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ted by substitution, it was lost. The second section, authorizing a detail for the protection of farmers under certain circumstances, was taken up, and in that part stating that such detail may be made "when the safety of any locality may require it, upon the recommendation of five respectable citizens of any county or parish, with the approval of the Provost Marshal," &c. Mr. Brown moved to strike out the clause "with the approval of the Provost Marshal," which was adopted. Mr. Phelan offered an amendment placing the detail altogether in the hands of the military commandant of the locality, who would, he believed, be the best judge of the necessity of such detail. The amendment was rejected. Mr. Preston, of Va., moved to strike out the whole section. He believed that the States themselves, were competent to attend to this matter themselves. He did not think it was proper that this conscript army should be turned into a police to guard our cornfield, nor did he w