.

To place the stall in proper relation, to the

rest of the army, the law should-collect all the

officers doing that branch of duty into one

corps, to be assigned fly' authority of the Pre-'

sident to such duties as each may seem to be

hest fitted' for, securing to each the rank and

relative position he, now holds. But, as some

staff corps are confined 'to duties requiring

special instruction and long experience, their

separate organization might - be retained..

To avoid, for the• future, the difficulties at­

tending brevet rank, the best plan is to cream,

permanently, the, general officers now exercis­

ed tinder brevets, making ner.znany idajor.Get

oerals and Brigadier diineriA•nattlie strength„

'Of the army requires. This would afford pro­

motion to many brevet officers of, inferior rank,

-and; thus absorb nearly all. •

o ,4 lThe objection which has been urged against

the propriety of impending the purchase of

stores and supplies and all moneyed accounta­

bility from the officers proper of the army,

would, the Secretary belides, he