Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-20
The Army Reorganization Bill.

Washington. Dec. l9.-The fun Senate
committee on military affairs has report
ed the army reorganization bill reported
by its subcommittee.
The provision Of the new bill regarding
the general organization and scope of tile
army is as follows:
That from and after the approval of
this bill the army of the United States.
including the existing organizations. shall
consist of - regiments OF cavalry. Il reg
imentS of artillery. 80 regiments OF in
fantry. one lieutenant general. six ma jor
generals, 10 brigadier generals. an adJu-
tant generals : department. an inspector
generals department. a judge advocate
generals $ department, a medical depart
ment. a pay department a corps Of en-
gineers. an ordnance department. a sig
nal corps. the officers of the record and
pension office. the chaplains. the officers
and enlisted men OF the army on the re
| tired list. the professors, corps of cadets.
| the army service detachment and band
| at the United States Military Academy.
| and such other officers and enlisted mcn
as may hereinafter be provided for
| The cavalry regimental organiza ton is
| 70 consist of colonel, lieutenant
| colonel. three majors. 10 captains and u
each of first and second lieutenants. The
| President is authorized to increase the
number of privateS in each troop of cav
| airy TO 10. Twelve companies of foot ar
| tillery are allowed to each regiment OF
artillery and three battaliOns are pro-
vided for. The President is authorized
! to increase the priVates in these com
panies to s. and those in neld batteries to
| 135 but not by so doing To increase 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 President is allowed to in
crease the number of Trivates in infantry
companies to ~, but the same restriction
| as in other cases is put on him as to the
increase Of the total strength Of tn
| army
! The enlisted force of the corps of en-
| ginecrs is TO consist of band of three
battaliOns of engineers.
The new bill continues the rank of ma
jor general to Gen. Corbin 50 long he
may serve as adjutant general. but re-
duces the rank afterward to brigade-
| general.
! The maximum strength OF the army is
fixed at 10000 men and the figure is not
mentioned until near the close of the bill.
It is then inserted in connection with the
provisions for the enlistment Of Filipinos.
The President is authorized to enlist ma
tives Of the Philippine islands for servic
in the army to be orga riZed as scouts.
with such officers as ne shall deem nee s
sary for their proper control. or as troop
or companies authorized by this act, for
the regular army. y native regiment OF
Porto Rico is also authorized
Following are provisions of the new
bill:
That to ill vacancies occurring from
time to time IN the several organiza tioas
serving without the limits of the Unit I'd
States with trained men. the President is
authorized TO enlist recruits in numbers
equal to ner cent. in excess of the total
!, strength authorized for such organiza
tiCnS
THAT the President is authorized t.
maintain the enlisted force of the several
organiZa tions of the army at their max
! imum strength as fixed b. this act dur
ing the present exigencies Of the service
or until such time as Congress may here
after direct.
THAT nothing in this act shall be held
: or construed SO as 10 discharge any Off
: Ger from the regular army or to deprive
5 him of the commission which he now
holds therein.
The House canteen provision wa:
amended so as 10 permit the sale of beei
at the canteens. This exception was
5 made by emitting the word beer from
= the prohibited articles. Senator Harri.
made an effort to have the canteen pro
:. vision extended to the city of Manila 81
2 as to prohibit entirely the sale of liquor.
in that city. but failed.
e The full committee on military affair.
met at o'clock and after two hour.
= sitting adopted the recommendations o
Y the subcommittee. The bill will be r.
o ported to the Senate, tomorrow