The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-20

Senate Committee Will Recon-
mend a New Measure.
MANY CHANGES MADE
MAXIMUM FORCE IN THE SER
VICE IS TO BE 100000.


its report was adopted at a special
meeting of the full senate committee
this afternoon.
The Subcommittee reported a COM
plete substitute for the house bill and
while much Of the language is the same
as that OF the house measure. there are
numerous changes.
Probably the most important change
Is IN the provision regarding the artil-
lery arm of the service. The commit
tee recommends the retention of the
present regimentG} organization Of the
artillery and does not give its assent to
the corps organization proposed by
Secretary Root and accepted by the
mouse. In the matter of the appoint
ment of staff officers the bill follows
largely the lines of recommendation
made by Secretary Root.
Ire house canteen provision is
amended so as to permit the sale of
beer at the canteens. This exception
was made by emitting the word beer
from the prohibited articles.
Ihe maximum strength of the army
is TO be 100000 men.
Scope of Organization.
The provision of the new bill regard
ing the general organization and scope
or the army is as follows,
That from and after the approval
of this bill the army of the United
States, including the existing organiza-
tons, shall consist of fifteen regiments
or cavalry, twelve regiments of artiI-
lery, thirty regiments of infantry, one
lieutenant general, six major generals,
fifteen brigadier generals, an adjutant
generals department. an inspector
generals department, a judge advocate
generals department, a quartermas-
ter's department, a subsistence depart
ment a medical department a pay de-
partmenti a corps of engineers, an ord
nance department, q. signal corps, the
officers of record, and. pension office:
the chapiains, the officers and enlisted
men of the army on the retired list:
the professors, corps Of cadets, army
service detachment and band at the
United States military academy: such
Indian scouts as may be now author
lied by law, and such other officers and
enlisted men as may be hereinafter pro-
Vided for, provided, that when a va
cancy shall occur through death re-
tlrement or other separation from ac-
tive service in the office of storekeeper.
now provided for by law in the quar-
termaster's department and ordnance
DEPARTMENTS respectively said offices
snail cease to exist"
Provision as to Cavalry.
The cavalry regimentaI organization
IS to consist of a colonel, a lieutenant
colonel, three majors. fifteen captains
and fifteen each of first and second
HeUtenants. Two veterinarians are al
lowed for each cavalry regiment. Of
these officers the captains and lieuten-
ants not required for duty with the
troops are to be available for details
as regim entail and squadron staff off,
GERS and also other details under the
law. The president is authorized to
increase the number Of privates in each
troops OF cavalry to seventy-six, but"
the provision continues, the total
number Of enlisted men authorized for
the whole army shall not at any time
be exceeded.
The house provisions in regard to the
artillery are stricken out and a prOvi-
sion substituted continuing the present
regImental system and giving each reg
iment a colonel. a lieutenant colonel
three majors, seventeen captains and
the same number of first and second
lleutenants. Twelve companies of foot
are allowed 10 each regiment
Of artillery and three battaIions are
provided for The president is author
lied to increase the privates in these
to eighty-five and those in
the field batteries to 135, but not by so
doing to increase tie size of the army.
A veterinary is TO be allowed to each
regiment.
Infantry on Same Basis as Others.
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 president IS allowed to increase the /
number of privates il infantry COM
panies TO 121, but the same restrictions
as in other cases are 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 three battaliOns
OF engineers.
The appointments of chaplains by the
president is authorized at the rate of
service Post chaplains are
abolished.
The new bill continues the rank of
major general to General COrbin as
long as he may serve as adjutant gen
eral, but reduces the rank afCerward 70
brigadier general.
provision is also made for assistants
in the adjutant generals department,
the inspector generals. the judge adVo-
cate generals, the qu2TteTmaster gen
erals the surgeon generals and sub
SiStence department. There are to be
FIVE assistant adjutant generals with
the rank of colonel, seven with the rank
Of Lieutenant colonel and fifteen with
the rank Of major.
Vacancies in the grade of captain Of
the subsistence department are TO be /
filed by the president from officers OF /
corps is provided in connection with
the surgeon generals office.
The house provision for a separate ]
veterinary corps is stricken out.
The pay department is to consist of +
one paynaster general, who is to be a
brigadier general, three paymasters. I
with the rank of colonel, four with the
rank Of lieutenant colonel, nine with
the rank OF major and tWenty-sIven /
with the rank of captain. The num- /
bers are different from the house bills I
The heads Of the ordnance department
and the signal corps are to be briga- /
dieTs.
& Size to be 100000.
The maximum strength of the army. [
fixed at 100, 900 men, is not mentioned
until near the close Of the bill. It is
then inserted in connection with the
provision for the enlistment of Filipi- /
nos. The provision is as follows:
THAT. when in his opinion. the con- !
ditiOns in the Philippine islands justify |
such action, the president is authorized I