, 1900-05-05
MILES PROMOTED
SENATE PASSES THE BILL MAX
ING HIM A LIEUTENANT
GENERAL.
Amendment to Strike Out This
Provision Overwhelmingly Defeat
ed-President Vetoes Navajo In
dian Reservation Bill-The Senate
Passes Two Important Bills.

Washington, May 4.-Mr. Wolcott
chairman of the postofice and post
roads committee, today reported the
postofice appropriation bill. He gave
notice he would call it up for consider
alton on the 10th inst.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Teller
of Colorado, expressing sympathy for
the Beers, at the request of the author,
was laid ove until tomorrow. Mr.. Tel
Ter gave notice that he would then call
it up Immediately after routine bust
ness.
The following bills were passed:
To establish a branch soldiers home
at or near Denver, Colo; to provide for
the holding of terms of the United
States circuit courts.
The bill to increase the efficiency of
the military establishment of the In
tied States-better known as the army
reorganization bill-was called up by
The bill proposes to change the method
of staff appointments by detailing Off
GERS of the line for departments of ad-
%jutant general, inspector general, quar-
termaster general and commissary gen
eral.
1t also increases the rank of General
Miles to lieutenant general and Gen
eral Corbin to major general. Regi-
mental formations of the artillery dis
continued and 126 batteries of coast ar
tillery and eighteen batteries of field
artillery are provided for.
After one or two amendments to the
phraseology of the bill had been made,
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina moved
that the 18th section of the measure be
amended so as to read as follows:
That the senior major general COM
handing the army shall have the rank,
pay and allowances of a lieutenant gen.
eral and his personal staff have the
rank, pay and allowances authorized
of the staff of a lieutenant general"
The amendment proposed by Mr..
Tillman had the effect of striking out
the provision making the section apply
only to General Miles, the present COM
mander of the army. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Berry Of Arkansas moved to
strike out the section as amended. He
did not think any good could be sub
served by increasing the rank OF the
| rom M a pf tho army
Mr.. Bates of Tennessee also objected
to the increase of rank and designated
what he said was a tendency to increase
the strength of the army.
Mr.. Sewell pointed out that the con-
f%ederacy had nineteen lieutenant gen.
erals and eight full generals. He paid
handsome tribute to General Miles. He
said that in any European army of 1O0.-
900 men-the present strength, approx
Ilmately, of the UNITED States army
there would be two lieutenant generals
and one full general. History, he said,
would look upon the increase of our
army from $4,000 to 1000 in thirty
days as one of the greatest military
achievements. Yet little credit was
given the organization which enabled
this result to be accomplished.
Mr.. Lodge had read a letter from Ma
jor General w. S. Hancock warmly
praising General Miles.
Mr.. Teller thought the proposed rank
ought to be given to the commander
of the army. In the course of a tribute
to General Miles he said that II the gen.
eral had been called into the councils
as he should have been during the re-
cent war some difficulties that were
encountered might have been avoided.
The motion was defeated, 8 to A.
Mr.. Kennedy of Delaware offered an
amendment creating a veterinary
corps. 1t was adopted, 25 to %.