The Portland daily press., 1900-12-20
SENATE ARMY BILL.
Entirely New Act Has
Been Reported,
Numerous Changes Made From
House Measure
Allows Beer Selling in
Canteen.
Sec'y. Roots Plan in Matter of
Staff officers Adopted.

Washington, December 1g.-The full
Senate committee on military affairs has
adopted the army reorganization bill re-
ported by it's subcommittee.
The committee report complete sub
stituts for the House bill, and while
much OF the language is the same as that
of tho House measure there are numer-
Gus changes.
The oom mittee recommends the reten
tion of the present regimsntai organiza-
ton of the artillery and does not give Its
assent to the corps organization pro-
posed by Secretary Root aud accspted by
the House. In the matter OF the ap-
polntment OF staff officersIthe bill fol-
lows largely the lines OF the recommen-
dation made by Secretary Root.
The provisions of the bill regarding
the general organization and scope OF
the army ia as follows:
That from ana after the approval OF
this bill the army of the United States
including the existing organizations,
shall consist OF 10 regiments OF cavalry,
~ regiments OF artillery, 30 regiments OF
Infantry. one lieutenant general, six
major generals, 10 hrigadier generals and
an adjutant generals department. an
inspector generals department, judge
advocate generals department, a medi-
cal department, pay department, a
CORPS Of engineers, an ordnance depart
ment, a signal corps, the officers OF the
record and pension office, the chaplalns,
the officers and enlisted men of the army
on the retired list, the professors, corps
of cacets, tie army service detachment
and band at the United States military
academy, Indian scouts as now autho-
rized by law AMI such or other officers
and enlisted men as may hereinafter be
provided for.
The cavalry regimentnl organization is
to consist OF a colonel. lieutenant
colonel, three majors, 10 captains and
10 each of first and second lieutenants
The President is authorized to increase
the number of privates In each troop
of cavalry to 76.
Twelve companies offoot artillery are
allowed to each regiment OF artillery and
three battalions are provided for.
ln6 FI6Slu6ul 10 hObhONiIcN W AAHAoAso
the privates In these companies to So and
those In tisld batteries to 10, but not by
SO doing 60 increass the size of the army.
The infantry regiments are allowed the
same general officers as the other branches
OF the service and the same provision is
made for detail in all cases. The Presi-
dent is allowed to increase the number
of priyates in infantry oompanies to 1O7,
but the same restriction as in other
cases is put on him as to increase of the
total strength OF the army. 1hs enlisted
force Of the corps of engineers Is to con-
sist of band of three battalions of
engineers.
The new bill continues the rank of
maior-general to Gen. Corhin so long
as he may serve as adiutant general, but
reduces the rank afterward to brigadisr-
general.
The maximum strength of the army
is fixed at l0O,000 men and the figure is
the bill. 1t is then inserted in connec.
tion with the provision for the enlist
msnt of Filipinos. The President is
authorized to enlist natives of the Phil
ippine islands for service in the army
to be organized as scouts, with such oih-
GERS as he shall 1esm necessary for
their proper control or as troops or COM
panies as authorized by this ACT for the
regular army.
A native regiment Of Porto Rico is
also authorized.
Following are provisions of the new
bill:
That to fill vacancies occurring from
time to time. in the several organization
sarving without the limits of the United
States with trained men, the President
is authorized to enlist recruits iE num-
bers equal to four per cent in excess of
the total strength authorized for such
organi cations.
''That the President is authorized to
the enlisted force of the several
of the army at their maxi.
mn IN strength as fixed by this act during
the present exigencies or the service or
until such time as congress NAV here.
after direct.
'sThat nothing in this act shall be held
or construed SO as to discharge any
officsr from the regular army or to de-
prive him OF the commission which he
now holds"
me House canteen provision was
amended SO as to permit thessale of beer
at the canteens. This exception was
made by emitting the word beer from
the pro hibited articles.
Senatar Harris made an effort to have
the oantean provision extended to the
,ity OF Manila so as to prohibit entirely
the sale of liquors in thai city, but failed.