New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-20

The eighth section beng under conhidera.lOn, MI
HARDING Ky expressed his views in favor Of reducing
the standing army $1,000 40 coo II be got one
division Of cavalry and division Of infantry be would
undertake the job Of keeping orde over the nauoh III
time Of peace.
The eighth section as amended, reads as follows:
SECTION {. Asd Be further enacted That the adatants ana
Quareastes Of nGntfy regiments shall be mounted ohcef
and that all regmenta aduns and quarermHstes shall be
paid in addition 10 their proper allowances rs hr eutenane
and mounted officers $40 per month compensation for Their
greater care and responsibility And officers Of he loe de-
tailed rcgimcnta quaTtcrnaseT or as quarteTmas
So s an ,yo copops sba when the nSsicnment is
duly reported to ard approved by the war Deptfte re-
coye as extra compensation Responsible Io 1oefbeut
Mr. PAINE moved to amend the ninth section, by stink
ing ont the clause giving 10 each regiment band anu
inserting clause authorizing the retaining or enhsng OF
twenty bands.
On The suggestion Of Mr.VAN AERNAM, the number was
reduced TO seventeen and the amendments 50 modified was
adopted.
The ninth section, as amended, roads as follows:
SECTION md bSH ir Oocted That seventeen bands IN
GLIDING the band Of The Military Academy may be retained or
enlisted IN the army With sleh orglnIayI as - now pro
ydod BY law 70 be assigned to bgeds IN time OF war ana ID
at which the largest number OF troops ha De salOnd ana
the baud at the Military Academy shan be placed On We ssne
footing other bands and there shall be ono Ordnance SER
gean and Hospital Steward Tor each military post ana the
number Post Capns provided by law anu the
President Of the United States Is hereby authorizes 10 appoint
for national cemetery now established OF inat hay &c es
abshed asperntenden with the rank pay aud emoumonis
IN Ordnance Sergeant be selected from among those who
were officers Of volunteers in the army Of ne
United States in thc oie var end vine have served faithfully
The tenth section beng under discussion, NJ. GAR
PIELD moved to amend 10 10y making the term Of enlist
mcnt i've years instead Of three years He said that one
Of the greatest evils that the country had had in the past
wa, he short term Of enlistment. II had amos, ruined
the country in tho Revolutionary wer. IL had ~en
equally damaging IN the war Of DE- ana everybody knew
meat had been in the last war.
Mr. ScnEHcK replied that the character of the people
from which the army was TO be made mp must be taken
into consideration. The question was one Of political
country az well having reference to getting good
veteran soldiers in the army. The army was 10 be
made mp OF drawn from all the walks Of life and be
undertook say that three years carved out OF the life of
young American equal 10 ten years taken out of the
slow life of European. American young uen were not
willing to give five years Of their time TO military life,
bat the persons would be willing TO dedicate three
Mr. GARFIELD said be would DO very glad to discourage
the habit of men turning quickly from ono pursuit to
another He would be IN favor OF making 1t longer
term Of service that men would go into the army as
definite permanent chosen profession, making themselves
soldiers and rising by merit to the highest positions ID
the army.
Mr.. GARFrELDs amendment was rejected by vote OF
Yeas 40, Nays Oh.
There was no other amendment offered to the tenth
section nor there any offered TO the eleventh or
twelfth sections.
The sections read as follows:
SECTION TO- AHd be fsrAD enacted That al eDtments
into the army shall hereafter be for the term Of three years
aud that twofed officers shall be appointed TO any reg
ment until six companies Of the regiments shall have been
organized AID that hut officers each company shall be
appointed I'LL the minimum number Of men has
been enlisted and the regiment duly organized. but
recruits NAV at all be collected at the general rem
devious In addition TO the number required MI TO their un
mum oil the regiments and companies of the army provided
that such recruits shall nos exceed aggregate 5000
shall be competent TO enlist for service who may have
been wounded 10 line their duty while serving in the
Army a the United who have been disabled by dis
contracted in such service provided shall be found
medical Inspection hnt by such grounds they not united
Tor efficiency in garrison other hight duty; and such men,
when enlisted shall be assigned service exclusively ID the
regiments II the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Oc enacted,
the United hereby authorized to employ in Terrific
mes and the Indian Country force Of Indians exceed
one thousand scouts who shall receive the and
allowances of cavalry soldiers and be discharged whenever
the necessity for their further employment is abated or a. tue
discretion OF the department commander.
one ACKNOWLEDGEMENT five generals and brgsdier
Generals who SIAN have the zane pay and emoluents and
he entitled to the same staoeers In numoer and grade as
The thirteenth section being under consideration, Mr..
GARFnLD inquired what was meant by the term adatant
used In H..
Of the long brng title OF assistant adutantgeueraI
They were TO be called simply adjutants each regiment
had its adutant, known Gs regmental adutant There
other adlatants and at the bead OF oil was az ANU
tant-gencral.
Mr. TnAYER moved strike out the section and insert
in lieu thereof the corresponding section IN the Senate BILL
providing that the Adjutalteneals Department Of the
Army shall hereafter consist of the officers authorized
BY law He expressed lis surprise that the Chairman OF
the Military Committee should take the view that the e
feet of the section simply 20 change name. The
effect of 10 egsate out OF the Army no less than
Il Of its regular officers and TO deprive them of their po
tons without the operation of the Star Chamber system
provided for without any trial. without any examination
and without any accusation. These officers were commits
stoned in that capacity aud the rank was simply Incident
to the Office aud, when the office was destroyed, the OIL
GERS were deprived Of their employment and Of the rank
incident IT, This principle was also carried out
in the Quartermasters Department the Subsistence De-
partment, and the Pay Department. He would follow
this amendment by moving similar one TO the sections
referring TO those Departments.
Mr.. BLAINE explained that the change Of title in the
Quarermasers Department was made on the suggestion
nd recommendation of the QUarermaster General, and
il was applied in the view to the other Departments
Nothing further removed from the intention % the
Military Committee than to commit any trek or injustice
do anything else but comply with the wish OF the
Department, rs expressed through its chief.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE said that if the Quartermaster General
had been guilty of this great weakness or this great III
justice his corps, he should move az the proper time
that the rank of be reduced TO that
of Chief Quartormaster If this section were left in the
bill in its present FORM seventeen officers IN the AdutaDt
Generals Department would be, as matter OF law abso-
lutey dropped from the rolls of the Army, and he
sure that the House did not mean to do such injustice
Mr. ScHEScK said that it aot to be wondered at that
bill looking 10 should stir up the feelings OF the
House II seemed as IL gentlemen could not discuss this
bill without showing belgerent feeling toward the Com
mittee which had reported it and framed 1t according to
its best ability, and with great deal OF and pains
taking. Whenever gentlemen found that the Committee
cunning and had been actuaed by sinister motives
he did not think their impeachment worth answernS III
unworthy of them, and il would be unworthy OF
members OF the Committee 10 defend themselves against
such an nputation When gentlemen suspected cunning
and sinister motives in Others he very much inclined,
although suspicious generally to suspect that be-
they derived their conclusions from some conscious
within themselves that they would be influenced
if they had the same duty TO perform.
Mr.. THAyER inquired whether the gentleman nom Ohio
referred to anything he bad just said
Mr. ScHEYcK replied that he did so far as the gentle
man thought the Committee had made covert attack on
those officers.
Mr. THAyER protested that he had said nothing Of the
kind.
Mr. ScHEYcK stated that he had understood the gentle
man. But if the tenor Of his argument that effect,
then his Mr.. Schenck's) remarks applied to him.
Mr. THAyER dsclaimed the intention Of making any