New-York tribune., 1894-01-08
NEWS or ARMY AND NAVY.
LEGISLATION LIKELY TO BE ENACTED
BY THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
THE LIMITATION OF ENLISTMENT TO RE RE
MOvED-NEW METHOD OF APPOINT
MENT TO WEST POINT-THE
NAVAL. MILITIA.
BY rrIuGRArm to TIE TRinrSEl


Washington. Jan. THE Senate and House COM
m!ttees on Military and Naval Affairs have again
settled down to business. and there Is d ''e's
prospect Of early and favorable action on so"e ~
the pending measures affecting officers ana me-.
OF the Army and Navy. Since the reconVehhs %
| Congress on Wednesday there have been seV''"'
bills Of importance TO the military and naval SER
vice introduced and referred. OF the bills nitro
/ duced in the early part Of the session the one
which rcpcals existing law relating TO tEe l'''''io
TO ten years of the period Of service OF prVa'es IL
the Army will probably be the first TO be ihVordo'H
repor;el Senator Walthall chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs, prepared favor
able report on the bill during the holiday recess
which he will submit to the committee 'hls "erA'
Although Senator Proctor Will appear Deiore the
committee and oppose certain features OF 'he oi'
there seems to be no doubt that Senator Na!'hah
report will be finally adopted. An important iea''
ure which appears 10 have escaped general at
tentlon is that which provides that after five years
service the men shall. upon their first re-ehist-
ment receive s. a month In addition TO their regu-
lar nav and allowances, and further sum OF 81 d
month for each successive period or hVe years
Nothing definite has been done in the House
committee on the Infantry-Artillery Reorgahiza'io"
bill In the Senate committee the Dill mas Dee"
considered and referred TO Senator Manderson for
q report As has had the bill In charge on preNi-
Gus occasions when favorable report was asreeu
unon II is safe TO say that the forthcoming report
will be Of the same character In the iiouSc
committee the disposition IS to reduce the huipe'
Of infantry regiments TO Twenty-Five III oruer u
carry ont the three-battaon principle. The Senate
propos;ton while involving greater expense IS 'he
more popular 1t increases the number OF aruc'y
recnents bv two and leaves the number OF IN
fontry regiments now-twenty-hve Inc ae"ale
hill reduces expenditures by SO0C0 the House bilI
nv sll7OO0 Members OF the Senate committee ray
that they will not consent TO any proposition which
9 avis n
compromise measure, IN which the House COM
,i,tea will mako certain CONCESSIONS Is likely 10
be adopted. ' r.
An additional bill making the ranking officer or
the Army a major-general has been Introduce III
the Senate by Senator Proctor The new Dill oine''
from the one introduced at the extra SESSION oy
emitting the provision that the officers 10 receive
this rank shall have commanded armies IN INC ''e'a.
The original bill is more generally favofed' az"
Z, Is likely TO be passed by this Congress Inc
biu providing that when officers OF inc iniahuy'
cavalry, artillery and engineers are assoc'u'eu "
gether In active service the senior o"'1e', ~
spectve of the arm TO which ne oeonss Sta bas bsau
mand the wnoie pouy oi "00P'
revived.
OF the new measures. one introduced by senator
Manderson 70 encourage st,,1ns c1S OF the country
10 the mos important The principal provisions OF
the BIZ. are that the number Of officers OF me N n
available for duty az colleges ana schoo1s sIu.!
S Ss iSe ot whom at least one-haf shall be officers
on the retired list; that while so ser'sis sx oticpr
Of tbe Army. under the direction OF the Inspector
General shall 9nnuay insPecI the ore,s mafy s qe
sstrucas and that hereafter appointments to ne
Military Academy shall BE- mad fr9 o ,b ATmy
as military instructors and from deserving ENLISTED
men In case there are remaining vacancies az NC
Academy they are 10 be hAed as no" pro''ueu ~
law.
Representat!ve Cummings has introduced In mo
House two bills OF interest 10 the navy. ,l ole
sha States
Organized naval militia ships which are not suitable
or required for general service Inc otn,f D pro-
Of the Navy shall undergo examinations as -
their physical, mental ard mora quaidiauons
fore these officers have been advanced by seniority
without examinations.