The evening times., 1900-02-27
ARMY BILLS APPROVED.
Favorable Reports From the House
Military Affairs COMMITTEES.


Military Affairs Committee.
The House Committee on Military Al
fairs agreed today to report favorably
bill to give General Shafter the rank OF
major general of the Regular Army on his
retirement with the pay and allowances
established by law for officers of that grade
on the retired list. The bill specifies also
| that Adjutant General Corbn shall be
raised to the rank of major general with
corresponding pay and allowance. 1t also
provides for the appointment of a chaplain
| for each regular and volunteer regiment OF
| the United States Army, and for the abo-
! lition of the Office of post chaplain and the
assignment of officers now holding such
commissions to regiments.
This bill was drafted and presented Dy
Chairman Hull. of the committee and was
agreed to on motion of Mr.. Brownlow.
The committee also agreed to report IA
| vorably Mr. Hull's bill relative to promo
! tioas in the Army. 1t specifies that in the
case of the promotion to;he grades O. H9'n-
nel, lieutenant colonel, and In the line or
| the army the selection shall be made from
the next lower grade in the same arm, t1e
selection in each case to be made by the
President from list Of three names to De
prepared by board composed of officers OF
the same branch OF the service and senior
TO the grade from which the promotion is
to be made. Whenever a. promotion by Sc
| lection to the grade of colonel is to be made
TIE board may include general officers and
colonels.
lne President is also empowered to place
| the chief of any staff corps or department
| eho holds permanent appointment, on the
| retired list, and by and with the advice
| Of the Senate 10 name his successor. The
| President IL also empowered TO select the
chief OF any staff corps or department from
| the Army at large, their terms TO continue
! four years Vacancies in the AdJutant
| Generals or Inspector Generals Depart
| ments are TO be filed by detail from the
| Army at large, line or staff, to serve four
| years. Vacancies in the Quartermaster' 5,
| Subsistence. and Ordnarea d partments or
the Signal Corps, are to be filed by detail
: from the line, promotions to be by senior
I ity of those holding permanent appoint
ments
The Artillery CORPS shall comprise two
! branches, the coast artillery and the
field artillery. All officers Of artil-
! lery are TO be placed on one
! list in respect to promotion, according to
| seniority in their several grades. and as
, signed to coast or to field duty by the
! General Commanding the Army, with the
approval Of the Secretary Of War The
| Artillery Corrs is TO consist of Chief Of
| Artillery, selected by the President from
! the colonies Of artillery. ard who, while
so serving as Chief of Artillery, shall have
the rank, pay, and allowances of briga-
dier general of the Army, but shall not be
| a chief of bureau or denartment; thirteen
colenes. one of whom shall be the Chief of
! Artillery; Nv I've II VI snant colon ais thir-
| fvs ix ciyry n
| tains: one hundred and sixty first lieu
| tenants; one hundred and sixty second
iicutonants; and the captains and lieu
| tenants provided for in this section. not
| required for duty with batteries or COM
| p3niCs shall be available for duty as staff
| officers OF the various artillery garrisons
| and such other details as may be authoriz-
| ed by law and regulations; twenty-one
| sergeant majors with the rank. pay. and
! allowances Of regimental sergeant majors
of infantry; twenty-seven sergeant majors
| with the rank, pay, and allowances OF bat
| TALON sergeant majors of infantry; one
| electrician sergeant to each coast artillery
post having electrical appliances: eighteen
batteries of field artillery; one hundred
and twentysix batteries Of coast artillery.
1 ard ten bands. organized as now author
| iZed by law for artillery regiments.
| The field artillery is to have two vete-
| rinary surgeons similar 10 the cavalry arm.
The increase for the artillery is TO be
I 20 per cent during the year of 1900 and %
per cent each succeeding year. until the
total number shall have been attained.
The committee agreed also to report ia
| vorably a bill for the establishment and
maintenance OF the Northern Branch Of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
| diers at Hot Springs. s. OAK. and appTo-
| PIRATES $50 600 for the purpose.