Mr. SCHENCK. Nothing whatever was meant by the committee except to get rid of long lumbering title. In reorganizing the Adjutant Generals Dept we thought it well to drop the Words “ asst adjutant General, ” as now applied to every officer, even of the most subordinate grade in thatDept, and to call these officers simply what. they are, adjutants. Each regiment has its adjutant, who is known as regimental adjutant; then there are other adjutants; and at the head of them all is an Adjutant General who bears a relation upon the general staff to the Army such as adjutants of regiments do to the organizations to which they belong. We thoughtit unnecessary, either in the quartermasters Dept or in the Adjutant Generals Office, to continue forever the cumbrous titles, “asst uartermaster” or “asst adjutant genera.” In reorganizing what relates to the adjutancy of the Army, that portion of the staff through which orders issue, and which thus has the general supervision or direction, under the proper commanding officers, of whatever is one. it seemed to us entirely unnecessary to perpetuate these long titles. The gentleman inquires whether these adju tants will be entitle to promotion as in other cases. Of course they will. They are a part of the same general Dept, occupying their several ranks, some as majors, some as lieutenant coloncls, some as colonels; but we have restricted the title “asst adjutant general” to the 2 assts of the adutant General. who in his absence may be calle upon to occupy temporarily his position. The provision of the bill, therefore, is for “ one adju tant general, with the rank, ay, and emoluments of a brigadier genera; 2 asst adjutaut generals, with the rank, ay, and emoluments ofcolonels of cavalry." hen the bill goes on to provide for “ 4 adjutants, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenant colouels of cavalry, and 13 adjutants, with the rank, ay, and emoluments of majors of canal. " fthis mode of simplifying the matter shoulifnot, in the opinion of members of the House, conform to good taste or propriety, they will of course correct our correction. )Mr. THAYER. I move to amend by striking out the 13th section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Abife:, That the Adjutant Generals Dept of the Army shall hereafterconsist of the officers now authorized by law, namely: one adjutant generalwith the rank. pay and emoluments of a bricadier general: 2 assirtant adjutant generals with the rank, pay, and emoluments of coloncls of cavalry; 4 amistantadjutant generalswith the rank. pay and emolumentsoflicutenaut colonelsof cavalry, and 13 asstadjutantgeneralswith the rank. pay, and emolumentsof majors ofcavalry. Mr. Speaker, what I propose as a substitute for this section is the corresponding section of the Senate bill. It leaves the present organization of the Adjutant Gener s Dept unchanged. Now, sir, I wish to say. 1!]regard to what has fallen from the chairman of the committee. that I am surprised that he should take the view that the effect of the section as it stands in this bill is simply to change the title of an office. The effect of the alteration made by the bill before the House is really to legislate out of the Army of the U.S. no less than 13 of its regular officers, and to deprive them of their commissions.