The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-27
STATE GOVERNORS ARE ACTIVE
PROMPT RESPONSES TO GEN. AL
GERS TELEGRAMS or INQUIRY.
A Question That Is Causing Some Dis
pute-West Pointers Graduated
Before Regular Time.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The army re-
organization bill became a law during the
day, having been signed by the President
this afternoon, and the War Department
officials have begun to devise the best
means of carrying out the purposes of the
act which will result in an increase Of the
regular army to more than sixty thousand
men, The conferees of the two houses on
the reorganization bill agreed to the Sem
ate amendment requiring that the quota or
militia of the various States and Terri
tories shall be n companies, troops ana
batteries in order to be accepted by the
President and also for the Senate amend
ment increasing the signal corps TO the eA-
tent of ten corporals and 14O priVates Inc
conference refused to accept the amend
ment authorizing the active employment OF
retired army officers in time OF war, ana
it was eliminated from the bill.
In the War Department preparations went
on with ceaseless energy for the organizes
ton of the volunteer army. All the offl-
GERS were detailed who are to he sent 10 the
various States and Territories to muster
the guardsmen into the service OF the
United States. The plans for the run Or
ganization of the army were also perfected.
To provide officers for the regular army
ana volunteers OGClCLdIJ %A9SA
the assignment to duty of all the cadets
at the West Point Military Academy VINO
would in the ordinary course of events have
graduated in June.
The department has snnounced that the
organization for the volunteer army will be
as follows:
Artillery
Light Battery--One captain. one iirst
lieutenant, two second Heutenants, one nLst
rfh ST sergeant.
veterinary sergeant, six serSeantS, HItesn
corporals, two farriers, two artincers, one
saddIer, two musicians, one wagner, III
privates maximum, ia privates minimum.
Heavy Battery-One captain, one nrsI
lieutenant, two second Heutsnants' one n aS
sergeant, twenty-five sergeants, zen cor
porals, two musicians; two aruncerS, one
WAGNER, 162 privates.
Cavalry
Troop-One captain, one first lieutenant,
one second lieutenant, one first sergeant
one auartermaster sergeant, six serg sants.
eight corporals, two farrierS ana Dsack-
smiths, two trumpeters, one eaddler, one
wagner, SeVenty-eight prlVateS iudAH1iuHl'
sixty-four privates minimum -
Regimelt-One colonel, one nrst ieuten zen.
ant, one adjutant extra neutehaasl' wna
quartermaster extra lieutenantl one sur"
geon, two assistant surgeons, one chap'ain'
three hospital stewards, one sergeant nias
jor one Quarteymaster sergeant one cLn ie
musician one saddier sergeant, one cnle1
tr2mpeter.
Company-one captain, one first lieuten-
ant one second lieutenant, one 'irst ser
geant, one quarteimaster sergeant, Tour
sergeants, twelve corporals, two mus cllnS'
one arfifcer, one WAGNER. sevsnty 7s'A IN, ~
Yates maximum, siXty-four prlVates mlhl-
Regiment-one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel two majors, one adJutaat teXtrA
lieutenant), one quartermaster extra leu
tenant, one surgeon, two assistant SUIT
geons, one chaplain, one serg ant a .ea ,o,
| one quartermaster sergeant, one cnlet inu-
sician two principal musicians taree hoS-
| pital stewards.
PROMPT RESPONSE.
The response of the Governors of States
and Territories to the telegram Of the Sec
| rotary of war, notifying them of the num-
Der of men they will be expected to furnish
| under the Presidents proclamation and ask
| ing them when such troops will be ready
| for muster into the United States service
| has been prompt and gratifying. The great
err portion Of the executives have replied to
Secretary Ayers dispatch and their an
swers generally have been very satisfactory
| in indicating the time within which the
state troops will be ready to be mustered
| into the service of the United states gov
| eminent. Hardly had the last telegram 10
the Governors been sent last nlGnt . pei 9
| dispatch came from Governor Hastings, OF
| PENNSYLVANIA, which said the men Caieo
| for were ready and equipped Tor DUTY. Mr.
| Hastings was the first OF the STATE eXecn-
| tives TO respond and those from the others
came in quick succession during the night
and this morning. ~, 80.
| gram of notification to the Governors OF the
| States, sent yesterday, with letter slVihB
more detailed information respecting the
| troops that are to be raised and making
| other suggestions deemed necessary. me
secretary reiterates the sentiments hereto
| fore expressed, that, as far as pracucaDie'
! the National Guard should he given prefer
| ence in the regiments, battalions etc, TO pe
| organized The secretary's letter TO the
tr identical each srnSG.
"Sir-Under the act of Congress, to pro-
| vide for temporarily increasing the military
| Establishment Of the United States in time
| of war, and for other purpe ses, approved
| April %, 1893. call for 1850 volunteers mas
been issued by direction of the Presldenl.
| have the honor to request from your state
| a quota of volunteers, as follows -
- to serve in the arms of service desig-
| mated for a period of Two years. unless
| sooner discharged. Attached will be tound
| a statement showing the organizations TOT
Please cause the adjutant general Of the
army to be informed of the time your quota
will be at its rendezvous, as i WIN De d9st
as soon as practicable thereafter by an olIl-
! cial to muster il into the service anu pay pay
of the United States. The mastering oincer
will be instructed to receive no man, unusr
the rank of commissioned officer who Is In
years over forty-five or under eighteen, or
who is not in physical strength am. ana e vlgor
service it is the intention that troops from
your State shall be assembled with others
TOT instruction ana service uhuet ,g -,
ton of the major general commanding the
army at some point or points TO be desig-
mated hereafter. 1t is desired. for reasons
stated in the telegram of this date, that, as
far as practicable, the National Guard De
given preference.
The rendezvous for your State will be
---. If for any. cause II Is found neces-
sary to change the point OF concentration
your recommendation is requested
Bands may be organized from the
strength of the regiments, as In the regular
army. namely. see Paragraph 245 Army
Regulations, 1885,
VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIAMEN.
Some difference OF opinion exists among
the War Department officials as to the pre-
else steps which shall be taken to recruit
for the volunteer army called into service
by the President. Although the kilograms