The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-08
i'll 70 INCREASE ARMY.
'.nOvIsIoss ARE UNLIKE THOSE
SUGGESTED NJ MILES.


s. WA9HiNo30S. Dfc- a.-ReprsSegfafive
81 .idi chairman Of the house COMMITTEES on
81 ukstssy affairs. today introduced a bill
n Increasing The regular army to APPROX
Mtely iaR.e. men. The tf.i was framed
8 a. the war department and has the ap-
Il pcyai OF the secretary OF war IL IL not
y So bill framed by Gen. Miles. as this meas
81 ns has nol the high rank proposed by The
81 Nsss bill. and some or the Appointments are
d peea IA officers Of the volunteers from civil
Az II provides for lieutenant general
Il aAt What is ecnss1ered sufficient Increase
F q major generals and brigadier generals
+ - command an army Of 10000 scattered
4 fnm Porto Rico to Manila
ne artillery arm is recrga mixed, separat-
! Is IT INTO coast and field artillery. but pro-
notion ss 10 be made by seniority OF the
Whole arm decrease Of the enlisted men
made 80 that the army can be increased
q recruits In case Of war 10 fun strength
The cavalry II increased two REGIMENTS
q fsntry Eve. The enlisted strength of M.
Infantry company is BOT ia exceed 145. so
Nat Ia Case OF war new regiments would
HHye 70 be formed. probably ali of which
RNOEid be volunteer. but the regular army
etonld make a uDstantiai first line The
I'M provides Tor tns three battalion forma-
4cu. Tie stan corps ie increased about
per cent. and with the exception OF the
Sctssant general. inspector general and
9dnAIcs departments, L. open 10 appoints
nsnts from the volunteer or civil life The
71at noticeable change In In the medical
apartment. In which provision IL made for
| hospital corps OF s.otG priyates with the
necessary non~commissIonea officers, with
| larSeiy Increased number of surgeons and
kxistaEf surgeons. All officers and men
ersing III the sub-tTopieai COMMITTEES are
have AZ increase OF = per cent. in pay
! nder the immediate contr6. of the pres-
+ tient Inhabitants Of this new countries
/ ray be enlisted In the Organizations there
sfyiaE.
fnsHss OF aftllery. Twelve OF cavalry and
tsisty Of infantry.
Chairman Hulfs bill IL cast on entirely
: dfefent lines from Gen Miles bill, 40
that detailed comparison IL dsfficult The
Allies bill Is based on the theory OF one
AsDidier for loo population while the Hull
btu = based on the idea OF total force OF
1880. the organization being constructed
" as 10 reach that total
Gen. Miles provides for general and for
1.-Two lieutenant generals. while the Hui! bill
/ makes no provision for a general and has
MT one lieutenant general. Other impor-
ant differences are.
Hull bill dirty regiments OF infantry:
H5lts bill. 30 regiments OK infantry.
Hull but twelve regiments of cavalry;
Lies bill: fifteen regimenss OF cavalry.
Hull blu. "A corps OF artillery. Miles bill
folrteer regiments OF .seacoast artillery
! nd two regiments OF field artillery.
The bin In It's first section sums up
w reorsanzed army as follows:
!
! rails, twelve brigadier generals, twelve
pigments OF cavalry. corps OF artillery,
thirty Regiments OF infantry, an aaiutant
Generals department. an Inspector gem
Fais deparpnent. Judge advocate generals
department., quartermaster' department.
! subsisteEra department, medical de-
Naftmeni. pay department a corps of en-
sfneers. an ordnance department a signal
corps. thirty post chaplains, the chief OF
the record and pension Office, the officers
4 the army on the retired list the pro-
fessors corps OF cadets, an army service
detachment and band at the United States
military academy and such other officers
Dsnd enlisted men as may hereinafter be
Hprovidti for
The .segimentsl organization or the artlI-
kry tm = discontinued and that member
! , designated IS the corps OF artillery
The distinction between coast and field
artillery Is similar 10 the Miles bill. but
N1e elaborate In detail. The Atlantic d.
Hs,n fof The coast L defined to include
. Ne Atlantic and the Gulf saaboar,is
i nj the coast of the great lakes. ''and shah
4 shmately include the coast line Of the
lsen indian possessions OF the United
The Pacific division ia defined to include
ffe Pacific seaboard and shall ultimately
Acude the coast line OF the various pos
Fsssons of the United States In the Pacific
1eean.
4 The corps of artillery embraces IA bat
Ieres OF coast artillery and twcnty-four
sad batteries Each regiment OF infantry
pnsists of twelve companies organized
! ss0 three hatsaiions OF four CON-
ypares each. The company strength In adj
hdton to commissioned and non-eommis-
eonsd officers. Is III mems In various staff
e1zrs express provision Is made That per-
ZUas who have served as officers in the
zsasunteer army In the war with Spain and
krsons isl civil life may be appointed
Pc various specific grader.
j Section 10 II as follows. Organizations
kF.rlng IN Cana. Porto Rico ana the ISL
gods OF tho Pacific NAV In the discretion
- the president be recruited In whole
= In part from the inhabitants thereof. 10
rhou the legal restrictions upon enlist
fntnt In the army IA regards terms of SER
efre. age. citizenship and educational quail
Hrstieus shall not apply. and who shah
~ entitled TO such pay and allowances.
pct exceeding thoae now authorized, as
BE president may direct"