Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-12-01
REORGANIZATION OF
UNITED STATES ARMY
Secretary Roots Bill Pro-
poses Changes In Service.
EVERY BRANCH AFFECTED

1t Provides For Six Major Generals
and 10 Brigadiers-Also An increase
In Other Off1cers-Coast and Field
Artillery to Be Formed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. - Secretary
Roots army bill provides for heuten.
ant general, six major generals and ID
brigadier generals. The number Of cap
tains, first heutenants and second lieu
tenants of the cavalry and infantry are
increased from IL to Is for each regi.
ment. Three of the captains shall b
available for detail as adjutant, quarter
master and commissary; three first lieu
tenants for squadron and battalion adj
jutants, and three second neutenants
for squadron quartermasters and COM
missary.
Provision for the discontinrance OF
the artillery arm as at present organized
is made by organizing an artillery corps
known as coast artillery and field arttl.
lery.
The corps will have chef of artil.
lery detailed from the colonies, and
while serving in this capacity will have
the rank and pay of brigadier general.
There will be in addition 18 colonels; Is
lieutenant colonels; 80 majors: 1872 cap
tains; 1913 first heutenants and 1919 Sec
ond lieutenauts. Each battery of coast
and field artillery shall be organized as
at present. The increases in the artil-
lery shall be 90 per cent each year for
five years until the maximum Of 1890
men is reached.
The adjutant general will have the
rank of major general and his corps is
increased one lieutenant colonel and ten
majors. The inspector general depart
ment is increased one lieutenant colonel
and SIX majors. The judge advocates
department. is increased one colonel and
three majors. The quartermaster' de-
partment is increased two colonies, one
lieutenant colonel, four majors and %
volunteers not over SO years old may be
appointed.
Substitute Department..
The subsistence department is in
creased one colonel, one lieutenant col.
onlel, one major and ID captains. The
medical department. is increased two
colonies, two lieutenant colonels. ten
majors, 1T captains and first Keuten-
ants. Inc pay department. Is increased
one colonel, one lieutenant colonel and
the number of majors is fixed at nine
instead of 90 as at present, with ~ cap
tains. To fill the vacancies of captains,
men serving as additional paymasters
of volunteers, not over 40 years old,
may be selected.
The engineer corps is increased five
captains, IA first heutenants and 81 Sec
ond heutenants. The ordnance bureau
is increased one lieutenant colonel and
seven heutenants. The signal corps Is
increased two majors, four captains,
nine first heutenants, and during the
present emergency the president is au-
thorized to continue for duty in the
Philippines ten first heutenants and ten
second heutenants as volunteer signal
officers.
Volunteer officers who established
their fitness before the examing boards
may be appointed to the grads0f ssaannd
lieutenant in the regular army.
The president is authorized to enlist
and organize natives of the Philippine
islands in organizations similar to the
cavalry and infantry to the number OF
$4,000, the officers for such organization
| to be selected from the regular army.