The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
PROPOSED ARMY cHANeES.
The shifting OF PlAess-R-duetfoaso OF Naz-
ber.-ArsiIIsry aad L. faatry PIass.

The Shifting OF PlAess-R- auctions OF Nus-
bers-Artiiisry aad H"f-atry Plans.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-Taking together
Mr. Outhwaite's bill for the reorganization of
the artillery and infantry and the regular an
NAL supply bill. there are not few projects OF
army changes now before Congress- In the for
mer measure one striking feature Is . change
In the system OF promotion which would result
from the adoption OF the folio wing section:
sac A. That hsrsst.sr All pTOpo'Sns IN 'es M: Of
fs sd a va sns s.n.rs shall Be he
grade by seniority according 70 Length Of service
has iost RANK By the operation Of sea.enes % ssn,
Board irt fS or :, master .h. ysa. T.asa
any rank 80 iost bn. any ofassr Who IA, been rem,
status snail Tor %: Psrpo.s % Ih. .S only. De
deemed TO have been continuously In the service
As q result OF this alteration. should 1t be
made. It IL said that there would be rear
ranRsments by which many officers would
shift places. recalling the scramble in the
popular game OF exchanging chairs. except
that It IL not proposed to leave any one out
Some officers would gain one nile; others
two three, four. and even 1ye or SIX; and OF
course there must be losses equivalent to the
gains. But the actual working Of the section
seems still q subject for conjecture. Its lam
euags being not SO precise As TO make its
In tile Army Appropriation bill the nrst point
to note il the proposed reduction OF the MAJOR
Generals 10 TWO W the sohiot
General hereafter having the bTeyet RANK OF
Lieut. EN- ant snsral. with the pay aud smolu-
ments OF the latter. The objections 70 cutting
down the number OF Major Generais. which 10
now only three. have already been referred 70.
Another provision 10 that when q vacancy
occurs in the ONCE OF Chief signal Onieer, now
4 Brigadisr- q sneTAl. the next incumbent shAil
have the rank. pay and allowances OF Colonel.
and the once shall ie iilled by SELECTION:
Again. no appointments Of Assistant sur
Eeons are hereafter 10 be made until the num-
Der 10 reduced below ninety, and ninety Will DE
the maximum for that grade. This viii be
disappointment 10 the candidates VINO we're 20
have been examined this month. IL has been
deemed wise to put on the proposed examina-
tioR until autumn. and OF course II tins SECTION
becomes lay II will not be held at ALL There
now exist hall dozen vacancies. ana nsAriy
three score candidates were ready 70 compsts
for them. some having already tax en- long Jour
nsys to WAshinAt for that purpose. This IL
certainly hard luck for them, but IL was not
Considered well TO 20 on With the examinations
Ia view OF such a provision even though the
bill has ret TO run the gauntlet OF congress
The ehAplAina. also fesl the elects o. the
spirit OF change In ths annuAl army Dill. Their
number would be reduced by casually ana
fXsd az twenty. whereas thirty are nov 81
lowed. but there IL iaeidsd onset Ia the
provision that the council OF admlnletrAuon
al any post where there 10 no chaplain may
HemIloy a minister Of the Gospel for the pur-
pose Of religious Instruction" a. an expense
not exceeding 81. 500 = year which u post
ehaplaib's salary exclusive Of his longevity
par. And this pEoVtsi0h Heald take saset D.