New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-18
EOR ENLARGING ARMY FORCES
PLANS no COMBINE THE ARTILLERY AND
INFANTRY BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE.
xrcrss1rY or THE CHANGES rRoPosED-THf

NECESSITY or THE CHANGES PROpOsED-IHE
e. PROMOTIONS THAT WOULD BE MADE
Washington, sept II (Special).- The bill providing
for the reorganization OF the artillery ana lhIahtrS
forces OF the Army reached on the senate caiehuar
today 1t is a House b and as II came 10 the
senate H. provided for the reorganization OK the ar
.i,,orv oonc The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs has amended the measure by AIDING ~ha' Is
commonly called the Three battalion bill Inc I'M
portance OF the combined plans IL 80 gre"' "''u '
time was so limited that General fa~iey ''skeh per
mission to allow the bill TO go o"er uhui l"
There is a strong sentiment In the Senate ADVERSE 10
the enlargement Of the Army. no matter no" N''a"
Il NAV be- and 1t Is quite probable that the cohSlera
ton OF the bill will be postponed until next sesso
Tho ONLY time that can he had for It's oiscusson 10
during the morning hOnr, and u business !" VIC"
transacted under the nile restricting ucp''e' d "e
objection will curry the bill over to on nueh','7 I'M
The reorganization Of the artillery IL mater ''As
has received the most careful study ana a''en'o" "
ALL OF the military experts Of this country. nAjor
General Schoheld commanding the Army hsA IL"
terestcd himself in this direction For scVer'i !ea'
the various secretaries Of War have recommehae" ~
Congress the reorganization Ut the artillery anu Nv"
that the Board Of Notifications has plsnheo e!Sc'a
of coast decnces far in excess OF the eapao''es VI
the preseut force ~ manage it Is absolutely necessary
that the artillery should lie recognized TO enaDe IL u
meet the requirements OF the exlsuhg coh"i''o's.
There are 1875 guns strung along INC cosS'e y.
tlo country ON n war basis II woulo taxe aoo"'
;, 600 MEL to handle them properly. |enerni echo-
field saws that $500 would be sumoleht III u'ne VI
nsace but nnder existing law 1t Is absolutely I'M
nossble 10 do this even with one man TO gun. Inc
nresent agrregate force, officers and enlisted men,
1870.
The peuding bill proposes to increase the ioee VI
artillery from five to seven regiments OF not ore 'ns
Twelve batteries each. with the same rcgimenal and
now
shaII he only one first lieutenant and one second leu
tenant TO each battery. IT. Is provided that the seven
regiments shall he differed by the proniouoh' asNRh
mcnt and transfer Of the officers III tiio Ar'ey s"a
any vacancies thereafter remaining IN the graae Vi
second lieutenant may be filled In whole Or III paV w
transfer from other arms of tIe service ~ DIV
provided that the President may authorize Tie e"''S,
mcr, of coored neil for at least ono OF the seven rcRi
ment, OF the Artillery Under the present IL" '"co
are two first lcntrna IS to each battery i"eio -"
sixty batteries. and the average leng'h Vi se''o "
these 40 first Ionenants Is nearly twenty "fes !cs
Tie pr~ponderance Of subatertis Is greater IMAM "c 60
.sry and the riinons ssgnaiion In pomo'oh III ''c
,u, ,rade, ~ the Ar ery has been OF tile chirt
incentives for the proposed change. by the sdd'''o
of Two regiments to tho existing hvc pphOoh "o"'"
be given to two licutenant-'Ol"neI', ""ose "''"eo
length Of scrvice ha. been thirty nv" years io"'
majors whose average length VI service ha' .''
thirty one wears. ten captino whose average i'hs'n VI
has been twenty seven ''"''' '''''' 49,
ueucpauts whose average length Of service hH' Dee"
,.,,, ,,,r. x,srs and two second ncutenants whose
ver,cc Ieuth OF service liH> been eight YEAR. 'rc
ur,utions will leave twenty one varaht'e> III '"c '"''"
of sc, oild lieutenant.
Ieper.l ,rhotcld is Of the opinion that The ">p'h'e
incurred will 10 very slight Indeed Inc ST." "
w,r la: recently ,kcetonined twO comr'r'c, ra'h "i
IN. regiments Ia the infantry, aud the chh-'e' "'
con b. transferred to III" artillery Ii il h' '"'' ''
rxpeu.e will lie confined 10 the twenty one sN'"'u
lieutenant, who are 10 be appointed.
The amendment that ha, been report" Nv NC 'c'''e
Committee Military Affairs III IT. '"p"a'o '''''' ms
,wic p,,..d ia, ..na,c and on the al.'d"f a"
i,- IIou>- Tr"rr j. mote expense i''"i'r" Al '''N
,ura A.. whi,h pertain, 10 the infaai'' 'hA" !" '''
artillery scheme There are twenty hNc regiments
Of infantry Of ten mianIr, "ach i'r ''''"'' 80"
cavalry are organized on the bass 81 '"cNc com
puuics to u regiment Tins anomalous sN''r" w w.
mart 81 The infantry Organization ha> eAiH'od Tor
seventy Years. Ever since l,'4 Congress has Der"
repeatedly import uned to r-orsanihe 'he ''i''''F' "
rlI tLe countries vi the world which make any pre-
trnco whatever In the way u! 'dih'd'hhin S''"Ns
army China, Persia and the nlted states a''"' al
here 10 the old n>;"m OF ten COMPANY ieV"'"
Tactical expert, asset that al no time docs "h'e
regiment 20 io action together. IN fat tho hsh'
luz /, often done by compaile'. he e"e'' VI INV
ur,uo,.d change would Le Ia divide the regiment VI
Twelve comp.nic, into tiec buttali"n, OF fpir com
u,n,e. EACH which could he easily SUD
divided srd SIN maintain the symmetry oi sac
=, stein Tie promotions under this amendment Won"
L. nitv captain, VI twcty yrir- service to b. mac"
OF The 100 first heattlinhi> "ho SohiG " P''
noted 10 Le 'aptaiIN, "tcntt l"o nave ,'," , ,.
| w,r,,, wears, service, twenty fhirc ihN" lad h"''
y.v.,> uud upward ~ s"iNnc ana I'VE wv yrM, 81,
over: VI The $50 -.ro.d ne''enam.' VINO W .n ~
| promoted 10 nr-t lcn' mart. Two nave mao "si
| i,.rty wears eight hfi""h Year. iori' TX Yen
wear. and eighty over I'VE NcSr- ANA seven
! .,> iIan ears " -rvlt". NVtwnt-ta"u.he ""
t approval given tu the thr" battalion plan b) thr
IA, ora,!- report, made upon II ~ .oli nous "
frl.ds Of the Artillery bll are Ii rAcr,h over me
fate VI tho latter measure. lhcS 'oh,iucr 'na Wv"
lii, Az. VI great import sn'c that II would b. M
better consider them repsiItey. lnNtcaH ~ uil'ltS
| them aud cApo,.us them Loth 10 isich