The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25


that no person shall he appointed from civil life
before he shall have reached the age of twenty
one years after he shall have reached the age
Of twcnty-seven years, nor until he shali nave
passed a satisfactory examination as TO his moral,
physical and educational qualifications
See 9. That tine Adjutant Generals and In
Spector Generals departments snail consist of
the number of officers in those departments
respectively: rru7idcd, Tlht vacancies in the
grade Of maiuI occurring in either department
shall hereafter be filled from captains in the line
Of the army: i'd provided further, That all
such captains WHO haze cving.-d marked aptitude
in the command uf troops -hall be reported by
their rogiIacutai commanders 30 the War de
raitmcni and stall he ,uiitlld to compete for
auy such Vacancy under such system OF cNaIn-
uation the rgr.5trut sE.tli prescribe
Sec. :. That Tie Judge Advocate General
Department. Qugrt,.u.4stcr hiarImont sub
SlsttuCc Department, Medical department., Pay
Departments. Corps ri iEE.rsr.-. Ordnance iIr-
partWcni. and signal tvrlr, shah consist of ,la
officers and rull-tDd men n4H provided 10y laA.:
Provided, That the battalion ui rrgin,els, and
the officers serving iilrr,N.i'', shall constitute
part OF the line OF ihe army: Provided further,
That IN time uf NJE rrtrtd -tlrrTS OF tur di.uy
may, in The dissection ui tine President, he en-
Z pinrcd on active uuiT,- other than in the com
mand oi troops, and when so employed thy
shall receive tie .ull pay and allowance, Ot
tseir grades: And provided alsu That no person
in civil life shall hereafter b. appointed Judge
advocate, paymaStvT, or chaplain until he shall
have passed satisfactorily such examination to
his moral, mental and physical qualifications as
may ie nre~atibed ty The President; and no
| such person shall be appointed who is more than
forty years of age.
| Sec g. That the Chief Of tho Record and Pension
! Office OF the War Department shall hereafter
have the rank. pay, and allowances OF briga-
| dier general, ami there shall bc assistant
chief Of said office. who shall have the ranN.
pay. and allowances of a major, and who may
be appointed from civil lie: Provided. That
whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of
Chief OF the Record and Pension Office Subse-
quent to the passage of this act said grade shall
cease and determine, and thereafter the chief of
said Office shall have the rank, pay, and allow
Of colonel.
Sec. .. That the cooks authorized by this act
shall have the pay and allowances of sergeants of
| infantry.
| Sec. IL. That the corps of cadets shall consist
] OF one from each Congressional district. one from
each Territory, one from the District OF Column
| bia, two from each State at large and twenty
| from the United States at large They shall he
appointed by the President, and shall, with the
| exception OF the twenty cadets appointed at
| large, be actual residents Of the Congressional
OF Territorial districts OF the District OF Co
| lumbia, of the States, respectively, from
| which they purpOrt to be appointed.
See II. That SO much of the acts approved
/ July :. lS9s, authorizes the assignment OF
certain officers of the pnartermaster's and Sub
sistence departments with increased rank, and
| the continuance in service of certain volunteer
officers OF those departments Tor period OF one
year aftc= The close Of the present war is Ic-
| pealed.
Sec. y. That to meet the present exigenccs
| ol the military service the President is hereby
| authorized TO maintain the regular army at
strength of not exceeding siNty-five thousand
| listed men, to he distributed amongst the
| eral branches of the service according TO the
needs Of cach- and raise force Of not more
| than thirty-fiye thousand volunteer infantry to
| be recruited as he may determine from the
| Try at large, or from the localities where their
services needed, without restriction as TO
citizenship educational qualifications and to
| organize the same into not more than thirty
regiments organized as are infantry regiments of
| war strength in the regular army: Provided
| That each regiment shall have surgeon
| with the rank OF ma iOr: two assistant surgeons
| one Of whom shall have the rank OF captain and
| one that of first lieutenant, and three hospital
| stewards: Provided further, That such increased
regular and volunteer force shall continue in
| service only during the necessity therefor and
/ not Later than July ]. 1901.
No person other than an officer of the regular
| army who las passed the age Of forty-fiye years
shall he appointed field officer in said force
nor q company staff officer therein if he
be past the age Of thirty five years; neither shall
any person not regular army officer be 50
appointed until lie shall have demonstrated his
moral, PlIys,cil, and professional fitness for the
grade IN which he Is 10 be commissioned TO the
| satisfaction of an examining board: Provided
That the field officers OF the force herein author
| lied may be appointed from officers OF the relcl-
lar army or. from persons who served as officers
| OF volunteers in the with Spain.
| All enlistmcnts for the volunteer force herein
| authorized shall be for the term OF two years
and four months, unless sooner discharged
| Sec. u. That the President shall have power
| to cnntiniic in service or to appoint, by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate,
| brlgJdlcr generals Of volunteers. who including
| the brigadicr generals OF the regular army
shall not exceed one for every four thousand en-
listed mon actually in service, and major gen.
| erals Of volunteers. who. including the major
| generals of the regular army. shall not exceed
ole for every twelve thousand enlisted men:
| Provided, That regular army officers continued
! or appointed general officers or as field or
| stah officers Of volunteers under the provisions
Of this act shall not VaCate their regular army.
commissions; And provided further, That no
general otIie-rs appointed under the provisions OF
| fh's Section- shall BE- continued in service as
such beyond July l. 1901.
Sec. IA. Thai the President is hereby author
| lied to e1Etlane in service, or TO appoint by
| and with the advice and consent Of the Senate.
| officers Ot the volunteer staff as follows;
Three assistant adIutant generals with the
rank OF lieutenant colonel, and six assistant adju-
| tant generals with the rank Of major.
| Three Inspectors general with the rank Of lieu.
tenant colonel, and six inspectors general with
| the rank of major.
Five judge advocates with the rank Of major.
Thirty quartez1nasJers with the rank Of major
and forty assistant quartcrmasters with the rank
Of captain.
Six coIumis-aries Of subsistence with the raut
| OF major. and twelve assistant cnmmisslries OF
subsistence with tho rank Of captain
| Thifty-iIuF surgeons with the rank ui major
Thirty additional paymasters with the rank o
maior. '-
Four signal officers with the rank Of major
ninc signal officers with the rank Of clutain
nine signal officers with the rank of first lieu
tenant, and nine signal officers with the rank o.
| second lieutenant
Provided, That no person other than an Office
Of the regular army, who has pissed the age o
forty -Iyc years. shall be appointed an officer %
volunteers: And provided. also. That all the vol
| uniecr STAFF officers herein authorized to he an
| pointed or retained in the service shall be hon
0rJby discharged July ], 1901 or sooner j
| their services longer required
| Sec. -. That as soon practicable after TN,
approval Of this act the officers and enlisted rner
| ot the volunteer army not herein authorized I,
| he retained in service shall be mustered out o
| the military service Of the United States ant
discharged: Provided That enlisted men Of vol
untcerS who desire TO remain in the Inilitar,
| service. either in the regular army or the ten
porlry force authorized 10y this act may i
found qualified therefor, be transferred and en-
listed lu slch batteries troops. or companies n
may 10 below tile maximum authorize,
shall he credited on their new enlistment viii
the periods Of service rendered by them, re
spectiycly, volunteers.
Sec. 10. That all laws parts Of laws whicl
conflict with the provisions of this act are here
by repealed.
SENATOR SEWELL'S SPEECH.
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