Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-04
VOTES TO PROMOTE MAJlR CENTRAL
Boer Sympathy Resolution Laid
Ova.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL


and post roads committee. today reported
the post office appropriation bill. HI gave
notice he would call 1t up for consideration
on the 10th instant.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Teller (Coi)
expressing sympathy for the Beers, at the
request of the author was laid over until
tomorrow. Mr.. Teller gave notice that ne
would then call it Up Immediately after
routine business.
The following bills were passed: To es-
tabEish a branch soldiers home at or near
Denver. Col; to provide for the holding OIL
a term of the circuit and district courts of
the United States at Superior, Wis.
Army REORGANIZATION
The hill to increase the efficiency of the
military establishment of the United states
better known as the army reorganization
blIl-was called up by Mr.. Proctor in charge
of the measure. The bill proposes to change
the method of staff appointments by detail
ing officers from the line for departments
Of the adjutant general, inspector general
o1Iarterrnaster general and commissary gen
eral. 1t also increases the rank OF zen.
Miles to lieutenant general ana Cen CoEpli
To major general The regimental forma-
lions Of the artillery is discontinued and l2o
batteries of coast artillery and Is batteries
OF field artillery are provided 1or.
After one or two amendments 10 .he
rphTaSeOloGy OF the Dill Nau Deell
'Tillman IS. c. moved that the hfteentn
section of the measure be amended so as 10
raaJ as follows. THAT the senior major
general commanding the army snail haNe
the rank. pay and allowances or leoien-
ant general and his personal stan shaII
have the rank, pay and allowances dut i :,
lied for the staff of lieutenant genera.
The amendment proposed by MT Iiii .i
had the effect of striking out the provision
making the section apply only to Cen MlIes,
the present commander of the army. 1t was
agreed TO. .-,,-. o,,+ tho
serfion as amended. He did not think any
good could be subserved by increasing the
rank of the commander of the army.
Mfr. Bate CTenn) also objected to the IN
crease of rank. and deprecated what ne
said was a tendency TO increase 'ile
strength of the army.
Tribute to Gen. Miles.
Mr.. Sewell pointed out that the confed-
eracy had nineteen lieutenant generals and
eight full generals. He paid handsome
tribute to Gen. Miles, the present COM
n~anler of the army. He said that in any
European army of 100,0'o men-the present
strength approximately of the united
States army-ikere would be two lieutenant
generals ana one full general History, he
said, would look upon the increase OF our
army from 5000 to 2I5.,EO in thirty days
as one of the greatest military achieve
ments. Yet little credit was given the or
6tl4A-NtAt4tiA
accomplished.
MIR. Lodge had read a letter from Maj.
Gen W. s Hancock warmly praising Cen
Miles.
Mr. Teller thought the proposed rank
ought to be given to the commander of the
army In the course of tribute to Gen.
Miles he said that If the general had been
called into the councils as he should nave
been during the recent war some difficulties
that were encountered might have been
avoided.
l. O FoI
lows;
Yeas-Bate. Berry. Butler. Clay, Culber-
son. kenney. Money, Vests.
Nays-Allison. Bacon. Baker. Bard. Bur-
rows, Chandler. Cockrell. Davis. DebOe. Ell
kins. Fairbanks, Foraker Foster, Frye,
Galllnger Gear. Hale. Hansbrough. Harris.
Hawley. Hoar. Jones New, Kean, Kyle.
Lindsay, Lodge McComas Mason Nelson
Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Platt Comm,
Proctor. Quarles. Rawlins. Ross. Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Stewart, Teller, Wellington,
Woicott-A
Veterinary Corps.
Mr.. Kenney OeL) offered an amendment
creating a veterinary corps and strongly
advocated Its adoption.
Mr.. Proctor said the matter had been con-
sidered carefully by the committee and the
committee had decided against 1t.
Mr. C"rkrel CMoD said the military COM
ntttee had been importuned to establish all
sorts of corps, among others. this one, but
they Were regarded as unnecessary, because
the army was supplied already with capable
and efficient veterina rians-men who were
Well paid for their services.
Mr.. Wolcott vigorously supported me
amendment. He said that the armies of
Europe all had their veterinary corps vi a
commissioned officers Of high rank at the
head OF the corps. 1t was not too much TO
ask that capable professional men. many of
them graduates Of the best colleges and
universities In the country should have the
name and rank that their abilities. acquire
ments and position in private life entitled
them 10 have.
Mr.. Sewell said he regarded the amend
ment simply as an effort to legislate into
commission thirty-six officers who would
be unnecessary to the army. The real vet
erinarians of the army were the captains of
cavalry, who were thoroughly familiar
with all Of the diseases of the horse and
knew how to care for them.
Mr.. Proctor presented a letter from the
Secretary of War, in which he advised
strongly against the adoption of the
amendment
Mr.. Lodge thought 1T was a great mistake
70 create CIVILIAN corps with simply null
tpltcation OF commissioned officers
MI Gdllinger said ii was important that
educated men should be in the army TO
care Tor the army animals. and thought the
amendment ought to he adopted in Justice
to a class Of educated professional MN
These veterinarians he said. could he
swept aside no longer as merely horse
doctors He would esteem II a privilege
TO vote for the amendment
MI Foraker suggested that the corns fea-
ture or the amendment be withdrawn and
mat the veterinarians be given a suitable
rank ana made amenable to their superiors
In rank To this suggestion Mr. Kenney
%ouIl not accede and demanded a vote on
his original amendment
IL was agreed to-25 to o.
AS agreed to the amendment reads a. fol-
lows: ' H9 Ao4-
Ihdt the veterinary corps shall consist
OF a chief veterinarian. with the rank nav
and allowances of a colonel United STATES
army. an assistant chief veterinarian with
the rank, pay and allowances Of a major
United states army TO be promoted in 1905
AFTER competitive satisfactory examination
from the grade OF yeterina rian and cantain
-FOUR veterinarians. with the rank paw and
allowances OF captain of cavalry to be
promoted in 1893. after competitive sails
factory examination. from the grade of as
slstant veterinarian and first lieutenant. ten
assistant veterinarians, with the rank nav
anu allowances OF a first lieutenant of cav
airy 70 De promoted after satisfactory ex
ANIMATION. from the grade of assistant
veterinarian and second lieutenant after
one year service In this grade; twenty as
sistant veterinarians. with the rank nav
anu allowances of a second lieutapan+ -
cavalry. TO be appointed, after satisfactorv
examination: Provided That these t1lsn,I
positions shall include the yeterina r,arS
nrst class, provided for in the act Of Marnh