Mr. SCHENK. That does not alter the principle. Suppose that instead of being 2nd lieutenants, as dated on the list, they went through the intermediate grade of 1st lieutenant. what then? I say there were artillery officers who, to get another step in promotion, consented to go into the subsistence Dept. Now, I find no limit with these young men, and especially not in time of eace, when promotion is slow; but I do say the probability is, that if these men had remained with their batteries, and fought it out during the war, most them who consented to become captains in the subsistence Dept would have been at the head of briades, or divisions, or corps before the war on ed and I say that it is not our policy to educate men, either to be 1st or 2nd lieutenants or captains, or to hold any other rank in the artillery, infantry, cavalry, or engineers, and then let them become mer chants to feed the Army. That is the point that I am making, and that is the oint that I would have the gentleman meet, i he can. Now, sir, I have said that there was not an opening until 1863. The door was then thrown a little ajar, and it was soamusing, on account of the way in which it was thus thrown ajar, that I will give you an account of it, subject, of course, to correction by my friendfrom NewYork, [Mr. HALL] There was a commissary of subsistence, a volunteer, in Boston, and a very excellent commissnry he was, and has continued to be, and is still. His name is Brigham. He was a commissary of subsistence stationed at Boston not in the field, and he hasremained there, and has t into the regular Arm. How did he get into the regular Army? It would not do to put him into the regular Army by direct transfer; for that would have been declaring to the country that it is possible for a man outside of the “charmed circle” to get in. What did they do? They required him to enlist as a common soldier in the 11thinfantry of the U.S. Army, which he did. He was immediate a non-commissioned officer, and thus rendered eligible to promotion to a 2nd lieutenancy, and then, having been made a 2nd lieutenant mark you, all this time not having resigned his commission as cominissary of volunteers he was washed with the properwaters, baptized into the regular Army, and was then competent to be made a comimssary of subsistence. This little, close corioration made an excellent officer O through all this farce of turning common soldier, sergeant, and 2nd lieutenant while yet a.captain and commissury of volunteers, in order that he inighterec ) into the subsistence de artuient without. that iorrible and shoeliinging, direct transfer from the volunteers to merchandising in crackers and beef, and taking charge of the provisions for the Army! Since then they have made some very good appointments from the volunteer service one recommended by myself, Mr. Crano, who headed the list of ten named for promotion, and had done most gallant service in the field. Another was a Gentfrom Pennsylvania