Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-14
THE NATI0N's BRAVES.

Text of the Bill for the Reorganization
of the Army.
Washington, Dc. l2.-The bill reported
by the joint committee on the reorganization
OF the army, provides tina, the general off.
GERS shail be reduced to two major generals
and four btigadier generals FIR permanent
organization, instead Of eleven, as II pre-.
ent, but the reduction ia to take place by the
casualties; that the Offices of general and
lieutenant general shall cease to exist with
the pre,ent incumbents; the adiutsnt gen.
erals department and the IN, pector eener.
ais department will be consolidated under
one head, viz: The generals staff. com.
posed Of n brigadier general, three col.
onels, six lieutenant c~olonels and eight ma.
jors, making a total reduction Of six officers (:
that the subsistence department be composed
Of one brigadier general, one colonel. two
lieutenant colonies and five msjors, in all
nine officers, a reduction of seventeen off.
Gers ; that the medical department be com.
posed of one brigadier general, six
colonies, ten lieutenant %coionels.
!orty-eight majors and 100 captains
and first %lieuenanta, in all, 1877
Ulcers, making reduction Of eleven of.
GERS; that the pay department be composed
Of one brigadier-general, one colonel, one
lieutenant-colonel and twenty-five majors,
in all twenty.eight, making q reduction Of
twenty-seven officers that the ordinance de.
partnent be composed of one brigadier-een-
eral, two colonies, two lieuteuant.colonels.
and eight majors, in all fifteen officers, max
ing = reduction of forty-nine officers. Tha,
The bureau of military justice be composed
of one colonel and two majors, in all three
officers, a reduction of six officers !; that the
signal service remain unchanged that the
Office Of post chaplain be abolished, but that
one regimental chaplain be appointed for
each cavalry and infantry regiment, in all
thirty.fve officers, making 4 reduction OF
eight. That the oficers'i corps of engineers
remein unchanged that the corps of artillery
shsll consist Of five regiments, as At present.
with . reduction of twelve in the number Of
ofdcers that the corps Of cavalry shall con.
sist of eight regiments instead Of ten, a. at
present that the corps of infantry shall
consist Of eighteen regiments instead Of
twenty-five. u at present with . reduction Of
1856 in the number Of officers. That each
regiment line shall consist of four battal.
ions. three Of which are to be differed and
mspned, but the fourth to reMain unofacered
.nd unnamed, until especially authorised
by congress; that three bat.allions of each
tCkstueut III C0sdiIy 0Q1ll O6 manned for
the present; that but two battallious Of each
Of the regiments of artillery and infantry
shall be manned for the present; that COM
pany officers Of the line shall be detsiled
tor service In the staff department % nearly
ss possible IN The relation hst promotion
shall be made By the seniority In the differ.
ent corps and departments, but that 90.
poiptments to the rank Of major. the lowest
established grade 10 the staff DEPARTMENT.
other than the medical department, shall DO
made from captaips aud fret l~ieuteussta Of
the line 10 order of merit and service in
said departments. But such appointments
70 advance departments are to Dc made oaly
from artillery; that when. it becomes nee
essary u officer and man the fourth battsl.
lion the apuointmen, Of omcr shaI Se
tuede BY the seniority in .eparats corps,
and vacancies In the Invest grade shall be
Oiled BY West Poin, grsdrat . and merltor
,ous soldiers; that The pre-, eat organization
shall not exceed 5000 enlisted men, ex.
c,ns've Of signal eoldiers. The number Of
officers on the executive list will DO redut
l I'd In 839,