II..An Act Authorizing the President to nominate and appoint William L. Patterson a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint William L. Patterson a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Approved, February 18, 1905. [981587, M. S. O.] III.Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive, for instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Frutos Tomás Plaza, of Ecuador. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to permit Frutos Tomás Plaza, of Ecuador, to receive instruction at the Military Academy at West Point: Provided, That no expense shall be caused to the United States thereby, and that the said Plaza shall agree to comply fully with all regulations for the police and discipline of the United States Military Academy and shall be studious and give his utmost efforts to accomplish the courses in the various departments of instruction: Provided further, That in the case of the said Plaza the provisions of sections thirteen hundred and twenty and thirteen hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be suspended. Approved, January 18, 1905. [981801, M. S. O.] IV..Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Luis Bográn H., of Honduras. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized to permit Luis Bográn H., of Honduras, to receive instruction at the Military Academy at West Point: Provided, That no expense shall be caused to the United States thereby: And provided further, That in the case of the said Luis Bográn H., the provisions of sections thirteen hundred and twenty and thirteen hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes shall be suspended. Approved, January 18, 1905. [981801, M. S. 0.1 V..Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer to the militia cavalry organization at Chattanooga, Tennessee, a certain unused portion of the national cemetery reservation at Chattanooga, Ten nessee. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to turn over to the possession of the militia cavalry organization of the National Guard of the State of Tennessee stationed at Chattanooga, Tennessee, now known and designated as Troop B, Unattached Cavalry, National Guard State of Tennessee, or such other designation as it may hereafter be given, and its successors, that portion of the national cemetery reservation belonging to the United States Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, which lies outside of said cemetery and west of the south gate thereof, formerly occupied as an army post and now abandoned and lying in the common, the same comprising about five acres, more or less, and further described as follows: Bounded on the north by the tracks and right of way of the Western and Atlantic and Cincinnati Southern railways, on the east by the national cemetery and the Government road leading thereto, and on the south and west by the track and right of way of the Chattanooga Belt Railway. SEC. 2. That said cavalry organization shall be permitted to use said property for military purposes and to erect thereon an armory, riding hall, stables, and such other buildings and exercising tracks as may be necessary to its use for said mili. tary organization. SEC. 3. That if at any time said military organization shall cease to exist, or should fail to use said property for military purposes, then the same shall revert to the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as provided in Resolution Numbered Fifty-six, approved October first, eighteen hundred and ninety. And it is further reserved to the United States the right to use said lands for military purposes at any time upon the demand of the President of the United States. SEC. 4. That in the event of the reversion of said lands said military organization shall have the right to remove therefrom any building or buildings that may have been erected thereon at its own or other than Government expense. Approved, February 3, 1905. [981801, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 37. WAR DEPARTMENT, 1. Under the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 2, 1905, entitled "An act making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906," officers of The Military Secretary's Department who have heretofore been designated by the title of assistant adjutant general and assistant chief of the Record and Pension Office will hereafter be designated by and will bear the title of military secretary. 2. Any reference in Army Regulations to the office of adjutant general of a territorial division or department is by the act of Congress above referred to changed to military secretary of such division or department. [984925, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. MAR 18 P84 GENERAL ORDERS, No. 38. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, March 9, 1905. The 1st Battalion, Philippine Scouts, will be relieved from duty at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, on March 23, 1905, and will proceed to San Francisco, California, for embarkation for Manila, Philippine Islands, on the transport "Thomas," sailing March 31, 1905. The commanding generals of the Northern and Pacific Divisions are charged with the execution of this movement, and will promptly report hours of departure and arrival and strength of commands by telegraph to The Military Secretary of the Army. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable subsistence, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance and supplies. [984037, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. MAR 29 Rood |