Washington telegraph., 1848-01-19
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lh' one milton hll Iiain tie House was
reported 10 he SeuA this mufuIng without
amendment by the new Chairman, MI
AIhrrlun. nl New Hampshire. the frsi
puh'ic refafi ifnn the C"mnIlrr. The
b.Il Nus ea'led up and read, and following
he rc iing Ul a lellrf ifalL lie sreIrlan
ii War, ani ieHef lfau The Cumnissary
General. ufsiag the appropriation At anrr.
Is arlas would pfoyc hIghiy delrm 'nlal To
tie public service. 'fhsie WEIR hot Sliu.
ut1 at The coHlful ol ihis Department oi
tue puh.ie srr'ise, aud all tbs Us nrrs
.a1 lul recruiting
Alr. Johnson, al Nd wished 10 know
the amount Ollhis dcheirncy-and the fea
saa why enough was nol askrd nf la,t
yeaL Alf. Alheaon choose 10 answer
through tue departments, anl thu. avoid
responsibilities, which he did h, ordering
the letters oi Secretaries and Gummissa.
lies Io he iead. No ldHhef explanation
vas gwen, aud the hiiI was passed. but
without yeas aud nays, but with musl e,n.
phaiic M ifjm Mr.. Haze, ol New lIamp.
shife. whn understand. 10 be uul aud oul
opposed 10 the war. aud every thing grow
ing Out oi II. The bill is nov a law. el
crpllng the usual signatures which will be
gtsen tO-muTiOw.
The iunhrf prosecution 0l the war was
provided idr a bil from the Nliltar, commit
tee, reported by Ar. Cass. The bill /. in
substance as follows.
81. IhLt the prsidrn, be aud h.trb,
is Authorized, should the cIigrncir, OF The
war require further increase Of force, 10
call lot aud aud accept the services Of al.
dioGal volunteers, not exceeding tren,U
thousand men, who may Offer their services,
either as cavalry, infantry, or riilrmen, To
serve three years alter they shall have At
H,ed at the place ol rendezvous. unless
SOONER discharged, 10 be raised aud organ
iLed ln The same manner as are provided
lor volunteers under existing avs, aud to
have the same pay, Ailons aud allowances,
including iand and scrip, according To
grades, aud 10 be subjec, To the same reg.
ulallons and 10 the rules and article, Of
war.
"2. That where companic. of yoIup.
lecrs which are now, or which may ho,e.
alter be IN service, shall become reduced
IN rank aud lille, the President be and h,
hereby is authorized to discharge part of
the commissioned officers, leaving not more
than three ior sixty rank aud hlr in the
company, aud no, more Than two for forty
rank aud file; and where not more ,han
twenty, all may be discharged. aud new
companies iormed Of eighty men ZACH
Provided That the companies may MOI be
reduced. II Il be deemed necessary, or lor
The public interest, 10 increase The conpa.
MES by recruits.
-. When regiments Of Volunteers
which are nov; or which may be hereafter
in service, shall become reduced. the Pres.
ldcnl is authorized 10 receive nddllional
companies oi volunteers for such regiments.
provided that such increase for any fegi.
mcnt shall not 60 beyond one thousand
rank aud file.
"src. ., enacis that the volunteers call.
ed out under this act may be discharged siI
months ailcf the ratification of treat, ol
peace.
Another bill reported makes provision lbr
the clothing ol the volunteers thus called
out, and upon such terms and IN such a
manner us is now provided by law.