno .2D--Tho Military
bill wlic, passed Congress during The. last hours
Of tic session almost entirely rovolutionizcd tile
Ordnance Corps. The Hon. Charles Albright,
of ponpsy1vania, who was mombor. oe tho
Hol,so Committee on Military Affairs, early be-
came imbued with the boltof that tho 'ByHte,n
adopted by tho law Of March, 1869, which pro-
htts further promotions in Ill tho staff corps
Of tho army Was pernictous, and especially iu
profcHsfonal corps 1t %aH = -
Otllcrs Of the Committee shared these 'yiawa,
and in tho division Of labor, that part OF tho
bill referring to the 0rdnance Corps was H.
trusted to Mr.. Albright. Tho Army neorganiza-
tiou bill Of 1860 provided for ono Drigatlior-
oval, th,oe Colones,' four L1eutouant- Oolones,
teu Majors. twenty Captains, Hixtoen:. First
LeusonantH, and sixteen Second LfeutonantB.
The new bill removes tho restriction Oh promo
ton, but at the auggoation oft ho Ordnance B1-
rca.i, abo1lshos the grade Of Second Lieutenants
iii tue corps. leaving the Assistant Lieutenants
tho lowest In grade. Vacancies in that g1alo
will bo filled by selection from officers Of thas
glade In thu line Of the army. - :
THE MOST IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS
e1rsctel by the now bill was that Of Mai, Benct
to bo Chief of Ordnance, with the rank Ct Brig
atiier-Genoral. Liout.. Col. Cnlender, 80 well
known aB the former commaudaat at tic st.
Louis Arsenal during tho lato war, bocomoa .
fill Colonel. Alaj, Benton, McNntt, and Meal
Whittollsore, Burlington, f1aglor, HILL Modecal,
and Lyford become AIajors Eleyon First Lieu-
touants wore made Captains, and u{l tho present
socond 1ionsenautss, soseu In number: being pro-
tho grade or First Lieutenant. Ali Of tho Of
| 1icers prQnosod to Captalnoes had served eloven
years, and but for the law OF 1860 would Aayo
noary ail received thoir promotion thrco to four
ycars siuco. During tho time Col. Calender las
boen donicd Ills promotion, si1 Lientonaut-
nos Of tue Army have boon pl emotod and paBsotl
| above him twelve Majors 1--we passed Bonton
| and bIoNutt. and tan above Maj. McAt!stor.
| t'lftean Captains layo risou to be Majors over
| Cgpts. WEyittomore. Burlington mud Flagler, nud
| rtocu over Hill. Sixty-one First J,icf fperanta
..:.h Cur:rsao oyor Alohue, sFi it'th, a,6l
leilIy, all passing above them owing to tue stop
page OF promotion. Fifty-uine have gone over
harnsay aud Kress, and forty-two over tho next
! three.
| ito Tho dssociattd P!e.s.]
| SHERMAN AND pELKNAr.
! WARRINGTON, D. G., juno 10.-Tho Chronicll
OF Tomorrow, i'll an editorial upon tho removal
nays: ''Wo have the hignoat authority for say
Ing that tho personal relations between tho Soc
| rotary Of War and Genural OF Tic Army are cor
dial and friendly, mud that there haf
been no open lupturo. Con. sierman's
rcnlova! is made at this time on account Of pri'
yato aud personal matters, which, in his .juddg'
| mont under alt tho circumstances, Justify hse
course. But it is equally truo TINT, had ho nny
duties to perform III Goneral Of the Army, lle
would remain at tue Capital. His letter to The
Secretary of War l,as as yet neyor been answer
cd, nor its receipt acknowledged.
| HE HAS NO AUT1lOnlTY,
nor ia his position recognized in the EoYoInmeni
of tho army. Ordora 80 from the socretary. o
War direct to tile commanders Of troops, giving
orders to companies aud moving regiments, q
which ho knows nothing. unloss he inc!de''"is
loar1ls it in 1ho.uewspapers. Court~1nartiu'
ordered, the sei,touco reviewed, and punishment
executed without oven Ills knowledge"
Tho Chronicle further remarks: ut ia due tt
the presout Secretary OF War to say that
| THE onpEua AND PRESENT USAGE OF THE WAI
! DEPARTMENT
concerning the relative AUTHORITY! OF the
Secretary Of War aud Gonoral OF the Army wcrt
determined mud acted upon by his prcdnceBao
in that Office and that ho has not, As has beot
asserted inauguratcd any new doctrine or con
ntruotion Of the law."