Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-25
COMPROMISE ARMY BILL.
Increase of Force Limited In Time 10
1901.

WAsHNGTON. u. c.. February p
Tho Senate Committee on Military Affair
reported tho compromise army reorgani-
Haton bin just before adjournment OF
Tine senate. at ESQ T. NJ. The bin had
been framed ~ the War Department last
night. by the officials of that department.
ana 70 number Of senator's and was under
consideration hy the Senate Committee
aud ita rub-committoc during the greater
lurt of the day.
Tho formulation OF the compromise was
placed Boa the hands of Senators HaWley
ond Garter OF tho Military Committee,
on behalf Of the Republican senators. and
of senator Cockcn DO the interest OF
tho bomocrate They met az no O'Clock
to-day, aud continued quite constantly
g. session. Colonel Carter. Of the army.
eat with them for the purpose of supply
ius technical information The sub-com-
mittco had II In charge until i.2o o'clock,
whom tho full committee met. Tho com
mittoo made a number of changes, and
nftor "a sitting of two hours. reported
tbo bin 10 tho Senate.
The bin, as reported, differs In many
"details from the bin read I'm the House
to-day by Mr. Hun. but the general frame
work is the same. I'm The new bin one
f0ctiuu covers the entire increase OF the
IIiNf Mtu TT ifNN" tAN iNlAWMNf
INCREASE or FORCE.
"ro meet the present oxigonclcs OF the
military service. the ,sidcnt is hereby
authorized TO maintain the regular army
ut strength of not exceeding G5 900 en-
listed men. 10 be- distributed amongst
the several branches of tho service ac-
,urIlng 60 the needs OF each. and raise
force Of not more than 1900 volunteer
infantry os be may determine from the
country az large under general law ur
from the localities where their services
may he required with regard 20 citizen
chip or educational qualifications. ana 10
form tho samo into not more than thirty
tDelmcuta. organized as infantry rcsi-
Wcuts of war strength in the regular
Urmv: provided further. that each regi-
Wcnt shall have one surgeon with the
sank of major, two assistant surgeons.
une OF whom shall have the rank OF cap
Tain, aud one that of first lieutenant
and three hospital stewards: provided,
ulsO. that such increase in the regular
and volunteer force shall continue In
servlcc only during the necessity therefor
und not later than july .. 1901"
ALLOTMENT or GENERALS.
Tho allotment OF major ana briradler- |
generals Isl as follows;
"The President shall have power 10
with the advice ana consent of tho Sem
otc. hrieadler- generals Of volunteers, who. |
i.r'udinc the brigadier-general OF the
f.eular army. shall not exceed one Tor
ever, tO0O enlisted men actually I'M SER
N..r. and maior-gencrals OF volunteers
Who including the improvements OF the
l..uar army. shall not exceed one Tor
ev.N 80 40 enlisted men; provided thal
elhl army officers. continued OF appoint
90 as c.neral officers or as heia OF
tan .nD.rs OF volunteers under the pro-
Vision. of mis- act, shall not Vacate their
lDe.lr amy commissions, and, provided
further lh.t no general army officer APP |
pointed under the provisions OF this sec |
u0n shan he continued In service as such |
beyond Duly I, 1891
REGULAR ORGANIZATION
Nu0n one provides that the regular /
army sh3n consist OF three maJor-sehv-
ta.s s.N brigadier- generals ten regiments /
%. cavalry. seven regiments OF artillery
ana twenty-five regiments of infantry IN |
Ut. cavalry organization each regiment
consists OF twelve troops organized into
three sluadr0ns. Of four troops each. The
srt0erN regiments are fixed at fourteen
batteries. OF which two n ay be organized
ys Geld artillery. The infantry regiments
ele liked az twelve companies organized
Nto the thres-battalon formation.
AS soon as practicable the officers and
men of tho Vsluateer army, not author
ilad in the bin. shall be mustered out !
provided that enlisted men OF volunteers
may le transferred 20 and enlisted i'm such
OF the new ORGANIZATIONS as may Zee below
No maximur authorized strength
Provision is MADE that the acs Is not 70
be construed &c cause the discharge OF
ans commssioaed on ers now In the ser
vice