Mr. PAINE. Allow me to read this provision for the Veteran Reserve corps, as it will stand amended by the proposition of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania: The Veteran Reserve corps shall be officered by appointment from any officersand soldiers of volun tot rs or regular troops who have beenwounded in the line of their duty while serving in the Army of the U.S. in the late war or have beendisabled by diseasecontractedin such service, and mu yet be comietent for garrison or other duty to which that corps has herctotorebeenassigned. Mr. Speaker, I undertake to say that that provision is fair to all the wounded officers and soldiers of the volunteer and of the regular Army; that it embraces them all, and that under this qovision it will be the duty of the Secretary of ar and of the President a duty which they cannot evade honestly or fairly in reorganizing thiscorps to select out of the whole body of the officers and soldiers wounded or diseased those who are best fitted to fill these regiments. Now, I ask what objection there can be to that. I will not detain this House now by discussing all the arguments of the gentleman as to whether or not this Veteran Reserve corps should be established. I believe it is absolutely certain that not only in peace but in war we must employ a force equal to that embraced in these regiments for the performa nce of just exactly the duties which these men and these otheers will be fully able to perform and it is absolutely necessary that we should retain them in regimental organizations, and not have them in detachments or in squads. Then, I ask, what objections, upon principles ofe uity and humanity and justice, can there be i we undertake at once to provide for this case, and to discharge a duty O solemn obligation to the gallant men who have gone through this war, and suffered in the defense of their country, and for the maintenance of the national existence? I shall vote to amend, improve, and perfect this provision and after that is done shall vote to retain it as a principal feature of this bill.