Mr. SCHENCK. I desire to suggest to the House, in behalf of the ComMilAffrs, a mode of procedure in regard to the consideration of this bill which I trust will be satisfactory to all sides. I prouse that the bill, important as it is admitte upon all sides to be, shall 1st be read throng, and then read section by section for amendment as though in ComWhole. When it shall have been read I shall ask the attention of the House for, I think, not more than 15 or 20 minutes, in order that I may give the House some idea of the general features of the bill, of the line of legislation that the House committee has thou t proper to pursue, as contradistin uishe in some oints from that which we fin in the bill which has been sent to us from the Senate, and which has also been referred to the ComMilAffrs; and, as I do not mean to be interru ted during that 15 minutes by anybody, trust no gentleman will consider me discourteous if I do not yield the floor to him. But in order that every one may have a fair opportunity 1 propose not to call the previous question on he ill, but that it shall be considered section by section, so as to give gentlemen an opportunity to bring forward their amendments and present their views to the House. That, I think, is but fair. I propose, however, that the debate shall be limited by general consent to ten minute speeches, for we minutes is scarcely long enough and I will not call the previous question except it be upon some particular section, the previous question to app y only to that particular section, ifthe discussion seems to run to an unreasonable len Lh upon it, just as in ComWhole of the motion is made that the committee rise for the purpose of closing debate on a particular section. My object is to secure a fair consideration to this bill, and upon the part of the ComMilAffrs to invite the aid of members of the House on all sides to perfect the bill and put it in such a shape as will secure the best organization for this great arm of the public defense. Iwill ask that this may be the general understanding.