The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-06


approved April 29th 1872 be- and the hereby re-
pesed and that the President Of the United States shall
from the army Of the United States but nothing
herein contained shah prevent him from appointing any
Of the supernumerary second leuenants to such vaca
may hereafter occur in the army of the United
States and 1t Is further provided that each
second lieutenant discharged under this act shall be
entitled 10 receive three months compensation,
agreeable to his present pay and emoumen provided
that nothing IN this section or in any law now In force
shall be SO construed as to promotions being made
IRON the line OF the army.
Sec H. That the term for which cadets hereafter admit
'ed into the Military Academy at West FONT shaii engage
TO serve be- and the hereby to iour years.
unless they shall be sooner discharged s..,.. .r
Sec Ia That the President Of the United states shall
the service of United STATES and he shall allow those
in service three months extra pay on her dscharge
and that all laws force regulating authorizing
the appointment OF forage and wagon masters be- and II
Sec Is That whenever other assistant professors shall
be required West Point, they shall receive the
pay they entitled to in the line OF the army and no
other.
Sec. That the number of assistant quartermasters
shall be reduced to twenty and that the appointment of
assistant qusrermaster shall confer no additional rank
and further provided that hereafter grade OF quar-
termaser shall be filled by selections from among the
tans OF capacity and fitness who shall have served long
est on the staff as assistant quartermaster.
Sec H. That chaplain shall receive six hundred dol
Sec Is That from and after the first day of July next
the monthly pay of the enlisted men in the service of the
United States shall be follows viz Master armorers
master carriage makers, and master blacksmhs Of ord
four companies SIG EACH all sergeant majors quarter
master sergeans chief buglers first sergeants of comps
MES, ordnance sergeants and PRINCIPAL musicians S5
each; arnorers of ordnance, black ordnance
carriage makers of ordnance and hospital stewards at
posts o. less than four companies ga EACH all segeants
not before enumerated S EACH all artfcers of ordnance
Sll each all farrers and black smths before
ated 80 each; all artices of artillery not before enumer.
ated 80 each all corporas 50 each all laborers OF the
ordnance department IS each all buglers 81 each all
other musicians 50 each; all Pryaes, So each all m9;
be paid to each soldier who shall receive an honorable
discharge in the event OF his DEATH to be paid to his
Sec. 49, That officer of the marine corps shall use
the services of an enlisted man in the army waiter
hoser or in any other capaciy for hxown priv be
ne under pretence whatever, except under tempo
and unavoidable circumstances to be approved by
the commanding officer under the penalty Of dismissal
from the SERVICE on conviction thereof
Sec 90 That no officer of the army shall use public
horse in the performance Of his duties for his private
use or advantage in any whatever except under TEN
Porary and unav oidabe be approved
the commanding officer under the penalty Of dismissal
from the service, on conviction thereof
Sec 81 That the officers, noncommissoned officers,
musicians and prvates OF the marine corps OF the United
States shall receive the pay and subsistence for
their services in the said corps by this act allowed
Yates artillery regiments Of the same grade and
other provided that the extra allowance established by
the law approved March 3D. 1887 for detention foreign
service. shall continue heretofore.
Sec - That from and after the passage Of this act cor
be sentenced hard labor for the crime desertion
from the army or marine corps for period OF not less
than one year nor more than six years by the convc
Sec % That supplies for the army shall be purchased
by contract to the lowest bidder made the
missary general, public notice, to be delivered in
specon in the bulk at such times and places shall bs
stipulated or the said supplies may be purchased in open
Secretary of War may direct.
Sec; "a. That the - shall hereafter to be
ported to Congress the neat cost Of the raons
supplied to the army during the preceding year. together
with the average Of said ratons the years
preceding the same SO as to enable Congress to contrast
the cost Of ratons for three successive years.
Sec 25 That section seventh of an act entitled can act
be- the same is hereby repealed Provided That when
an officer Of the Engineer Corps Typographical Engineer
the field that is necessary for them to be mounted
they shall receive the same monthly pay that is allowed
by this act to officers OF the mounted dragons OF the
grade but this proviso shall not be construed to
give any of the aforesaid officers the pay OF mounted dra
goons when stationed magazine arsenal post or in
the city of Washington engaged constructing work
during the time they may be SO located.
provisions OF this act shall be- and the hereby,
repealed.
Mr. HOLMES proposed the following as an additional sec
Sec 81. That officer shall be compelled to attend any
place OF worship where religious creed is preached con-
trary TO his belief
Mr. PETIT moved to amend this by inserting
Resolved, That no officer soldier shall be compelled
TO attend any place of religious worship"
This he withdrew, and MIR. HALE moved TO strike out
ali after the words q" religious worship"
Mr. HALE's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. PETIT renewed his amendment and it was reject
MIR CoLns then offered substitute for the entire bill
which voted down without division.
The Committee then rose and reported the bill to the
House.
Mr. then demanded the previous question
This was seconded ayes g. noes 81 Only l9 voting on
such an important bill
The various amendments then read over and tne
whole OF them agreed to by the House.
The bill was then ordered to be engrosse0 and read
Third time
On the final passage, the ayes and called and
resulted-ayes l09 noes So
fEAs-Messrs Abbott, Adams, Baker, Barringer Bid
lack; James Black, James A Black, Blackwell Bower,
Bowlin, Boyd, Jacob Brinkerhof Brodhead, william J.
Brown Burlington Burt Caldwell, Cary, Catlin Reuben
Chapman Augustus A. Chapman, Clngman, Cross. Gull
lon, Dana Daniel, Darrah. John Davis Dean, Dckey,
Dickinson Dunlap, Ellis Elmer, Farlee, Fcn French,
Gddlngs, Byram Green, Grider Hale, Hamlin Hammetl
Harason, Harper Henley, Herrick, Hoge, Houston, |
Hubbard, Hubbel Hudson, Hughes Hungerford, J. b.
Hunt, Jameson Cave Johnson Perey Johnson, Andrew
Johnson Geo w. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Kirkpatrick
Labranche, Lewis Lucas, Lumpkn, McCausen McCon-
NEIL Mcdowell, McIlvaine, Edward Morris, Norris
Owen Elisha Potter Emery D. Potter. Purdy, Rathbun
David s Reid Redng, Relic Rhett, Roberts, Rockwell
Rogers St John, Sample, Saunders Ssnter Severance
Simons, Simpson, Thomas Smith, Caleb Smith Robert
Smith, Seenrod Andrew Stewart John Stewart, Stone
Strong, Taylor Thompson, Tibbats Tilden Tucker Wei
Ter, Wentworth, Wheaton, Woodward and Joseph A.
Wright Io9,
NAvs-Messrs Barnard Brengle Carroll Causin. Chan.
pel Chiffon, Clnch Clinton Coles Collamer Cranston
Garrett Davis Deberry, Dellet Foot Hopkins Charles
Sg . Joseph r. ngsgso Maslay Marsh Morse
ney, Spence, Summers Sykes Tyler, Vanmeter, Vinton
White, Winthrop, and WIN. wrght-se.
WAsHrNoroN April L.
After closed my letter to-day there was question
came up about new mode of Lighting the Hall Of the
House OF by means OF the called Drum
mond Light This light would be much cheaper, much
stronger and less offensive than the candles and lamps
used But many of the Western members denounced
1t as miserable Yankee invention and a vote the
House refused to be lighted with it-Ayes 66, 80
Mr.. ADAMS then made motion to have all the six re-
ports on abolition and antiabotion prnted although
they very voluminous and will make thick volume
They are mentioned in my letter Of yesterday coming
from the Select Committee on the celebrated Massschu.
setts resolutions. Finally, the House agreed to print
them-Ayes 50, noes so. curious vote, by the by. 1t
will cost $4,000.
few reports were read from the War State and Post
Office Departments, and referred.
The House then took the joint resolution of the Sc
nate, to adjourn on the 9th of May next.
Mr. DRoMGooLE moved to postpone the further conside.
raonlof this question till the3th Of May Byhat time the
House would be able to how the important business
the country stood II advisable they could then
adjourn on the 27h of May But it ridiculous 10 de-
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