Mr. GARFIELD.Mr. Speaker, I have, during the past 2 weeks, considered, from time to time, somewhat carefully, the condition of our Army; and there is one fact which I wish to state to the House for its consideration. The proposition contained in the 1st section of this Jtresolution is that all laws and parts of laws relating to the regular Army, which have been enacted since 1861, shall be continued in full force. Now, if that Army with its present organization is to be continued, I desire to call the attention of the House to some of the consequences. With the assistance of some gentlemen thoroughlyaequainted with the roster of the Army, I have gone over the Army Register, classifying some of the officers whose names we find there. we have only noted such persons as are well known. As to a large number, we did not know in what class to put them. But there are in the regular Army of the U.S. 52 officers above the grade of captain, who have distinguished themselves in the field officers known to me and to those who with me have looked over this list. There are also 52 who have seen only a little service; and there are 43 who have never been in the field at all during the war men now holding rank above the rank of captain. And below these there are 16 men who during the war have won their stars as major generals on the field, and 23 who have won their stars as hrigadier generals on the field; and under such legislation as is here proposed, these will go back'into the serviceto be commanded by colonels and lieutenant colonels who never saw a hostile battalion, and who were never in the field at all. Why, sir, if the present Army organization were to continue, could point out regular regiments of infantry now in our Army, the colonel of which, if he should call up the regiment for dress pamde would call before him as captains 6 major encrals aans brigadier generals. These would iave to come upi and salute the colonel as their superior 0 car. Thus it will be seen that by the legislation proposed in this JtResolution these men. who won on the battle field their rank of general in the Army would he commanded by colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors who never smelt powder, nor were within the reach of hostile guns during the war. It appears to me, sir, that there is no duty more imperatively pressing upon Congress than that of reorganizing the Army, so as to do away with the abuses which must exist under our present laws and to make merit the rule of promotion and supe riority. If the system now existing is to continue, we shall lose the very bone and muscle and sinew of our Army. Sir, there are now 100s of men who have won distinction in the volunteer service, who are now desirous of entering our Army, and who would make it one of the most splendid armies that ever trod the earth but if we pass no Army bill at this session, these men must wait for some months, and in all probability theyu'rill go into other business, so that hereafter there will be fewer men of a desirable class seeking to enter the service, and the old officers ot the regular Army will have the field all to themselves. Now, it appears to me that the whole and management of ourlegislution thus fpsorlihcays been to pass no Army bill, to authorize no re organization of the Army until all the aspiring young men who have won distinction for themselves in the volunteer service have become disgusted with waiting and again entered into the other avocations of life, and for my own part1 wish we would continue the session until next winter, so that we might get an Army organized in a thorough going manner from the splendid material from which it is in our power now to select. I think there is not a man who has won distinction in the Army but is now appealing to Congress that he may be taken care of in the proposed reorganization. The men who have never won distinction in the field of course have long since retired into civil life. I hope this bill may go to the table until we compel this Congress to do justice by the soldier and give us such an Army as we ought to have.