The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-05
Mu DEAL F|)R1RE ARMY
PASSAGE BY THE SENATE OF THE
REORGANIZATION BILL MEANS
MANY CHANGES
SOME SINS ARE FORGIVEN
Relief Is Afforded for Commissary
General Eagan-Reyvard for Gen.
COrbin-Gen. Miles to
BE Advanced.

| WASHINGTON May 4-Today's session
| of the senate was rendered especially not-
able by the passage, after debate last
Ing only three hours, of the army reor-
ganization bill. In military circles the
measure is regarded as one of the most
important of the present session. Ii prac-
tically revolutionizes the present staff ar
rangements of the army. 1t proposes to
change the present system of permanent
appointments in certain staff corps to
one of detail by gradual process as the
officers now in those corps go out of ac-
tive service. AS vacancies occur In de-
partments of the adjutant general the
inspector general, quarternnaster general
and commissary general, they are to be
filled by details from the line, the details
to be temporary and not to exceed four
years.
The new system is not applied to the
corps Of engineers, medical department or
judge advocate generals department
The bill discontinues the regimental or
ganization of the artillery, and esta tablisnes
an artillery corps of two branches, viz:
126 batteries of coast artillery and IS bat
teries of field artillery, with a total of
17,448 men, 1t provides for an increase
Of 100 in the corps Of cadets at West
ten more to the present number of twenty
from the United States at large.
The rank Of the commanding general of
the army is raised to that of lieutenant
general, and that Of the adjutant. general
to major general, the latter being during
the incumbency of the present adjutant
general, Gen. Corbin.
The president is empowered to place on
the retired list any officer who has been
suspended from duty by seEtence Of court
martial, or by legislative order. In miti-
cation Of such sentence, for period ex-
tending to or within one year of the time
Of his compulsory retirement for age
This is well understood to apply to Com
missary General Eagan.
An amendment creating veterinary
corps for the army, consisting Of a colonel
and thirty-ive other commanding officers,
was attached to the bill after a spirited
debate, the amendment being adopted by
a vote of 25 to %.
The Notifications appropriation bill, car
rying about $500, 900, was passed
GEN. OTIS RECALLED.
In accordance with Gen. Otis request
to be allowed to return to the United
States, the war department. issued orders
today relieving him, to take effect tenor
row morning, May g. the date fixed by
Otis for his sailing. The orders designate
Maj. Gen. Macarthur to succeed Gen
Otis in command of the division of the
Philippines. Brevet Major General
Wheaton is designated to succeed Gen.
Macarthur as cornrnarider. of the depart
ment of Southern Luzon.
TO REPEAL WAR TAX.
President Charles Wilson and reuresent-
atives of the Consol dated Stock E change
of New York appeared before the ways
md Of 5l1a tod.
in advocacy of the repeal Of the war rev
enue act, particularly the tax on stock
and bond transactions, and on exchange.
President Wilson said the emergency CALI
ing forth the act had passed. The bur-
den was two-fold-frst, a license or the
business, which was q necessary discrim-
ination against those engaged In l. S.d-
mate business, and, secondy an oppressive
tax upon each transaction, amounting to
Q cents on each 500 transfer While this
seemed at first a slight burden, Mr.. VIII
son said, the aggregate was 50 great as
to make grievous impost, the els aranceS
of the consolidated exchange amounting
last year to II, 762, ,220 shapes, with sales
of 176, 421 ,136 shares. The tax upon the
business done by the members Of this and
other exchanges was estimated by Mr..
Wilson at $5,O0O,O0O.
TO REPEAL EXCLUSION ACT.
Representative Baker. of Maryland, has
introduced a bill repeating the Chinese
exclusion laws and making the general
immigration laws applicable to Chinese
who shall prove themselves able to read
the constitution of the United States in
English or the Chiense languages.
TREACHERY IN MANILA
War department advices from Cen
Otis confirm the Associated Press dis
patches of the discovery in the insur-
gent archives of papers duplicating firms
at Manila in unlawful dealings. Beyond
admitting this the officials decline to
make any statement, except that Gen.
Otis dispatches do not contain the names
of the firms alleged to have furnished
military supplies to the rebels. Such ac-
ton in the matter as is necessary will
be left to Gen. Macarthur who succeeds
Gen. Otis in command