Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-09
NEW ARMY BILL
Much Hard Work Will Be Required
Of the War Department.
PRESENT VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS.
They VIII Be Formally Mustered Jul
Newly Recruited vo,untssr. VIII Not
Have state D@sig nati0us-Appro-
priati0na Of the session.

Washington, March "A great deal
OF hard work will be required OF the
war department in changing the army
establishment as contemplated by the
bill which has just become law
Especially will this be the case in the
adiutant generals offce, which Will
supervise the muster out OF the exist
inp volunteer army and the recruiting
and muster in OF the 80, 900 men for the
new volunteer branch, together with
such recruiting as will be necessary TO
bring the regular establishment up TO
the required strength. The present
volunteer regiments will be formally
mustered out Of the service, but the
expectation is that many OF the men,
after paving a visit to their homes
will again enlist, so that this branch
will have for its nucleus much OF the
present element composing 1t. Some
Of the organizations may determine to
20 In bodily, but the understanding is
that each man will be free to exercise
his own will as 10 remaining--in other
words, there Is TO be nothing ssvoring
Of CONSUMPTION.
The newly recruited volunteers will
not have state designations but Will
be called volunteer regiments OF in
fsntry and cavalry, respectively, or
carnations in each arm Of the service
being numbered from one up. The
colonies are to be appointed by the
president Large numbers Of soldiers
who enlisted in the regular army at
the beginning Of the war with Spain
took advantage OF that provision
which permitted their discharge after
bostilities had ceased. and the esti'
mate is made that probably 400 to 800
is a fair average OF those who left
each regiment. Reports received at
the adjutaut generals office show,
however, that a good percentage OF
them have re.enlsted for the full term
of army service. At their discharge
they received certain pay, travel and
other allowances, and having spent
their money and had rest and visit
10 their homes, were again satisfied to
enlist The department is filling the
regular army regiments sent 70 the
Philippines with full service men, this
precauton being taken to avoid the
necessity Of transporting home such
rs elect to take advantage of the law
permitting their discharge Mt the close
Of the war.
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE SESSION.
Washington, March 4-The best es-
Inmates available place the aggregate
Of appropriations Of the present SEES
sion Of congress at SGT5, $50, 49, Or
this total the following items are de-
termined, as the bills making the ap-
propriations have become laws. Agri'
culture, So, 726, Os2; diplomatic and con-
yular, sl,7l4bS3; Notifications, $4,000
200; Indian, $1,000, 155; legislative, etc, /,
s2S, 4O5, 74O; military academy, S575, ia;
pensions, Sl45, 1888, $50; post office, SlO5,
634, 1888; urgent deficiencies, sl4O,04O;
Spanish treaty obligation, $40, QUO, 600.
The total permanent appropriations
are also fixed at Sl2s, 1920.
As the sundry civil, naval, river and
harbor and District Of Columbia bills
were still in conference the final fig
ures were not available. The figures
as the bills passed the senate were as
follows!
Districtpi Columbia, 81, .56, 9O5; navy,
s5s, Wv, ago, sundry civil, s5l's90 a69
river and harbor about, $40, 900, 900.
On thr army and the sundrv civi
bills the latest figures available wer'
those showing the amounts approprl
ated as the bills were reported to Thu
senate from the committee on appro
prlationS These were. Army, $780,
$50, 1914; general deficiency. 81, 1926 sb4
TO these figures should be added TIN
following: Omnibus claims bill, 81, 100,
900; in aid Of expositons, $1,000, OOC
miscellaneous, $500, 900.
The total appropriations for the las
yenr were Sso3, 23l ,6l5, making tn
grand total for the congress vi, 56o
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