The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-08

Made BY the CommnaeE'ln'SilteA " t4'o
Army-Soms Radical Changes Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 7.-Rep-
reseutatlve Hun, chairman Of the house
committee on military affairs to-day
introduced a bill increasing the regular
army to approximately 100000 men. The
bill which was framed at the war de-
partment and has the approval OF the
secretary OF war, is not the bill framed
by General Miles, as this measure has
not the high rank proposed bv the
Miles bill, and some q the appoint
ments are open to the officers OF the
volunteers, or from civil life.
It provides for lieutenant general
and what is considered sufficient In
crease of majors and brigadier generals
to command an army OF 100000 men
scattered from Porto Rico to Manila.
The artillery is reorganized separating
them into coast and field artillery, but
proniotlon to be by seniority OF the
whole army. A decrease Of the enlisted
men is made so that the army can be
increased by recruits In case OF war 20
full strength. The cavalry is increased
two regiments, the infantry five. The
enlisted strength OF an infantry COM
pany is not to exceed 1880 that in case
OF war new regiments would have to be
formed, probably ell Of which would De
volunteer, but the regular army
would make a substantial first line. Ihe
bill provides for the three battalion for
nation. The stan corps are Increased
about forty per cent and with the ex-
ceptlon Of the adjustant general In
spector general and ordnance are open
to appointments from the volunteer or
civil life.
The most noticeable change IS In that
OF the medical department, IN which
provision Is made for hospital corps OF
5000 prlvates with the necessary non
commissioned offices with largely In
rreased number OF surgeons and assist
ant surgeons. All officers and men
serving In the sub-troplcal countries
are 10 have an incrense Of % per cent
in pay. Under the immediate control OF
the President, inhabitants of the new
countries maS be enlisted In the organ
izatlons there serving.
The bill gives total of fourteen regi-
ments OF artillery, twelve OF cavalry
and thirty OF infantry.
Chairman FulT's BIlI.
Chairman Hull's bill is cast on en-
tirely different lines from General
Miles bill SO that detailed comparison
Is difficult The Miles bill is based on
the theory OF one soldier for 1000 popu-
lation, while the Hull bill Is based on
the idea of a total force OF 100000, the
organization being constructed so as to
reach that total. General Miles pro-
vldes for general and two lieutenant
generals. while the Hull bill makes no
provision for a general, and mas but
one lieutenant general. Other import
ant differences are:
Hull bill, thirty regiments OF imam
try, Miles bill, fifty regiments OF infan-
try; Hull bill. twelve regiments OF cav
airy, Miles bill. l.flfteen regiments OF cav
airy; Hull bill, u CORPS OF artillery;
Miles bill, fourteen regiments Of sea
coast artillery and two regiments ot
field artillery. The Hull bill I'm its first
section sums up for the reoTganized
army as follows:
one lieutenant general, six major
generals, twelve brIgadier generals,
twelve regiments OF cavalry, a corps OF
artillery thirty regiments OF infantry.
An adjutant generals department, an
inspector generals department, a judge
advocate generals department, quar-
termaster's department. subsistence
department, a medical department, pay
department, corps OF engineers, an
ordnance department, q signal corps,
thirty post citapIaiRs the chief OF the
record and pension office, the offices of
the army on the retired list, the profess
sors corps OF cadets,aH army service de-
tachment and band at the United States
military academy; and such other otti-
GERS and enlisted men as may herein
after be provided for
some Of tile Changes.
The regimental organization Of the
artillery arm of the army Is dIsccntin-
ued and that arm is designated as the
corps OF artillery. The distinction be-
tween coast and field artillery Is SINH
lar to the Miles bill. but more elaborate
In detail, The Atlantic division of the
coast Is defined to include the Allan
tic and the Gulf seaboards and the
coast of the Great Lakes and shall ul-
timately include the coast line OF the
west Indian possessions OF the United
| States"
The Puclfc division is defined to In
clude the coast line Of the various pos
sessions OF the United States in the
Pacific ocean"
The corps OF artillery embraces ia
batteries or coast artillery and twenty
four field batteries. Each regiment OF
infantry consists OF twelve companies,
organized into three battalions OF four
companies each. The company strength,
in addition to commissioned and nom
commissioned officers, Is liz men. In
various stan corps, express provision is
made that persons who have served as
officers in the volunteer army In the
war with Spain and persons In civil life
may be appointed TO various specified
grades.
Section 10. ia as follows: organiZa-
] tionB serving IN Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Islands OF the Pacific may, in the
discretion Of the president, be recruited
in whole or in part from the inhabitants
thereof, to whom the legal restrictions
upon enllstments In the army as re-
gards term OF service, age, citizenship
and educational qualifications shall not
apply and who shall be entitled TO such
pay and allowances not exceeding those
now authorized as the President may
direct"