American Veterinary Review. 
JUNE, 1900. 
All communications for publication or in reference thereto should be addressed to Prof. 
Roscoe R. Bell, Seventh Ave. 6° Union St., Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. 
EDITORIAL. 
THE VETERINARY AMENDMENT OF THE ARMY 
REORGANIZATION BILE. 
In its session of May 4th, the Senate passed the Army 
Reorganization Bill, and with it Senator Kenney’s amendment, 
creating a Veterinary Corps in the Army. The amendment was 
discussed at length, but was finally adopted by a vote of 25-23. 
It was favored by Senators Kenney, Wolcott, and Gallinger, all 
of whom emphasized the necessity of the corps, Mr. Wolcott 
calling attention to the veterinary corps, with officers of high 
rank, in the European armies, and paying a high tribute to the 
men who had made a study of caring for dumb animals. Mr. 
Cockrell opposed the corps as unnecessary, while Senator Sewell 
said that the captains of cavalry were men thoroughly familiar 
with the diseases of the horse. Senator Lodge thought it was a 
great mistake to create a civilian corps with simply a multipli¬ 
cation of civilian officers, and Senator Proctor read a letter from 
the Secretary of War opposing the amendment. Mr. Kenney 
said, however, that the amendment was approved by all the 
prominent officers of the army, including the Major-General 
Commanding. Mr. Gallinger said it was important that educated 
men should be in the army to care for the animals, and thought 
the amendment ought to be adopted in justice to a class of 
educated, professional men. These veterinarians, he said, could 
be swept aside no longer as merely u horse doctors.” He would 
esteem it a privilege, he said, to vote for the amendment. 
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