The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-28
BREYEr RANK IN THE ARME
A Proposal to Have II Carry the Right to
Insignia and to He Used In Orders.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Tho Senate Mill
tary Committee has taken favorable action on
Gen. Hawley's bill to give tho possessors OF
brevet rank in the army more OF the advan-
tages OF that honor than they now enjoy.
In 1870 Congress passed II law declaring
that hereafter no officer shall be entitled to
wear. while on duty. any uniform other than
that of his actual rank on account OF having
been brevetted: nor shall no be addressed in
orders or official communications by any other
title than that OF his official rank" 1t was
q very proper and. in fact. much needed
10 begin with. brevets had been flung broad
cast. The civil war. lasting four years. had
Afforded plenty OF opportunities for distinc-
Whieh this form s Of G had BEEN csra
may be mentioned that in the regular army
aefS hsa pssn 2 f. sS EInae
and in the volunteer army 2SS to the former
and 81 to the latter. Of course, many got the
establishment and many also rose to the, full
rank after getting tho breyet, But with oil al
eral officers there were compared with those
of lower rank. the brevcts to the latter added
the ' aggregate number into the thousands ''0N
all in @ ss few
teer officers were appointed to the regular
70 PROVIDE such an act as that Of 1910. othsr.
wise there would have been obvious confusion
and annoyance in tho practical administra-
Now. however. that nearly quarter Of q
has passSsd Ws s9s
character Instead OF an officer who had not
seen war service being rare sffisIt nt and
who took no part in the civil war now outnum-
Dor the others on the active list by about twoto
on the active list have. during these twenty
years and more. been pronoted toward. or UP
IT, Ct e
There are. 1t seems. only Ill officers on tho
aSiye list whose RrevSiss now %Sr eSese1
stoned SlIIceES would bc affected ~ Tie
much the reasons that originally existed for
enacting tho law Of July To- 1870 have been
b. HI to ne I
Gen. schoheld gives this opinion as to its
operation upon the active list
Soon after the close OF the eiy WAT the number OF
ali a . ssn In 1n c Ssa 81 N
a
herein referred 10 as q Teusdy for that evil Kus
one lily s e" sHf 'Sl ma
5. e III 2" 's
II ~ ne sr.r s srsys y a. f % by
question ~ uniform can well b. leu To be regulated by
President the Uf brcyet officers In all
others. It IL now great hardship. and sometimes
humiliation. for officer who aciei i very
distinguished part In the command OF the troops ~ the
fie In the late and beranse Of accidents of the
service did reach hyli lineai rank De deprived
entirely OF the honor conferred upon him by his brcvel
rank
The comforting OF brevets is one OF the most
economical methods of rewarding conspicu-
Gus service. and yet great difficulty was long
gallantry in hostilites with the Indians. This
result in fact has only OF late years been ac-
In practical action. In the present matter.
the consideration OF most consequence seems
to be what the i army officers can agree upon
mortal upon which the Senate committee has
acted is signed by about sixty officers. many
Of them we'll known. while thus far there APP
pears to have been no opposition Possibly
when the bill comes before Congress for practi-
cal action we shall know whether there arc
Srounds for objection to Il.