Mr. DAVIS. I move to amendthat section by striking out all after the word “ month” in the 8th line, as follows: But at any time hereafter, when the exigenciesof the publicservice may rotgluire.the POTUS shall have the power and authority to mountnnyof the infantry regimentsof the army, not, exceedingsix regimentsin numberat anyone time to serve as cavalry and whilo so serving they shall be allowed all the pay, allowances, and emoluments of cavalry tro'ops. I make this motion for the purpose of saying a word in regard to the policy of mounting infantry for cavalry serVicc. The information I have received from officers in the cav alry service convinces me that a good cavalry man cannot be made in less than 3 'cars. Now, the term of enlistment under this bill is only 3 years, and a man taken from other branches of the service and put into the cav alry cannot become qualified for his duties in less than two‘or 3 years. If I may be permitted, in corroboration of this statement, to refer to the history of our late war, it was more than 2 years after that war commenced before the cavalry was successful. It was only by the experience of 2 or 3 years of service that the cavalry did anything that re dounded to the honor of our arms. That branch of the service subsequently was very useful in the taking of prisoners and in regard to the movements of the enemy. I believe, sir, that we should have a permanent increase of at least double the extent provided for by this bill. If it were in my power I would have at least 20 regiments of cavalry. They are extended all along our fron tier and have to keep peace with the Indians. The Indians are all good horsemen. They make doscents upon our settlements for purposes of pillage, and after accomplishing their purpose they flee away, and you cannot pursue them with infantry. You cannot cross the plains with infantry; you must have cavalry and in the existing state of thin we nee a large cavalry force. As I do not believe that we shall accomplish any good by allowing the President to mount infantr, I have moved to strike out this revision. will not, however, insist upon it; withdraw my amendment.