The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-03
UNITED STATES ARMY NOTES

UNITED STATES ARMY NOTES.
Written for the Standard.
Following is the complete text of the
army reorganization bill as amended and
finally agreed to in the house of repre-
sentatives last week:
Section 1. That the total number of en-
listed men in the army of the United
States, including Indian scouts and the
hospital corps, shall be limited to $4,000.
Section 2. That the line of the army
shall consist OF 10 regiments of cavalry, 5
regiments of artillery and rs regiments of
infantry.
Section 3. That each regiment of cav
airy shall consist of l colonel, lieuten-
ant colonel, majors, l adjutant and
| quartermaster, (who shall be additional
lleutenants) l veterinary surgeon with the
rank of sergeant major, l quartermaster
sergeant, chief musician, chief trump
eter, saddler sergeant and II troops or
ganized into squadrons of troops each.
Section 4. That each troop of cavalry
shall consist of l captain, lieutenants, 1
first sergeant, sergeants, corporals, 9
trumpeters, farriers, saddler, and such
number of prlvates as the president may
direct.
Section 3. That each regiment of artil-
lery shall consist of colonel. l lieuten-
ant colonel, majors, / adjutant and l
quartermaster (who shall be additional
iieutenants), sergeant major, 1 quarter
master sergeant, chief musician, prin-
cipal musicians, II foot batteries organ
lied into three battalions of four batteries
each, and two field batteries, constituting
a battalion of field artillery.
Section 6. That each foot battery shall
consist of l captain, ? lieutenants. irst
sergeant, sergeants, corpor ais, 2 mu-
slcians, and such number of privates as
the president may direct.
Section Z. That each field battery shall
consist of l captain, lieutenants, first
sergeant, 6 sergeants, 4 corporals, 9 trum-
peters, farriers. l saddler, and such
number of privates as the president may
direct.
Section s. That each regiment shall
consist of colonel, / lieutenant colonel.
majors, l adjutant and l quartermaster
(who shall be additional lieutenants), 1
sergeant major, l quartermaster sergeant.
l chief musician, ? principal musicians
and Il companies, organized into three
battalions of four companies each.
Section 8. That each company of in
fantry shall consist of l captain, two liou-
tenants, first sergeant, sergeants. 4
corporals, musicians and such number
of privates as the president may direct.
Section 10. That the lieutenant colonel
of any regiment may be assigned to the
command of one of the battalions or
squadrons of his regiment.
Section IL. That until the 10 majors of |
cavalry who are made supernumerary b. |
this act shall have been absorbed, there
shall be but one promotion of captain TO |
major in the cavalry arm for each two va |
cancies that may occur IN the grade of |
major in that arm.
sec. II. That all original vacancies in |
the grade of major of infantry created or |
caused be this act shall be filled by the
promotion according to seniority by length /
of commissioned service in the regular
army of the captains of infantry.
Sec. Is. That oil original vacancies in
the grade of captain of cavalry, artillery
and infantry created or caused by tins act /
shall be filled by the promotion accord |
ing to seniority by length of commissioned
service IN the regular army of the first
lieutenants of cavalry, artillery aud in.
fantry, each to his own arm of the sery-
ice.
Sec. Ia. That all promotions of officers
resulting from the passage of this act
shall be subject to the existing provisions
VI Jaw governing EXAMINATIONS Tor promo |
ton.
Sec. Is. That after the original vacnn-
cics created or caused by this act shall
have been filled, future promotions in the
several arms of cavalry, artillery and IN.
fantry shall be 10y seniority from the next
lower grade IN the said respective arms.
ProUided, That promotions to the grade of
captain shall he according TO the length of
service IN the regular army.
Sec. 10. That original vacancies IN tho
grade of second Lieutenant. created or
,aused by this act, shall be filed as nov,
authorized 10y law.
Sec l.. That the pay OF veterinar,
surgeon shall be 500 per month; the nav
# the quartermaster surgeon of a repi-
neut shall Toe S54 per month: aud the nav
II the surgeon major shall be $50 per
month. a.
Sec. i. That all laws or parts of laws
with this act are hereby re-
,caled.
With the opening of spring there il
kelly TO toe At least one movement Of
roops which will concern army peoDle
low serving IN Montana. For many