Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
vol. s.. 10. l2


aGaala hs taken from Ihe regular Arng or
rasaHtssr eosps, tIeFs Is mn attenPs naw Esaas
20 leave cut thAs liastaticua / vii ret 20
lnse metres 81 par2ossss but / ebiees ta that
feature 10 % CO the rery biggest grean5,
because II this iRw ha enacted. Il will hs
Discrimination bE tha Csngrass az the Unltsd
States against shs os5ssTs who are now Ia she
6sld, aHd Be positive ia7isatsaa 10 roar eo1-
u41diDg gehsEals to seleet thair ails frer
eisii life. venture she pFessafiaa that If
this bill beeo0s lEH ie It's present shaps-as
hope il vii not-aEd II staff srpelntmsrss
ara 70 be made EaieE i, $ lsrgs properties oF
them viii e made froEn cTvil life. and the aids
zJll consist prineipally 0f yeEsg nfr Whc for
soma rs2sa5 o. oshsr h@Ss aof sstsres ths yal-
autssr serTiss. bat xho msy IaYe bald shsm,
saiTss &leef frem Tairatee-iag L aE aEticiFasiaa
0{ 90 opportunity far pronatson cf tk7s sort
irregular and iuproFsr as Il scaI8 be
Bas, NJ. Speaker, sss anly woul5 il bs
lsseElgaiEaF5eE as4lnst ef5seTs q the regular
Arly and Eclaatser corps. bat il Raul4 be
2irse; 6iseFimiHats8o agzlssf ghssa laeu IN the
raGks sa0 wcali BAtsIails be eleeie5 10 Eli
tae yseaaeiss eAussa by as.siliBg line ozSsera
t1 sta f paSilIanS- IVA w0aia khereby, as
tesisTs, isasss szErisle hloR CT Tue sspris se
/ tope e. AaasgS-sa Cenzrsss I'll do-Bus IL
gar x tie ps@eF of respectable, fbtelligert.
and deserving snen 10 fhp 1aAEs-sergeaats
e2resrals. aud PsiFziss--t0 05s8la commissions
I have, As believe, 10 nlors than proper
ss-l.pg 90 sbs sasjses. bage lad soma opor-
taRisy a. ssa4SgRg lae character aai qaal.aes-
ti0uz of the nasa Eho ea@poss tae rank and
kgs of t14 aFmy q tie PoSauae. There are
sr sks F.r,a
enrEorAls, aai prisates sit 10 be liauss. and eas-
! saaas of csmpanies, and Hans Of then are 40
sgepetsHg for ihsse positions Is nany of yocr
tEig4dles generals aEe 10 bs brigadisrs. / hope
I5ls if taiz biz IS ss pass, thsre will be inserts
ID 10 this seetian Of il an amendment whieh /
pIoPoss 10 efer, requiring taeze staff officers 10
Be appointed ssom tas pFivate., uoa,eonnis
s.onsd oEEeers, snl ufscers of ihe regular Aruy
arsvoluntesT corps.
Ihess, Dir. Speaker, aIe ~ parli.nlar oblse-
sioas 10 iais blls; 5ar hare general ase,
whlsa was partially iadieztsi tsfors. Il i that
gea are oEgAaizi0g, by zssus oE tAis bill. a
/ staff system far more extensive than there il
any necessity tor. I confess that it might bs
veFy sgrssabie for TIE commanding generals oss
divisions 10 bzEs st4E prg4nixsa On shis 5s-
sir- II ne we're ca 4 peace establishment. ar
f a
il tae condition Of the Treasary Eere sn.a "a
10 make il proper, | gould Be anang the last
% 90 anyshing Ehisb, BY zay psFssrsioo, could
% Construed aato nm attempt either 10 Eonad
ihs honoTsela pride Or cripple the ambition of
sn5 Of our commanding ofiesrs. But I do
not believe that t6is Is nsssssary. do be-
here that this proposed stStf organisation Is
more extensive than i required Ths evidence
Of that Is written IN t6s history Of our army
/ operations On Ihst viii stand or fail.
Besides thai, Mr. SpssksE, this bill IS larga-
/ IL e8pensiyei and GoE cona to the question
snggested moment ago by the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. HUToHISs-l The pre.snt staf or
ganizAiion Of your generals commanding disis-
Ions consists Of an assistant aoiatant gensraI
and two aids. Tha expenses OF thess ofscsrs
are $429 90 per moash. II this bin become
law, yen viii, in lten Of that, have tbs SOL
lowing organlIaiIOEs one assistant adiatant
general ranking as major, with pay of Sl9T
per UoDt b. cne medical director, rankinp "a
msler, With the same pay, enc assistant insree-
Tor general with ihs same rank aud pay, ana
three aIds, ranking as eaptains, Nth an agsre-
gate pag OF $463 % per month. II tbs
ansndnent offered BY The gentlemaa from Mis-
sSuIi &c adopted, it viii 2dd 10 these staff efss
GERS division quarter master and division
commissaFy of subsistence, each rankins a.
usisf, and cash receisiag SI97 Per month.
But the bIii as II stands iearing o0t for The
present the smendmeni Sfssed hy ths ysntls-
msn from Missouri, will increase she ssaf sr-
penses 81 each general commanding 4ir,sion
iron S429 % per meath to S1.O54 so psr
month, an increase for each division Of the
Army Of SoSo per anonth OF s.. 500 nsr xa.r
This, % m estimate of there hoiur fartr A.
visions IN the Army, sil4 increase tbs s,sfF err
Penses SS00,O00 year aud II the amendment
Of the gentleman from Missouri shall ,rev.iI.
the increased expenditures will be. usSss tbs
operations Of shIs bill, about $4S9. 100 .. year.
AS unoerstand it. there viii bs ersassi bv
this 6iil about foIts brigade surgeons. fog,y
assistant Inspector generals, aud fsrsF sid~. and
rs proposed to DO amended bF tAe gentleman
from Missouri, forty quarteTnassers ana forty
eom1isssriss Of subsistence. do not nrstena
TO SAY thai there are sxActl5 foFty divisions ia
the Armys but | hare, i'm an Official shane. nm
lRtimaiioa thar sEsh is the fact / 90 net ure-
tsaa to say that some means may not Be de-
] yised by which certain subaltern .Essrs may
oe detailed 20 perform the duties of soms Of
thOse Who may be detailed for service ou ths
division staff. Bat | do ra7 that, 81 . reeer,
. al thing, that l. inprsotlcable, and il c.uuot
DO c0ne without thsrebT weakening the COM
pany and regimental organization of the Army
IN other respects.
l do oct feel that NO are ia position TO
authorize Us to take any such steps, with all
ny good feelings and friendly regard for the
oih'ers OF divisions OF the Army, many Of whom
| perssnslly know, md all of whom respect
To aid them IN every proper way, viii be
disposed 80 60 with him who goes to the farth-
eaf extani ccnsisient With the high obligations
we oEe The country. But the present bill NIL