The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
THE ARMY REORGANIZATION.
Continued from First Page.

Judge advocates general. with the rank
OF major.
The quartermaster's department shall
hereafter consist of one quartermaster 6 IN
eral, with the rank of brigadier general;
eight assistant quartermasters general,
with the rank of colonel sixteen assist
ant quartermasters general with the RANK
of lieutenant colonel; twenty-eight quar-
termasters, with the rank of major; ninety
assis ant qpartermasters, with the rank of
captain, mounted, and one military store
keeper, with the rank of captain.
The subsistence department shall here
after consist of one commissary general
of subsistence, with the rank of brigad er
general, four assistant commissaries gen
eral of subsistence, with the rank of colon
Ell; three assistant commissaries OF subsist-
ence, with the rank of lieutenant colonel;
twelve commissaries of subsistence, with
the rank of major; thirty-fve assistant
/ commissaries, with the rank of captain
mounted.
The corps of engineers shall hereafter
consist of one chief of engineers, with
the rank of brigadier general; ten colon
els, eighteen lieutenant colonies, forty-two
majors, forty-two captains, mounted,
l-forty-six first lieutenants, mounted. forty
two second lieutenants, mounted. and such
engineer troops as shall herein be pro-
vided.
The two regiments of engineer troops
shall consist OF three battalions of four
companies each
The ordnance department shall consist
of one chief of ordnance, with the rank
of brigadier general. six ordnance officers,
with the rank of colonel; eight ordnance
! officers, with the rank of lieutenant colon
/ ell; sixteen ordnance officers, with the rank
of major; twenty-six ordnance officers,
I'll.
/ ordnance officers, with the rank of lieu
/ tenant.
1 The enlisted force of the ordnance de-
/ partment shall consist of 500 men.
4 The medical department of the army
! shall hereafter consist of one surgeon
4 general, with the rank of brigadier gem
/ eral, twenty assistant surgeons general,
I with the rank of colonel, thirty assistant
| surgeons general. with the rank of lieu
/ tenant colonel one hundred and seventy
/ five assistant surgeons general, with the
rank of majors, and one hundred and
! twenty assistant surgeons with the rank
| Of captain, mounted, and two hundred and
fifty assistant surgeons general, with the
rank of lieutenants, mounted.
The enlisted force of the medical corps
shall consist of $50 hospital stewards, 25C
acting hospital stewards, and 1000 pri-
| Yates.
The pay department shall hereafter
| consist of one paymaster general with
the rank of brigadier general, five assist
ant paymasters general, with the rank OF
colonies, eight assistant paymasters gen.
eraI with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
fifty assistant paymasters general, wath
the rank of major.
The signal corps shall hereafter consist
Of one chief signal officer, with the rank
of brigadier general, two signal officers
with the rank Of colonel, two signal
officers with the rank of lieutenant colo
mel three signal officers with the rank
Of major, twelve signal officers with the
rank of captain, mounted, eighteen signal
officers with the rank of lieutenant,
mounted, in all 610 enlisted men.
ORIGINAL appointments and promotions in
the army shall be made as far as prach-
cable bv seniority. where the senior pos
eesses the necessary qualifications. Wnach
win be determined by efficiency, physical
and mental excellence, experience, com
,oanaabI services and record and general
qualifications and fitness to discharge the
duties OF The office to which the officer Is
available for appointment
IN order to promote the general wei
fare of the service, as well as the expert
enca and efficiency of the officers, trans
fers can be made below the rank OF
colonel from one arm OF the service %
the other, or from the stan 70 the Inc Vi
the army and vice versa, whenever the
hest interests of the service may warrant
such transfers.
Tn corps Of cadets shall consist of one
from each congressional district, one from
oach territory, one from the District OF
Columbia. two from each state al large
and forty from the United states at large
rrbev shall be appointed by the President
and shall. with the exception of the forty
cadets appointed at large, be actual resi-
dents of the congressional or territorial
districts or of the District of Columbia
or Of the states, respectively, from which
they purport to be appointed.