Mr. SCHBNCK. the pay of the colonel would do end upon the duty e performs. If he slioul happen to be performing the duties of a position which gave him $3, 500, he would get it, of course. If he goes, however, where he has less responsibility; if he is assigned to other duty, for instance as a clerk, as many of these colonels, and lieutenant colonels, and majors, and captains, and even generals, too, are serving in Vashington, he would then get. just what a member of Congress gets, and no more. Now. if my friendfrom Vermont [Mr. Woonnnuiois] can persuade himself that be is not superior to a 2nd class clerk, then I will give up the point. But I have been interrupted so often I am afraid my remarks will appear very disjointed when they appear in the Globe tomorrow. will now try and conclude what I have to say. Now, we leave to these officers all these advantages and privileges of which I have spoken, because we are willing they shall be paid, and well paid. And they are well aid. insist upon it that the officers of the Imy as a class get higher pay than another class of officers in the service of the (government. As I have said before, I do not think officers of the Navy, even making all allowances for prize money, have as muc pay as they should receive; certainly they are not paid in proportion to the officers of the Army. And What has been the consequence? Despairing of getting an increase of their pay, they have managed by someingenious device of legislation to get through Congress, some 2 or 3 weeks a o, a bill repealing the statute which provided that none of these allowances should be given to oficers of the Navy. And the moment they got that through the SecyNavy added 33 and 1/3rd%., in lieu of these commutations, to the salary of every officer of the Navy who might be ordered to perform the services indicated; thus becoming deptal law instead of congressional law. Now, did the Gentfrom Vermont [Mr. Woonnnine s] now that he was voting for any such measure? Did many others here know anything about it? Did the know they were voting to add 33 and 1/3rd%. to a considerable class of the officers of the Navy through the action of the SecyNavy? I can only say I did not. Something came here from the ComNavAffrs. I was a great deal absorbed, as members know very well, with military matters, and I voted for it, supposiu it to be all right. And the 1st knowledge I ha of it was the issu in of this order by the SecyNavy. 'ow, the object of this bill is to take the legislation upon this matter in regard to officers of the Army into our own hands, and make the law say just what they shall receive for their compensation when performing this, that, or the other class of duties. The object is to have this matter adjusted by law, to leave no discretionto the heads of bureaus or the Dept, or to others; to prevent these officers from be coming dependeut upon these heads, and place them in a position where they may be ordered to this duty for one year, to another duty another year, and thus give all a chance, and not have one particular class of officers put in one particular place and kept at one particular class of duties all the time, as they now are, until, like old hulks in port, the burnacles grow all over them. We propose to take these officers out of their snug harbors, out of these little sea water coves, and run them up into the interior where the fresh water can reach them, and then by every principle of natural philosophy the bars uacles willfalloff and the will become clearer and lighter for duty. I 0 not want a system which will encourage men to be he t in places until they are moss grown, until lichens are formed upon their legs and backs. On the contrary, I would keep them stirring; I would keep them clear and liright, ready for action when ever and wherever the country may need their services, whether in camp, in the field, in gar rison, in Washington, on recruiting service, or wherever else their services may be desired. And in this way only will you have the most effective Army. Now, I am not to be charged with being an enemy of the Army, an enemy of regular officers, an enemy of WestPoint, or anything else because I am for reforming these abuses and dispensing with a vicious system of this kind. I hold that he is the best friend of the Army and of the country who is in favor of correcting whatever may be wrong, no matter how long the evil has existed, nor how great it has grown; who is in favor of getting rid ofitwhcn ever a fitting opportunity arises for doing so. b'lI] hope we shall now have a vote upon this i. The previous question having been 2nded and the main question ordered, the bill was orderengross and read a 3rd time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the 3rd time. The nestion bein on the passage of the bill, Mr. TAYLOR ca led for the yens&nays. The yeas&nays were ordered.