Mr. HENDRICKS. While tic Senator is upon this subject, I wish to make an inquiry of him. Some days since the HoRep passed a JtResolution renesting the President to take no action prejudicial to the Veteran Reserve corps until the pleasure of Congress in regard to that corps should be made known. That resolution was referred to the Military Committee of this body. I wish to ask the Senator whether it is probable that committee will make areport before the recess. I do not know whctherit is possible that the Administration will take any action after the HoRep has exressed so decidedly its desire on the subject; at still as that resolution is a mere request, I think it ought not to remain very long in committee; I cannot see a necessity for that. While I am up, I beg leave to say that I am sure the country feels great interest in the for tunes of that corps as the only portion of the volunteer service that is likely to find its way as a body into the regular Army. It is impossible now to say, as Congress will have to consider that question, what number of that corps can be retained. That will depend, no doubt, upon the decision of Congress I respect to the size of the regular Army, but am anxious to see the House resolution passed before the recess. A few days since I received a, letter from a very gallant officer in the State of Indiana, who is a member of that corps, in which he says: “I amselectedby the officersfromIndiana who are represented in the Veteran Reserve corps to ask your assistancein our behalf in Congrbss. It is our desire to beretained in the Army and think we are entitled to some consideration and help from the powersthat be, as we are the woundedand maimed sotfafince eerss of twhaorvhoaluvnetebeere army, who from the circum for the active duties of renderedmany of us unfit i. "The fate of our causewill soon be presentedto you membersof Congrcmto determinewhether you will retain or turn us out upon the world. objects of charity? This letter thus far, I think, expresses the feeling of a large body of that corps, if not the entire official force, and I apreciiite the sentiment of these gallant men t t they prefer a support from the Government for the discharge of a duty rather than to depend upon apension.