The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-06
THE ARMY.
Great Credit is Due the War he.
partmenf

partment,
since my last annual message and IN
obedience to the acts of congress of April
y and rs, 1895, the remaining volunteer
force enlisted for the Spanish war. CON
sis'ills OF 1854 regulars and ITO, 2O2 vol
unteers, with over 5000 volunteer officers.
nave oeen discharged from the military
service. vi the volunteers 667 officers
and 1881 men were serving in the phi
iPpiles ana 1000 OF the regulars, who were
entitied To De mustered out after the ratifi-
ohlioh OIL the treaty of peace: they voluu-
lariiy remained at the front until their
places could be Allied by new troops
lhey were returned home in the order in
nd, 'nes were sent to Manila and are
noW all OF them out of the service and in
ne ranks of citizenship. | recommended
thal the congress provide special meual
~ hohor LOT the volunteers, regulars sail
OTIS ana marines in the Philippines VINO
~, ,ainls remained in the service after
'heir terms of enlistment had expired.
by the act OF March 2. 1899 'ronarass
gave authority to increase the resnIar.
army TO maximum OF to 900 enlisted
.nen ana enlist force of $4,000 yoIun
,eels' 70 ne recruited from the country nj
10" ~ by virtue Of this authority tine
resutar army has been increased to ths
aer OF 6l,999 enlisted men and 224S or
, hee' ana new volunteer regiments nave
peen organized, aggregating SO .O50 enlist
ed men and 1924 officers. Two If ms.
ooiunteer regiments are made up of col
oiSd men, with colored line officers
ne ne" troops to take the place of thoss
,ss u.nlns from the Philippines have been
ssI stSa TO Manila to the number of
ooa olncers and 26.S22 enlisted men of the
a ans, army and 594 officers and 1885
ehLstea men of the new volunteer force
while ooi officers and 14,ll9 men for the
TO Manila. en route
,,s ne force now in Manila consists of 905
oaneers and SO,5S7 regulars and 5s5 off.
gra,s, 1905 volunteers, making an ag-
SMussa'e OF i4ee officers and As, 96s men.
resch .ns troops now under orders shall
reasn Manila the force in the archinelsyo
Will comprise 2O5l officers and az asa meI,
me muster out OF the great voluntaer
army organized for the Spanish war ana
n NC .iea,lon OF new army, the trans
p p ,Iioh from Manila to San Francisco
: ~ =. nose entitled to discharge and The
transportation OF the new troons 10 taLe
their places has been a work ~ oraa,
taa sni.uae, wei and ably done, for which
soo nnueh credit can not be given The war
department. '-e wal
turing ths-past year we have reduced
OUT iorce IN Cuba and Porto Rico. In Cmba
No., W- low nave SS4 officers and 1876 en- |
fcers ana on ~ Forto Hico eighty-seyen Of |
n ,"'es ana 2s55 enlisted men and a hat
"a o. 400 men composed OF native Por-
~ hleahs. while stationed throushout the |
wa,'ed states are $40 officers and 1911 /
enlisted men. o'heers ana 4oS
me operations of the army are fully
wusen,ea IN the report of the secretary OF
men can nor Withhold from officers and
conduct in trying situations th he
r,sng sacrifices for their country and the
ns.grlty and ability with which thew have
W., unusual and difficult duties n,
'ar island Possessions. "u''es ih
reaI, ne organisation of the volunteer
nsS authorized by the act OF March