Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-08
ANOTHER MILITARY N0DELER.
Representative Hull Airs His Plan for Reugan.
l,a,ion Of The Army.
Ills scheme Diner. from THAT Of General
Miles aud Ia. tho Approval of
Secretary Of War.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Rcprcacntatlvc
HUI. chairman Of the House commit
tee on military AFFAIRS, today intro
ducod a bill Increasing the regular
army to approximately 100000 men.
Tho bill was framed at the war de-
partmont ana has the approval " the
secretary ~ war. u Ia not the bill
framed by Gen. Miles. as this measure
has not the hlgh rank proposed by the
Miles hlll. and some OF the appnint-
mems are open TO officers Of the voiun-
tctfH from civil life. II provides for
Lieutenant general and what IL com
Hiderod n Huiiiclent Increase OF major
generals and brlgadler generals TO
command AN army OF 10000 men scat
tered from Porto Rlco TO Manila.
The artillery arm ~ rcorganized.
rcparntlng them Into coast aud field
artillery. but promotion N TO be made
by Acnority of the whole arm. A de-
crease of the enlisted men II made 40
that the army can be increased by re-
cruita In case of war TO full strength.
The cavalry Ia Increased two fcr-
mcntH. the Infantry Ave. The enlisted
strength of an Infantry company In
not 20 exceed lit 40 that IN case OF
war new regiments would have 10 bn
formed. probably all Of which would he
volunteer. but the regular army would
make a substantial first line. The bill
provides for the three battalion forma-
ton.
The Htafi corps nrc increased abou;
20 per cent and with the exception II
the ndjutnnt general. inspector general
and ordnance are open 10 appoint
mcnts from the volunteer or civil life.
The most noticeable change IN In thnt
Of the medical department. In which
provision IN made for hospital crops
81 5000 prlvater. with the necessary
non-c0mmlEnloncd officers with "a large
~ Increased number OF surgeons and
assistant surgeons. All officers and
men serving In the sub-troplcai coun-
tries are TO have an Increase Of 20 per
ccrg Ia pay. Under the Immediate con-
troll OF the President inhabitants OF tn.
new countries may be enlisted in tn"
organizations there serving. The bill
gives ~ total Of fourteen regiments OF
artillery. twelve OF cavalry and thirty
Of Infantry.
tlr.ly different lines from Gen. Mllea's
hill no that detail comparison In dif-
ncuit. The Miles bill IN based ON the
theory % ono soldier for 1000 popuin-
ton. while the Hun bill IL based ON the
Idea OF total force OF 100000. she or
Eanxatlon being constructed 20 as to
reach that total.
Gen. Miles provides for n general and
for two lieutenant generals while tho
Hull blu makes no provision for a
general and has hut one lieutenant
general. oihcr Important differences
are;
Hun hill. thirty regiments Of In
fantry; Miles bill. ff,y regiments OF
Infantry.
iIuii bin. twelve regiments Of cav.
airy; Miles bill. fifteen regiments OF
cavalry.
HUI bill. corps Of artillery; Miles
Hill. fourteen regiments VI scac2as, ar
gllisry and swo regiments .; field arill-
lery.
The Hull bill. IN So nrn, section. Gums
up FOR she reofganlzed army ns follows;
one Lieutenant general. six major gen
erals, rwelye br.gadlcr gepers,ls. twelve
reglmcntA ~ cavalry. corps OF ariil-
levy. ghiTfy regiments OF iriantry. an
adiutang generate department, an In
spoct1r generals department, a quar-
tSrmhr,tr's dtparimert, a. subsistence
depdrment. "a medical department, pay
deuafsmofr, - corps .; enF1acers, an
ordnance department.. "a signal corps,
thirty ncPt chlpaalnE. the chief Of the
record and pension office. fhe officers of
.he army on ghe retired ilri. she pro-
fosa0ra. corps % cadets, an army SER
Vice dslaohmcls, and band at ahe Unit