New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.

THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHOPS DOWN ESTIMATES
RIGHT AND LEFT.
Washington March u (SpecaD.-The draft OF the
Army Appropriation bill. which submitted TO
the full committee by the subcommittee on Mill
tary Affairs yesterday and which under review
to-day. will probably undergo many and important
changes before 1t is reported the House OF Rep
resentatves. The Democratic members of the sub
committee especially Chairman Cultivate. whose
knowledge of Army affairs and necessities is purely
theoretical. have done the work in a manner that
would compel admiration and extort praise even
from Holman. They have attacked the estimates
with keen broad-axe instead of pruning knife.
and The result is Of the worst manned and most
badly dlshgured appropriation bills that ever ema-
mated from a subcommittee of Democratic House
of Representatives.
For pay of officers Of the line the jorty OF the
subcommittee recommends appropriation OF
O10 reduction of $4,000 from that OF the cur
rent year. and of slOGS2o below the estimates. For
Longevity pay OF officers the active list $4,000
is recommended. which is A7670 less than the appro-
prlasn for this year. and &9,loo less than the
estimates. For pay OF officers the retired list the
amount recommended is siO75,GO which is $1,000
less than the appropriation for the current year,
and S72.5So less than the estimates For pay of en-
listed men the retired list, appropriation or
$25OOO is recommended. which is $4,000 less than
that for the current fiscal year. and $4,000 less than
the estimates. For mileage and travelling expenses
$4,000. which is $4,000 less than the appropriation
for the current year. and $50 900 less than the est-
mates. For Army subsistence an appropriation OF
81 $50 900 is recommended, which is $4,000 less than
for the current year. and $9J $50 less than the est
mates. the appropriation recommended for quarter
masters supplies Is 2iOD.OID which Is <l2o,UOO less
than for year, and Sl66il9 less than the esi-
mates. For incidental expenses of the Army, the
amount recommended Is 100000. which Is $1,000 less
than the amount for the current year and $t'on
less than the estimates For Army transportation.
the amount recommended is 100000 less than that
for the current year. and $OV0 less tnan the eSti-
mates. For barracks and quarters the recon-
mendation Is $1,000 less than for the current year
ana 100000 less than the estimates: About the
proportonate reduction is found in most OF
the other items.
The subcommittee also recommends some new
and important legislation in the line or economy!
One OF the recommendations affects the medical
corps 1t provides that more appointments TO
the grade of assistant surgeon general with the
rank Of colonel shall be made until the number -
main at four; that the number or assistant sur,
geOns general with the rank or Heutenant-coioheI
shall in like manner be reduced TO SIX; me number
of surgeons with the rank of major TO thirty anu
the number of assistant surgeons to ninety. III II
also proposed that whenever vacancy IN the grace
OF brigadier-general shall occur in the office OF
filled but said grade shall and thereafter the
chief signal officer shall have the rank, pay ana
allowances of iieutenant-cOlonel.
1t Is proposed also to reor2aniZe the Judge ahVo-
cate-generars department by providing mat me
corps shall be reduced one judge advocate-geh-
erai with the rank of colonel instead or Drigauer
general: two deputy Judge advocat es-general with
the rank of lieuenantcOlonel there are now three)
and four Judge advocates with the rank OF MAJOR
sIstant Judge acknowledgement with the rank OF
colonel Is whenever vacancy Sfaii occur
1t IS also recommended that with the view OF IN
crea sing the facility for religious instruction IN w
Army Army chaplalnS De appolhted uhtII
the number Is reduced below twenty Unere are now
thirty and that thereafter the number shall be