The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
THE MEASURE AGREED UPON BY THE
SENATE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL
Senate Committee on Military \ nafrs
Decides. TO Report the Bill Prepared
by It's sub-Committee-som of the
Provisions or House Bin Retained,
Bue Most OF Them supplanted by New
Ones-Regimentair Formation for Ar.
tillery Retained.

Washington December is.-T7A fuu
senate committee on military fairs
has adopted he army reorgan.a z;ion
bin reported by It's subcomnstsee this
Afternoon.
The maximum strength OF the army
is to be 100000 men. The b4g ls .
| complete substitute for the hous. bill,
| and while much or the language is the
same as that OF the house measure
there are numerous changes. The bill
viii be reported TO the senate tomor-
row.
Probably the most important change
affects the artillery army The SUBJ
committee recommends the retention OF
the present rcgimental organization Of
the artillery and does not give dts as
| sent to the corps organization proposed
by Secretary Root and accepted by the
| house. In the matter OF the appoint
| ment of staff officers, the bill follows
largely the lines s< the recommended
| tons made by Secretary Root. but
| makes some changes from tie house
| bill
The house canteen provision was
amended so as to permit the sale Of
beer at the canteens. This exception
| was made by omiu uting the word beer
from the prohibited articles
The bill provides that the army OF the
United States. including the existing
organizations. shall consist of fifteen
| regiments Of cavalry, twelve regiments
| Of artillery. thirty regiments OF infan-
| try, one lieutenant general, six major
| generals and fifteen brigadier generals
All the house provisions In regard to
| the artillery are stricken out and a
provision subs tuted continuing the
| present regimental system and giving
each regiment colonel, a lieutenant
| colonel. three majors seventeen cap
| tains and the same number OF first and
second Heutenants. Twelve companies
| of foot artillery are allowed TO each
| regiment oe artillery and three basttal-
| ions are provided for. The president
is authorized TO increase the privates
In these cempanfes to S5 and those IN
| field batteries to 135. but not by so do
! ing to increase the size OF the army.
| The language OF the house provision
| for the increase of the artillery is re-
| tanned.
The infantry regiments are al 9ved
| the same general officers as the alaer
branches of the service land the ne
provision is made for detail in all c8sess
\
| the number of privates in infa ~ try
| companies to 127 but the same re-
| stIfctions as in other cases Is put on
| him as to the Increase Of the total
| strength Of the army.
A female nurse corps is provided fr,
connection with the surge2n generals
| office.
| The house provision for a. separate
| veterinary corps Is stricken out
| The maximum strength Is fixed In
the following provision at the close OF
| the bill:
| That when In his opinion the condt-
| taons in the Philippine islands justify
such action the president is authorized
service in the army 70 be organized as
| scouts. with such officers as he shall
| deem necessary for Eheir proper con-
| trOl. or as troops or companies as au-
thorized by this act. for the regular
army. The president Is further author
| lied in his discretion to form COM
panies organized as companies OF the.
| regular army, In oQuadrons or bat
| taalons, iwth officers and non-commis-
| stoned officers corresponding TO similar
| organizations n the cavalry and in
try arms. The total number of enlist
ed men In said native organizations
shall not exceed 1900. and the total
| enlisted force OF the line Of the army.
together with such native force shall
not exceed at any time 10000
A native regiment Of Porto Rfcans
also is authorized.