The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-07
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three arms, and
Provided, further, That in order not to
deplete the number OF officers available
for duty with the line of the army, all
original details TO I'LL vacancies in the
list of assistant quarttrnasters general.
quartermasters and assistant quartermas-
tiers, created by this act, hall create va
cancies in the corresponding grades of the
arms of the service from which the detail
is made, which shall be filled by promo
ton in that arm. as herein provided for
in the case of other original vacancies
Sec. 13. That the subsistence depart
ment of the army shall hereafter consist
Of one commissary general Of subs St
ence with the rank of brigadier general;
four assistant commissaries general OF
subsistence with the rank OF colonel;
three assistant commissaries general OF
subsistence with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel; twelve commissaries of subsist-
ence with the rank of major; 50 assist
ant commissaries general with the rank
OF captain mounted.
provided That officers now in the sub
sistence department shall retain their pres
ent rank and be proboted by seniority
in that department as vacancies may &C.
cur among their number and,
cancies in the grades of assistant CON-
mIssaries general of subsistence and COM
missaries and assistant commissaries
of subsistence created by this act, and
all that shall occur, due 20 promotion.
death, retirement, resignation or removal
of officers of the subsistence department
now existing, shall be filled in each grade
by the detail OF officers of a correspond
ing grade from the line OF the army,
who shall retain their relative status in
the lineal list of their grades of the
eranch Of the service to which they be-
long, and shall serve as assistant COM
missaries general, commissarie and
sistant commissaries for a term Of years
unless promoted TO a higher grade in their
own branch of the service: al the expira-
ton of the term of the detail, or when
promoted. they shall be returned to their
arm of the service and their places filled
by a similar dtail. subject to the same
limitations.
Provided, That hereafter all details TO
the positions of assistant commissaries
general of subsistence with the rank of
colonel and lieutenant colonel shall be
made from officers who have previously
served as commissaries and assistant
commissaries of subsistence, and,
Provided, further, That in making the
first detail. the positions in each grade
shall be apportioned among the artillery.
cavalry and infantry arms as nearly as
practicable in proportion TO the relative
number of regiments of the three arms,
and.
Provided. further, That in ORDER not
TO deplete the number of officers available
for duty with the line OF the army, all
original details TO fill vacancies in the list
of assistant commissaries general. COM
missaries and assistant commisarie, Gre
ated by this act, shall create vacancies
in the corresponding grades of the arms
of the service from which the detail is
made, which shall be filled by promotion
in that arm, as herein provided for in the
case of other original vacancies
Sec. II. That the ordnance department
of the army shall consist of one chief of
ordnance with the rank of brigadier gem
eral; six ordnance officers with the rank
of colonel; eight ordnance officers with
the rank of lieutenant colonel; 10 ord
nance officers with the rank OF Maior;
% ordnance officers with the rank of cap
tain, and 20 ordnance officers with the
rank of lieutenant.
Provided that the enlisted force of the
ordnance department shall consist OF 500
men.
Sec Ia. That the medical department
of the army shall hereafter consist of one
der general; twenty assistant surgeons
general with the rank of colonel; thirty
assistant surgeons general with the rank
of lieutenant colonel; seventeen assistant
surgeons general with the rank of major;
120 assistant surgeons general with the
rank of captain mounted, and go assist
ant surgeons general with the rank of
lieutenant mounted. The enlisted force
of the medical corps shall consist of go
- ell
stewards and 1000 privates.
Sec. 16. That the corps of engineers OF
the army shall consist hereafter OF ore
chief of engineers with the rank of brig
adler general; 20 colonies, is lieutenant
colonels ~ majors, AZ captains mounted.
46 first heutenants mounted, ~ Second
lieutenants mounted and such engineer
troops as shall herein be provided.
Sec. II. That the two regiments of en-
gineer troops shall consist of three bat
talions of four companies each, and that
each battalion shall have one sergeant
ma jor, one Quartermaster sergeant and
two principal musicians. with one chief
musician for each regiment.
Sec. IS That each company of engineer /
soldiers shall consist of ten sergeants. /
ten corporals, two musicians, 80 first. class /
privates and 80 second-class privates; and /
shall be recruited in the same manner and /
with the same limitation, and shall be /
entitled to the same provisions. allow I
ances and benefits in every respect as al +
lowed to other troops constituting the
establishment.
See 70. That battalion adiutants bat 1
talon quartermasters and appropriate Of T
fcers to command the companies. bat /
taions and regiments of engineer soldiers .
shall be detailed from the corps OF en- .
gineers.
Sec. 20. That the pay department of the .
army shall hereafter consist Of one pay
master general with HE rank OF brigs- {
der general; five assistant paymasters +
general with the raAk of colonel; eight I
assistant paymasters general with the 4
rank of lieutenant colonel; fifty assistant
general with the rank of ma
jor.
Sec q. That the signal corps OF the
army shall hereafter consist OF one chief !