Evening star., 1899-02-10

THE Army BILL,
Work Completed by the Subcomni ittee
of the Senate Military Committee.

Work Completed by the subcomniitte tee
of the Senate Military Committee.
The subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on military affairs having in hand
the bill for the reorganization of the army,
today placed their labors in the hands OF
the full committee A large number OF
comparatively Dunimportant amendments
were made, the most significant being the
following:
The House provision abolishing the can
teen is stricken! out and the following sub
stituted for it. 2D T.
THAT IN the canteeaS established under
regulations of the army no liquors shall
be sold, except malt liquors and non-in-
toNicating beveRagesOdand this shall apply
to all encampments and forts and all prem
ises usea for military purposes by the
United StateS."A .r3
Another amendment provides that in
time of war retired officers of the army
may, in the discretion of the Secretary of
W ar be employed on active duty, other
than IN the command of troops, and that
when so employed they shall receive the
full pay ana allowances Of their grades
The corps of cadets at West Point is in
creased to one from each congressional
district one from each territory, one from
the District of Columbia two from each
state d large and twenty from the United
States at large ~
d.
ing veterinary surgeons, giving only one OF
the two allowed for each cavalry regiment
the rank and pay of a lieutenant of caYal-
ry and The other the rank of q sergeant
major, with the pay of $40 per month
1he provision IN the House bill making
the artillery corps subject to the command
and control of superior authority is strick-
en- out. provision is added requiring that
the approval of the Secretary of War shall
be required to orders of the general com
officers of na
corps TO duty.
A provision added to the paragraph re-
gardIng the enlistment of infantrymen linn
It's the age for original enlistments in the
army between eighteen and thirty-fye
years. A change in the regula ton for the
appointment of second heutenants to fil
vacancies provides for appointment by two
methods only, one being from among grad
uates of the West Point Academy. and The
other from enlisted men and from civil life
as now provided by law" The House pro-
vision for the appointment of graduates of
private military schools is eliminated
Vacancies below the rank of Hautenant
colonel caused by the provisions in regard
10 the adJutant generals and inspector gen
erals offices are to be filled by thu appoint
,ment of captains from the line:
There are some changes ia the pravisio-,s
concerning judge advocates, doinr au-av
with deputy judge advocates and rauiIirirl. :,
that men appointed to this position from
civil life shah pass "a satisfactory nhysj-
cal, moral. mental and professional axanoj
nation"
The number Of surgeons who are to have
the rank of colonel Is Increased TO ten
and those with the rank Of lieutenant COLO,
mel to twenty. All persons appointed ia he
assistant surgeons are to be required to
pass "a satisfactory moral, mental and
physical examination.
The organization of natives for service
in Cuba. Porto Rico and the islands of the
Pacific is placed entirely at the discretion
of the President.