The evening times., 1900-05-04

The bill TO increase the efficiency OF the
military establishment Of the United states
was taken up for consideration in the Sen
ate THE afternoon It proposes to change
the present system Of permanent appoint
ments in certain stan corps 10 one OF &C.
! tail BY a gradual process. as the oaeeFs
now in those corps go out OF active ser
vice officers. appointed TO these stan
corps under the present law are perms-
nentiy separated from the line. This bin
makes the separation temporary not ex-
ceeding four years. but allowing a redetaII
after going back 10 duty with troops for
two years
This ensures that these stan departments
shall be in touch and harmony with the
/ fighting branches. Il does not change the
status Of any Of the members OF the pres
ent stafis o. affect their duties or opportu-
mites FOR promotion This feature OF the
bill does not Increase o. diminish the to-
tai number Of officers il the Army or af-
feet their rank The uew system begins
in each corps only when vacancies occur
al the foot OF the list and as all vacancies
are 20 be filed By detail from the iine,
this insures certain amount CT knoWl-
edge OF the practical workings OF The Army
On the part Of all star officers coming into
the departments affected
The new system IS not applied 10 the
| CORPS OF Engineers. Medical Department.
Pay Department. o. Judge Advocate Cen
erals Department. II discOntinues the
regimental organization OF the artillery
1 and establishes an artillery CORDS Of two
] branches. viz I26 batteries Of coast ar
| 1lleTy and eighteen batteries Of field ar
tillery- This change seems TO meet with
]
/ heard no objection 70 IL The regimentaI
organization IS not desirable. as a regi-
ment OF artillery being scattered in the
ue{ences along the coast could never be
together II effects q saving Of forty-two
company officers over what would be re-
quired for the same number Of officers
under 4 regimental- organization
The bill provides for II AS men. distrfh-
used as follows; one hundred ana twenty-
six batteries OF Il3. Il. .Z3s men. Is heId. az
loz. Z,5sz men; , siege. OF I45, 290 men;
~ oanos- OF .. 80 men. regimental ser
geant majors, = men, battalion sergeant
majors. . men Total. II AS men
Mr. Tillma1 moved an amendment 10
section l5 BY making il read. That the
senior Major General Commanding the
Army shall have the rank. pay. and allow
aHces OF d lieutenant general: and his
personal staff shall have the rank pay.
and allowances authorized for the staR az
a lieutenant general
Mr. Proctor. in charge Sf the oil. said
he had 10 objection to the amendment
and i vas agreed to-
Ar- Berry moved 70 strike out she SEC
ton: remsrkiDs, that there VAS no necss-
sity for the rank CT Lieutenant general
Mr. Bate took the same position ard
spoke against the tendency 10 increase
the rank OF Army Cliicers and 10 increase
the strength o. the Army.
Mr. Sewell opposed the amendment and
eulogized General Niles as a nan dis
tinguished IN every sense. General Nuez.
he said had lost his great opportunitv BY
the closing Of the war. The United States
had now an Army Of 100 600 men such
an Army IL Europe would have ten major
generals. Two lieutenant generals one gen
eral and one field marshal
Mr- Lodge sent 10 The clerks desk and
had read Al extract from report OF Gen
eral Hsneocks in 1853 highly oomplimen-
tsry 10 General Cher COIOneD Miles
M. Teller opposed The motion and said
that II there was any man in the public
service. who deserved such legislation II
Was the Major General now commanding
the Army.
Tie vote was taken on Mr. Berry's mo-
ton 10 strike out section Is and il was de-
feated. yeas. s: nays A.
The vote Neas-Bate. Berry. Butler.
Clay. Culbersou. Kenney Money. Vests.
Nays-AllisOn. Bacon. Baker. Bard. Bar
rows. Chandler. Cockreil. Davis. Deboe.
ElSins. Fairbanks. Foraker Foster Eve.
Gsllirger- Gear Hale HansbIough. Har ;,
Hswley H0ar. jones OF Nevada. he
Kyle. Lindsay. Lodge. McCCmas Mason.
Nelson. Perkins. Pettigrew. Pettus Platt
Of Connecticut Proctor QUarles. Raw inS,
Ross. Sewell Shoup Simon. Stewart TEL
Ter. Wellington WOlcCtt-44
Mr.. Kenney offered an amendment which
was adopted. providing for a Veterinary
Corps, with annual pay Of $50, eco and
made an argument in support Of IT,