Mr. WILSON, from the 2nd committee of conference on Senate bill No. 138, submitted the following report: The committee of conferenceupon the disagreeing votesof the 2 Housesof Congress upon the amendment of the Senate to the substitute of the House to the bill (S.No.138)to increase andfix the military peace establishmentof the U.S. having met. after full and fro conferencehave agreedto recommend and do recommend.to their respective Housesasfollows: That the House rccede from their disagreement to the amendmentof the Senate and agreeto the same th the folloWingamendments, namely: Section one, line 3, strike out 12 " and insert "ten." Section 3. has 3, strike out “ 6" and “ 3 ” and insert “4" and "two;" linc 7 400'}am 0 out “4lof the companies from each iijegimgnt"and insert ‘any portion of the cavalry orce. Section four, Iin e 7, strike out “5" and insert "foun" line 8, alter the word "men " insert "and 4 regiments, of ten companies enc. to be raisedand oliiceredashereinafter provided for, to be called the Veteran Reservecorps." At the end of section fou rinsert: “the Veteran Reserve corps shall be olhccred by appomtment from any officers and soldiers of volunteers, or of the regularArmy. Who have been wounded in the line of the irdut while serving in the Army of the U.S.in t alate war, and who may at be competentfor garrison or oaths seigrn(hca.ll, to wine that corpshas heret oforebeen Section six, line 3, strike out "two" and insert “‘onei" lines 4 and 5 strike out “one regimental company.” Inscrt at the end of section eight: “ it shall becom petentto enlist men for the servicc who have been wounded in the linc of their duty while serving in the Army of the U.S. provided it shall be found on medical inspection that by such wounds the are not unfitted for garrison or otherlight duty; no such menwhen enlisted shall be assignedto service exclusivelyin the regimentsof the Veteran Ro s“crve corps}: In the same spection. after the word years, " in line thrcc. insort “ for cavalry, and 3 yearsfor artillery and infantry." Section 7, strikeoutall to the word“ academy, " i"nclusive, in line four, and in lieu thereof insert: tstrhyat liftecn bands.including the bandat theMill ArmyA, cademy.may be retainedpr enlisted in the with such organization asis now provided by law. to benssignedto brigadesin timec war and in time of peace to assembled brigadesor to forts or postsat whicli‘thelargestnumber of troops shall be ordinarily stationed: and the band at the Military Acagcmy shall be placed on the same footingasother an 5 Section 14; linc 5, strikeout "cavalry" and insert " infantry.’. At the ond of section 13 insert: "but nfler the 1st appointments miide under the I’OVISIOHoSf this section.asvacancies may occur in the grades of major and captain in this apartment. no appointments to fill thesameshall beuiiideuntil the number of mujors shrill by c reducedto 12 and the number ofcapteins to 30: and thereafter the number of officersin cacti of and grades shall continue to conformto and reducednumbers.“ “ Section 17, strike out all to the word cav alrly, " in line 16, and in lieu thereof insert: “t at the medical dept of the Army shall hereafter consist of one surgeon general, with the rank, pay, and emolumentsof a brigadier general; one asst surgcongeneral, with the rank. iiy and emolumentsof a colonelof cavalry; one o is medicalpurveyorand 4 asstmedicalpurvey ors, with the rank. pay, and emoluments of ieutenant colonels of cavalry. who shall give the some bondswhich are or may be required of asst paymasters Generaloflike grpde, and shall whennotacting as urvoyors, be assignable to duty as surgeons by the resident; 60 purgenns, with therank, sy, and emolumentsof mauors of cavalry: 150 asst surgeons, With the rank. pay, and emolumentsof 1st lieutenants of cavulry, for the 1st 3 years' service and With the rank, ay and emolumentsof captains of cavalry after t years'service; and rec 5 medical store kecpers, With the some compensationns isnow provided by law; and all the original vacanciesin the gradeof asst surgeonshall be filled by selectionby examina lion from among the persons who have servedasstaff or regimental surgeonsor asstsurgeonsof vol uiiteers in the Army of the U.S. lWo years during the late war: and persons who have servedas asstsurgconsthrcc years in the volunteer serviceshall be eligible for promotion to the grade of captain." Section21 Iline 9; strike out " 16 " and insert " 13.’ “Section 24. strike out all after the word in line 16, and insert, “shall be entitled in caseof passin the examination and being appointedor commissionedt, oreceiveinilenge from the place of his residenceto the placeof examination, or such portion of that distanceashe may actually travel, the same as is aid to officerstraveling under orders, but there she l he paid no othercompensa on Sehtion 27 line 7, strike out “and directed” and “non;"line 8, strike out "other." Section 28, after the word "State s."in line 6 insert 'or of either of the States in insurrection." At the end of section 29 insert. “and officersof the regularArmy who have also held commissionsas officersof volunteers, or commandedvol unteers, shall not on that accountbe held to be vol unteersunderthe provisionsof this act." At the end of suctionthirt five inscrt, “PfWllIfd, at no officer who is furnis odwithquartersin kind shall be entitled to receivethe increased commutation of rations herebyauthorized." Section 36, strike out all after the word “that, ” in the 1st line, to the word "and, " inclusive. in the 6th line. In line 9, strike out "arc" and inscrt"is." nscrt as a new section, No. 37: “That the SecyWar be, and he is hereby, directed to have prepared and to report to Congressat its next session, iscodeof regulationsfor the government of the Army and of the militia in actualservice, whichshall embraceall necessary orders and formsof a.general characterfor the performanceof all duties incumbent upon officorsandmenin themilitary service.including rules for the government of courts martial; the existingregulationstoremain in forceuntil Congress shall have actedonsaid report." HIREANRY WILSON. Managerson HARRIS. the part of theSnmla. J. F. FARNSWORTH. NELSON TAYLOR Managersonthepart of the House.