The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-01
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frst Iieutenants. and during the present
emergency tho president is authorized to
continue for detail in the Philippines ten
first lieutenants and ten second lieuten-
ants as volunteer signal officers.
All promotions in the staff created I'M
der the act are to be made from the
present STAFF corps. and when vacancies
occur by retirement or otherwise promo
tions shall be made by seniority. Va
cancies that cannot be filed by such pro-
motions are to be filled from the detail
from the line of the army, the details
lasting four years, after which the off,
GERS shall not be available for staff duty
until he has served two years In the line.
The provision for filing vacancies at the
head Of the various staff corps is as fol-
lows:
THAT upon the occurrence Of vacancy
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quartermaster general, commiseary gener-
al. paymaster general. chief OF ordnance or
chief signal officer. the president may
partments or corps from the officers Of
the army at large not below the grade
or lieutenant colonel Provided. that
chiefs h &c o. sa or .a
four years unless sooner terminated by
tho president. and while SO SERVING shall
have the rank, pay and allowances now
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partments, and provided. that when any
officer serving detail as chief OF stan.
corps or department Is retired, he shall
be retired with rank and pay now author
lied for the chief OF such stan, corps or
DEPARTMENTS"
II Il provided also that officers below
the grade OF Lieutenant colonel in any
OF the above named departments. shall
serve one year in the line, but shall not
lose their places In the stan corps.
An Important Provision.
The above quoted provision is enc Of tho
most important and radical OF the ch inges
proposed by the bill. 1t amounts. In ef-
feet. to the abolition Of the starr corps
a. a permanent institution in which offi-
GERS now serve throughout their military
career. The proposition that line officers
be appointed to do star duty for a defin-
lite period and at the conclusion OF that
term return again TO the line. has been
strenuously advocated by many Of the
best military authorities In this country
for years. IT In a pet idea of former
Secretary Of War Proctor, now one Of the
members of the senate committee on mil
itary affairs. According to the provision
~ n now stands, the full effect OF II
will not be marked out for several years.
~ Il W not proposed to make the pro-
vision applicable to present members OF
the stan corps above the rank Of lieu
tenant colonel.
Tho provision for the filing Of vacancies
that may occur by reason OF the promo
ton of officers under the proposed act
is as follows:
THAT vacancies In the grade OF field
in the cavalry, artillery and infantry
shall be filled by promotion according to
seniority in each branch respectively.
Vacancies existing az the promotions have
IA hal IaS> mr. 1S-d fnr q n
lows:
"a sufficient number shall be reserved
for the next graduating class at the Unit
ed States military academy; OFFICERS now
holding commissions In the volunteer
army and whose age does not exceed 32
years at the date OF the passage OF ths
act, may be ordered before boards OF
officers who establish their fitness before
these examining boards may be appointed
10 the grade OF second lieutenant in the
regular army. Volunteer officers SO APP
pointed 90 the grade of second lieutenant
shall be arranged according. to rank on
a separate list. All vacancies then ex-
listing IN the grade OF first lieutenant in
each arm OF the service shall be filled
from this list. and the lineai lists o. sec
ond lieutenants according 10 seniority. az
determined by length OF prior service but
nothing herein conts ned shall change the
relative rank OF officers heretofore COM
as second iieutenan,s In the
when the vacancies IN the grade OF
first ieu,enants shall have bsen filled
from the two lines. the names OF the re-
manning second lientenants shah then be
placed on one list In each branch. ar
ranged as 20 seniority. according TO the
dates OF their commissions. and promo
tons thereafter shall be made as pro-
vided fer in existing law"
Retirement OF Omicers.
Provision Is made for the retirement OF
any officer who has been suspended from
duty. This would apply 10 Gen. Eagan.
eammissary general
The president Is authorized 10 enlist ana
organize natives OF the Philippines In
organizations similar To the cavalry aud
infantry TO the number OF l2e0o. the Of
feers for such organization to be So
lected from the regular army. The high
est officers In command OF the natives
shall be majors.
when natives by their services and
character show htncss for command. the
president Is authorized 20 make provision
al appointments in the grade of second
and first lieutenants
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