No. 25. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, The following orders of the Secretary of War are published for the information and guidance of all concerned: I--Under the provisions of section 9 of the act approved February 2, 1901, which requires that not less than twenty per cent of the increase authorized by the act for the artillery arm shall be made before July 1, 1901, twelve companies of coast artillery, in addition to those now in service, will be organized with the commissioned officers and at the stations hereinafter designated: Fort Hamilton, New York, two companies: The 83d Captain, Warren P. Newcomb, now at Fort Hamilton, First lieutenant, Second lieutenant, Gordon Robinson, now at New The 84th Captain, Oscar I. Straub, now at Fort Hamilton, New First lieutenant, Second lieutenant, Richard Furnival, now at Jersey Fort Wadsworth, New York, two companies: The 85th Captain, George W. Gatchell, now at Fort Wadsworth, First lieutenant, Malcolm Young, now at Key West Second lieutenant, John A. Berry, now at Hackensack, The 86th Captain, Alfred M. Hunter, now at Fort Mott, New First lieutenant, Second lieutenant, Henry M. Dougherty, now at Engle wood, New Jersey. Fort Slocum, New York, one company, the 87th Captain, Edward F. McGlachlin, jr., now at Fort Sheridan, First lieutenant, Laurence C. Brown, now at Fort Monroe, Second lieutenant, William Tidball, now at Montclair, Fort Trumbull, Connecticut, one company, the 88th Captain, Peyton C. March. First Lieutenant, Albert G. Jenkins, now at Fort Trumbull, Second lieutenant, Arthur H. Bryant, now at East Hart- Fort Banks, Massachusetts, one company, the 89th Captain, Sidney S. Jordan, now at Washington Barracks, First lieutenant, Second lieutenant, William S. Browning, now at Brooklyn, Fort McHenry, Maryland, one company, the 90th Captain, Wilmot E. Ellis, now at Fort Howard, Maryland. Second lieutenant, Dennis H. Currie, now at Washington, Jackson Barracks, Louisiana, one company, the 91st Captain, John T. Martin, now at Jackson Barracks, Louisiana. First lieutenant, Robert E. Wyllie, now at Fort Morgan, Alabama. Second lieutenant, Wildurr Willing, now at Hazelhurst, The Presidio, San Francisco, California, one company, the 92d— Second lieutenant, Guy E. Carleton, now at Neosho, Missouri. Fort Stevens, Oregon, one company, the 93d— Captain, John P. Hains, now at the Presidio, California. Second lieutenant, Alden F. Brewster, now at Delafield, Fort Flagler, Washington, one company, the 94th Captain, Eugene T. Wilson, aid-de camp to General Shafter. Second lieutenant, Raymond S. Pratt, now at Stillwater, The additional companies will be organized as prescribed by the act of Congress approved March 2, 1899, and established by General Orders, No. 37, March 9, 1899, from this office, and will be filled by transfers and by recruitment to 109 enlisted men (81 privates) per company. One half, as nearly as practicable, of the enlisted men of the present companies of coast artillery hereinafter designated will be transferred to the new companies by the respective post commanders, to take effect not later than April 15, 1901, and in carrying this order into effect each alternate sergeant, corporal, and private, as their names now appear on the muster rolls of the respective companies, will be selected for such transfer, together with one cook, one musician, and one mechanic. Transfers to be made under the foregoing order: The officers assigned to the companies to be organized will be at once relieved from their present duties and will join their new stations and enter upon the duties devolving upon them without delay. The travel enjoined is necessary for the public service. II. The officer commanding an artillery district has authority to appoint and reduce the noncommissioned staff officers and on the recommendation of their respective commanders the noncommissioned officers of bands, batteries, and companies. Where artillery organizations are detached or not serving in an artillery district, the foregoing authority is vested in the commanding artillery officer. The original records and books of the batteries and companies now in service will be continued, the change of designation being noted thereon. New record books will be supplied to additional batteries and companies when organized. III. An additional artillery band will be organized, composed as heretofore authorized by law for artillery regiments, by the commanding officer, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to be designated the 8th Band, Artillery Corps, and will be stationed for the present at that post. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General. 1 No. 26. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, March 8, 1901. The following act of Congress is published for the information and government of all concerned: An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two: COMMANDING GENERAL'S OFFICE. To defray the contingent expenses of the Commanding General's Office in his discretion, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY: For all contingent expenses of the Army not provided for by other estimates, and embracing all branches of the military service, to be expended under the immediate orders of the Secretary of War, seventy-five thousand dollars. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. For contingent expenses at the headquarters of the several military departments, including the staff corps serving thereat, except the department judge advocates, being for the purchase of the necessary articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, binding, maps, books of reference, professional newspapers and periodicals, and police utensils, seven thousand dollars, to be allotted by the Secretary of War, and to be expended in the discretion of the several military department commanders. For contingent expenses of the military information division, Adjutant-General's Office, including the purchase of law books, books of reference, periodicals and newspapers, and of the military attachés at the United States embassies and legations abroad, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, six thousand six hundred and forty dollars. UNITED STATES SERVICE SCHOOLS: To provide means for the theoretical and practical instruction at the artillery school |