New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-10
NEW ARMY BILL.
Reducing the Army to 10000 and
Saving Six Millions.

(Washingtou Special (Nlarch 25) Chica go Tines
MIR. Banning reported to-day his bill for the reor
ganization OF the army. 1t has been twice revised
by the committee on military affairs. passed upon
by the executive committee Of the Democratic eau
Gus and will lie again submitted tn the caucus for
final action In it's present shape it may be accept
ed plan to whose final adoption, either as an
independent bill part of the appropriation
bill, the Democratic majority in the House will
lures upon the army by six millions. 1t will reduce
the army from Is 900 to 20 Coo 1t so reduces tina
number of commissioned officers that this reduction
in SIZE OF THE ARMY
reduces the number OF bayonets available for
vice not more than eleven hundred, stated by an
unfavorabe estimate. 1t is doubted il the reduction
will b. as large, upon the same principle, the re-
duction in the staff OF the army is treble that made
in the line. The reduction as proposed IS accepted
az offering more homogeneous scheme at once tor
reduction and reorganization than any present
ell of late years. The army outlined in the bill VIII
consist OF twenty-five regiments instead o. the forty
now existing. commanded by major general and
three briga,er generals: general, l.; Lieutenant
the present compliment, with seven staff fera't-
ments instead Of eight anil corps OF ensinees.r
The quasi department implied i'll the
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
is wholly abolished. With the exception OF the fe
partment Of supplies, formed by tie ccnsoli,la
ted quartcrmas'er's and subsistence de-
partment, department il to be COM
mandrd by hrigader generals. lr'moton Is
checked in the medical and ordnance department.
as well IS i'll the corps OF engineers. the secretary
reduction of the first, and board consisting of
three mnjor gencrS is constituted to rcviS" the Or
gani; attn o!the ccrrs o. engineers and the ord
nance department. The new army will have six
cavalry. four artillery, and fifteen infntry reSi-
ments, instead ten,. five, and twenty five, re-
! Spcctive;y. as ut present.
THE COMPANY ORGANIZATION
of the cavalry is changed by giving two second lieu
tenants instead OF one, and the number Of private
is not to exceed one hundred The organization of
artillery regiments is not changed. Infantry regi
x inSt, q nd
tn r companies o: which here to he hut eight
save w's't Congress increases them to twelve are
eighty privates- The other regiment"l and comma
ny officers remain unchanged. In the staff the
quartermnste:s and ts,nlinissaty departments are
THE NEW DEPARTNT->T OF SUPPLIES
to b. commanded by one fthe two officers Town
send and Meigs. now at the head oi the consolidated
departing Is. the oe' to act INSPECTOR. both
tanning the rank o. brigadier. and when vacancy
occurs this department. like other staff depart
ments. is to be commanded by colonel. The other
departments remain unchanged as TO tie duty the
reduction being n,at'e Only in number and staff
ranks The Judge advocate general and Judge adj
vocates ere mustered out and single Judge advo-
cate. with the rank of colonel is to perform these
duties No staff details are to be made herea' t"r
till after five years. service tn the cGors Instead
of twenty nine aids there will be seventeen. The
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
proposed by the bill i'll the staff departments is as
follows: Adjutant generals. II: inspector generals
$; bureau military justices, S. quartermaster's de-
partment 5; subsistence department. &c; pay de-
paltment So Promotions in the army in general
rank is to till the major generals are reduced
to one and the brigaders to three Tie rank OF
general and lieutenant general is abolished. Below
this rank officers applying for discharge before
January LIST next are to be. discharged with one
three for fifteen and two fer twelve years. service
GENERAL MUSTER
ia provided for untitness. and any Surernunerary
officers then remaining to be mustered out. Tie
bill contains provisions for the promotion of non
commissioned officers, and their service enlisted
men is to count in their retirement The rent of any
building in time of peace for military headquarters
is prohibited. The section in the original bill chang
ing regmental recruiting stations. prohibiting de
tails to institutions of learning. except from the
tired list, and making details from the line to Yves
Point, are struck out.