New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-17
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ton however having been passed Informally lIovde
srcnox Be eae,sd BY the snar. and House of Rr.,sa
Of the United States Of america in Congress Assembled
hat the military force OF the mntsd states
Of cavalry regiments Of infantry the Professors and
suck other forces as shall be provided for by this sc to be
known as the Army of the United States
SEC g and Be further Enacted That the five regiments a
artillery provided for by this act shall consist OF the FIVE reg
ments organized and the st 2nd Sd aud ith regiments
seribed BY law for the sh regiment Of artillery Provided
that the egmena adutants quartermasers and commsa
SEC And rla enacted That to the six regiments Of
cavalry in service there shall be added six regiments
same organization provided by law for the cavalry
regiments and in making appointments to fill the original
vacancies the regiments thus provided for and for period
Of three years after passage Of this and all the Fret
and Second Leuenan and twothrd Of the officers OF each
grades above that Of First Lieutenant shall be selected
from among the officers soldiers Of volunteers who have
served the army the United States in the late war for the
suppression Of Rebellion and have been distinguished or
capacity good conduct and efficient service provided how
that graduates Of the United States Military Acaceny
shall Immediately upon such graduation be egabe 10 appoint
ment az Second euenans and that after the original aesn
eies filed enlisted men Of the Regular Army who sha
have served at least year shall In like manner be engine
appointment Second Leutenants Any portion Of the
cavalry force herein authorized may DC % ana &
the number dsmouuted shall be taken so far as the inter
from the several cavalry regiments Each cavalry regiment
shall hereafter have bat one hospital steward and the g
hereafter First Lieuenant and such regiments shan
have Veterinary Surgeon whose compensation shan 10
The fourth section which now came before the House
for amendment, reads as follows:
(rfker enacted That the infantry regiments herein
provided shall the first regiments OF infantry
Of ten companies each nov in service OF Isg
the battaons constituting the remaining IIs
regiments Of regiments 10 be raised and ocered az heie-
matter provided for TO be called the Veteran Reserve CoIs
and Of eight coored be raised and oceied
in hereinafter provided o be known as United states 'E
Mr.. BoYER PENN moved tn amend the section BY
striking all in reference to ineeteran Reserve Corps
and to coorcd troops. ~
Mr. DAWES moved to amend by striking out the words
of ten regiments 10 be raised and differed hereinafter
provided for be called the Veteran Reserve Corps lie
addressed the House in support Of his amendment
Mr.. ISGEEsoLL il. opposed the motion, speaking IN
highly complimentary terms of the Veteran keseryeCos,
which ought 10 be retained, Ne sau as Tue Ou uu"u u
the Republic. a.
Mr., ELDKDcE inquired why twas sucha glorious thing
belong the army The gentleman from limos lad
not sought that privilege for himself.
Mr.. IYoERsoLL-I was required home, Sir, during the
War 10 lake of Just such contemplate Copperheads
as the gentleman from Wisconsin. [Laughterl If all
the honest and patriotic gentlemen like myself had gone
the front sch COpperheads as that gentleman would
have taken the Government of the country and 1t would
have gone to eternal ruin Laughter and applause on the
The SPEAKER pro tenn Mr. washburne Of Illinois, de-
cared that the applause in the galleries and In the ball
Mr. RoeERs asked the Chair whether it in order in
public debate to abuse felowmember Of the House ~
calling him a contemplate Copperhead
Mr. ELpRIpeE-I wish the decision was the other way,
for the gentleman (Mr. Ingerso certainly has no moro
contempt for me than have for him. encouragement
from the Democratic side.
Mr. SGERsoLL-I do not any thing about what the
gentleman rays have had to hear ne slang and Islander
of such IS he for several did not personally call
him contemplate applied the term TO political parry
that mas embarrassed the Union the Rebellion,
and done all that could TO defeat the North in the late
war. do call such people contemplate.
Mr. RooEIs protested that it out of order for mem,
Der to abuse the members Of another party unless they had
an opportunity reply that opportunity was given, h5
was willing to let the whole day be devoted to that
there were traitors and Dsunioniss any where these
were in the ranks of the opposite party Calls TO order
Mr. INGERsoLL wished TO say word
Mr. TLpRIpGE insisted that as the Chair had decided the
gentleman from Illinois to be ont OF order be must be cons
PEELED, under the rules, TO take his seat
The SPEAKER, pro TEN directed Mr. lngerso TO take LII
seat, which he did, amid much laughter
Nh RICE Me- moved that the gentleman from Illinois
be allowed TO proceed IN &.
The notion was agreed 10.
Mr.. ISGERsoLL, resuming, said-Suppose JEFF. Davh
r RosrRs aiseS The point of order that JEFF Davis had
nothing 10 do with the question before the House
Mr.. 1HGERsOLL-He may have. II that party ever geu
into power JEFF. Davis will be one of its leaders.
The SPEAKER pro TEN. sustained the point OF order
Mr. ELDRIDeE made another point Of order, that the
gentleman from Illinois had right TO charge membe0
Of the House that they the followers OF Jefferson
Davis or he their leader That was an abuse u
the privileges Of the House.
not order in his remarks as not being pertinent to the
subject under discussion.
Mr. ELDRIDGE submitted that the gentleman was out IL
order in charging members his side Of the House with
being followers Of JEFF. Davis. That, he said, was hs
point Of order.
The STEAKER pro tem with much seriousness Of man.
near-Ihe Chair cannot decide whether that is in order
or not. l0utburs,s Of laughter.
Mr.. ROGERS offered TO withdraw all objection and let
Mr. ngeol proceed, if members on his side were allowed
TO answer him.
The SPEAKER pro tem.-The gentleman from Illinois is
entitled TO the foor, and will proceed IN order.
Mr. NGERsoLL, resuming-I was showing the necessity
of preserving the Veteran Reserve Corps and for that
purpose showing that from present indications the
Rebel power TO be restored in this country, with Jeh
Davis at Its head.
Mr. Ross inquired whether his colleague had heard Of
the late municipal election in Peoria, Ill.
Mr. INGERsoLL replied that be had that there was
very heavy Corperhead majority there He was sorry say
that had been paroned who deeply dyed in
crime as jeff Davis and his accompces and coconspira
tors He wanted the Veteran Reserve Corps as an organ
cation 70 protect the country against such men.
The SPEAKER here announced that the gentlemans IS
minutes, To which the debate was limited had expired.
Tie House, thereupon, at is p. IN. adjourned.