The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-27
Export ON THE ARMY
j. n Mar Lamont Makes
Som. Suggestions.
by SHOULD Be RE0RGANlzED.
r,,r Companies to the Reg
v,re ArtiIlerists Needed.
,,.s.nse Of the COASTS

,.on. November 2s.-In his an
~, which was made public today
Lamont renews his previous
.a.,ion that the infantry be re-
nm the general idea of three
, nobile battalions Of four com
IN to the regiment. instead of tn,
,u,s ,en-company formation adopt
{tury ago and abandoned by Other
,lpee the development of modern
rifles. and he quoted Generals
sheridan and Lieutenant Genera
in support of the necessity of his
kAon Of the infantry.
.ruletion already OF some coast de-
nd the approaching completion OF
Ideru batteries renders necessary a
bre OF artillerists, but no other
n the army is asked for. The
me- seacoast defense involves l0O
ht,eries in over twenty harbois.
Thar OF officers serving with their
Is larger than at any time since
and The secretary expresses the be-
uiD further changes can be made
haze in this direction.
{port shows that according to the
b o.. department commanders the
| Of the troops was never better
The number OF trials by general
Initial was about 10 per cent less
IN past year than the year before.
kreyious year in The history of the
4 the health OF the troops been SO
tsL
he new system established by
J Lamont the army has for the
( been paid monthly. over Sl4.-
las disbursed The saving to the
! ent by this system is about 49,
annually.
Non in the army Is decreasing. De-
Ia 1888 numbered 1913, In 1898 only
i last year 1855
ba exchange, the general cooper
bre maintained without expense to
Eminent al nearly all military
|ty enlisted men. in which are kept
most OF the commodities that are
BID at military posts, is now gem
kproyed, The receipts last year
sources were more than $1,000, 900
Profits Of about S350,000.
lrty-fiye army Officers assigned to
D the National Guard of the States
keady Improvement IN the militia.
kiion this year has shown serious
(ies In the arms and equipment OF
ech of the service. When the
british the armorles and dcfray all
incidental to keeping their forces
ps, Secretary Lamont suggests that
|d States should provide them with
|rfents which they viii need in
frvlce-arms and field equipments
supply is too small and inadequate
Pngei field operations. The secro-
Ppnmends that the Springfield rifle.
p be Issued to State troops, that
r be'slloHed to return to the war
Fal obsolete arms and equipments
Pa, the proceeds credited to the
pa that the States be allowed to
4, " ,s,a 'ne department supplies at
|. "iees'
M , vynslS.s o, - v" nfticers ana
a., g''vN 'he lesaI maximum Inc
A. as'a strength on october q was
Ia =, ,p o s",Wa maj whereas on
In Snu w, , ,I' I'In ue'shse' nul ono
, smi nave , ~ position seventy high
Dsa,n, 'o'ull.E guns ana nlnety-live
nv e. NV. s,m ,"l . ol i'ouerh descrlp-
MI a. e .g',oN inE july ny coinple.
,,,ns A a., uhder way or provided
!, thro a"o a, ' -, 'norlars' a battery
M Nv VI the hlS guns take. tho
,re osa 80 p'e'en'ious Tort and rs
u mo. now under consideration are
,hmon u,VE me ports Of Portland,
as,ern and s.,' NV 10 Long ls'anu
Il pbn anu southern entrances to
Bamn, au'p'',a' baltimore, Wash
IN sava, hoads, Wilmington.
L. Nav " n..i h'y west. Ponsaeo-
An Fr,ro G.lcahs' "alveston' San
iysr o 'a,'c , mouth Of the Co.
ihe enn,, uset sound
N A yian, have been To-
h prs tM 10 carrying out the pro-
d by inv board Of fortlfications,
i''"'aheh' BOARD OF en-
tretarv sau.
these sl,s says me department In
protec, ss nv, were guided by a
liable asa as many OF the seaports
"a crrisers 'ns' llarandihg attacks
leieat do,sn az wen as 10 provide
10 n,,, f,ei'se 10 important places
for whI"h o .U tne best advantage
furnished.
10 dale is , u, emplaceinants pro-
"'e IS IiS guns and 156 NOR
the end q, a..
e seven ,o u 'he present year We
Ipeh, sir ra '"gn' iorty-two lo-inch,
'uIIlre guns and li2
\ compln+o1 ny July next there
iO,lnch. ton fourteen l2-tnoh,
guns ~ ,.'l S-'noh and five
be iacressod .'e coming year
iy'sx lo,Inch 10 twenty-one r.
heats a''a 4 Ire. guns and l56 mortar
aents ere in,c wy la,se proportion of
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