The New York herald., 1878-12-14
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WAsIIISGros, Dec 13, 1878.
DETAILS OF THE ARMY REORGANIZATION ELL.
Among the details Of the Army Reorganization bill
which not specifically mentioned in the report OF
the Burnside Commission provisions that .here-
after all vacancies in the grade Of second eutenants
shall be filed by appointments from graduates of the
Military Academy and by promotions Of mertorions
soldiers OF the army. and that 'the general officers
shall be selected from the army the major generals
from the brIgader generals and the brieadier gen.
erals from the field officers OF the line"
These provisions together with the section men,
toned in the report which requires appointments
70 the grade above second lieutenances TO be made
by linear promotions, the subject Of appoint
into the army. II is claimed, therefore, by
members Of the commission that the incidental re-
peal Of section 12ls Of the Revised Statutes. which
forbids the appointment in the army Of any person
who served In the Confederate cause. win not open
the door to the appointment Of Confederate officers
soldiers TO any grade except that OF second lieu
tenant. and to that only through graduation at the
Military Academy or by promotion from the ranks.
The bill also contains. I'm addition to the matters
heretofore stated provisions that line officer shall
be eligible 10 detail for sta duty unless has served
six years. and that each detail shall be for three years
only; that all orders relating to military operations
shall come through the Headquarters Of the
Army that any citizen Of the United
States may be enlisted in the army thus superseding
the existing provisions Tor colored regiments and
that all bands and details for bands shall hereafter be
discontinued and prohibited and the men composing
them be returned TO duty in their respective regi
ments.
The following is the full text Of these important
portions Of the bill which provide the machinery for
ts proposed reductions. &c. and prescribe the meth
ods ot dealing with each officer whose retirement or
discharge is contemplated -:
SECTION 40.-Thst in order 10 bring about the re-
ducton and reorganization provided for by this act.
IL is authorized aud directed
First--That a reserved list be established, to
which officers shall be transferred from the line and
directed.
Secoad-Ihs. so much OF existing laws as limits the
number Of officers that may at any one time bo on
the retired list" j hereby suspended.
Th'rt--That every officer who has been thirty
years IN tue service may. upon Lis own application,
bc placed upon the retired list; that every
Officer other than OF the corps Of general
age at the passage Of this act. and
shall then have served for twenty years as
officer, shall be az retired that al such on
who ~ the passage ~ this shall be between
the ages of sixty and sixtywo shall be al
forred % the reserved list and as they attain the ago
~ sixty-two they shan be PLACED on the re.
tired ist, aud that every officer who shall be
sixty years of age ~ the passage ~ this act and
servicc " an officer shall be discharged with tho
grstuity provided IN clause Of this section. Pro-
Nlded that cnch year service IN time OF war snail
count ~ two yesrs' ordinary service.
EoHrlt-fhnt every officer other than those referred
10 IN clause . ~ this section who is unllt from
any caiise whatever for the proper and efficient dts
charge "a iiS nilitrry duties shall. soon a. may be
after tlr passage IT this act bc either discharged
from thc service placed upon the retired ist. ~
the disability be the result Of iteinpcrance other
vicious habits tue officer shall! be discharged with
gratuity - one years pay X hc shall have served
Three -trs. aud IL ID he neither tire result OF
vicious fabits ~ any incident 10 the
service, H. shall y. discharged with gratuity
~ tue rat ~ years pay tor every period OF Ave
ysar-' rrffce rendered, either officer soldier
NJ titr regular vliliiieer lpfrt~ nt the United
-fata hnt the disability be tlia result ~ injuries
rsVfstl f1Htfsctpd M the line " s duty.
ts.l s.i,,,r -ilai ia ritsesl the r,trts list
Jy4A*.Ihas tha rnitfH the several departments
aDd BUREAUS ~ the stan, the commanders VI the