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rae VAR BILL OF CONGRESS.


The iollo~InR Is . correct copy OF the
inPTtauI Bill which passed the House !
OF Representatives % Monday. by a
Vote Of La TO "A.
40 act providing fOF IAe prosecution Of
the ezlsllnR war belWpeH the United
States and The Rrpuble Of Mexico
Whereas, BY the act of the Republic
OF Mexico. q state OF war exists lsiSeeR
that Government and The Uniied Slstss;
Therefore,
Be il enacted By he Senate 0nd Hosss
Of RCPreSeRiGi, res Of The United States If
Amer'tG IN Coagrsss assembled, That,
Tor the puFp"ss uI enabling he Govern
meOi OF Ibe UBiled States 10 prosecute
SAID war 10 sperdy and successful ter
mlnaIlon, the Prtsldenl lie, aud he Is
b hTebY authorized TO employ he militia,
naval and military iOrces OF the Unued
SIates. and 10 call iOT and sccepl Ihe
services of any number OF vo uniee r.,
not exceeding huy thousand, Who may
offer their services, ss cavalry. auIllrry,
infantry or Fihemtu, to serve six or
INelSs months aIsF thsy shall have az
rived al The place Oi rendezvous, Or 10
the cod oil the war, unless sno6er DIS.
charged. That The sum oi ten millions
OF GOllarS be, aud the same is hereby ap
propTlaIed Ont OF any money 10 tbs
Treasury, or 10 cune Into the Treasury, +,
bot Otherwise Appropriated, ioF lhs nur-
pose Of carrying the provisions OF this
act INTO effect.
See 2 And be IL further enacied,
That lAs militia, ~hen cated nlo SER
vice OF the United States by virtue Of
this act, or sDy Other act, u1ay, if VI The
opinion, CT lhs PrdsdsuI Of The uniIed
Stateslha pubic interest rtq1lres il, be
compelled to serve Tor lerm not exeee
Ding six moBths after their arrival el ihs
place oI FendezVous, in any one year,
unless sooner discharged.
See 3. And be ii further enacted,
That the SAID volunteers shall iurOish
their own clothes, and, il cavalry their
own horses; sad, whrn mustered, into
ssNlce, shaI be armed aud equipped al
The expense Of the United STATES.
Sec. 4. AAd Be it further eapcled,
That sald volunteers, wHeu called INTO
actual lee, sad whrfe remaining
thereln, shall be suOj,ct to he rules ID
srtlcles of war, oHd shall be, IN a. res
pecls, except as TO clothing end pay
placed on III" same footing with s,mllar
corps nt the UnIsi S,atts army and, II
10 iIeu,"i clothing, every nnn-commis
Sloned officer and prN4,e in cay compa.
NY who may Ihus.' fer h.mysIi, shat bt
sniltled, when called iltd sctUil service
10 receive IN money cum tqlsl TO IN
uost Of clothing Of a npn commissioner
officer or prIVsle (as the ca may hey il
,hs regular troops Of the Unted States
SEC D. And, BE- 1t further enacted
That The said volunteers so OtieIlng lhel
aeTVlces shall be accepted by The Pres'
dent in companies, baiUaInns, squadron
aud rrglmenls. whose oaicers shall bl
appointed IN the manner prescribed b,
law IN the several States and Terrliorie
10 Which such companies, haltolions
s1padrons, and reglmenls shall reopec
Mely belong
See. 6 And be IL fprths+ enacted
that the Pres dent OF the Uuueds Stale
BE- and be i, hereby Rulhoriz d la organ
RE companies so tende rIng their serti
Gss 10 ballaIoOs and sqpadrons, OF TAT
Pgimeatsi sglmenIs IHto brlgadss, an
sngades into divisions. as sCon az IL
number Of volunteers shall reader suc
OrgdDlSarinR, IN his Judgment expedienl
and shall. by and wIrh The advice ni tn
SeOale, aprOInI the generals Of hrigad
and divisions, and the general staff, a
now eulhori2td hy law; pro' ,dpd hnw
ever, That III loF general Is and brIgsdle
geRtrals shali have he sppoDUrm, ~ c
Their own aids de-csnp, and Ihe Presl
dent shalt, il necessary, apportiob IN
s'sH, f-d. end general officers anon
the Respective Sralea and Tenirorlg
b0m which the voiun'aeIe shAiltendp
he'f services. as hr ra0v deem proper.
Sec. z, yfHd bo il further en- 7cie,
Vhal the volunteers no may he recol,
ed into he service Of the Uni'ed STATE
b. virIus Of the provisions Of this &C
~bO may be wounded or otherwise di
abb n he service, shall be entitled I
ell ne benefit which may be coBierre
on persons wounded in The seGVice OF III
urned States.
Sec. 8 And be Il further saoctel
THAI he President Of he UnHrd State
DO. and he ia HEREBY aulhorlzpd forth
~nh IN compIeiC all ,ha puhlic, armt
vessels row auIhouzpd by law. snd
purchase or charter, arm, eauip. an
man such merchant vessels and sic n