Mr. DAVIS. I am satisfied I got it too low. I desire to increase the sum named and to say that the pay properof these regiments will cost the Government $1,300,000 or annnm if the organization shall reach on y the minimum provided for. That is for their pay alone. Now, when on come to add to that their equipment, maintenance, &c., you will see that we are rolling u an immense indebtedness and for what? lior the purpose of furnishin employment to men who have been disable in the service: and that kind of employment which for the interest of the Government, should he performed only by able and edicient men. Now, I submit that any man, who under any circumstance will enlist in this Veteran Reserve corps, can, with a moderate and reasonable pension from the Government, obtain a competent support by addin thereto some employment which he will be able to perform in some walk of private life. Therefore it will be doing no wrong to these men if we pay them the pensions to which they are entitled, if we givet mm the encouragement which we ought by our liberality, and then say to them, “ Although we deal liberally with you in consequence of your past services, we do not feel bound to payyon full pay as officers in this or.nization.” I believe there is no principle O justice or propriet which demands it. I believe that the interests of.this country require that we should strike out this clause entirely. It is well known that if you take ten regiments of disabled troops and utthem into any service where cfliciency an activity are required. the cannot do more than 1/2 the service which eilicient and able bodied men can perform. Now, sir, I think that the striking out of the provision for these ten regiments will be proper. I do not believe that to reduce by ten regiments the Army proposed by this billwill be any injury to this Government. Throughout our previous history, we have at all times been able to preserve the peace of the country with an army far fewer in numbers than that now proposed; and although I admit that there is a necessity for a larger force at present, in consequence of the increased extent of our country and the peculiar condition of affairs now existing in some portions of it, yet I am not ready to say that such an army as we would have if these ten reiments should be stricken out, an army ca ab O of being raised to 72,700 men, would not be sufficient to meet all the demands of the government. I trust, therefore, that my amendment will be adopted.