New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-20

Enthusiastically expressed itself on the question VI
eight regiments Of coored troops The Commtiee mad
these questions, conormed TO the expressed VIII Oh the
House.
Mr.. DAVIS argued in favor of larger cavalry force
Mr.. scHENcK replied that under the provisions OF the
bill the President might, at any time, mount SIX l"H"!
regiments
The amendment was rejected
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE VT moved to amend by making inc
cavalry consist OF 10 regiments and the infantry OF 40
regiments He argued that the cavalry was the only arm
of the service that efficient in the extreme West lie
believed that for time at least amitary force would
be required az the SOUTH and there might DO some danger
OF complications arising ont Of the war now about TO DC
commenced in Europe-a war which wonld assume a
magnitude unparalleled heretofore in the history OF he
world.
The amendment was rejected.
The House passed the consideration of the second
section, which motion Of Mr.. ScHENcK, was amended
so to read:
SIC That the five regiments OF artillery provided or by
this shall consist Of the five regiments now organized ana
the lst 3D. 80 ana 4h regiments OF aIefy sLa Nae
Regiment OF Artillery; Porided That the regmenal adn
tants quarermasters and commssares sha nereaer DC
those have served officers soldiers o. volunteers IA
The late war for the suppression OF the oo Sn9
aud who ska be subject to such examination as 9Ie
after provided.
The third section was motion OF Mr.. SebeneB
amended so as TO read as follows:
SEC Thatthe six regiments Of cavalry provided for by
this act shall consist Of the SIX regiments now 10 tne
Each OF said regiments shall hereafter nave Dut one hospt
steward, and the regimenta adjutants quaFe ana
be appointed provided for In the foregoing Section IN he
Of similar officers in the artillery and each regiment
be 500 per month. But any hereafter when the ext
ceuoics Of the public service require the President of the
any of tho inanry regiments Of army exceeding tix
regiments 10 number at any tme TO serve as cavalry or
mounted infantry and while serving they shall be allowed
al the pay allowances and emouments OF cavalry troops
No material amendments made to the succeeding
sections which, far as the House progressed are as ;o
src L. That the infantry regiments herein provided for
shall consist Of the fist 10 regiments OF infantry OF ~ con-
paues service, Of the - regiments 10 DC
formed by eddne four kew companies TO the 2o eoupas
constituting the nine regiments organzea en ne 1qn ,
Increase the present military es9DsDheht OF lhe
States approved July 20 ls6l, and organizing the whole ~
companies into - regiments Which shall be numbered
from 18th I'D inclusive Of 10 regiments TO be raised
ard ocered hereinafter provided for TO be called the VET
Corps and Of eight regiments Of eooed men 10
be raised aud Offered hereinafter PROVIDED TO DC known
United states Coored Troops. s.,--.
SEC That the officers of the 10 regiments Of leanry pro
yded foregoing section shall consist OF those now
commissioned anu serving thereHlt, SUBJECT 20 huch eAa
as is hereafter provided for and the officers Of the ~ new
regiments provided for in said section shall consist Of
with companies composing the said nine regiments when
organized under the provisions OF the aforesaid Act TO
increase the present military establishment OF the United
states approved July 90 1861 subject also to Ike exam
nation and of such field and other officers as may De neees
sary TO appoint reappoin complete the organization OF
such regiments; and IN making appointments to vi me Org
nal vacancies in the 80 regiments thus proyded ior anu N.Y.
period OF years after the OF TINS ac al e s
and wo-tbds Of the Captains End one
half OF the officers each Of the grades above that Of Captain
h he selected from among the officers and soldiers of vonn
es who have served in the Army the United States In the
late the suppression Of the Rebellion and who have
been distinguished for capacity, good conduct and
efficient service but graduates OF the United states MIay
Academy shall Immediately upon graduation be egoe 10 ap
uonen Second icucuans and after the original yacan
ces are filed Regular Army who have served not
Second Leutenants Veteran Reserve Corps shall be
differed by appointment from any officers ana soldiers OF vonn
the Regur Army who have been wounded IN lhe
line Of their duty while serving IN the Army OF Tie United
States IN the late war have been disabled by disease con-
aeo IN saeh service and Sh1 may YET DC se Op
asssned Ths ,s .saa hll osoa vacancies "a the
Tso Ssss . we'd Is oSss roes IL lie Array
,ts United Bates the late We. AID s apTcn' sts
shall be made examination as hereafter provided having
esey case provided that ali officers in the existing Veteran
Corps except those actually detailed Tor duty IN
the Freemens Bureau, otherwise actually and necessarily
employed SHAH the passage Of this oct be mustered ont Of
service and pat The same footing as other disabled officers
SIC g. That appointments be made from vol
officers under The provisions OF this act shall be dis
riiores and the District ii Coumb in proportion the
number Of troops furnished By them respectively to the service
SEC That each regiment Of ntntry provided Tor ~ h
act shall have Colonel Lieutenant Colonel one Major
Adjuan RegimcDtal Quartermaser one Sergeant
one Sergeant Major Qulrtermasier Sergeant one Com
issary Sergeant one Hospital steward two principal must
clans companies and each company shall have one
captain frstleuenant and one secondleuenant one
first sergeant four scrceans eight corporas arthoer
two musicians WAGNER and fifty pryaes ana the
Der pryaes be increased 10 one hundred NJ the dere
on Of the President whenever the exgencie of the service
require such increase The Adutant and artermaser Of
regiment shall each be an appointed for
their respective duties.
SIC 3 That the Adutants and Quarermastsrs Of infantry
regiments shall be mounted officers and all regimenta Adu
aud Quartermasers shall be paid in addition 10 their
other proper allowances First Leutenau,s and mounted
officers $40 month compensation for the greater care
responsibility and officers OF the lice detailed TO act as
iegmental Quaerm ostcrs QDartermaters or Commits
sars OF posts OF commands Of not less than
companies shall when the assignment Is duly reported 10
approved by the War Department receive as extra com
pcnsaon while responsible fol- Governments property sO per
SEC g. That fifteen bands including the band at the Mill
tary Academy be retained and enlisted 10 me army wa
such as is provided by law TO be assigned TO
brgades in time OF aud In time OF peace to assembled
brgades to forts posts at which the largest number OF
troops shall be ordinarily Stationed and the band at the Mill
tar Academy shall be placed on the same footing as other
bands And there shall be one ordnance sergeant GG pne
Of chapans provided by iaw ana commissioners OF
suitable number OF enlisted detailed from hist corps shall
superintendent and guard az each ma
ona cemetery now established or that may hereafter be es
SIC TO- That all ensnens the army shah hereafter
be for the term of three years and but two held officers ha
appointed regiment until six companies OF the reg
shall have been organized and but two officers for each
company shall be appointed until the minimum number OF men
has been enlisted and tie regiment duly organzed but re-
may all times be collected at the general rendezvous
addition the numbers required to nil their minimum OF all
the aud companies OF the provided that such
recruits shall not exceed in the aggregate 1000 men, 1t shall
be competent enlist for the who have been
wounded in the line of their duty while serving in the Army OF
the United States who have been disabled by disease con-
raced in such service proTdtd shall be found on medical
inspection that by such wounds or disability they are not u
fitted for efficiency garrison or other gh DUTY ana s1f
the regiments Of the Veteran Reserve Corps
SIC H. the President OF the United States hereby
authorized 10 employ the Territories and Indian Country
force OF TO exceed % TO act scouts who shall
receive the pay and allowances Of cavalry soldiers and be dis
charged the necessity for their further employment
abated the discretion OF the Department Commander
Size ~ That there shall be general one lieutenant
general major generals and ten brgadier generals who
shall have the and emounents and be entitled to the
same saofeers number and grade provided by
law.
SIC 49, That the Adatant. Generals Department of the
Army shall consist Of the officers authorized by
law and their rank shall be follows, viz: One Adutant
general four Assistant dutant Generals with the rank.
pay and euoumcnts Of co.onels; FIVE Asssant-Adjaan
Generals with the rank. pay and emouments OF lieu