New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
cu,xcrS PROPOSED IN TIE MARINE CORPS
ru.NN FOR ITS RE0RGANIDtTIoN-\ BILL TO BE
INTEODIEED u (ONGIaI.>N.

IN
INTRODUCED IN CONGi;E>>
v,.,irctop Dee. 80 CSpecan.-Somc effort !, TO be
r,d, IA introduce bill in Congress shortly for the
.,,i,,tion Of the Marine Corps. \ form Of bill Ia,
hccn ureuarcd the terms OF which follow The principle
81 senator Hawlcy's bill for the Army. II l. Thought
pn,,le to have the Marine Corps formed on general
,. .i,,iIar to thc one contemplated for the Army
The ucw dill proposes that the active H>i 81 IN H'
officers of the corps shah consist ~ one commandment
i, to rank OF bigadicr general instead Of colonel -
At prc,cnt: two colonel, instead Of one two lieutenant
,pcl. six major, in place Of four; twenty four zap
,ir. an increase of four: twenty four first )etchdEt'
a., To- than the present force. and twenty I'VE second
ucutcnauts there being only eleven n"". IL VIII D'
seen that the new corp, would pr"'ldc I'f c'-HH
f,ur officer, nf line or fifteen more tnan aTe attached
to the corps 81 to-day. II j. To be pr"N"" uld'
vacancies in the grade Of commandant H'dii D' me"
bv selections from the officer, Of the corp the APP
naming mower 70 reside in The President. thai
yacance, in the grade, Of colonel. lic'tcnant'olone
major captain ard first lieutenant shall be hllcd 10y
promotion by seniority the second hcutcnhntN 10 ue
re- ,1.ifcd from graduates OF the Naval Academy a.
at present
The staff is 10 be distinct from IN" Inc. IS IN Inc
Navy and ARMY. and It has seen ~ the h'''
Corps The stall oN.,cr- are To- D. retained - Al
present. that the adiutant. payma>"r ava '"'r'r
master are 10 be advanced from milonue' 10 Ic"
tenant roouc.cc,. The ~" assistant Puiriefm">ei-
arr. T., remain of tho rank Of captains ihrrr senior
,tar ~ Ger, uIOu retirement or after 'oHN years h''
vice and the two Junior officer upon rc' ~ ~. 81
after Thirty VcuS scrticc. shall hc ADVANCED ono
-r;,tr Nacauc,c- iu the ocrc " quaGicIma~i'r arc
10 lie flied by promotion ui the assistant quarter
master. while Va,tucic, the latter grade are I" Ice
ll!.d nom executive appointments h"w 'hc Ii''
iuuihcr -cDn propose that the scnI"r "h'cr "i ''
Iiar.c, a. q fleet squadron dcu"Winai"d "Fi'''
Marine on.,cr-~ SHALL in addition 10 his du'ic- a.
commanding officer II the guard ~ the flagship per
afin such duiic- o. may be- prescribed. and "lnl'
,n serving he shall have tie rank aud pay 90 the
rcNt higher grade i'm the Marin" corps. Tie bN Al"
ur,,, e. give the leader ~ The Marine Band the fixed
r.,nR ~ second lieutenant. The mon are 10
have I'M, classification. Two sergeant majors. two
urnr.orma~ ter sergeant. sixty hrt sergeant ~ ser
t,ant. III corpDrsl~ ~iNty hand,ncn ninety hcld
Inusicau~ lg-4 pliVtes four non conln >sioncd stan
or - total of 2.j'I men.
The rcw bill presents the corps on a NOR" W'-i I'm
military iis, than tie hill a. present. pending in con
rf.... The clicf notifications relate q , ceh'n'
iu.r,l 90. fi'-" ha''ton- of 900 men "1fh j. INC
,l.nlur be- a. III plIsc among ~" ut q >'rNI''-
- ~. country would -'"m apparent thit wAr'
-reuld come Ihcr" las boon no change -inC" ~
orsuil,rlor That could hc termed pr"l'- For
fiuc from I-t7 10 -. the grad" "i biltadrI general
.N-i.d Iuf with that exception. since l-'. IA" corp
la~ remained ~ about The same 'uiit'n a, I" AZ
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