Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-29
RADICAL CHANGES IN
The ARMY MEASURE
Senate Committee Makes Numerous
important Amendments
to the Bill.
THE SALE OF BEER IS PERMITTED
Canteen Prohibition Is Modified to h
Extent-Important Changes In Re-
gard TO Artillery Arm
of Service.

ltary affairs completed its work upon
the army reorganization bill n re-
ported the result of Its labors to a spe
cial meeting of the full senat COM
mittee. The committee will report a
Probably the most important change is
In the provision regarding the artillery
arm Of the service.
The subcommittee recommends the
retention Of the present regimental or
g~anization of artillery n does not
give It's assent to the corps organiZa-
- ton proposed by Secretary Root and
accepted by the house. In the matter
Of the appointment of staff officers the
bill follows largely the lines of the rec
concentrations made by Root.
Permits sale of Beer.
The house canteen provision is
amended so as to permit the sale OF
beer at canteens. This exception Is
made by emitting the word beer"
from the prohibited articles.
AS amended the paragraph reads as
follows:
THE sale of or dealing in wine or any
distilled spirits by any person in IN
post exchange or canteen or army
transport or upon any premises used
for military purposes by the United
States is hereby prohibited. The Sec
rotary of war Is hereby directed to
carry the provisions of this section into
full force and effect"
Senator Harris made an effort to
have the canteen provision extended to
he city OF Manila, so as to prohibit
entirely the sale Of liquors in hat city,
but failed.
The provision of the new bill regard
Ing the general organization n scope
OF the 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 seventeen regiments OF
cavalry, twelve regiments OF artillery,
thirty regiments of infantry, one lieu
tenant general, six major generals, fif-
teen brigadier generals, All adjutant
generals department, an inspector
generals department, q Judge advo-
cate generals department, a quart -r-
master generals department, a subsist-
ence department, a medical depart
ment, a a department, a corps of en-
gineers, ar ordnance department, a
signal corps, the officers of the record
and pension office, the chaplains, the
officers n enlisted men of the army
on the retired list, the professors, corps
OF cadets, the army service detachment
and band at the United States military
academy and Indian scouts, n such
other officers ard enlisted men as may
be hereinafter provided for; provided,
that When a vacancy shall occur
through death, retirement, or other
separation from active service in the
office OF storekeeper, now provided for
by law In the quartermoster's depart
ment and departments, re-
spectively, said Office shall cease to
exist.
The cavalry regimental organization
Is to consist of a colonel, a lieutenant
colonel, three majors, fifteen captains
and fifteen each OF first and second
Neutenants. Two veterinarians are al
lowed for each cavalry regiment. or
these officers. the captains and lieuten-
ants not required for duty with the
troops are to be available for detail as
regimental and squadron staff officers,
and also other details under the law.
The president is authorized to increase
the number of privates in each troop of
cavalry to seventy-six but" the pro-
vision continues, the total number of
enlisted men authorized for the whole
army shall not at any time be exceed
cd"
Radical Change In Artillery.
All the house provisions in regard to
the artillery are stricken out, and a
provision substituted continuing the
present regimental system n giving
each regiment q colonel, a lieutenant
colonel, three majors, seventeen cap
tains and the same number OF first and
second ~lieutenants. Twelve companies
OF foot artillery are allowed TO each
regiment of artillery n three battal-
o are provided for. The president is
authorized to increase the private in
these companies to eighty-five, and
those in field batteries to 1876, but not
by SO doing increase the size of the
army.
A veterinary Is to be allowed to each
artillery regiment.
The Infantry Is to be 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 increase the
number of privates in infantry compa-
MES to l27, but the same restriction as
IA other cases is put on him as to the
Increase OF the total strength OF the
army.
The enlisted force Of the corps OF en-
gineers is to consist of three battalions
Of engineers.
The appointment of chaplains by the
president is authorized at the rate of one
for each regiment, including the artillery
service. Post chaplains are abolished
The bill raises the rank Of General Cor
Din TO major general SO long as he may
serve as adjutant, but reduces the rank
afterward to brigadier general. Proyi-
sion also Is made for assistants In the
adtutant generals office, and for the in
spector generals, the judge advocate gen
erals, the quartermaster generals, the
surgeon generals and the subsistence de-
partment. There are to be five assist
ant adJutant generals, with the rank OF
colonel, seven with the rank OF ~lieuten-
ant colonel and fifteen with the rank OF
major.
Other Changes.
Vacancies In the grade Of captain Of the
subsistence department are to be filled
by the president from officers Of the vol
unteer army.
A female nIrse corps is provided for,
In connection with the surgeon generals
office.
The house provision for a separate vet
Urinary corps Is stricken out.
The pay department is to consist OF one
paymaster general, who IS to be a brig
adler general. three paymasters with the
rank OF colonel, four with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel, nine with the rank of
major and twenty-seven with the rank
or captain. These numbers are different
from the house bill.
The heads of the ordnance department
and OF the signal corps are to be brig
The maximum strength of the army is
nxed at 100000 men, and the figure Is not
mentioned until near the close of the bill.
IT Is then inserted In connection with the