New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-15


and qualifications of tho applicant and such appointment
when made shall be without regard to previous rank but
with sole regard qualifications aud meritorous SERVICE
SEC 49, That persons applying for commissions in OF
the gments authorized this act shall be entitled any
compensation for expenses incurred in reporting to the board
Mr.. WILSON proposed an amendment. which was
adopted additional section, authorizing the Presi
dent of the United States to employ in the Territories
force Of Indians not exceed 1000 to act scouts
who shall receive the pay and allowances Of cavalry.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following as an additional
section:
SECTION That section IS Of the Act for enrolling and
calling the militia forces, which prohibits the payment Of
extra dutypay to men Of the Army 10 hereby repealed
Mr.. GRIMES Qowa) offered an amendment to the
amendment, that the provisions Of the original act
granting extra pay for extra duty shall be extended to
enlisted men in the Navy.
The ame ndment, and the amendment to the amend.
ment were adopted.
Mr. NEsMIrH (Oregon) offered an additional section
providing that al officers who have served in the
volunteer or regular army and have been honorably
discharged shall be entitled upon public occasions to
the uniform Of the highest rank they have held by
brevet otherwise in the service, which was adopted
Mr.. FEssESDEN (Me) moved to amend by striking out
the words and five additional regiments In the fourth
section and insert In lieu thereof the words and hir.
teen regiments eight OF which shall be composed OF
coored men, aud also TO strike out the following from
the close Of the section. to wits and eight regi
mens be composed Of coored men, to be Differed
by officers OF cOoed troops who have served two years
during the War and who have been distinguished Tor
capacity and good conduct in the feld.'
Mr.. FfssEyDENs amendment was adopted.
Mr.. McDOuGAL (Cal.) moved to strike out the pro.
vision for colored troops and called the yeas and nays
on the adoption of the amendment.
The Senate refused 10 order tie yeas and nays and
disagreed TO the amendment.
Mr. GRMEs moved to strike out the proviso from the
fourth section, as follows:
Pyorded That promotions in the colored regiments hereby
authorized shall DC confined to the regiments OF that corps 1t
adopted
section the following proyiso:
Provided: that in the Of officers officers Of the
accounted officers Of volunteers OF the rank they held
inanders Of volunteers.
IL was adopted.
Mr. PoMEEoY moved to amend the nth section by
providing that the compensation for military storekeep.
shall be that OF captain OF cavalry and that he shall
have the rank pay and emouments OF that officer
Mr. SHERMAN offered an amendment to 60 In before
the last section additional section THAT to pro-
mote the knowledge Of military science among the
Young OF the country the President may upon the
application Of any college university capable OF ed
ucaDg 80 students detail an officer to act President
SnperiD tendent VI such college, provided the num-
Der so detailed shall not exceed 20 at any tme and they
shall be apportoned among the States according to
population"
Mr.. GRIMES suggested. as an amendment to Mr..
Sherman's amendment the insertion OF the words "or
professor" after the word superintendent.
Mr.. SHERMAN said his object was that no officer
should be detailed for any college that was not willing
to assume quasi military character aud mere pro-
fessorship would not be sufficient.
The amendment OF Mr.. Grimes was adopted.
Mr.. Sherman's amendment amended was adopted.
Mr.. WILSON offered an amendment, as an additional
section changing thea rate OF mileage for officers
travelling on public duty from cents per mile to 10
cents when net furnished with transportation in kind
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whether In this bill there was any provision LOT inc
Veteran Reserve Corrs
Mr.. WILSON said there was not.
Mr. HENDRICKS said. that being the case, he would
move 20 insert in the fourth section, after the words
capacity and good conduct in the field" the words
and ten OF said regiments shall be differed by officers
TO be selected from the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Mr.. HENDRICKS spoke OF the proposition ne onered as
an act of Justice to who had served faithfully and
TO whom the promise Of retention in the service had
been held out. 40,
eran Reserve Corps bad ever been promised by the
Government They were detailed for light and easy
duty while needed. and, when no longer needed. the
Government free to muster them out. Inc ohcers
of the Veteran Reserve Corps, Mr. Fessenden said,
constituted very small part Of the officers wounded In
the service not more than one in 20 The request OF
the corps for retention he considered selfish and impu
dent Under the present bill the veteran Reserve ON
GERS would stand the same chance as other volunteer
Officers.
Mr.. WILSON said that % regiments Of veteran re-,
serves were created with 600 officers; Many OF
these officers were most excellent They were or.
ganised for a special purpose. They had performed
their duty well. Several Of them were now employed
by the Treaury Bureau. When he (Mr. WILSON, hrst
introduced the Army bill it provided that eight reg
ments should be composed Of men who had
i neen wounded in the service; the officers Of
Which regiments should be selected from the Veteran
Reserve Corps or G M. Toe idea was to or
genze seven or eight regiments OF men who had been
wounded, to be Differed BY the Veteran Reserve ana
other wounded officers because the country was iu OF
other officers who had not been in the Veteran Reserve
Corps But leading Generals OF the army were opposed
10 the provision and it was stricken out.
Mr. HENDRICKS agreed TO modify his amendment so
as to embrace officers wounded In the service ana mol
- ,ba dan
Mr. HRNRICKss amendment was not adopted
MIR WADE moved TO amend the second section 80 as
toproyde that two Of the new eavs hsa
shown that colored troops were as good as whte ana
il was q noted fact that while the white regiments
along the frontiers were being reduced oy deserton'
there were no desertions from the c0ored regiments
Mr. WILSON was in favor OF the Amendment OF MT:
Wade which he said in the original siil II would
be economy adopt it. The cavalry would De needed
on the frontiers And II was fact that OF the white
regiments there 30 40per cent bad deserted Colored
troops hardly ever deserted beside coored men were
excellent soldiers Some Of the best horsemen IN the
service were negroes recruited IN hentucky
Mr. wade's amendment was adopted
Mr.. KIRKwooD moved so to amend the 9TH section az
to provide one Major for each regiment Of infantry In
stead Of two. Il was adopted; .
Mr. GRIMES demanded the yeas and nays which were
ordered and the bill passed by the following vote:
Yn Fs!:nS.u AnF'oSs s dahs josa.sn Ian. lind
Lane Kansas Morgan. Morrill, Nesmth, Norton Poland
FS%ss ss' %:s Si. Siso
NAIsMe D:y. Crime h.ts M,InwS SIs,t SoS,S
c.wli DIXON Doolittle Foot, Henderson, Hendricks
Howard Howe McDouga Nye Saulsbury, Stewart Wiley
Wright, Ystes-lS
The bin now goes to the House.
PRINTING.
Mr. ANTHONY presented resolution for the printing
Of 10 600 copies OF the report Of the Committee on Re
for the OF the Senate which was 70
farred 20 the Committee on Printing.
COLoRAD0-M0TION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. WILSON entered motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the Senate refused to order the bill for the I'd
mission of Colorado to third reading.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. FpssyypEN Raye notice that on tomorrow h(