National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-19
MILITARY MATTERS.

Amendment 10 Senator LogRn's Bill 20
Promote the Efficiency OF tho Army
House Measures on the Same Subject.
Senator Logan yesterday reported favor
ably, with number of amendments, from
the committee on military affairs the bill
introduced by him entitled "a bill to increase
the efficiency of the army of the United
States" AS introduced by Mr.. Logan, the
bill contained provision limiting the num-
Der Of enlisted men of the army to 10000.
This provision was stricken out in committee.
AS otherwise amended, tho bill provides for
an increase of tho monthly pay of nOn-cOm-
missioned officers and mon, tho average in
crease being about 81 per month in each case.
1t provides that hereafter in time of peace,
all offenders in the army charged with Of
fenses now punishable by q regimental or
garrison court-martial shall he brought before
summary court, to consist of the COM
missioned officers second in rank at the post
or station Of the offender, who shall hear and
determine the ofense and adiudge the pun
ishment to be inflicted and shall also make
record of his proceedings and submit the
same to his post commander, and that the latter
upon approval Of tho proceedings in the case,
shall order the execution of the sentence and
shall forward the record to the department
headquarters for examination and file in tho
Office Of the judge advocate of the department.
the punishment in such cases TO be limited
to that authorized to be inflicted by regi-
mental or garrison courL-martial.
1t also provides that officers Of the army
stationed at military posts apart from settle
ments may, with the approval of their de-
partment commander, each employ one pri-
vate soldier rs a servant, the written consent
Of such soldier however, to be first procured,
and his pay proper during tho period of such
employment to be charged against the officer
employing him.
Also that the secretary of war may au-
thorize the employment at the headquarters
of military divisions, departments, and dis
tricts of civilian clerks in place of tho general
service clerks now authorized for such em'
ployment ut rates of compensation not tC
exceed those paid to other civilian clerks
employed at such headquarters by officers OF
tho quartermasters and subsistence depart.
ments.
1t provides further that the officer de-
tailed to duty as the commandment of the mil
itary prison ut Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
shall have tho local rank of colonel in the
government thereof with the pay and allow
ances of such grade while on said duty; thai
officers Of the line detailed for duty as acting
assistant quartermasters shall be allowed the
same compensation ten dollars per month
as is now allowed by law to acting commits
saries of substance, and that fuel In kline
shall BIO issued to the officers of the army
without cost by the quartermaster's depart
ment, only in quantities as prescribed by thu
army regulations and general orders.
Also, that any person who has been rup
tured while in the line of duty in the army
navy shall be provided with truss of ap
proved pattern, under such regulations a
may be prescribed by the secretaries of war ant
the navy, respectively; that SO much of th,
act making appropriations for the army
approved July -, 1876, as forbds paymen
of mileage over land grant railroads, shall b,
repealed and that the secretary of war be. anC
is hereby, authorized to cause the enlstmen
of competent instructors for post schools a.
they may be needed, not to exceed 100, witt
shall have the rank and pay of commissarl
sergeants.
The house committee on military affairs
yesterday instructed Representative Rose
Grams TO report favOrably II bill to amend the
articles Of war, so that any general officer II
command of an army, or colonel commanding
separate department, may appoint general
courts martial, provided, however, that wheI
he is the accuser or prosecutor the court
martial shall be appointed by the President
Representative Morgan was instructed t,
report favoraby q bill providing that an!
officer of the corps of judge advocates of thu
army who has served fifteen years contnu
ously as major shall be promoted to be lieu
tenant colonel, and any officer who has serve,
thirty years in the corps of judge advocate
shall be promoted to be colonel provided
however, such promotions shall not increas
the number of officers i'll the corps beyon,
that fixed by law.
Representative Laird was instructed to re
port iavorably bill to allow veteran bount.
TO volunteers in the lato war who were af
terward commissioned as officers in the rcgu
lar army