National Military Park, commemorating battles of Fredericksburg, 69 166, 282 271 157, 167 167 67 55 Otis, Maj. Gen. E. S., retirement of, as lieutenant-general Pacific cable 140 138 170 45 Recommendations made concerning-Continued. Porto Rico-Continued. Right of citizens to enlist in Regular Army.. Suffrage Promotion by seniority Records, building for.... Reed, Maj. Walter, promotion of, to colonel.. Reorganization of the Army.. See also General Staff. Rifle practice, appropriations for Seacoast defense, appointment of board. Seacoast fortifications, purchase of land for..... Shafter, Brig. Gen. William R., retirement of, as major-general.. Spooner amendment, provisions of.... Charge of value of certain vessels to naval and river and harbor ap- propriations Volunteer forces, organization of Volunteer officers- Appointment of ....... Examinations for commissions as. War College- Establishment of...... Instruction of officers at Plans for building....... War Department clerks, extra pay for Records, building for, necessity of..... Reed, Maj. Walter, recommendation that he be promoted to colonel... Regimental organization, three-battalion form of.. Remains of American soldiers, etc., brought to this country.. Page. 248 37 64 171 255 56, 131 273, 354 274 268 54 230 64, 139 165 273, 354 155 156 300 68, 168, 285 164 167 62 63 165 56 171 255 58,365 96 300 28, 128 56, 131, 146 66 Reilly, Capt. Henry J., killed.............. Relief, The, turned over to Navy Department. REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY... Artillery Corps- Chief of, appointment recommended Chief of, appointed.... Deficiency of experienced junior officers.. Increase, recommendation concerning . Increase, renewal of recommendation Increase authorized Board of Engineers.... Artillery officers added to Board of Ordnance and Fortification and Bill to provide for, submitted to Congress. Camp grounds and military posts...... Cavalry force should be strengthened..... Detail system— Recommendation concerning. 151 57 124 146, 150 152 139 60, 153, 391 137 153 64 139 Retirement of civil war veterans, recommendation concerning.. Retired officers, recommendation concerning retirements for disability............. Revenues of Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, remarks on.. 169 140 25 55 21, 106, 118, 255, 375 306 358 Salem Church, Va., recommendation that national park be constituted Sanger, Brig. Gen. Joseph P...... Sanger, Col. William Cary, services commended. San Juan, P. R., project for defense of.. San Luis d'Apra, Guam, project for defense of.. School of Application, Fort Riley: General order concerning. Scheme of instruction.. School of Submarine Defense, Fort Totten: General order concerning. Officers detailed as students.. Schurman, Commissioner.. Schwann, Gen. Theodore.. Scofield, John C., services commended Scott, Col. H. L................ Scouts. (See under Philippines.) Seacoast defense... Amount invested.. Appropriations for.......... Artillery, increase in Artillery, necessity for increase.. Artillery, need of training Board, recommendation for appointment of Commanders' stations turned over to artillery. Culebra, necessity for defense of.. 299, 359 161, 414 164 161, 414 278 198 11, 82, 293 306 255 46, 123, 133, 156, 269, 355 48, 133, 272, 356 272 57, 124, 133, 137, 357 273, 366 274 355 274 274 274 269 156 270 47, 123, 133, 270, 273, 357 270 270 356 274, 358 Danish Islands, necessity for defense of . Disappearing-gun carriages, test of... Dynamite-gun batteries obsolete.. Endicott Board Fire control... Force required to man.. Gathmann torpedo gun tested... Progress of work.... Protection for high-power guns, improvement of 47, 124, 156, 269, 355 157, 269, 274 271 273, 366 274, 358 274, 358 272 270 54 168, 304, 359 90,97 168 168 168 275 10, 44 207 Service uniforms, board appointed to consider.. Seymour, Admiral....... Shafter, Brig. Gen. William R., recommendation that he be retired as major-general.... Signal Corps: Operations in Alaska Operations in China .. Operations in Cuba...... Operations in the Philippines Operations in Porto Rico Small arms Smith, Brig. Gen. James F Smith, James F. Smokeless powder.. Spanish citizens... Spanish prisoners returned to Spain 49, 157, 270, 356 42, 107 27, 127 Spooner amendment.. Spottsylvania Court-House, recommendation that National Park be consti- Springfield Armory, small-arms plant.... Staff appointments: 202, 221, 231, 313 55 157,275 Surgeon-General sent to Philippines to inaugurate measures of retrenchment. 177 147 249 147, 246 Taft, Hon. William H.. Tamayo, Diego..... 101, 199, 208, 258, 259, 314, 374 Target practice, recommendation concerning. 254 |