The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-14
.ARMY REORG AMBITION.
Important Provisions OF tho Bin Reported by
tho Burnside Committee.

tho burnside Committee.
WASHINGTON. Dec 19-hmong the details
OF the Army Reorganization bill. which arc not
specifically mentioned IN the report of tho
Burnside Commission. are provisions that
Hereafter oil vacancies in the grndo Of second
lcutcnants shall be filled by appointments from
graduates OF tho Military Academy. and by
promotions Of mcritorlous soldiers OF tho
army" and that the general officers shall be-
selected from tho army, tho Major Generals
from the BriRadier- Generals. and the BriRa-
der Generals from the field officers Of the line"
These provisions. with tho section which re.
quires appointments to the grades above second
lloutenancics to be made by linear promotions.
cover tho subject OF appointments into the
army. II is claimed. therefore. by members OF
tho Commission thnt the incidental repeal OF
section ,2lS OF the Revised Statutes which for
bids the appointment in tho army Of any person
who served in the Confederate cause. will not
open the door TO the appointment OF Confcde.
rate officers or soldiers to any grade except that
OF second lieutenant, and to that only through
motion from the ranks
The bill also contains provisions that no line
oficer shall be eligible TO detail FOR stan duty
unless he has served six years and that each
detail shall be for three years only; Tint nil
orders relating to military operations shall
come through the headquarters of the army
that any citizen Of the United States may bc en-,
listed in tho army thus supersedinR the OK
listing provisions for coloreA rngim"ntsi nnd
TINT all bands and details for bands shnll hero.
after be- discontinued and prohibited and the
men composing them bo returned To duty in
unelr respective regiments. The following is
the iull text OF those portions OF the blll which
provide inc machinery for the reduction kr
am preScrib" The methods OF dealing with each
tcmulated:
So ,-rat In order to bring shout the reduction and
reorganization provided Tor by this act suthorilci
M
oecr, stall be TRANSFERRED from The ne snd stan when whSn
no, onsrw H. a,roed o a, lereinaii,r directed
"qirdW N a. E'hbs E h @ t,a' may a. ~, one time be on the
s un ,',,lcT ri my upon hi, own nplciion be placed
the corp, oi general oncers Who shah IT, AZ veaps
2ays age s1eS a. % a,''T or twenty % ' eg and .h sn
,lhah shah be at once retired that an such oficer.
iscs c ,d a. shall be a, once 'n =. We 'ne
Be placed Ge retired M and tbaevSry " oeir & 'Sh who
s W ~" ,ars OF axe ~ ne passage of this act
%r,icc A. an oiccr shan be DISCHARGED with the era.
vaep yp. n ,es.SG IN time VI war shah eoun, as two
fourth-rhat c,cry ofrcer other than tho>c referred
70 IN clause " this section. who Is from any causr
military c. h pc soa soa ss SSss' ss he ses,T aba G OF .'
49, ~ tis az us .ith,r d'sohaged from thc service
,n % lnirmlrtahec or othcr vicious habits the onccr
he ,s have .ryed bces ,ears Ind ~ II & n,,S rst s
he " ~ y.ns nao' n9f Of an, incident 20 the service
Icar' nai Tor every period ot ryc years service rem
volunteer torrrs al tLe ttn., So y ~ .-lhst or
hilitv 4, tLr re-. nil al t, - ., nn'' the ulsa
tract,l In Inc line of ms n,V ~ n, ~ son
the retired list s' Wv sum '' p'HV'"
flth-Thai de chief. Of the several d.purtu,en,s ,
bureaus o the stan the commanders ot the several y,o
~ n,Ni'on, ani dcnarinrnt. c tc 'orns of In
etachmcnts IN III. nei shau as snn ~ ~
ant before the nrst taV an Iuue is- tc,,, VI ,h.r
and for the remark. of tho "a moral In ,'isf ~, ~ s
t,, i.nsrin,,n,s h,, o."l.lus 70 ihcir ic-
them unn from anv cai,s for tbs nre, 10 uA
discharge OF teir tuty Ihs r.n.s - '. w
shall bc uly aui ,pccdcaliy forth IN eac cas- Mi,
list ct witnp.s aud re,sfiucp 10 an, t'r,e, =, ~.
dcnce. ' '''' " W.
sXth-That board 70 con list of not los. ~ NJ, ,ro 81
the highest general onircr. a. - @ sI'c o
OF twa sursoons and that shsli have = recor snb he
appointed hy the Pr sidrut 10 cNatniue n,, 80 ,Vs
tons ami haiits OF tvrr, ofe.r .c.ei a., Fl, s
~ r'c0fls referred in citus oil thi, ..,,in Al 4 s
Hiafd AMI t.e r.,f' 'ft~r .h4 b.. ~ we
cNargn - their iuf ami the N.rf tit Ia" " ,-.r
To compel the Witnesses iu any case nL,t.r Ds
81 i,itdn .r military 90 apitaI aui tts;ify
clause of tai. .erY.u tnt .u. j, 80. t III '.t 2! |