Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-18

1s5e J J5 5"snT14y tse second day of DecemJer | 1857. '"e """a day T Narch, | FRANKLIN FIERCE, President Jrssp n p,,o, t'eeiehe oi the senate, pro telspaye t;n I,nn,rv D. Q, lS9'' and JAMES NJ. MASON from that t;me iii lne Slose ol the Session. NATHANIEL p R.yTs Juh., speaker of the House of Renrasnntat; '' AIN AZ providing for the compulsory Prenoy,oent !! o''aSc on all transient printed Matter
 pc IL eilaceeo, etc., That the provision in the ac, "pp,otseIt t August 9oth. 1852, entitled An act to the rates of postage in the United Sto+ 'u houily purpose, passed March B. 1851 y printed matter t" be sent througb th H:i s ,i unlted states without prepayment of osta bo .ne s.ao |: nefeoy repealed And the hostage on all such transient matter shall be prepaid bv stnns nr otherwise, as the Postmaster GanoraI s siupe oi APPROVED, Jan. ?, 1857 Ni'N''
 AN AL eo amend an act entitled {" An act to pro- mote the Efficiency of the Navy"
 De It enacted etc., That. upon the written request lae Witmh ninety days after the passage hereof or within thirty days after the return of any officer sent rom the United States the time of the assa ot this act provided he shall return within one year atei Vhe passage of this act by any officer of the | navy who was dropped, furloughed, or retired by the operation of the of the 2Sth of February 1855 entitled ' An act to promote the efficiency of the navy" the Secretary of the Navy shall cause the physical, mental. professional. and moral fitness of l a court of inquiry, which shall be governed by the laws and regulations which now govern courts of in quirv and the said court shall in their finding report whether the said officer if he has been dropped from the rolls of the navy. ought to be restored and if restored whether to the active list the reserved list and if to the latter whether leave of absence or fnrlough pay: and in the officer making the writ | ten request aforesaid shall have been placed on the reserved list then the court in their finding shall report whether the said officer ought to be restored to the active list or, if not restored whether he ought to remain the retired list on leave of absence or furlough and the finding of the court shall in all cases be submitted to the President of the United States. and if approved by him, in the of a drop ped officer. where restoration has been recommended such officer may be nominated by the President 10 the Senate for restoration to the service according to the finding of the court approved by him. and in the of retired officer the finding of the court when approved by the President shall be conclusive; and such officer shall be restored to the active list to occunv that position and rank in the navy which he would have occupied had he not been retired under the action of the late naval board; he shall remain unon the retired list leave of absence or tIrolyh rav. according to the finding of the court as approv- "d by the President: Proriled, That the ofi,ers so restore or placed on the reserved list shall be ap pointed o their places respectively by tine President | by and with the advice and consent of the Senate ?. That the operation of the present law limit i ing the number of officers of the navy shall be suspended far to authorize the restoration within one year from the passage of this by the Pres- dent hv and with the advice and consent of the Se- nate of officers reserved dropped under the opera ton of the act of the 2Sth February 1855. entitled
 An act to promote the efficiency of the navyn PtU- r1ed, That there shall De no further prom tions or appointments in any grade, after said rcstoration> shall have been made thereto. until such grade in the active service shall be reduced to the limit now pre- scribnd by law. That when any such officer shall be restored to the navy by and with the advice and con sent nf the Senate the officer restored shall occupy that position and rank in the navy which he would have held had he not been rcirel, furlouglled or ! ,l | h,.tl tI., ID the naval board: Piurided fuifher That any drop- ped officer who may be in the opinion of said court entitled to be placed the retired ol tnroughe list nov hc 'huS placed by the President by and with e advice and consent of the Senate.
 ;. hal officers who were dropped as aforesaid and who shall not be restored to the naval service within one year from the passage hereof shall be en-
 titled to receive one years duty pay of their grades, respectively; and the President shall be- and he is hereby, authorized. with the advice and consent of the Senate to transfer any officer from the frlough to the reserved pay list, and that so much of the act of February 2sth. 1S55 entitled An act to promote the efficiency of the navy" as renders reserved officers ineligible to promotion, be and the same is hereby | repealed
 5 4 That reserved officers may be promoted on the reserved list by and with the advice and consent | ot the Senate. but such promotion shall entitle them to any pay beyond that to which they were en titled when reserved shall they, by such pro motion, take any higher rank than they would have taken had they been retained in the active service
 
 which this is an amendment, shall be construed to preclude officers the reserved list from wearing the uniform of their grades respectively D. That captains in command of squadrons shall be denomnated flag officers.
 {. That all officers vi ho may be restored to active service, under the provisions of this act shall be en- titled to draw the pay they drawing at the time they were retired drop ed for and during the tune of such retirement or suspension from the active | service aforesaid.
 APPROVED, Jan. l6. lS57
 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Payment of Invalid and other Pensions of the United States for the year ending the 3Oth June. 1858. Be it enacted etc That the following sum. be and the same are hereby appropriated. of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the ravment ot pensions for the enling the 3Oth of June 1858:
 For invalid pensions under various acts. s47s .ooo. For tensions under nets of the 18th March ISIS l3.h May, S3a, and Eth June, 1882, $S4,l2n For pensions to widows of those who served in the revolutionary under the third section of acts of 4 JulY lsaf 7th July. lS3S, 3d March, lS43 l7th Jme. 1914 2d Februnry and 29th July. lS4s, and second section act @d February 1858 s569 800
 For tensions to willows and orphans. under act of 9lst luv 1S4S, first section of act of Sd February. | l'38 and under special acts. $ 9l 800.
 For navy invalid pensions $40 ooo
 For navy pensions to widows and orphans under | act of lth August. ls4S sl40 900.
 APPROVED, January l7gl857
 AN ACT to procure a Bust in Marble of the late Chief Justice John Rutlcdce.
 Be it enacted etc., That the joint committee of the two Houses of Congress on the Library be and they are hereby au' horzed and required to contract with suitable artist for the execution in marble and de livery in the of the Supreme Court of the United States bust of tfe late Chief Justice John Rutledre g. That for the purpose of carrying this act into effect there be and hereby is appropriated, $500 to be pad out of any money in the treasury otherwise appropriated.
 APPROVED, January 2l 1857.
 AN ACT more etfectuay to enforce the Attendance of Witnesses on the Summons of either House of Congress, and to compel them to discover Testi- mony.
 De 1t enacted. etc, That any person summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Con gress to give testimony to produce papers upon any matter before either House. committee of either House of Congress who shall wilfullv make q. fault. or who. appearing shall refuse to answer any aues ion pertinent to the matter of inquiry in con>idera non before the louse committee by whch he sha II be examined. shall in addition to the pains and pcnal ties existing be liable to indictment as and for il miSdemeanor. in any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof and on conviction shall pay tlne not exceeding Sl 900 and not less than Sloh. and suffer Imprisonment in the common ial not less than one month nor more than twelve months }. That no person examined and testifvinc be- fore either House of Congress or any committee of either House shall be held to answer criminallv in
 
 teture for any fact touching which he shall te required to testify before either House of Congress or any committee of either House to which he shall have testified whether bforc or after the date of this act and thnt no statement made or pauer produced ny any witness before either House of ConpreSs or before any committee of either House shall be com pctcnt testimony m any criminal proceeding against such witness in any court of justice: and no witness shall hereafter be allowed refuse t, testify to any fact to produce any paper touchirg which he shall be examined by either House of Conrress or opr committee of either House. for the reason that his testimony touching such fact or the production of such paper may tend t, disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous Procided. That nothing in this act shal he con.truced to exempt any witness from prosecution and punishment fr perjury committed | by him in testitying aforesaid
 | 5 3. That when witness shall fail to testify as provided in the previous sections of this act and the facts shall be reported to the House it shall be the duty If the Speaker of the House the President of the Senate to certify the fact under tue seal Of the House Senate to the district attorney for the Dis trict of Columbia whose duty it shall be to bring the matter befo the grand iury for their action