 It failed to reach any effective conclusion, mostly stalling on the issue of what to do with the Militia—should it be merged with the Volunteers, or should it be formally incorporated into the Regular Army?A secondary problem was the desire of the commanders of individual volunteer units who wished to retain the greater independence their units currently possessed, rather than placing themselves under the control of other bodies.A second attempt to gain the agreement of Militia colonels to the proposed amalgamation was made in late June, and was strongly opposed.