The Monticellonian., 1898-10-07
TROOPS FOR PORTO RICO.
Three More Regiments Under Orders to Proceed to Points
 Where Needed.
OTHER NEWS OF TROOPS MOVEMENTS.
Congress Win Have, as One of Its Earli- est Problems to Solve, the Reorganiza- ton of the Army on a Basis that Shall Provide Sufficient Troops for Garrison Duty Where Needed.

Washington, Oct. The war de- partment has decided to send more troops to Porto Rico. Orders have been issued directing that the Fifth regular cavalry, now at Huntsville. Ala, the Sixth United States volunteer infantry, now at Chicxamauga and the Forty-seyenth New York, now at Fort Adams, shall proceed to such point in Porto Rico as may be desired by the commanding general in that is land. The Eighth United States vol unteer infantry and two companies of the Indiana colored volunteers, now a. Fort Thomas, Ky, will relieve the Sixth volunteer infantry at Chicka- mauga.
 Troops at Camp NJ Meade to Go south.
 All the troops at Camp Meade will soon be ordered to points in the south. Some of them may go to Cuba, but tite majority will, for the present, occupy the new camps recently selected in Georgia and South Carolina. Ii is said that the troops sent to garrison duty in Cuba will not remain long but when they have seen service for few months, will return to this coun- try. The same is probably true as to Porto Rico. It is also intima ted that when the troops return the vol unteers will be given 60 days fur loughs and be mustered out. By that time congress will have an opportunity to determine what shall be done in regard to garrisoning the new pos sessions.
 Pressure for Mastering Out Volunteers. This determination, is no doub: due to the pressure that has been brought by members of congress for the mastering out of volunteers from their districts. The responsibility for furnishing troops for garrison duty and for the army generally will be up. 1 on congress. The recommendations of the president and the war depart ment will have been made before the troops from either Cuba or Porto Rico return. and the necessity of the case made known.
 President Demand Continues. Although there has been less pres sure for the mastering out of the vol unteers since the announcement was made that the troops could not be | spared. the demand continues with sufficient persistence to convince tn war officials that reorganization of the army will be necessary. and that some arrangement will have 10 be made to secure force for garrison service in the islands and the states. which will not be subject to the same difficulties experienced in the case of the volunteers.
 Senators and Representatives Kept Busy. Although the pressure for the mus ter out of entire regiments is not so great. the demand for the discharge of indiy iduals has overwhelmed the de partment. There is not a senator or representative, scarcely, who has not presented requests of this kind. and there is a constant demand for the dis charge of one or another upon some preteXt, which would not be deemed valid in the case of men in the regular army.
 Personal Appeals.
 Personal appeals are made by fa- thers, mothers, wives. sisters and sweethearts. Every man in the de- partment who is supposed to have any | influence is sought to secure the dis charge of enlisted men. who have tired | of the life of soldering.
 These requests and the demands for mastering out have no doubt had their effect in making the war officials seek some more satisfactory method of army organization for the purpose