New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-14

Eggleston Rogers Whaley and Bingham, and was oP-
posed by Messrs. Perham, Grnnel, Benjamin, ana ""s
The discussion having been brought to close by the
secondng of the previous question: the vote was taken
first on Mr.. Pcrhams amendment - On
The amendment was rejected by-Yeas, ~; Nays, b9
The question then REQUIRED the substitute reported
by the Committee, and it was agreed TO-.
A vote was then taken on the JOINT resolution Us
amended and il was passed by-feas, 10; Nays, a.
Il directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay 10 Mrs
Martha Me(ook widow of the late Major McCook OF JET
ferson County Ohio in consideration of the services of
her husband and eight SONS to the country III the wal M
the Union four of whom persisted OF wounds received N
battle in the line Of their duty an annuity OF S@1o u W
paid semannually.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. FARSswoRTH, in the absence OF MI. BANKS VINO
sick, made report from the COMMITTEE Oh .ohvi.
the dsagreeng votes OF the TWO HOUSES vi 'ne
Naval Appropriation bill. eu
The House recedes from its disagreements to the follow
ing amendments of the Senate, viz: appropnaung sVo
for the Quay wall extension and continuing work on the
new machine and boiler shop, at the New-forE Navy
Yard appropating $9l 900 for the shpones snqp anu
Storehouse No IA at Norfolk; reducing the appropriation
for the American Nautical Almanac from ~ W 10
sl5 900
The House agrees to all the foregoing. The Sc te re,
cedes from its amendment appropnating 'o,VVV
for the purchase of Pakmans and Elddges wha the
Boston NavyYard and to that for the preservation ana
necessary repairs of the property OF the United s'as az
the Pensacola NavyYard $4,000, or SO much Thereon
as may be necessary. A. ooo 4.
The Senate agrees to the appropriation of 50 IVY TOT
testing tneuse orpeoleum as fueqnder marine DoeIs
The House recedes from its action, striking out the
clause inserted by the Senate for the purchase OF other
grounds Annapolis for the Of the Naval Academy
s25 co., and agrees to that clause.
The clause in reference TO the foundery and machine
shops is to read as follows: For the erection OF ma
chine shop at the Naval Academy, $4,000
The Senate agreed the amendment OF the fourth sec
ton so that il will read And be II further enacted
that much Of the second section Of an act emitted an
act regulate the pay of the Navy of the United states
approved March 1885, as prohibits any allowance 10
any officer in the naval service, for rent OF quarters or
for furniture, for lights or fuel or Transporting Dag
poDtmen Of Navy Agents be- and the same are hereOy
The conference report was agreed to.
NETWORK oUARASTISE-THE AWARDS.
The SPEAKER presented communication from the Sec
reary of War; IN compliance with the resolution OF March
H. stating that he has no data by which 70 form an
opinion TO the effect that the erection OF Quaate
station will have the naylgabe waters OF Ne"-hOk
Harbor; also q communication from the same IN answer
10 resolution of the 10th inst in relation TO the findings
of the Commission in the case OF awards to the captos oil
Booth and Harold. ,,
TO be printed.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL ROAD.
On motion of Mr., FARNswoRTH, the letter from the
Secretary Of War, stating the amount paid 70 ana sun
claimed by the Illinois Central Railroad Company for
transportation, &c. transferred from the Committee
on Appropriations TO the Committee on judiciary.
THg ARMY BILL.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of the Army
The hin having been read in full Mr. ScHEycK said it
was not necessary for him to refer to the importance Of
this bill il related the great Of public defense, TO
the NUMBER and construction OF that arm as II shall
be hereafter presented for the public defense. The Dill
framed in conformity with the views OF the Lieu
enantGencal of the army, and was sanctioned by the
Secretary OF War IN SO far as II regarded ht nunpeI OF
the standing army IL provided for an army consist OF
600 men, but with organization cspabrgof expan-
sion to 1900. His own opinion was III the army
should amount 70 at least 100000 men, lsshe yielded
his opinion TO the high authority Of the Lieutenant
! General cOmmaning the army which was sanctioned
~ the President. Without going into details, 1t would
~aaIu h< mn l.I.us
too great The hill pa-scl 81 tho senfte provided for
| less number than that reported by tho Committee
on Military Affairs. The Senate fixed the number OF IN
antry regiments 80, and the Committee at 80 which
according 10 the recommendation OF the Secretary
| u War and Of the Northumberland commanding
The pairing down of these five regiments by the Senate
was done apparently for the purpose of crowdng out
and getting rid OF the Veteran Reserve Corps The
! Committee retained - regiments, using III OF them
| for the Veteran Reserve Corps The appropriation
for the army during the last year Of the Rebellion
amounted 10 900. The estimate for the army
proposed be retained amounts TO $33 00O onesx
eonth Of what the army cost during the last year OF the
war. Another feature of this b differing from that OF
Senate in regard to the number of eoored troops
The Senate proposed eight regiments OF coloed troops
this bill proposed regiments Of colored troops The
senate BIZ proposed that two Of the II cavalry rgi.
ments provided for in both bills should be composed of
coorcd men while the House bill contained such clause.
He that there would be objections from some
quarters the preserving of the Veteran Reserve Corps.
lie would 20 into any argument as to the organ
zaton of that corps is services IT'S character OF the
manner in which il was Differed. He would but say that
this corps which sprung from the necessities of the war
had its birth in the eXigencies of the great struggle Ii
was proposed in this bill to retain ten regiments Of that
corps the officers of these regiments to be drawn not ex
cusiyey from those who officers the "A regiments
that heretofore existed but to be selected by examination
nom among those officers, and from among all ohef
wounded volunteer officers who may have
the requisite qualifications These enlisted mi men
light garrison duty, who might be assigned for service
in the Corps but all OF whom would be rejected from
other regiments. Another feature of the bill reported
he as "A Provost
Marshal and his assistants. He knew that would be
subject of objection He would say here that consider
ing recruiting as the great means OF keeping up the num-
beers Of the army, the Committee concluded that some
such bureau was necessary as under the Aduant-Gen
erals Department, recruiting had been, heretofore de-
cided failure. In this bill the COMMITTEE had not con-
fined the selection Of the officers TO be ap- |
pointed ito ill up the original vacancies in |
the various arms Of tho service 10 volunteer |
officers but proposed 10 extend it TO all volunteers
whether officers soldiers who could, by examination,
prove themselves possessed Of the requisite qualifications
and who should have record of services in connection
with herquacatons whether as priyates or as officers,
emitting them 10 such selection.
Another peculiar feature Of this BILL differing from that
of the Senate, this There was provision in the
Senate bill that in selecting officers for the sewy organ
lied regiments two-thrs Of them should be taken from
volunteer officers and soldiers the selection of the other
third to be left to the discretion of the President and
that all the regular army ohcers VINO have
during the commanded volunteer troops shall be con-
neced either regular army officers, OF as volunteer
officers. The committee regarded this as giving the first
third of the prize 10 the regular army officers and then
renting TO the enjoyment of the other wohirds those
army officers who had commanded volunteers during the
war thus cutting off the volunteer officers. The COM
mtee had inserted, in lieu OF IT, section, That no
officer of the regular army who has commanded
volunteer forces during the war; SHALL on thai ac-
count be counted volunteer officers, but snail
only be counted as officers of the regular army.
Another very important provision OF the bill
was a provision for revising the whole army
list il stood in order TO determine what officers
should be properly retained in the service. IL might be
thought that this very radical The Committee had
thought that in this transition period, when establishing
a new army, mode of making the army seryceable