New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-17
XXXIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENA"rE-. WAsuEgToS. May 10, 1865
TUE Vgrn

MI WADg-l move the message be printed and referred
with the bill to the Committee
/ MT SUMMERS that thc proper
Nj fEssEEDEE-No, l do not think 1t is.
Mr. WADE-lf that is unusual, AID perhaps is, vii.
move mat II be printed and ordered to he upon the
! table.
Mr SUMSER-Mr President
! The CHAIR-The motion to lay upon the table is not
| debatsblc
MI SUMNER-Tho motion to pint is surely debatable.
merely WISH to ask why We SHOULD not dispose Of 1t at
| once.
Mr. HEEDMCKs-I would ike to modify the motion OF
The Senator from Ohio Wade and that 1T b. made
the special order Of business for some particular day and
| hour.
| The CHAR-The motion 20 lay the table supcscdes
that motion and Is not amcutablc. The motion IS that
! the message and bill be printed and laid on the table,
The question was taken viva voce. The CHAIR decided
that the noos tied II. division called for and
II voted IN the affirmative. The nays gave up without
count The Chair announced that the motion to prin.
| and lay on the table prevailed
FRESH WATER BASIN.
Lr. GRINEs, from the Naval Committee reported joint
resolution Tor tne appointment Oh BOARD To examine ho
ste for fresh water basn for the ironcldd navy at
! Portland, Me.
Mr.. FosrrR moved to add. and New-London Conn"
| after 90 Portland, Ne
sir RIDDLE moved 10 include Newcastle Del, among
/ TIE sites ~ De eXaniinrd.
! Nix JOHNSON wished Annapolis Md, to be examined
also buf Ao would no. Oc amendment to that effect
lie would oher an independent proposition at some othe
! time.
The amendment Of MIR Riddle was disagreed to-
Mr. HENDRICKS moved So to amend the resolution as to
designate particular place, but leave the Board free to
choose the best point
hlr Nj DoUGALL beloved Tappan Bay sixteen miles
from New York. the best place for the purpose
| named ii favored the motion of mr. Hendricks.
Mr FGssrNDsN said he know nothing on the subject
| did pretend 20 know. lie wished investigations
th9t all The Secretary at the Navy would listen to
/ no proposition tAat did not favor League Island.
Mr. GRIMES said She Secretary Il The Navy had no an
thory 20 appoint Board to examine Portland Tor the
failure TO do which Ar Fcssendcn had censurcd HIM AS
20 the charge that the Secretary of the Navy would listen
20 nothing not connected with League Island, he asked
Gle Secretary ever intimated anything OF the Kind To Mr.
! Fessendcn7
Mr. FEssESDEx .qid the Secretary of the Navy had not
told him 500 but he Fessendcn had received letter from
| gentleman 20 whom he had said 30.
Further discussion this subject was cut on by the
/ expiration OF the morning hour
TRANSFER OF THF INDIAN BUREAU.
Nj STEWART offered bill 10 transfer the Indian Blu
reau ffou The Interior 70 the War Department, which
referred 20 tho Committee on Indian Affairs
MILITARY PEACE ESTABLISHMENT.
Mr. WILSON introduced bill To fix the military peace
establishment Of the United States which referred to
The Military Committees
SECTION provides that the military peace establishment
shall Of the five artillery and the cavalry regiments
now 10 service regiments Of iIautry the professors and
cadets Of the Military Academy aad other forces provided by
his be known Tho amy Of The United States
gives the fret second third aud fourth artillery
regiments the rganation the fifth; aooshes the
grade Of company commis-ary sergeant IN carar each
cavalry regiment to have veterinary surgeon at 300 per
month and but one hospital stewart al utan's quaremascrs
Of cavalry and artillery 10 BE- extra euen
fanty regiments to be Of companies be formed
bv adding companies each Of the bataons Of the three
be retained with their organzaon ana the ORGANIZATION OF
The others 70 conform thereto Original vacancies IN the aa
for esnr and good conduct appointments 10 be attributed
toe states in proportion TO the number OF troops fur
nshed
detail adds one rgimenta Commssary and one company
Qnartermaser Sergeant; each COMPANY 70 have % pryae
be five years Adutants QurermaseFs aud Counssaes
sectior rres each regiment baud one hospital Steward
and one Ordnance Sergeant for military post and tie
number o. post Chapains a. nos prescribed by law
authorize President appoint superintendent for eacn
national cemetery be selected nom noocmissioned officers
who have received certificates OF ei o services during iAe
Section authorizes President employ force of In
dau. no. exceeding the frontier 20 act scoas 10
have he pay AID allowance OF cavalry soldiers and 20 be die
charged when our required OF at tue discretion oil the
Section autIores one General one Lieutenant Genera
FIVE MaiorGenerals 10 readier Generals with the same
staa officers ~ now provided by law.
Section continues the Adutani Generals Quarter masters
Subsistence and Ordnance departments ana tne Engineer
Corps and euers and Assistant Inspectors
; lean ~ Niiits-v Jusce with Judge dyoca
General With tho rank rgade General and one Assist
h. rsr,on of not more than 10 Judges. Advocate
a. pDg AS the Secretary Of War considers them necessary
SECTION organizes the Medical Department with one sur
yeon General lrradier General. Assistant Colonel
five Medical Surgeons. IienieuanC oones 90 Surgeons
Majors l25 Assistant Surveyor 10 be FIRST Ieuenats me
hrsi three years and Captains tberese and i've Medical
StOrekeeppga Captains O. tlva-gj.
section organizes Pay Department the Paymaster Con
eral - be- gtcer Genera Win one Assistant colonel
Deputy Lieutenant Colonel ana 30 Paymafiers Majors
section ID authorizes one chief signal officer colonel gives
tle Secrcorv Of War power 20 detail * officers RON pc
army and 100 non ocers aud pryates nom the
Battalion Of ing neers iof 'lsh GUY On9el OK s
be detailed until CANNED and approved by BOARD o.
officers commissioned officers while detailed 20 have cavalry
pay; enlisted 20 be mounted on Government horses
seton II cstnnes in ree for one year the act for the bet
ter Organization o. the Qgarlcrmaers Department approved
July 4 ls6i. Tie military sorekeepers In the Quarter
10, Lave
rank ana Of captains Line officers detailed as qua;
coumaTies are 10 have $40 per month extra
Z Wh p -eyu0nsiDe for Government property
Section y provides the ive engineer companies, the
by law shall constitute BATTALION officers be detailed TO
the Adjatani aad the Qusr'ermaste to have
secoa 70 p-cvdes that the AdiataniGeueral Qlartermas
ter-Ge1era. Conmsary 6enera sgrseou,fsner raynns
efGeneTa Chef OF Engineers ana Chlei OF VEInahc uie 70
be appointed by selection from the corps to which they belong
no officer 70 dismissed line Of peace except by sentence
cate the commission OF any officer now IN service
Section Tepess section IS OF the enrolment ACT approved
Msrch 1853 which prohibits duty pay to enlisted men,
extends the auhoF, to apply to enlisted men oil The
Sc - TIE military storekeepers OF ordnance not to ex
coed &C. and 70 have rank OF captain Of cavalry the ordnance
stoieSeepe aud pay master 81 Springfield to nave The same
Son ig permits cer WHO have served in the volunteer
service bear then official tile occasions Of ceremony
tie uniform Of the highest rank they held BY bIe
vet otherwise but the privilege does ente them to IN
| CT, ased pay command or emolunents
Section l. provides that ohaIaiu rank and pay shall re-
main prescribed by the act aprroyed ApI 1864 and IL
/ creases nl cage 10 10 cents per mile.
section Il authorizes the President to detail officers Of the
army not exceeding twenty at one time TO uperin
trndeas professors OF colleges for the purpose OF promoting
knowledge OF military science.
Section authorizes establishment Of schools az posts
garEisons and permanent camps for the instruction OF enlisted
authorizes Ae Secretary OF war to detail suitable non
commissioned officers and other enlisted and the
commander apart suitable room OF building for the
purpose.
Section prohibits the appointment in the OF person
served IN capacity the military naval
/ OF the Rebels.
Section aboshe sutlerf and directs the Quartermastes
Department 70 furnish such articles rs may be designated by
tie Inspectors General sell ~ the soldier the
cost prices paid for the time DE stopped from the
! next payment