The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
MILES PLANS ARE IGNORED
ENLISTING TROOPS IN NEW
 POSSESSIONS.
Miles Wanted a General and Two Lieutenant Generals, but the Measure Provides for Only
 One Lieutenant General.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Representa- tive Hull. chairman of the House Com mittee on Military Affairs, to-day in- troduced bill increasing the regular army to approximately 100, 900 men, The Dill was framed at the War Depart ment and has the approval of the Sec retary of War. It is not the bill framed by General Miles, as this meas ure has not the high rank proposed by the Miles bill, and some of the appoint ments are open to officers of the volun- teers from civil life. It provides for a lieutenant general, and what is con sidered sufficient increase of major generals and brigadier generals to com mand an army of 100000 men, scattered from Porto Rico to Manila The artil- lery arm is reorganized, separating it into coast and field artillery, but pro- motion to be by seniority of the whole arm. A decrease of the enlisted men is made, so that the army can be increas- ed by recruits in case of war to full strength. The cavalry is increased two regiments, the infantry five The enlisted strength of an infantry con- pany is not to exceed 145, so that in case of war new regiments would have to be formed, probably all of which would be volunteer, but the regular army would make a substantial first line. The bill provides for the three battalion formation.
 The staff corps are increased about 40 per cent, and with the exception of the adjutant general, inspector general and ordnance, are open to appointments from the volunteers or civil life. The most noticeable change is in that of the medical department, in which provision Is made for hospital corps of 5000 pri- yates, With the necessary non-commis- stoned officers, with a largely increased number of surgeons and assistant sur geons. All officers and men serving in the sub-tropical countries are to have an increase Of 20 per cent in pay. Un- der the immediate control of the Presi- dent, inhabitants of the new countries may be enlisted in the organizations there serving.
 The bill gives a total of fourteen regi- ments of artillery, twelve of cavalry and thirty of infantry.
 Chairman Hull's bill is cast on entire ly different lines from General Miles bill, so that detailed comparison is diff ficult. The Miles bill is based on the theory of one soldier for one thousand population, while the Hull bill is based on the idea of total force of 1000, the organization being constructed so as to reach that total. General Miles provides for general and for two lieutenant generals, while the Hull bill makes no. provision for a general, and has but one lieutenant general. Other important differences are:
 Hull bill, thirty regiments of in- fantry; Miles bill, fifty regiments of in- fantry.
 Hull bill, twelve regiments of cavalry; Miles bill, fifteeen regiments of cavalry
 Hull bill, a corns of artillery; Miles bill, fourteen regiments of Seacoast artillery and two regiments of field artillery.
 The Hull bill in its first section sums up for the reorganized army as follows:
 One lieutenant general, six major generals, twelve brigadier generals, twelve regiments of cavalry, a corps of artillery. thirty regiments of infantry, an adjutant generals departme nt, an inspector generals department, judge advocate generals department, a quartermaster's department, a sub- sistence department, a medical depart ment. pay department, corps of en- gineers. an ordnance department, signal corps, thirty post chaplains, the chief of the record and 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 may hereinafter be provided for
 The regimental organization of the artillery arm is discontinued and that member is designated as the corps of artillery. The distinction between coast and field artillery is similar to the Miles bill, but more elaborate in detail. The Atlantic division of the coast is defined to include the Atlantic and the Gulf seaboards and the coast of the great lakes. and shall ultimately include the coast line of the West Indian possessions of the United States"
 The Pacific division is defined fo in. clude the Pacific seaboard and shall ultimately include the coast line of the