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ARMY VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
tleman, if he wants to put in those provisions, taken from a 
part of the bill which we have gone over, ought to wait until 
we have completed the consideration of the subsequent por¬ 
tions of the bill. Unless we adhere to the regular order of 
proceeding we shall be constantly jumping backward and for¬ 
ward, considering propositions having no relevancy to the mat¬ 
ter under consideration. 
Mr. Bingham. There is no purpose to jump forward or 
backward. We have already considered paragraphs pertaining 
to the Surgeon-General’s establishment; we have just con¬ 
cluded a paragraph pertaining to the nurses’ establishment. 
The amendment I desire to offer has direct relation to those 
two paragraphs, and is consistent at this point as a part of the 
bill. 
The Chairman. The gentleman from Pennsylvania pro¬ 
poses to introduce a new paragraph at this point. Is that the 
proposition ? 
Mr. Bingham. I simply ask that an additional paragraph, 
covering the wording of the Senate bill, may be considered at 
this time. 
The Chairman. The Chair thinks that is the order. The 
Clerk will report the gentleman’s amendment. 
. The Clerk read as follows : 
After line 14, page 23, insert the following : 
“ Sec. 20. That the Veterinary Corps shall consist of— 
“ A chief veterinarian with the rank, pay, and allowances of a col¬ 
onel, United States Army. 
“An assistant chief veterinarian with the rank, pay, and allowances 
of a major, United States Army, to be promoted in 1905, after competi¬ 
tive satisfactory examination, from the grade of veterinarian and cap¬ 
tain. 
“ Four veterinarians with the rank, pay, and allowances of a cap¬ 
tain of cavalry, to be promoted in 1903, after competitive satisfactory 
examination, from the grade of assistant veterinarian and first lieu¬ 
tenant. 
“Ten assistant veterinarians with the rank, pay, and allowances of 
a first lieutenant of cavalry, to be promoted, after a satisfactory exam¬ 
ination, from the grade of assistant veterinarian and second lieutenant 
after one year’s service in this grade. 
“Twenty assistant veterinarians with the rank, pay, and allowances 
of a second lieutenant of cavalry, to be appointed after satisfactory ex¬ 
amination : Provided , That these twenty positions shall include the 
veterinarians, first class, provided for in the act of March 2, 1899, who 
have passed satisfactory examinations, and also the six veterinarians, 
second class, who are now employed in the Army under said act of 
March 2, 1899. 
“ All rules and regulations governing the Veterinary Corps shall be. 
