The sun., 1900-12-01
THE new ARMY BILL.
Terms Of the Measure Drawn Up by
Secretary Root.
PROVIDES MORE OFFICERS.
Provision Is Made For the Discon-
tinnance of the Artillery Serv-
ice as 1t Is at Present
Organized.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Secretary Roots
army bill provides for II lieutenant gen
eral, G major generals and 10 brigadier
generals. The number Of captains, first
lcutcnants and second lieutenants Of the
cavalry and infantry are increased from
II to Is Tor each regiment. Three of the
captains shall be available for detail as
adjutant, quartermastcr and comniissary,
3 first lieutenants for squadron and bat
talon adjutants and 3 second leutenants
for squadron quartermasters and COM
missnIy.
Provision for the disconfinuance of the
artillery arm as mt present organized is
made by organizing an artillery corps
known rs coast artillery and field artil-
lery. Officers of artillery are to be placed
on one list for promotion according to
seniority. The corps will have a chief OF
artillery detailed from the colonies and
while serving i'll this capacity will have
the rank and pay of n brigadier general.
There will he in addition 13 colonels, 13
lieutenant cu0nels, - majors, 1S2 cap
tains, IDS first licuteuants and 1872 second
lieutenants. The captains and lcutcn-
ants when not required for duty with
batteries will be available as staff officers
during garrison. Each battery of coast
and field artillery Shall be organized as at
present The increases in the artillery
shall be 20 per cent each year for five
years until the maximum Of 1890 men
is reached.
ijiutHrt Grnerai'S Rank.
The adiutant general will have the
rank or itlaior general, and his corps is
increased ] lieutenant colonel and 10
| majors. The inspector generals depart
mcnt is increased Lieutenant colonel
and 6 majors. The judge advocates
| department IS increased | colonel and 8
majors. The quartcrnaster's depart
nent is increased : colgnals. lieutt nant
colonel, / naiers aad - captains. To
fill the grade Of captains volunteers not
over SO years Old may bc appointed
The subsistence department is increas-
ed ! colonel, ! lieutenant colonel l major
and II captains. The medical depart
ment il increased , cooncls, = lieutenant
culonelS, 10 majors / Z captains and first
| licutenants.
The pay department is increased l
colonel, lieutenant colonel, and the
number OF majors is fixed al 8 instead Of
20, as at present, with p captains. The
majors in the pay department ut present
will hold that rank. hut 10 promotions
are to be made until the number of ma
jors is reduced below nine To fill the
| vacancies Of captains. men serving as
additional paynasters, not over 40 years,
may be selected.
The engineer corps is increased > cap
tains. II first lirutenauts and u second
licutenants. Promotions are 10 be made
by seniority, and vacancies are 10 he
| filled from the regular army. The ord
nance bureau is increased l lieutenant
colonel and I first lieutenantS.
Tho signal corps is increased , majors,
! captains. . first lputcnants, and during
the present emergency the president is
authorized to continue for duty in the
Philippines 10 first licutcnants and 10
second lieulenants rs volunteer sigaal
officers.
STAFF Promotions.
All promotions in The staff created IN
der the act are 10 he made from the pres
cii Sui' corps. aud whom va"1ncic occur
by feiIenc ~ ui.a. wise the promo
ut dp ~ seniority. Nncan-
cr H.u ho t,ed Is such promo
ruil, In, No "a i,d ~ detail from the
ILL.," uf thu array. the details lasting four
years, after which The officer shall not be
available iOr staff duty until he has
served two years in the line. The prori-
sion for filling vacancies 1T the head n
various staff corps is as follows:
THAT dpon the occurrence of Il vacan-
cy in the oilice of aliutant general, in
spector general judge advocate general
quartcrmaster general, commissary gen
eral, paymaster general, chief of ord
nance or chief signal officer the president
may appoint the chief of any of said de-
partmcnts or corps from the officers of
the army at large not below the grade OF
lieutenant colonel, provided that chiefs
of staff, corps or departments shall be
appointed for terms TO continue four
years, unless sooner terminated by the
president, and while so serving shall
have the rank. pay and allowances now
authorized for chiefs of said corps or de-
partments and provided that when any
officer serving detail as chief Of staff
corps or department is retired he shall
be retired with rank and pay now au.
thorizcd for the chief of such staff, corps
or department"
1t is provided also that officers below
the grade Of lieutenant colonel in any of
the above named departments shall serve
ono year in the line, but shall not lose
their places in the staff corps.
: The above quoted provision is one OF
: the most important and radical of the
changes proposed by the bill. 1t amounts
, in effect TO the abolition Of the staff corps
as permanent Institution in which Off
Gers now serve throughout their military
J career