New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-08
The name'Of
COLGATE 6 co.
on Toilet and Shaving Soaps,
Perfumes, Sachets, Toilet
Wat-rs and Dental Powder
corresponds to the
STERLING i1ARk ON SILVER.
ANOTHER ARMY BILL.
AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT
WITH SECRETARY ALGERS
APPROVAL.

! IT DIFFERS IN MANY FEATURES FROM GENERAL
M1rEs's P1AN-INTRoDUCED IN THE
HOUSE BY MIR. HULL.
xrosbiroton Dec 7-Representative Hull,
chairman Of the House Committee on Military
Affairs to-day introduced a bill increasing the
Regular Army to approximately lo"'ooo men,
The bill was framed at the War Department.
and has the approval of the Secretary OF war
II IS not the bill framed by General Miles IL
,roviscs for a lieutenant general. and what Is
considered sufficient increase OF major ana
hr,gadier generals 10 command Army OF
100 600 men, scattered from Porto RICO 10 Ma
nila. The artillery arm is reorganzed ana sep
or,tad sinto coast and field artillery. but promo
,ior &c ~ he by seniority OF the whole arm
decrease of the enlisted men is made so 'ha'
the arm can be increased by recruits In case OF
war TO full strength. The cavalry is lhcreaseu
two regiments and the infantry hve Inc ell
usted strength Of ar infantry company Is ho'
"a exceed 40 so that In case or war ne" resi-
r,ents would have to be formed. propapiy All VI
which would be volunteer. but ths regular
,ro,, would make a substantial first lien. The
hill provides for the three battalion formation
Tho staff corps are increased about 40 per
cont and with the exception OF the adJutan'-
general inspector general ana ordnance are
omen 10 appointments from the volunteers Oh
civil life. The most noticeable change Is IN 'ha'
Of the Medical Department, in which provision
IS made for n hospital corps OF 3,Voo prNa'eS'
with the necessary commissioned oii0e' >
ra ,orgelv Increased number of surgeons and
assistant surgeons. All officers and men serving
:, sub-tropical countries are 10 have an increase
Of 20 per cent in pay. Under 'he Hheu'"''
control Of TIE President inhabitants of The new
itet. I I'm he
serving there The bill provides for total Oh
fourteen regiments OF arulel!' '"eNV "a WV
airy and thirty Of infantry.
WHERE IT DIFFERS FROM THE MILES BILL
chairman Hulls measure is cast on eh'lrely
different lines from General Miless DILL 50 'na'
- detailed comparison Is difficult. The Miles
bill is based the theory or one soiuie' i0
! 600 nonulation. while the Hull bill is based on
the idea Of a total force OF loo.o"' the oIsahi-
1ation being constructed so as to reach that
total General Miles provides FOR geherai anu
two lieutenant generals. while the Hull Dill
,as M nro,,,sion for a general, and has only
one lieutenant general Other important di1er-
arces are Hull bill thirty regiments Of In
fantry; Miles bill. fifty regiments OF in1ahtry'
Huu hill twelve regiments of cavalry; Niles
hin Nfteen regiments OF cavalry; Hull Dill, q
corps of artillery; Miles bill. fourteen regiments
Of seacoast and two regiments or neid artliiery'
The Hull bill In It's first section sums up the
reorganized Army follows: One lieutenant
general six major-generals. twelve oreadier-
generals twelve regiments or caValry' corps
Of artillery and thirty regiments OF lhiahuy'
an adiutant-generals department. an Inspector
generals department. a judge advocate ehei
aps department. quartermasters department
a subsistence department, a medical depart
mert pay department, corps or engineers
an ordnance department. a signal corps thirty
post chapains. the chief OF the RECORD ana
Pension Office the officers OF the Army on the
retired list the professors. corps OF CADETS an
Army service detachment and band at the
United States Military Academy, and such other
officers and enlisted men as my heie'hdi'ei NC
provided for. ,,,-,
/ arm is discontinued. and that arm Is desighatea
AS the corps OF artillery The distinction De-
! tween coast and field artillery is similar 10 the
Miles bill but more laborate in detail. Inc
/ Atlantic Division is defined 10 lnclude the AZ
! lantic and Gulf seaboards and the coast OF .ie
! Great Lakes "and shall ultimately include the
! coast line Of the West Indian possessions or the
| United States" The Pacific Division Is DENIED
/ 70 include the Pacific seaboard "and shall uti-
mately include the coast line OF the various
/ possessions OF the United States In the racine
/ Ocean,
The corps Of artillery embraces IA batteries
| of coast artillery and twenty-four field bat
teries Each regiment Of infantry consists OF
twelve companies. organized into three bat
/ talions Of four companies each. The company
/ strength in addition to commissioned and non
/ commissioned officers. is 112 men. In regard 10
! the staff corps express provision Is made that
/ persons who have served as officers In the vol
/ unteer army in the war with Spain and persons
! in civil life may be appointed TO various specl-
! fed grades
Section l6 * follows
/ Organizations serving in Cuba Porto RICO ano
he iSlD Of he II
OF the President. be recruited In whole or III par
from the inhabitants thereof, TO whom the lesaI
/ restrictions upon enlistments In the Army as re-
CARDS term of service. citizenship ana educa-
/ tiona qualifications shall not apply. and VINO shai
be entitled such pay and allowances, not exceed
ing those now authorized, AS the President may
! direct