Mr. DAVIS]. I move to add the following: and it shall belawful to appoint and commission as officersin any of the organizations authorised by this act an personswho havp been distinguished for nllant an meritorious service in the Army of the U.S. during the late rebellion, and hnvo beenwoundedor partially disabled theregnwhil o in the line of thoirduty: lmmded, the disabilit arising therefromshall be such only. as if incurre in the resular service under officers commissioalwe not incapacitate them from duty therein. Mr. Speaker, I offer that amendment because I believe it to be entirelyjust; and in submit ting iIt, wish to repel the insinuation made against me upon this floor yesterday that I was willing to do injustice to any branch of our Army or to any soldiers who have been in the field. I believe the provisions of this bill do injustice to 1,000s and tens of 1,000s who exosed themselves gallantly in defense of the ag of the country. They are restrict ive. My desire is to open the way to all of the soldiers who have been disabled, provided they are lit for this duty. It was charged yesterday by the honorable Gentfrom Illinois that had slandered the Veteran Reserve corps. I deny it. lsaid they were disabled; does he deny it? Is it a slander upon a soldier of the Army who bore the flag of his country over a defyin fortress to say that he was wounded in the ha y or lost a limb or an eye in the service? I honor the gallantry and service of that soldier, but I do not slander him when I say that he has been disabled. By this amendment I do not wish to give to the officers of the Veteran Reserve corps alone the benefit of these provisions, but I wish to give it to all who have been in the service, wlrcthei officers or privates. The loss of a finger or of an eye disables a man under the present law so that he cannot be retained in the Army service unless he hap pens to be in the regular Arm. In the regular Army a man thus wounde is not disualifled to serve, but still retains his rank. ask, in Gods name, why should not a man who suffers only equal disability in the volunteer service be entitled to the same benefits and advantage. I offer this amendment, and I deny that any word that I have uttered on this floor can be tortured into anything like discourtesy to the disabled soldiers.