Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-19
ARMY REQ RGANIZAT ION BILL
COMPLETED By sUBCOMMITTEE OF
THE SENATE.
Substitute for the House Measure VIII
he Reported-sale of Beer at
Canteens Permitted.


upon the army reorganization bill and will
report the result Of its labor to a special
meeting of the full Senate committee which
has been called for this afternoon.
The subcommittee will report complete
substitute for the House bill, and while
much of the language is the same Is that
of the House measure, there are numerous
changes.
The Artillery.
Probably the most important change is in
the provision regarding the artillery arm
Of the service. The subcommittee recon-
mends the retention of the present regf-
mental organization of the artillery, and
does not give it's assent to the corps organ
tZation proposed by Secretary Root and ac-
cepted by the House. In the matter of the
appointment of staff officers, the bill fol-
lows largely the lines of the recommends
tons made by Secretary Root.
Sale of Beer Permitted.
The House canteen provision was amend
ed so as to permit the sale of beer at the
canteens. This exception was made by
emitting the word beer from the prohib-
tied articles AS amended the paragraph
reads as follows: THE sale of dealing
In wine or any distilled spirits by any per-
son In any post exchange or canteen or
army transport or upon any premises used
for military purposes by the United States
Is hereby prohibited.
1.-THE Secretary of War is hereby directed
to carry the provisions OF this section into
full force and effect"
Senator Harris made effort to have
the canteen provision extended to the city
of Manila, so to prohibit entirely the
sale of liquors in that city, but failed.
General Organization.
The provision of the new bill regarding
the general organization and scope of the
army is as follows: That from and after
the approval Of this bill the army of the
United States, including the existing or
CARNATIONS, shall consist of fifteen regi-
ments OF cavalry, twelve regiments Of ar
tillery, thirty regiments Of infan-
Jor generals. fifteen brigadier gem
erals. an. adjntant generals depart
ment, an inspector generals department,
a judge advocate generals department. a
quartermaster department, a subsistence
department, medical department. a pay
department, corps OF engineers, ord
nance department. signal corps, the off,
GERS of the record and pension office the
chapa1ns. the officers and enlisted men of
the army on thn retired list, the professors.
corps of cadets, the army service detach-
ment and band at the United States Mill
tary Academy. Indian scouts, as now au-
therized by law, and such other officers
and enlisted men as may hereinafter be
provided for:
Provided, that when a vacancy shall &C.
cur through death, retirement or other sep
aration from active service In the office Of
storekeeper. now provided for by law In the
quartermasters department and ordnance
department. respectively, said office shall
cease to exist.
The cavalry regimental organization Is to
consist Of colonel, a lieutenant colonel,
three majors. fifteen captains and fifteen
each Of first and second lieutenants.
Two veterinarians allowed for each
cavalry regiment. OF these officers the
captains and lieutenants not required for
duty with the troops are to be available
for detail as regimental and squadron staff
officers. and also other details under the
law.
The President is authorized to increase
the number. of prfvates In each troop OF
cavalry to 70, but the provision con-
tinues. the, total number of enlisted men
authorized for the whole army shall not at
any time be exceeded
An the House provisions III regard to the
artillery are stricken out and provision
substituted continuing the present system
and giving each regiment a colonel. lieu
tenant colonel, three majors, seventeen cap
tains and the same number of first and
second lieutenants.
Twelve companies of foot artillery are
allowed to each regiment Of artillery and
three battalions are provided for. The
President Is authorized to increase the pri-
Yates in these conapa MES to eighty-ive and
those in field batteries to 135. but not by
SO doing to increase the size of the army.
Increa-e Of Artillery.
The language of the House provision for
the increase Of the artillery is retained. A
veterinary is to be allowed to each artillery
regiment. The infantry regiments are al
lowed the same general officers as the
other branches OF the service and the same
provision Is made for detail in all cases.
The President is allowed to increase the
number of privates in infantry companies
to q, but the same restrictions as in other
cases Is put on him as to the increase of the
total strength Of the army.
The enlisted force OF the corps Of en-
gineers is to consist of q band OF three
battaiions Of engineers. The appointments
Of chaplains by the President is authorized
Guiding the artillery service. Post chap
lains are abolished.
Gen. COrbin's Rank.
The new bill continues the rank of major
general to Gen. Corbn as long as he may
serve as adjutant general, but reduces the
rank afterward to brigadier general Pro-
vision also is made for assistants In the
edjutant generals Office and for the inspec-
tor generals, the judge advocate generals.
the quartermaster generals the surgeon
There are to be five assistant adjutant
generals with the rank Of colonel, seven
with the rank of lieutenant colonel and
fifteea with the rank OF major.
Vacancies in the grade of captain in the
subsistence department are to be filled nv
teer army. A female nurse Is provided in
connection with the surgeon generals Of
fee
The House provision for separate vet
Urinary corps Is stricken out.
Size of the Army,