The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-19


tPUBLIc-No. 2l.l
AN ACT supplemental to AN act entitled CAR act
providing for the prosecution Of the existing war
between the United States and the republic Of
Mexico" and for other purposes.
BE u enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represent
s,ires Of the United States Of .4msriea in Congress
assembled, That the President of the United States
be- and he hereby is, authorized to appoint, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate one ma
or general, and two brgadier generals in addition
TO the present military establishment Provided,
That when the war with Mexico shall be termi-
mated by defnve treaty Of peace duly concluded
and ratified, the number Of major generals in the
army shall be reduced to one, and the number Of
bugader generals shall be reduced to two; and the
President Of the United States is authorized and
directed TO select from the whole number which
may then be in Office, without regard To the date
of their commissions, the number to be retained,
and cause the remainder to be discharged from
the service Of the United States.
SEC. 2. find be IL further enacted, That the Presi-
dent of the United States be, and he hereby ia, au
horiZed TO call into the service, under the act ap
proved May thirteen, eighteen hundred and forty
SIX, such Of the general officers Of the militia
the service, IN his opinion, may require, and TO
ganize into brgades and divisions the forces author
lzed by said act, according to his discretion
SEC. 3. find be further enacted, That the field
and staff Of separate battalion Of volunteers, under
the said act, shall be one lieutenant colonel or
major, one adutant, with the rank Of lieutenant,
one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant and
chief bugler or principal musician, according to
corps.
SEC 4. .9nd be il further enacted, That the Presi-
dent Of the United States may limit the privates in
any volunteer company, according to his discretion,
at from sixty-four to one hundred; and that with
every volunteer company an additional second lieu
tenant may be allowed and accepted.
SEC. 5. find be IL further enaeied, That whcn
volunteers militia called into the service Of
the United States in such numbers that the Off
GERS of the quartermaster, commssary, and medical
departments, authorized by law, be not suff-
Gent to provide for supplying quartering transport
ing, and furnishing them with the requisite medical
attendance, it shall he lawful for the President to
appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate
as many additional officers Of said departments az
the service may require, not exceeding one quarter
master and one commissary for each brigade, with
the rank of major, and one assistant quartermaster
with the rank of captain, assistant commissary,
with the rank Of captain one surgeon, and assis
ant surgeon, for each regiment; the said quarter
masters and commissaries, assistant quartermasters
and assistant commlssaries, to give bonds, with good
and sufficient suretes for the faithful performance Of
their duties; and they and the said surgeons and
assistant surgeons to perform such duties as the
President shall direct: Prorided, That the said Off
GERS shall be allowed the same pay and emoluments
as are now allowed to officers of the descrip-
tons and grades in those departments respectively;
that they be subject to the rules and articles Of war;
and continue in service only long their services
shall be required in connexion with the militia and
volunteers.
SEC 6. And be il further enacted, That the Pres-
dent of the United States be, and he hereby is,
thorized to appoint Us many additional assistant
uant generals, not exceeding four, the service
may require; who shall be appointed by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate in the same
manner, have the same brevet rank, pay, and emol-
uments, and be charged with the same duties, as
those now authorized by law: Provided That these
additional appointments shall continue only SO long
the exgencies of the service may render necessary.
SEC. T. .4nd be II further enacted, That promotion
in the quartermoster's department to the rank of
major, shall hereafter be made from the captains of
the army; and that appointments in the line, and in
the general staff, which confer equal rank in the
my, shall not be held by the same officer at the
same time; and when any officer Of the staff who
may have been taken from the line SHALL in virtue
of seniority, have obtained be entitled promo.
ton TO grade in his regiment equal to the commits
sion he may hold in the staff, the said officer shall
vacae such staff commission, or he may, at his OPP
ton, vacate his commission in the line.
SEC. g. .and be il further enacted, That the aids
decamp of the major general commanding the army
in time of war may be taken from the line without
regard to rank; and the aids-de-camp allowed to
other major generals and brigadier generals may be
taken from the grade Of captain or subaltern; and
that the commanding or highest general in rank
may, while in the field, appoint military secretary
from the subalterns of the army, who shall have the
pay and emoluments of major Of cavalry for the
time being.
Sec. 9. find be il further enacted, That the allow
ance for clothing to each non.commissioned officer,
musician and private of volunteers shall be three
dollars and fifty cents per month during the time
he shall be in the service Of the United States.
SEC. 10, .4nd be IL further enacted, That the nom
commissioned officers, musicians, and prVates of
vountee rs and militia when called into the service Of
the United States shall be entitled to receive fifty
cents in lieu Of subsistence and twenty-five cents
in lieu Of forage for such are mounted for every
twenty miles, by the most direct route, from the
period Of their leaving their homes to the place Of
general rendezvous, and from the place of discharge
back to their homes
SEC. il. .9nd be IL further enacted, That the colo
mel or senior officer Of the ordnance departments
authorized to enlist tor the service Of that department
as many master armorers, master carriage makers,
master blacksmths, arthcers, armorers, carriage
kers backmiths and laborers the public service
his Judgment, under the directions Of the Secretary
for the Department of War, may require.
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
g. M. DALLAS,
Wee President oft United STATES
rs. find President Of the Senate.
APPROVED, June 49, 1896
JAMES X. POLK.