Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12

three battalion infantry bill, which means the.
organization OF infantry regiments into
twelve companies instead OF ten, making it
possible to organize three equal batalions
In each regiment and conform TO the
cavalry and artillery arms Of the
service. This was done last session, but
nothing ever came OF the matter until today.
Several years ago, when General Logan was
at the head Of the military committee, Sena-
tor Manderson succeeded in getting his three
battalion bills through the house committee
and afterwards he succeeded in passing IL
through the senate butt never passed the
house. The scheme has been urged forward
by every general of tho army since the days
of Grant, and every secretary of war for
many years back has strongly advised the
necessity and desirability of this change.
This morning the secretary of war and Cen
eral Scoteld went before the military affairs
committee OF the senate and gave their
reasons for desiring that this change should
be made, and they finally agreed. There was
some opposition on the part OF
members, but the senator con-
that four second lieutenantcies in each rcgi-
ment of in fantry were to be left vacant, thus
saving an expense of hundred second lieu
tenants Another feature which was added
provides that no less than two thousand In
dians shall be enlisted in the army as sol
diers. The strength of the army has also
been increased by the bill to 10000 men.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BY slip Of the pencil somewhere Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner Schoonmaker
OF New Y York was spoken of as n repu blicap
In these dispatches the other day in connec-
ton with his retention on the commission,
whereas he should have been recorded as a
democrat. 1t is believed that it would be
better to retain Mr.. Schoonmaker, who is n
very capable democrat and lawyer and make
the political change when the commission of
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, another democrat,
expires.
Representative Connell today introduced n
bill to retire national bank circulation and to
issue gold and silver certificates instead.
John S. King of Chamberlain, S. d., "A IA il
road commissioner of that state, is here.
Christian Rupp was today appointed post
master at West Point, Neb.
b. Il. Lito has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Lowell Henry county,
Iowa, vice A. S. Williamson, removed
j. N. H. Patrick Herman Drake and G. e.
Yost of Omaha are here. Mr.. Yost is going
TO New York on telephone business, while
MIR. Patrick is looking after the vacant Union
Pacific dictatorship for Henry w. Yates.
This evenings Star says: captain John
G. Bourke, who has been on special duty in
this city for several years, has been ordered
to reioin his regiment The order does not
on duty with the an-American congress and
was one of the most efficient factors of the
success of the great tour of the delegates
throughout the country. He has lately been
working on the records of the congress and
will leave when that duty is completed.
In the claim of j. II. Parrett of Rapid Cit v,
S. D., the secretary of the interior today de-
cided that the losses sustained by the claim
ant on account of Indian depredations in 1877
aggregate 1880 and that he be awarded
damages to the amount of $l,6l4.
PERRY S. HEATH.