The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-08
TO INCREASE THE ARMY
The Details of the War Depart.
ment Measure.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
1t Provides for the Three Battalion For
nation Most Noticeable Change Is
in b Medical DETERMINATIONS
parison With the Miles Bill.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Representative
Hull. chairman of the house committee
on military affairs. to-day introduced a
bill increasing the regular army to APP
proximately 100, 900 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, as this measure has not the high
rank proposed by the Miles bill. and
some Of the appointments are open TO
officers of the volunteers from civil life.
1t provides FOR a Lieutenant general and
what is considered a sufficient increase
of major generals and brigadier gener-
ais to command an army of 100. 900 men
scattered from Porto Rico to Manila.
The artillery arm Is recognized. sep
arating IL into coast and field artillery,
but promotion is to be made by senior
ity OF the whole army. a decrease of
the enlisted men is made so that the
army can be increased by recruits in
case Of war 40 full strength. The cav
airy is increased two regiments. The
infantry five. The enlisted strength of
an infantry company is not to exceed
l45. so that in case Of war new regi-
ments would have to be formed, prob
ably 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 ad-
jutant general, inspector general and
ordnance are open to appointments
from the volunteers of civil life. Tn
most noticeable change is in hat Of the
medical department., in which provis-
ion Is made for a hospital corps OF 5000
privates. with the necessary non-com-
VnfagfnnnI nF1anra NTH an lnnuAlNT In
creased number Of surgeons and as
sistant surgeons. All officers and men
serving in the sub-tropical countries
are to have an increase of % per cent.
in "a Under the immediate control
Of the president. inhabitants OF the new
countries may be enlisted in the organ
izations there serving. The bill gives a
total of IA regiments Of artillery, IL of
cavalry and 80 Of infantry.
Chairman Hulrs bill is cast on entire
~ different lines from General Miles
bill. so that detailed comparison Is diff
cut. The Miles bill is based on the the
DRY Of one soldier to 1000 population.
While the Hull bill Is based on the idea
Of a total force of 100 900, the ~organiZa-
ton being constructed so as to reach
that total. General Miles bill provides
for a. general and for two lieutenant
generals. while the Hull bill makes no
provision for a general n has but one
lieutenant general. Other important
differences are: Hull bill, 30 regiments
OF infantry; Miles bill. so regiments of
infantry; Hull bill. II regiments of
cavalry: Miles bill, Is regiments
of cavalry: Hull bill. a corps of
artillery; Miles bill. IA regiments of sea
coast artillery and two regiments of
field artillery.
The Hull bin. in its first section. sums
up for the r~eorganized army as follows:
o. u1,.rar civ n tor uaparalG 10 hrfo-
adler generals. IL regiments of cavalry,
a corps of artillery. 80 regiments of in
fantry. an adjutant generals depart
ment. an Inspector generals depart
ment. a Judge advocate generals de-
partment, n quartermasters Depart
ment. a subsistence department. a med
ical department, pay department, a
corps of engineers. an ordnance depart
ment. a signal corps. 30 post chaplains.
the chief of the record and pension Of
fee. the officers Of the army on the re-
tired list. the professors. corps of ca
dets. an army service etachmen N
band at the United states military
academy. and such other officers and
enlisted men as may h~ereinafter be pro-
vided for.
The regimental organization OF the
artillery army Is discontinued N that
member is designated as the corps OF
artillery. The distinction between coast
and field artillery II similar 10 the Miles
bill. but more elaborate in detail. The
Atlantic division of the coast is de-
fined 20 include from the Atlantic and
the gulf seaboards and the coast OF the
great lakes. "and shall ultimately In
clude the coast line of the West Indian
possessions of the United states
The Pacific division is defined to in
clude the Pacific seaboard. and shan
ultimately include the coast line OF the
various possessions Of the United states
I'm the Pacific ocean.
The corps Of artillery embraces lf
batteries OF coast artillery and "a field
batteries. Each regiment of infantry
consists OF L. companies. organized INTO
81 battalions OF four companies each.
The company strength. in addition TO
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers. is liz men. In various stan
corps exprcSs provision is made thai