New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-20
ARMY BILL AMENDED.
A SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED BY THE SEN
ATE MILITARY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.
/ washington. Dec is-The Senate Committee on
| Military Affairs this afternoon adopted the Army
Reorganization bill reported by its subcommittee
II win be reported TO the Senate tomorrow. The
measure is a substitute for the House bill. and
while much Of the language is the same there
many changes. The provision regarding the gen.
eral organization and scope of the Army is as
follows:
That from and after the approval Of this bin the
organizations. shall consist of fifteen regiments OF
ayay twelve regments o. afefy y. ts s rsg
generals, fifteen biigadier-generals. an Adtutant-
partment a Judge Advocate Generals department
Medical DepartmSent, a Pay Department Corps
Corps the officers Of the ReT9 eco and Pension 9e
Army on the retired list, the professors. corps Of
cadets, the Army service detachment and band
scouts, as now authorized by law, and such other
officers and enlisted men as many hereinafter be
Probably the most important change is in the
provision regarding the artillery arm. 1t retains
the present regimentaI organization and does not
give its to the corps organization proposed
by Secretary Root and accepted by the House.
MAY SELL BEER AT CANTEENs
The House canteen provision is amended as
to permit the sale Of beer at the canteens. This
exception was made by emitting the word beer
from the prohibited articles. AS amended the para
graph reads as follows
The sale Of dealing in wine any distilled
canteen or Army transport or upon any premises
sd T barg % oy fRe Of Ws 5eTby
full force and effect
The cavalry regimentaI organization is to consist
of a colonel, a Northumberland. three majors,
fifteen captains and fifteen each Of hrs and second
lieutenants Two veterinarians are allowed for each
cavalry regiment OF these officers the captains
and neutenants not required for duty with the
he ilable f0r - as
and squadron staff officers and also other details
under the law. The President is authorized to
increase the number of privates in each troop Of
cavalry to seveAty-six, but" the provision con-
tinues, the total number OF enlisted men author
lied for the whole Army shall not at any time be
exceeded
Twelve companies of foot artillery allowed
each regiment OF artillery and three battalions
provided for. The President is authorized 10
increase the privates in these companies TO eighty
five and those in field batteries to 1s5, but not by
doing to increase the size of the army
The maximum strength Of the army is fixed at
10000 men, and the figure is not mentioned until |
near the close OF the bill It is then inserted in
connection with the provision for the enlistment Of
Filipinos. The provision is as follows:
That when, in his opinion. the conditions in the
justly s S navs of tho sd
for service in the Army, 70 be organized as scouts
their proper control or as troops or companies as
authorized by this act. for che Regular Army The
form companies organized as are companies Of the
oficers and Observation-Disclosures ofacers correspond
sg 70 on n n tes enstsSS an s I'm
d 5st 0. E iSrs sfa s nS Ta of f @
together with such native force shall not exceed at
any time l0a00A
The feid officers for the native troops all to |
be Americans. for the present. but whenever the !
Fpinos show fitness for command the President is
authorized to make provisional selections from |
among them for the grades Of first and second |
ieutenants. A regiment Of Porto Rieans also is |
authorized
CHANGES IN STAFF PROVISIONS.
The Fouse bill continues Adjutant-G General Cor |
bin as a major-generaI only during his continued |
active service The S-nate Committee strikes out
the word "aetive,' continuing the rank during |
service" In the Quartermaster-Generals ONCE |
there 10 be six instead OF seven quartermas- |
tiers with the rank OF colonel. nine instead of |
eleven with the rank Of leutenant-coloneI. eigh-
teen instead Of twentyeight with the rank of major
and ffty-four instead Of seveny-two with the rank
of captain mounted. IN the Subsistence DEPART |
nlent the number of commissaTy sergeants is made
the under the existing law. Instead of l5o
in the House bill There are 70 be three instead
Of four paymasters with the rank OF colonel four
instead of FIVE with the rank OF ueutenant-coIoneI
nine instead Of twenty-nine with the rank of ma
jor, twenty instead Of twenty-five with the rank of
captain. The grades OF assistant paymaster and
deputy paymaster stricken out. In the Signal
Corps there to be only colonel three majors
and nine instead OF nineteen each of captains and
first Heutenants.
The provision in the House bill regarding staff
promotions is changed, and extended to read as
follows
That so long there remains any officer hold
ing permanent appointment in the Adjutant-Cen-
eraTS Department, the Inspsc Generals DEPART
ment, the QuaTtermaSter'S Department, the Sub
sistence Department, the Pay Department the
Ordnance Department and the Signal Corps they
shall be promoted according TO seniority in the
several grades, as now provided by law and moth
ing herein contained shall be deemed 10 apply to
vacancies which can be hlled by such promo tons
70 the periods for which the officers so promoted
snail hold their appoin Lnents, and when any va
cancy except thar of the chief OF the Department
OF corps, shall occur, il shall be filled by detail
from the line Of the Army, and more perna-
nent appointments shall be made in those depart
ments or corps. Such details shall be made from
the grade in which the vacancies exist, under such
system OF examination as IS prescribed by law
scribe
All officers detailed shall serve for period of
four years unless sooner relieved. the expiration
Of which time they shall return to duty with the
line and officers below the rank of leutenant-
colonel shall not be again eligible for selection in
either STAFF department until they shall have served
two years with the line.
The Medical Department provision is the same as
that OF the House bill. except for slight change
TO qualifications for head nurses.
HEARING ON 0LEOMARGARINE BILL
Washington. Dec. ls-The Senate Committee on
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