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Some OF the Most Importsr1t F.eatI,raa
OF the pleasure 1870 u
(By telegraph
+ MuAsH nN1FoN. April 23.--lThe House
PHI. at the urgent request OF the PRES
gent and secretary OF war. f,qrf theS
senate did not remain In session. q
vas expected. and the bill will not 20
20 the president Until next week Some
Tear was expressed on the Democratic
side that the bill might increase the
regular army In time OF peace. but an
a men ment PREPARED by Mr.. Bailey.
Mnleh removed all doubt on this score,
was accepted by Mr.. Hull and the hIfi
passed by a unanimous vote. The hin
reorsanizes the army into three ba ttaI-
ION formations and authorizes the
twenty-five regiments Of the Infantry
arm OF the service to be recruited uD
to total Of 1880 enlisted men. Is
gives eightyfour Instead Of 100 privates
to each infantry company. It author
ICES the recruitment OF the ten regi-
nents of the cavalry arm OF the SER
vice to a total OF $4,000 enlisted men.
the seven regiments OF Hfle artillery
arm OF the service 20 be 16, 457 men,
and the engineer Battalion OF Eve COM
panses up to 752 enlisted men. dncud-
ing two non-commissoned officers:
which makes a total for these four
arms of the service when ait a maximum
strength. 61.0l0.
The increase OF officers provided Tor
~ etAi5 JILL IS. HdfSl, twenty awe una
jors. as provided In the first section Of
the BIZ. These majors are to be a
Fe'rlr1a rent addition TO the coMalls-
stoned officers Of the regular army.
Second. One hundred and fifty COM
stoned officers OF the regular army.
infantry companies in the third bat
| tallion for each OF the twenty-five reg
! iments OF infantry.
Third. Ejghty-four second lieuten-s
ants. being one of the eighty-tour bait
7 al isa. IF r,y~tj uyhan frarrp1ffSd fn n
war strength. The second iieutenanta
are only to be added IN the discretion
of the President. but assuming that the
extra lieutenant is necessary and wtN
! of artillery. it makes a total of COM
! nssioned officers in excess OF the press
ent number authorized by faw OF 2es.
OF this mum Der, as above stated, TWEEN
tl-hve majors for the permanent
second battalion and the other G34
officers. it is provided. in the last sec
| t.on OF the bill, shall, on the conclusion
| Of hostilAtes. be ether absorbed by
| filing any vacancies existing In TIE oth-
| er companies OF the service or by an
honorable discharge, as may be deemed
| necessary to reduce the commissioned
officers Of the army to the number now
provided for by the first section OF
! chs act
offered by the committee as an amend
| ment:
provided that In the event Of call
by the President for either volunteers
or the militia of the country. the Pres-8
! dent is authorized to accept the quo.
;as OF troops Of the various states snd
! territories, including the District ZOE
l.olumbie, as organized under the laW0
! of the states and territories. tnciuding
| the District OF Columbia"
| The debate On the bill was spir1ted,
Mr.. Underwood pemocraiD, OF Ala:
oame, vigorously opposing the aness-
ure.
| AT HIPS A. M, without completing
the consideration OF the bill, the House
iook a recess In order to attend the
| funeral Of Senator Walthal.
| The House reconvened after Senator
liWalthaa's funeral at 1850 p. M. and
resumed the consideration of the army
| reorganization bill. ,,.
| An amendment offered by Mr. Eetsey
was adopted. which provided ehat the
army at the end Of war should oe Te-
iuced to peace basis by tine xraais-
fer in the same arm OF the service
Or honorable discharge under SUCH
regula lions as the secretary OF Wdrl
NAV establish OF supernumerary
commissioned officers and men.
without further amendment ntasa