Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-28
THE SIZE OF THE ARMY

IHE SIZE OF THE ARMY
reduces the number of bayonets available
for service not more than eleven hundred, as
stated by an unfavorable estimate. It is
doubted if the reduction will be as large.
upon the same principle, the reduction in
the stall OF the army is treble that made in
the line. The reduction as
proposed is accepted as offering more
homogeneous scheme at once for reduc-
ton and reorganization than any presented
of late years. The army outlined in the bill
will consist of twenty five regiments instead
of the forty now existing, commanded by a
major general and three brigadier generals.
A general, lieutenant general, three major
generals, and six brigadiers is the present
compliment, with seven staff departments,
instead of eight, and corps of engineers.
The quasi department implied in the
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
is wholly abolished. With the exception of
the department of supplies, form ed by the
consolidated quartermasters and subsistence
departments, no department. is to be COM
manded by brigadier generals. Promotion is
checked IN the medical and ordnance depart
ment, as we'll as in the corps of engineers,
the secretary Of war being charged with pre-
pairing plan for the reduction of the first,
and a board consisting of three major gen
erals is constituted to revise the organiza-
ton of the corps of engineers and the ord
nance department. The new army will have
SIX cavalry, four artillery, and fifteen infant
~ regiments, instead of ten, five, and twenty
five, respectively, as at present
THE COMPANY ORGANIZATION
OF the cavalry is changed by giving two Sec
ond lieutenants instead of one, and the num-
Der of privates is not to exceed one hundred
The organization of artillery regiments snot
changed Infantry regiments are to have
two majors instead of one, and their compa-
MES, of which there are to be but eight, save
when Congress increases them to twelve are
to have two second ieutenants and not less
than eighty privates. The other regimental
and company officers remain unchanged. In
the staff the quartermasters and commissary
departments are consolidated in
THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES,
to be commanded by one of the two officers,
Townsend and Meigs, now at the head OF
the consolidated departments, the other
to act as inspector, both retaining the rank
OF brlgadler, and whom vacancy occurs this
department, like other staff departments, is
to be commanded by colonel. The other
departments remain unchanged as to the
duty, the reduction being made only in mum
Der and staff ranks. The Judge advocate
general and the judge advocates are mustered
out and a single judge advocate, with the
rank of colonel, is to perform these duties
No staff details are to be made hereafter till
after five years. service with the colors In
stead of twenty-nine aids there will be seven
teen. The number of
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
proposed by the bill in the staff departments
is as follows Adjutant generals, II; in.
spector generals, 5; bureau military Justices
5; quartermaster's department., s. subsist
ence department, 26; pay department, IS
Promotions in the army in general rank il
to cease till the major generals are reduced
to one and the brigadiers to three. Til,
rank of general and lietenant general i
abolished. Below this rank officers apply
ing for discharge before January LIST mex
are to be discharged with one years pay, an,
four years pay for twenty, and three TO
fifteen, and two for twelve years service.
| GENERAL MUSTER
is provided for unftness, and any supernu
merary officers then remaining are to b
mustered out. The bill contains provision
for the promotion of non-commissione
officers, and their service as enlisted men
to count in their retirement. The rent o
any building in time of peace for militar
headquarters is prohibited. The section i
the original bill changing regimental promo
ton, providing for geographical regiments
recruiting stations, prohibiting details t
institutions of learning, except from the re
tired list, and making details from the lin
to West Point, are struck out.