The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-08
DIFFERS FROM NILES BILL
Does Not Provide for High Rank Of
General Of Army.
THE ARTILLERY ARM REORGANIzED
Provision Made for Hospital Corps of
5000 Privates and the Necessary
Northumberland Officers
Increase in Cavalry.

Washington, December 7.-Representative
Hull chairman of the house committee on
military affairs, today introduced bill in
creasing the regular army to approximately
100000 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 this measure
has not the high rank proposed by the
Miles bill and some of the appointments are
open to officers of the volunteers or from
civil life. 1t provides for a lieutenant-gen-
eral and what is considered a sufficient in
crease of major and brigadier-generals to
command army of 100000 men scattered
from Porto Rico to Manila The artillery
arm is reorganized separating them into
coast and field artillery, but promotion TO
be by seniority of the whole arm. A de-
crease of the enlisted meE is made so that
the army can be increased by recruits in
case of war to full strength. The cavalry
is increased two regiments, the infantry
five. The enlisted strength of an infantry
company is not to exceed las so that in case
of war new regiments would have to lie
formed, probably all of which would be
volunteer, but the regular army would
make substantial first line The bill pro-
vides for the three battalion formation.
The staff corps is increased about 40 per
cent. and with the exception of the adju-
tant-general, inspector-general and ord
nance, are open to appointments from VOL
unteer or civil life.
The Medical Department
The most notable change is that in the
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MADE for hospital corps of 5000 privates
and for the necessary non-commissioned
officers, with largely increased number OF
surgeons and assistant surgeons. AL off,
GERS and men serving in the sub-tropical
countries are to have an increase of Is per
cent. in pay. Under the immediate control
of the president, inhabitants of the new
countries may be enlisted in the organiza-
tons there serving.
The bill gives total of fourteen regi-
ments OF artillery twelve of cavalry and
thirty of infantry. IL .r
Chairman fiuils bill Is cast on entirely
different lines from General Miles BILL, SO
that detailed comparison Is difficult. The
Miles bill Is based on the theory of one SOL
der for 1000 population, while the Hull bill
is based on the idea of total force OF 100,-
coo, the organization being constructed SO
as to reach that total. General Miles pro-
vides for a general and for two lieutenant
generals, while the Hull bill makes no pro-
vision for a general and has but one lieu
tenant general.
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 regi-
ments OF cavalry, corps of artillery, thirty
regiments Of infantry. An adjutant gener-
airs department, an inspector generals de-
partment, judge advocate generals de-
partment, quartermaster's department. .
subsistence department, medical DEPART
ment, pay department, corps of engineers
an ordnance department, a signal corps,
thirty post chaplains, the chief Of the rec
ord and pension offices of the army on re-
tired 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 NAV
hereinafter be provided for.
Corps OF Artillery
The regimental reorganization Of the ar
tillery arm OF the army is discontinued and
that arm Is designated as the corps of ar
tiilerey. The distinction between coast and
held artillery is similar to the Miles bill
Out more elaborate in detail The Atlantic
division OF the coast is defined to include
s~-S ~NsAaaAS oAd Tie StdDOarQS
and the coast of the great lakes, land
snail ultimately include the coast line of the
west Indian possessions of the United
States"
The Pacific division is defined to in
clude the Pacific seaboard "and shall ulti-
mately include the coast line of the va
rious possessions of the United States in
the Pacific ocean"
The corps of artillery embraces IA bat
teries of coast artillery and twenty-four
field batteries. Each regiment of infantry
consists of twelve companies, organized
into three battalions of four companies
each. The company strength, In addition
to commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, is 112 men, In various STAFF corps
express provision is made that persons who
have served as officers In the volunteer ar
my in the war with Spain and persons in
civil life may be appointed to various spe-
cific grades.
Section 16 is as follows:
Organizations serving in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Islands of the Pacific
may. In the discretion of the president be
recruited In whole or in part from the in
habitants thereof. to whom the legal re-
strictions upon enlistments In the army as
regards term of service, are, in citizenship
and educational qualifications, shall not APP
ply, and who shall be entitled to such pay |
and allowances not exceeding those now
authorized as the president may direct"
Representative Filiplnos