The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
SIXTH WILL HAVE TO GO.
EFFORTS TO HAVE 1T RETAINED
WE'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL.

Col. Tyson Returned Yesterday From
Washington. Where He spent Sew
eraI Days in the Interest of the
officers of the Regiment Who
Would Like 10 Remain I'm the Ser
vice With Such of Their Men
Might Desire TO Re-enIist-SectiOn
of the Army dill Provides That Of
ficers and Men of the Volunteer
Regiments Must Be Mustered Out.
Muster Out of the sixth viii Take
Place Next Wednesday.
Col. Laurence d. Tyson OF the Sixth I'M
munes returned yesterday from Washing
ton, where he spent several days in the
interest of the officers of bis command. 1t
was Col. Tyson's purpose, if possible, to
secure the consent OF the war department
to the retention in the service of such men
and officers of the Sixth as might elect 10
remain to make a nucleus about which
another regiment might be filed out. In
this he was unsuccessful, and all the Off
GERS and men will be mustered out next
Wednesday
When Col. Tyson left Savannah for
Washington the army bill had not passed
Congress, and there was an opinion that 1t
would not be framed in just the language
in which it went through. II was be-
heved that its provisions would be such
as to admit of the retention of a regiment
Of the volunteer service that might show
a large proportion of officers and men de-
string to etav N tho sarvfoa
Friends of Col. Tyson and the officers
of his regiment wired him to come on to
Washington three or four days before the
passage of the bill. He was at the capi-
tai two days before the bill was passed
and thought something might be accom-
plshed In the interest of his officers. The
wording of the bill, however, leaves them
without hope of being retained.
Col. Tyson was seen last night at the De
Soto. He said he had not been success
ful in his mission, and that any chance
the officers may have for keeping in the
service will now rest upon their own eff
iorts and the strength of the race they can
make for places. He believes il possible
though hardly probable, that they may be
Kept as they are now organized but this
VIII depend upon the pleasure of the Pres
ident.
The army bill, Col. Tyson says. calls
Tor the muster out of all officers and men
now in the volunteer forces. The Ian
guaSe is mandatory, and 1t is further said
that any men desiring to do so may re-
enlist in the service, Such men will be
sent to the barracks at Columbus. o.
where they will be assigned to various
regiments
There will be no organization of volun-
teer troops until the regular army Is
brought TO the full quota of s., 900 provided
Tor After this has been accomplished. if
II Is deemed necessary, the President may
organize thirty volunteer regiments. or IS
UD additional troops. 1t is not unlikely
that many of the officers now in the volun-
leer service who cannot land in the at
tempt 70 secure appointments in the in
creased regular army may get what thew
want when the additional regiments Of
volunteers are formed
Col Tyson was seen DURING tho da,, ~,
many of the officers OF his regiment ana
he told them of the i'll success Of his frin
There are only two officers of the COM
mand who would not prefer to remai,
in the service, and the news brought nv
their colonel was a DISAPPOINTMENT 20
them. ~
During the time Col Tyson was AWAY
from the city the command of the savan-
nan post devolved upon Col Alex. 2o1ers
OF the Third Connecticut Upon his re-
turn Col. Tyson resumed command IIa
viii remain at the hotel, and the Sixth win
be under command at camps OF Lieut.
Col. Rowan, the captain in the regular
cavalry, who afforded signal service al lba
outbreak OF the war by his trip into Cuba