1867.] OF THE SENATE. 793

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Davis, of Caroline, Tome,
Davis, of Washington, Trail—5.
Holton,

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Conference submitted
the following report and amendments :

The Committee of Conference appointed by the two Houses
on the disagreeing votes on the militia bill,having met and duly
considered the same, have agreed to recommend for the adop-
tion of the two Houses as follows, viz :

Strike out all the amendments made by the Senate and
adopt the following:

1st page, 1st amendment, sub-section 1 of section 2,
by striking out all down to the word " proceed," in line 6,
and insert: " The Governor as Commander-in-Chief, shall,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint
one Inspector General at a salary of five thousand dollars per
annum, who shall, under rules and regulations, to bo pre-
scribed by the Governor as Commander-in-Chief.

1st, strike out all after the word " law " in line 16, to end
of sub-section.

2d page, 2d amendment, sub-section 8, section 2, by strik-
ing out in the first line, "Inspector General" and inserting
"Commander-in-Chief."

3d page, 3d amendment, amend sub-section 9, of section 2,
by striking out all after the word " General " in line 5, to
the word "and" in line 17, and insert "each of whom shall
rank as Major General, a Judge Advocate General, a Pay-
master General, a Quartermaster General, a Surgeon General
and a Commissary General, each,of whom shall be appointed
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall
bold their respective commissions until trial and conviction by
court martial."

6th page, 4th amendment, amend by striking out the whole
of section 15.

11th page, 5th amendment, amend sub-section 21, of sec-
tion 2, line 3, by striking out the word "five," and inserting
in lieu thereof the word "three."

JAMES T. EARLE,
ISAAC D. JONES,
W. H. NEILSON.

The amendments were read and adopted by yeas and nays
as follow :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Bowie, Maddox,
Compton, Mules,
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