The New York herald., 1866-04-20
NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 2S, 1886

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take tne view 'hal tne enec' o .ne ec.on was s'hpy
70 change a name, me emee, oi " was 70 es~ ss
iate out OF Tue army no vas tnan seveh'ecn " -.
regular oheers, ana 70 deprive them Oh 'nen
posipons wthout ,ne operation OF the sar cnaper :,
tenn dismissed without any trial, without any exam
inaton and without any accusation These ohces were
eommss,onsu 10 INA capacity, ana 'ne RANK wa
incident 70 the oice and when me once was desroyea
the oncers were deprived OF tner employment anu "
the rank incident to It, This same principle was aso
carried out in the Quarermasers Department the sub
follow this amendment by moving similar one 10 the
section referring to those departments.
Mr. BLAME trep OF Me-, explained that the change OF
title in the Quarermasters Department was made on
the suggestion and Of the Quartemaster
General and II was applied In tho same view 70 the
other departments Nothing was further removed from
the intention Of the Military Committee than 70 commit
any trick injustice or To do anything else but comply
with the wish or the department as expressed through
its chief
Mr. WooDBRIDcE (rep) Of w. said thai II the Quarter
master General had been guilty this great
this great injustice to his corps he should the
proper time that the rank Of quarermaster general DO
reduced tha. OF chief quartermaster II this section
left In the bill its present form seventeen officers
the Adjutant Generals Department would be- mat
ter Of law absolutely dropped from the rolls Of the
army, and he that the House did not mean 70
do such Injustice.
Mr. ScnEScK said that IL not TO be wondered at
the ror Il seemed as IL gentlemen could not discuss
this b.. hout showing q behgerent feeling towards
cording 70 It's tss ability and with great deal of care
and pain t'king Whenever gentlemen found that the
COMMITTEE been actua'ed by sinie.
ter NOS he did not think their Impeachment
worth ars erng II was unworthy OF them and IL
would be unworthy Of members OF the commit
tee to defend themselves against such mpuation.
When gentlemen suspected cunning and sinister
Nves In Others / was very much inclined, although not
suspicious y lily, To suspect that because they de-
rived their isions from some consciousness within
themselves .hey would be 30 Influenced If they had
the same duty } parform
Mr.. THAYsR incurred whether the gentleman from
Ohio referred to az hing he had Just saldY
Mr.. scHEscx Ieped that he did go far as the gentle
a..
these officers.
Mr. TnAYER protested that he had said nothing Of the
kind
NJ ScuEScK stated that he had understood the gen
tleman, but the tenor OF his argument 70 that
effect then hs (Mr. Schencks s remarks applied TO him.
Mr.. THAYER dislamsd the intention OF making any
reflection the committee. He trusted that no one
supposed he intended 10 charge the committee with
deliberate design To do injury
Mr.. sCnKScK proceeded state that the section
drawn up by the committee under the circumstances
stated by his and that when his
called 10 IL by an officer in the Adiutant Deta
menlthe had prepared an amendment which he intended
offer, and which would obviate the difficulty that
70 add proviso that nothing contained in the section
should he 40 construed az 10 vacats the of
apy officer now az assstant adj tant gen
ersl He repeated that The onv ohec,on 10 The secfon
was change of nomenclaure Ia simnlifv the Iony and
cumbrous titles OF those cias and he related m anec
dots of ra,hcr vain yonng =" gsn.Ienan ~ who
some wears AGO held The posi,,on Of depaty
auarternsster general and who was fond of xorcans
IN hotel rcr;stess .s,cr h,s name ,ho ,n.is "a O ~
q which n was in,cryreted ibv writing after Them
.s5amned Quick Msde General '1SughterI And he
fMr Scbenck1 wanted M more NJ these an q N C,si,
or "a A o Ms He also smoke OF the trouble that
siwav. came fro,s h,ve.n os,csrs s,sionsd in Wsbny
ton vhsncver INV l.a,sla, on srng the ar,nv >. n
ders.ken Eormsr leg,sIaor hsd ts,de6 IN a,,ac men
IN Washngton 10 an ihe nos,,ions Rut The commree
proposed now q rs1orm which would nave a cen,rifugal
rather than eenirnctai cgcri on these sentlemen
Wanon, s,soos,,inn Of ,ne ,hiesr,b se",,nn r.o,
ssnxing The iSdusant s3ene,nI's Densrtmeut a move
rnent WAS =, Ale to~rsrd. Ar adiourpuent
IAyn cRAsr :, .y.yoR or a n ,I,no.p ~ cAIrrouSt.
NJ pmcE lrep Of Iowa from The COMMITTEE on the
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