The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-29
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMy-NEw LAWS OF
INTEREST TO WEST POINT CADETS, ENLISTED
MEN, SIGNAL sERoEANTs AND CIVILIANS
REAppoISTMEST AND RETIREMENT OF PAY
MASTER r. c. WALKER.
WASHINGTON, juno %, 1873
Tho legislation on the subject OF appointments 70
n vacancies IN the line OF the army, hached out by
conference committees during the last days Of the
recent session Congress, will be loud in the toll
lowing extracts from ofciai copies OF the Military
Academy oill the Army Appropriation bill, ana mo
Sundry Civil BILL These excerpts are OF especial in
terest all West Point cadets, noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men OF the regular army and
young civilians OF military procliviues
CIVILIAN APPOINTMENTS LIMITED.
Tho nrs. cxtrac, is from tho act making appropria-
tions Tor the support Of the Military Academy, &C.,
approved June IL, 1875
skcrIos 2lhht appointments Of civilians except such
ss are regular srasuaes OF Tho United states Military
n' IN suy Of
the army shall be made IN time Of peace only When
the Of next gradaasns c.ss Of cadets Al
The for IN
the army Of meritorious noncomm'oned ocers or PR
SEC iha. from ard after July 1882, only such mum.
envy any shall be entislsd TO appointments as
second in the army As are eaared 70 h va
each Those entitled to 70 said v1ean
their in graduating class And hereafter
officer. snail % a.,ashse 10 any CON
tsy Academy who are not appointed 70 the army under
graduation OF their class.
NoN-coMMIssIoNED OFFICERS.
Under the above enactment meriorious private
soldiers are eligible for appointment 10 second
lieutenances, but in a subsequent act. making APP
preparations for the support OF tho army. &c., APP
proved June Is, 1873 they are ignored. aud pro-
vision IL made or the promotion OF mertorious non
commissioned officers only, as VIII be seen ny tho
following cxtracss:-
aThat hereafter all vacancies in this grade OF
second heuenant shall DO filled ~ appoint from the
remain iu the service unassigned; and vacancies
.h Dc ea y
mended under tho provisions Of the next section o. TINS
in The two classes named may DO hsd " appointments
src 4ihst 10 Insure the selection Of proper candidates
for promotion the grade Of officers
mental com N anders their pinion by educa
o as less 70 %s Inc
forth description Of the candidate mis-
Tass sSaier his chalscssr As aaesy soSo.y
20 which HI. nave been and ns Illness
generally TO discharge the duties Of commissioned
psrtieuar services referred to must be stated
coa,m.nS.rs .ns rssmen.a. will forward tho
same 70 the department Win suen recon-
may deem ws.,ny Of and .as 1
officers OF Ms high rank convenience OF service
will admit make preliminary examination into the
claims ana such nj ssonea Off
GERS The HOARD constituted shall submit full
Ut each candidate examined; and
the said sIsteents the department shall in
them The secretary OF
by the LIST day OF June In each year The Chief Of
Engineers ether staff make similar
Of the n0n-commissOned officers OF their
re. TO the secretary OF War; VINO shalt
couven = board of officers for like purpose.
A CHANCE THE SIGNAL CORPS.
In the act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses &c, approved June 20. 1878, tho enlisted
force signal corps is liked at $50 scrgeants ~
corporas 20 prvates, who shall receive the pay
OF engineer ssaiers OF similar grades, and
gearts may. zach year, be appointed 70 be second
neutonants.
REArPoISTED RETIRED
Major Robert o. Walker, VINO resigned his commits.
sion as paymasor september 3, 1874, has been reap
poin ed paw with the OF major placsd
the retired list oil the army, 10 date from June %
ls7An sccordaDss vita an act tor hts rsef approved
June 10, 1878.
Captain John Simpson assistant quartermaster, ID
Temporarily relieved from duty IN tine Military Div-
sion OF tho Atlantic and ordered 10 report without
delay to the Superinten dent General Recruiting Ser
vice. New York city, for duty at The new recruiting
de Dot Il Davids Island, New York Harbor