§ MR. MAGUIREasked the Under Secretary at War whether any steps, and, if any, what steps, had been taken by the War Department to improve the armament of the cavalry, artillery, or other troops, by providing them with a breech-loading arm?
§ MR. F. PEELsaid, that several kinds of breech-loading weapons were under the consideration of the Ordnance, but that some time must necessarily elapse before the officers intrusted with the examination of them could recommend that any improvement should be adopted.