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be maintained at a strength of 726
omcers. for which appropriations are
expected to be available.
ARMY.
There appears to be considerable
opposition to the designation of four
general officers Of the line Of the
Army for command of armies, with
rank and title of general. The orig
inal proposal contemplated, in addi-
tlon to the rank of general, that the
four officers so designated should re-
ceive the pay and allowances of a
major general and, in addition there
to, the personal money allowance pre-
scrlbed by law for an admiral. Dis
cusslon OF this subject the past week
indicate that they shall hold the rank
and title of lieutenant general but
that they shall receive no additional
pay and allowances for such service.
This would mean that they would
take rank among themselves accord
ing to their permanent commissions
as major generals.
Examinations will be held during
March and April for appointment of
more than so officers in the Medical
Corps, Veterinary Corps and the
Medical Administrative Corps of the
Army. The examination for adrnis-
sion to the Medical Corps will be held
from March 19 to %: the Medical
Administrative Corps examination will
be held from March 70 x,.I,;1 l.
the examination for appointment in
the Veterinary Corps will be held
from April l6 to 90 There being no
actual or prospective vacancies in the
Dental Corps. there will be no exami-
nation for this corps during the 1894
calendar year.
Thlrty-nine appointments as first
lieutenants in the Medical Corps will
be made as result of the examina-
ton. The examination for appoint
ment as second lieutenant in the Vet
erlnary Corps will fill the six vacan-
cies that will exist in this corps on
July 1, 1884, while the Medical Ad-
ministrative Corps examination will
NIL the nine vacancies in the grade of
second lieutenants on July l next.
Omcers will assume new duty at
the War Department as follows: Lieut..
Col. George w. Cocheu. c. A. c., now
on duty at Fort Hancock. N. j., and
Maj. Follett Bradley. A. c., serving
at Mitchell Field, have been detailed
as members Of the General Staff
Corps. and will begin their duty at
the War Department on July 10 and
September 8, 1884, respectively. Mai
John B. Coulter, Cavalry, has been
detailed to General Staff duty and he
will begin his new tour of service in
Washington on August % next. Mai.
Coulter Is now on duty at the Naval
War College. Capt. John Y. York, jr.
A. c., who has been on duty at New
York, assumed on February l new
duty in the Office of the Assistant Sec
retary of War.
Lieut. Col Walter D. Cline, ]. A.
G. D., relinquished duty this week in
the Office Of the Judge advocate gen.
eral Of the Army. His new duties will
take him to Fort Hayes, Ohio.
The Army Ordnance Department Is
proceeding toward the procurement of
those vehicles under its Jurisdiction
that are to be obtained out of funds
allotted by the Public Works Admin
istration. These vehicles include 25
half-track cars Tl-El to complete
the complement of the 1st Cavalry
(mechanized at Fort Knox, KY, %
trucks. wire-laying, half-track. IA. for
the Signal Corps. Other vehicles to
be procured include half-track trucks
T3, which are to be used as prime
movers for the new 155 nm. gun
battery, rs scout cars IT. q number
Of horsepower tractors for the Corps
Of Engineers, and medium tractors for
the Coast Artillery Corps.