Daily globe., 1878-12-13
political disabilities of Ex-senator James
Chesmet, of South Carolina. Passed.
Adjourned.
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
A,.nav decentralization.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The bill reported by
the joint committee On the reorganization of
the army provides that the sofficers shall sbe
reduced to major-generals and brigadier
generals for permanent organization instead of
II, as at present, but the reduction is to take
place by casualties; that the Offices of general
and lieutenant-generals shall cease to exist with
the present incumbents; that the adiudant-
general department, and inspector-generars
department be considered under one head,
viz, the general staff, composed of l briga-
dier-general, 8 colonies, Observation-Disclosures
and majors making a. total reduction of 6
officers; that the quartermaster's department
be composed of brigadier-general, colonels
and majors-in all, H. a reduction of
4S officers; that the subsistence department be
composed of brigadier general, l colonel.
lieutenant colonies and 5 majors, in all Off
GERS, reduction of II officers; that the medi-
cal department. be composed Of l brigadier
general, 6 colonels, 10 lieutenunt colonies. 4S
majors and 100 captains and first lieutenants,
in all 1877 officers making reduction of II
officers; that the pay department be composed
of l brigadier general, colonel lieutenant
colonel and 25 majors in all %, making a re-
ductien Of 81 officers; that the ordnance de.
partment be composed Of brigadier general, 2
colonies, 2 lieutenant colones and 8 majors, in
all Is officers, making reduction of 49 officers;
that the bureau of military justice be composed
of colonel and majors, in all 3 officers, a re-
duction of officers; that the signal service re-
main unchanged; that the Office of
post chaplain be abolished. but that
one regimental chaploin be appointed for each
cavalry and infantry regiment in all 35 officers
making reduction of s.; that officers of the
corps OF engineers remain unchanged; that the
corps of artillery shall consist of regiments,
as at present, with reduction of in the num-
Der of officers; that the corps of cavalry shall
consist of regiments instead of 10, as at pres
ent; that the corps of infantry shall consist of
18 regiments instead Of 25, as at present.
with reduction of 1876 in the number of off
GERS; that each regiment of line shall consist of
battalions, of whice to be oflicered
and manned, but the fourth to
especially authorized b. Congress- that three
batalhons of each regiment of cavalry shall be
manned fer the present; that but two batallions
of each of the regiments of artillery and
infantry shall be manned for the present; that
co-offcers of the line shall be detailed for
service in the staff department as nearly as
possible il relation; that promotion shall be
made by seniority in different corps and de-
partments, but that appointments to the rank
OF major the lowest established grade in the
staff department. (other than the medical de-
partment) shall be made from captains and
first ieutenants of the line, in order
OF merit and service in sail
departments, but such appointment in
the ordnance department are to be made only
from the artillery; that when it becomes nee
essary to officer and man the fourth battalion,
the appointment Of officers shall be
made by seniority in separate corps,
and vacancies in the lowest
grade shall be filled by West Point graduates
and meritorious soldiers; that the present or
ganization shall not exceed $4,000 enlisted
men. exclusive of signal soldiers. Under this
bill for the reorganization of the army the
number of efhcers on the executive list will be
reduced by 333.