§ MR. LEAasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he is aware that a considerable number of Officers hold Commissions, other than honorary Commissions, simultaneously in the various branches of the auxiliary forces; whether he is aware that a considerable number of Officers on full pay, and borne on the strength of Infantry and Cavalry Regiments of the regular Army, also hold Commissions in the Yeomanry force; if it is desirable, in the interest of the public service, that Officers, whether Commanding Officers of corps or not, should hold more than one Commission at a time, either in the regular Army or in the auxiliary forces; and, if it is his intention to put an end to the practice by calling upon such Officers to elect which force they will serve in, and to resign the Commissions they may hold in the other branches of the service?
§ MR. CARDWELLreplied, that it was intended, within a limited time, to make such provision that two commissions could not be held at the same time by one officer.