The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-15

cavalry and sixty paymasters, With The rank pay and
created grade OF major shall be- llled by
from the persons who have additional Paynasiers
q Thai he Corps Of Engineers shan consist Of
crssde% general six eoicnels seSs
% % ss 1a Sa sy
nens now provided by As for officers OF the Engineer
$40 q That the ve companies Of engineer soders and
preser5ea BY law sha Constitute sassaoa Of ensneers
to be oaeered by officers Of suitable detailed from the
CT as and qua 81 OF
| and qusrtermasters Of cavalry.
sgS: IS that The ordnanos Of the army shall
now authorized BY law and he officers shall be Of tho
six lieutenant coonels twelve majors twenty captains
military soreseepers an Of whom shall have tn pay
ana emS 90 Ta, s as NOW provided By law
weS sa s pay WA sss OF
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chief signal oeer six ocers and not TO exceed hundred
battalion Of engineers for the performance OF signal duty
signal corps until ho shall have been eralncd
sad o sy military board g Be By =. See
shall receive the pay aud emoqents Of cavalry officers of
shall when deemed necessary be mounted upon horses
$50 :sTsa, 70 easeT Of the regular army below the
d.sess ieT record before
n Service senior @ az an h ss
oidcer fail st said esamason en be suspended from
.ss% sssssss ro:
una ae srmy 2rpyaeS mat amy oeer or be
.ssi entitled
Ta General Of s
nance shah hereafter be appointed by selection from the
sps e "9 ss Ss{ Ss b, appointed to
sssa.sa By this act IN the Pay Medical
until sa have passed The sra@naton ' required By the
SIC p Tha no person shan be commissioned in any Of
me resimsns authorized ey this act until he shall hsy-
ysnsa under direction o. .ha secrsa Of War which sha
and ouaac. atoms OF the applicant and such APPOINTMENT
~tsoas rsssra preyoas rans sa.
ss IN sa e. & ar % no on
board for examination.
Mr.. WILSON proposed an amendment, which was
adopted additional section, authorizing the Pres
dent OF the United States employ In the Territories
force OF Indians not 10 exceed one thousand u act
scouts who shall receive the pay and allowances OF cav
airy.
Mr. WILSON also offered The following az an additional
section
and calling the militia which prohibits pay
pealed
Mr. GENES offered an amendment TO the amendment
THAT ths provisions ~ the original grantns extrs
pay for extra duty shall be sxtented TO enlisted in
the navy"
The amendment and the amendment to the amend
Mr. NEsxTa, (rep.) OF Oregon offered an additional
sectou-'That all officers who have served in the
volunteer regular have been hOnOrAbly
charged shall be entitled Upon public occasions TO
the uniform Of the highest rank they have held by
brevct otherwise In the service" which adopted
Mr. FEssrsDEs moved to amend by striking out the
words land i've additional regiments In the fourth
section and insert in lieu thereof tbs words snd tnr
teen regiments, eight of which shall be composed OF
colored men, and strike out the following from
the close OF the section, u wit land eight
en,s ~ be composed Of cored men, 10 be Offered by
officers &c colored troops who have served two years
during the war, and who have boon distinguished
canacy and good conduct in the field
Nj IsaaA danfg arpa md sanfU Va al
Mr. McDoUGAIL, dem OF CAL moved 10 strike out the
provision for coored troops and called the yeas
on the adoption of his Amendments
The Senate refused to order the yeas and and dis
agreed 20 the amendment.
Mr. GRIMES moved 10 strike oat The provtso from the
fourth section, as follows
BY authorized shah bs confined The that corps
Mr. FEssxNpEs moved as an amendment 10 the fourth
section the following prov iso:-
Provided That In the selection OF ocers officers Of the
be accounted officers vonneers they
commanders OF volunteers.
Il adopted.
Mr. PoxnioY, (rcpl OF Kansas, moved TO amend the
fourteenth section by providing that the compensation
for military storekeepcrs shall be that Of captain OF
cavalry and that he shall have the rank, pay and
emoluments Of that officer.
IL adopted.
Mr. sRERxAs (rep OF Ohio offered an amendment 70
20 in before the last section additional section
That 70 promote the snowedSe Of military. Science among
application any college University capable OF educating
one hundred and Guy students, detail an ocer @ act IS
number detailed shall not exceed twenty at any time
population.
Mr.. GRIMES suggested, amendment 70 Mr. sher.
mans amendment tho insertion OF the words or pro-
fessorn after the word superintendent
Mr. SHERMAN said his object that no officer should
bs detailed for any college who who not willing TO
assume qadsl military character, and mere professor
ship would not be sufficient
Tho amendment Of Mr. Grimes adopted
Mr.. sHrRxAss amendment, as amended. was adopted
section changing the ratsof mileage for officers travel
ling on public duty from SIX cents per mile TO ten cents
Adopted.
M Hpmncrs. dom, of Ind, wished TO inquire of
Mr. Wilson whether 10 this bill there was any provision
made for the Veteran Reserve corps.
Mr.. wusos said there not
Mr.. HKyDHrcxs said that being Me care, he would
move 10 insert 10 the fourth section after the words
capacity and GOOD conduct In the ncd," tbs words
'and Of said regiments shall b. ofcered by officers
10 be selected from the Veteran Reserve corps Mr.
Hendricks spoke OF the proposition he offered m an act
o justice N men who had served faithfully and To whom
tho promise or retention In the service had been held
out
Mr. r~srspkS denied tia, the Of the Veteran
Reserve corps had ever been promised BY the govern.
ment They detailed for light and easy duty while
needed, and, when NO longer necdedv the government
free them out The oocers Of the Veteran
Reserve corps Mr. Feasenden said, constituted Q very
sma part of the officers wounded In tbs service-not
than one twenty The request Of the corps ior
retention he considersd selfish and impudent Under
tbs present bill the Veteran Reserve officers would stand
the same chance As other volunteer onhcent
Mf HukDN tald tlat twenty nNe reknetts OF fet~tth
Reserves wero created with six hundred officers Many
Of these officers most excellent They were organ
lied for a special purpose They had performed their
duly we'll several u them employed
BY the freedmens Bureau When be thr. wilson,
hrst Introduced the Army bill u provided that
eight regiments should be composed Of men VINO
bad been wounded the service, the officers OF which
regiments should be selected from the Veteran Reserve
corps other officers Of volunteers disabled In the service
His tMr wson'sD dea 10 organize seven OF eight
regiments OF who had been wounded 20 be ofoered
by the Veteran Resrye and other wounded officers. be-
cause country full of other officers, who had not
In the Veteran Reserve corps But leading generals
OF the army were opposed 70 the provision, and
stricken oct
Mr. HrSuBicxs agreed 10 modify his amendment ~ as
embrace officers wounded In the service and not 10
long NJ 10 the Veteran Reserve corps
Mr. Hendricks amendment not adopted
Mr.. VALE (rsp.l OF Ohio moved 10 amend the second
section 10 7rovde that two OF tho new cavalry re-