Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-13
WASHINGTON TOPICS,
IHE REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.
Attorney General Devens to Remain in the
Cabinet Potter Committee Ben.
HiII's Pleasantly -Regula
ton Of Freight Rates
Confrmatioas.
Reorganization Of the Army.


Reorganization ol the Army provides
that the general officers shall he re-
Jured to two majur ur-gcnerals and four
lrigadrcr-gcnemls ior permanent ur-
g,uLation, instead oi eleven al ut pres
rnt, but the reduction is To take place
Ly casualties; that the offices uf general
and lieutenant general shall cease To-
exist with the present incumbents;
that the adjutant generals department
and the inspector-general's department
bc consolidated under one head, viz,
The General staff, composed Oi one
brigadeergenera three colonels, six
lieutenant generals and eight majors,
making total reduction OF six officers;
that the quartcrmaster' department be
composed of one brigadeer-general, two
cOunrls and eight majors, in all sixteen,
being reduction OF iorty-cight
officers, that the Subsistence
apartment he composed oi one brig
AL drr-gcncral, one colonel, two lieuten-
ant-colonels and five majors, in all nine
oil 'ers, a reduction OF seventeen 0tiicers;
that the Medical Department be com
posed OF one brigadier-general, six col
unclS, ten liuutcnant-COluncls, forty
eight majors and one hundred and
twenty captains and tirst-liouteuants, in
all one hundred ana eightv-scvcn Oiii-
GERS a reduction ol eleven officers; that
tha Pay Department. he composed uf
on, hrigadicr-gcneral, ono colonel one
lieutenant -COlunrlS and twenty-five ma
jurS, in all twenty eight officers, u re-
du 'llon Of twenty seven officers; that
th, Ordnance Department be- composed
Ut one brigadicr general, two COl0nels,
L,ur hcutcnant-Culuncls and eight ma
jurs, III all fifteen officers; that the
Bureau oi Military Justice he compos-
ed uf one colonel and two majors, In
all three officers, At reduction of
sil officers; that the Signal Ser
vice remain unchanged; that the
office oi post chaplain be- abolished, but
one regimental chaplain be- appointed
for each cavalry and infantry regiment,
in all tliriy-fiyc officers, q reduction Of
eight; that the officers corps of cngi-
nr .rs remain unchanged; that the corps
al artillery shall consist uf five regi-
III 'nts, ~ at present, with reduction uf
lW I've in the number al officers; that
the corps oi cavalry shall consist uf
eight regiments instead Of ten, as at
present that the corps 0i infantry shall
consist 0t eighteen regiments instead
twenty-five, as at present, with rcduc-
ton at l3G in the number at officers;
that each regiment ui the line shall con
sist ui four battalonS, three oi which
are to bc uiliccrcd and manned, but the
fourth To- remain unOiliccred and un-
manned till especially authorized by
Congress; that three battallons of each
rc siment of cavalry shall he manned for
the present; that but two battalions of
ga IA of the regiments al artillery and in
fantry shall br manned for the present;
that company officers oi the line shall be
detained for service in the stall depart
mcnt as nearly as possible i'll rotation;
that promotion shall b" made by senior
ity ia the different corps and depart
mcnts, hut that appuintmcntstothc to the rank
Ul major the lowest established grade III
stati department tulhCr than the medi-
cal Department. shall hc made from
captains aud first liculenants ot the line
IN order OF merit AMI service in said lie
psrtment, but such appointments in
the ordnance department are To be
made only from the artillery; that
when II becomes necessary Ia officer
and man fourth battalion, the appoint
mrnt of officers shall hc made by senior
ity in separate corps, and vacancies IN
the lowest grades To he filled by West
Point graduates and neritorlous sol
dlcrs; thai the present organization shall
not exceed 2h, 900 enlisted men, cxclu-
sive oi signal soldiers.
hsstorn Democrats Not in sympathy
with Thurman's Bank Notions.
WNSuINGTuN, December l2.-Mr.
Hewitt uf New York, to-day, in speak
M Ot the intention al such leaders as
Thurman, III his party, Ia change their
advocacy 81 grecnback doctrines to al
attack uu National banks, said hr would
make speech on the subject ui banks,
and would serve notice on those Demo
Gratis that II they persisted III their pur-
pose they would lose thc support oi
Eastern Democrats.
The Potteritos No Report Untii Feb
ruary.
WAsHINGION, December -. The Pot
ter Committee will not report the re-
suit ui their Investigations before the
middle uf February. Potter himself
will go To New Orleans. The other
mumhcrs ui the subcommittee will
probably he Morrison and Cox, of Ohio.
Stengcr and Blackburn were both asked
ogo, but both declined.
Ben. Hnl's Pleasantly.
WASHINGTON, December l2.-About
half an hour before the Senate met, Ben.
nm came in. Looking up at the gal
leries, packed To- their utmost capacity,
he exclaimed. Hi oh, what crowd"
iiili thinks it wonderful that Blaine
should draw su large a crowd with so
short speech. When Conklmg came
ia iiiII went over to him. They shook
hands warmly, almost aticctionatciy.
! See from the recent elections, said
hlll, that can't have my seat, as you
,WIli likely keep 1t yourself Mr.. Conk-
nhg replied that he could not tell yet
now that would be. The conversation
grow out Oi Il speech in New York when
'onkiing declared the ex-Confcderates
We're after everything, and that Ben.
iiill Was even after his seat in the Cap
ltOl. .s W.
Senator Lamar on the Jamboree.
AsHISGIoS, Debember l2.--Senator
Lamar remarked tonight that he re
gretted the sectional debate, as il may
continue at indefinite length in both
Houses, and check the work which
congress is here To perform. lie did not
&. to the Capitol to-day intending to re
Ply to Blaine, hut he could not sit still
without putting in few words in de-
tense. lie SANS, however, that Blaine
was less bitter than he had been led to
believe would be the case. lie declares
That he is willing to discuss the lues-
'!ohs raised with Blaine before the
SSouthern people; says no would like for
senator Blaine to get up before an audi,
ehce OF blacks and threaten them with
tne loss OF suffrage il they did not con-
,hue to vote the Republican ticket.
lie says the whole trouble is that the
republican leaders are losing their grip
"h the negro vote, and now they would
,nrn upon them and take them out OF
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