The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

exclude seven mhous FROM participating ~ tede al ALARM
by me oof cation To take an oath iof.sn n ".
and ono hey e@,noI 'aAs wi'noSt ,b
Of Mr. Ro"er- apneudes AZ follows In view OF
ali the surrounding cir,"I,nstnces It does appear that
we should lay party prejudices aside elevate
ourselves u the situation OF affairs ana moi ous o.ts 20
sr a. ss S Is ard an hanoSe PosmSster Genera x
- , $500 ~ ~ be honed that our rryeluos uin
he collected and our means Of ton through the
Post Office Department extend ed all over the vast domain
our common country without tho necessity OF usis ,u'h
measures as VII tend to ALLEVIATE the % one
~ "r rar 10 herein net forth il * re,m
Congress Gar modify the ,est oath tina. tho
iolows"rhat have not voluntarily soaght
@ny oalce whatever under any Asy or pretended at"
GUARDING AGAINST THE CHOLERA
= MT wsmuaNH OF III, from tno n,hnri.;ns , ~"
Commerce reported Joint resolution ant"orzng ano
may 10 deemed necessary and proper in aid of tho
state or %SPa authorities to guard nsan ss sSG INTRO
autTn o. cnoIsr 'n.2 ne po's ., 'po ,ommanen n
ports and places in states which have been u
be- neesary for tho parpose Of guard ny against tho
introduction of cholera or yellow fever and 10 pro.
far seh amount as ma, he
necesSary
The joint resolution was read three times and passed
Mr. w.su,ursr Of m sta,ea Ina, rcpor on tho
subject Of n,tro-sycerne would be made from tho Com.
mttee on Commerce very soon.
Tho uo,so ,bon n,neoedod 81, tho confederation NJ tho
bill 10 reorganigo and establish the army Of The United
States the oucstOu he an amendment Offered hy
Mr. Thayer 10 the sixteenth section IN reference tho
ouar,erinasters Department
This gave rise 70 considerable debate, participated IN
by Ss the s ~ ho nS qu
lion an tho sec,ion ana Tho nsnd,ne amenarnents
The first question on the amendmcVt offered by
The question rccurrcd on tho substitute as aneled
and 1t was reected-yeas 49, nays 70
That left the section az reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs and amended ny tho House AZ iol-
lows -
SEC I6 And be further enacted, that the Quarter.
masters Department Of shall hereafter CONSIST Of
one quarermaser general with the rank and enon-
menus o. 'gauci Rs"s,aa, a. ,".aSs
OF cavalry ten ahap,ermasters with shc RANK, bay
a9.scn Saarisrms.ter~ with the rank. pay and smo,
q Of saGs y S with sas
a. lsa,s of All original vacancies in each q the
acoees in the grade OF captain shall be- filled BY seison
from among those persons have rendered nenioas
service as asssan. gsarermasts OF volunteers IN NE
army OF the Ueted states IN me ate war bm after me
nr in he sra S ~ S,or and caoan
~ vac y nn a, - nsns y, All .he sams ~ ~
be- made until zee number OF ma iors shall reduced
twelve and the numbsr Of captains TO thirty and ea ter
tho number OF onsers 10 each on saia srdeS sn
70 con- on " Aalo euusea hunoers Du, mummy ~ 's
~ oar nos 70 mmi.s,ooed sitber ss assistant
master general or az deputy general
assistant quaresmaser but only To change the title "a
IN the ease Of those who rank No eoone
lieutenant coones MAJORS aud capta'ns wshont
,he ny "a wa way sn .I' rans P'''N'" W "' ~ '
~ -. -. .r... a.. A.. ..u..,.a,, =.
no umenuu.h1 D".ns ooi.u W .'o oo' ,M w
oshteeh'h see'ions lhosc 1e''ohh 1'"" ." ''S"'" w
the committee, as iohows.-
sKc IT. And be further enacted that tho number Of mil
tay sorekeeperr SHAH hereafter DC az many A. shall o. re-
sua Is ~ ~ ,tain. q, infsn,rs "' TAU" ''
ssc nj and he k,rhcr .naced hat the proyisons a
the net FOR The better OF the
Department approved July 1885, snail continue in force
40 FAR as they 90 not become obsolete and unnecessary upon
Tue ospanuheh' Vi ''o 'O'""'''' i''e''
The nineteenth section which refers 10 the Subsistence
Department, was taken up for consideration
Mr. WOODBRIDGE rep OF W, moved 70 amend by
substituting for II the corresponding. section 10 the
Senate bin and spoke In support Of his amendment He
took occasion in tho course OF his remarks defeDS che
Ing been nursery for treason He denied that was
and referred 10 Grant, Sherman, Thomas Meade and
scores OF Others, educated at West Point, ~ hyinf
crowned thcnso,, a. .th slcry yne hessss e uS ~
men who came from West Point challenged Qday tn,
admiration of the world They werS the meE
whose nance were written bighen tn
scroll Of fame While he would not do
precate the Efforts OF others no would not have ANY
thing done TO reflect on she graduates Of West Point
The volunteers were entitled 10 the lasting gratitude o
the country; they had made a high and heroic record
but in comparison with the men educated at West Point
IL was and always would be- where unframed men ar,
brought into competition with highly educated men
tho army educate, would tell when In ADDITION Il
that mon were trained in those high notions of
honor IN which West Pointers trained the treasures
Of ,he nation might be nat m their hands and every
dollar of IL would bc strictly accounted for
Mr. -cnE.rs rep1 or Ohio disolained the idea o. re-
accting ON West Point The committee INFANT simply
Tor wears at IVES, Point and make MIN skilful 10 cn
NO aud guuncrv and gcuera actcs ha should moi
bo se no work insuect M biscuit and making contraat
far bcof Why should thcy be allowed 10 descend from
their uoson4 for tho prrrose OF dealing IN -owboliy
and hard tfk2 Those men were educated for
else Cyans could 10 The work OF the Subsistence Do
partmsut ag I'VE inbred and fourteen civilians la that
| department had proved during tho war Thero b,
n,orc nncess,y ~ having man educated az West fou
10 make him cotnpct.nt .ommiHsary Of sub btrnc
than to mako him chaplain OF paymaster Every stsI
upward that the gentleman (Mr Woodbndgei lifted Wcs
Point proved his tAf Schonck ~ afggmont The more
ConRruous u was that these men an 'of'r'h WIN fov
| the rivals OF Mars himself, should descend 10 "egl
crackers and insp Ct beef
W. NTH rep OF Ky TOOK efoeption 70 undue lauaa
ton or West Point at th" ssp MS OF TIE Voiht'si
service
hr "obhhhh p'otehNo tha. hon' "a. ".n., ~
spect Tor the oiunt"er Sr,ce Than no nal out stn
Vas true that the men Nho nal mheP'dthe n"t d'sin
gniscd military h0nors 10 the alto war ""fo thos" mel
who had grad lsted a. West Point There was not one
them who did not come DOT All nsht
Mr srtTn referred TO ihe fAat thai tue man WHO t'oT
above all the rest IN the history OF the war wa mar
who had made TIE army pfoiesrou Nhp wa