Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18

command the armies of the United
Section 2. That the pay and allowance
OF the heutenant-general shall be the
same as heretofore allowed for that
grade. ~
MILES EULOGIzED.
Inc anticipation of the appointment of
General Miles is fp~reshadowed I'm the
report, which e~ulogizes him as follows.
Among other good reasons for the re-
NlNal OF the grade of lieutenant-general
may be mentioned the expectation that
ihcumDehls Tor some years TO come will
ne from among the heroes of the late
war deserving of distinction and rewards.
% ior Example the present commander
OF me army, Nelson a. Miles. With a
SlnsiS exception, General Miles partici-
pated In every battle Of the Army of the
fotoflac from Yorktown TO the surrender
at AppomattOX Courthouse. From Sen
tember, 1852, until the close of the war
he commanded In battle his regiment.
brigade DIVISION, and for a short time
the army corps 10 which he belonged
having been wounded four times He adj
Nanced TO the higher commands as ra-
pIdly as IL was possible, considering that
ne entered the service without any mill
tarE training or experience. He was. per-
maps, engaged i'm more hard-fought bat
tleS than any general officer Of our army
IEcIudlhg thlrty-tve distinct battles. and
over one hundred serious affairs i'm which
gagged. "N' '"-
He successfully conducted no less than
SIX campaigns against the Indians since
rne war ana received the surrender of
more INDIANS than any other man. He
received brevets for his services during
the rebellion to the highest that could
De. gwen; a medal of honor for distin.
EulsIed services at the battle Of Chan
cslIofsvllIe. May 3, 1863, and the thanks
OF the Legislatures Of several States and
territories for his services I'm Indian
~'dnpalgns. When a former bin was In
rodIced in Congress. I'm recognition of
us distinguished services. he was very
generally indorsed by the Grand Army of
ne Republic, Order Of the Loval Legion
Dy the governors and adjutant-generaIs
OF q majority OF the States. and promi-
HeHl cltlzehs without number throughout
me country. Notwithstanding that Gene-
raj Miles was not a trained soldier and |
but a very young man at the beeinning
OF the War-and hence not placed i'm com
Inand OF higher divisions of the army
he fought and earned his way inward
from the lowest grade TO the bfobeet
possible at that time. commanding AT %
years OF age an army corps In the field
LOT a snort time, when 1t numbered more
than the present United States army
EFFORTS TO SECURE PROWOTTON
The effort made by General Miles to
reach the highest grade in the army has
Deeh persistent ever since he was an
III a. StlOIlelU. lie
had hardly become warmed in his new
place. so TO speak, before a bill made it's
appearance in Congress TO revive the
of Northumberland. and give him
ne title, pay, and ~emoluments thereof.
The measure received the favorable con-
of the House Committee on
Military Affairs, but was not passed.
while the endeavor in the Senate met
With a quietus from the then Secretary
Il War Colonel Lamont, who addressed a
etter TO the Senate Committee on Mill
airy Affairs, in which he took strong
rounds against the passage of the bill,
nd in conclusion, inferentlally declared
hat General Miles was not of the calibre
or acknowledgement. He said:
The present heterogeneous of our army
ttalned brilliant regulations for GAL
antry While commanding subdivisions of
corps during the late conflict. and
lave added TO their laurels since by eff1-
lent performance of arduous service
pom the Indian frontier; but it is no re-
lection upon these excellent officers to
ay that the services they have so far
endered are not of that exalted and ex-
character hat has hitherto been
as prerequisite to the advance
1ent now proposed.
Noting that the grade of lieutenant 5
eneral has not been regarded as a per-
lament ONCE necessary to our army or J