The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-09

The pames Of these cheers have been stricken from
The navy roH.
A BILL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WEST PeINT
ACADEMY CADETS.
The following Ia The bill Of Mr. Cox or Ohio 10 increase
The number of cadets al west Point Academy
30 II enacted BY The Senate House Of Representa-
lives OF tie Uniitd cttes OF America, in Congress
sembed:-
hereby so.borized and empowered when he shan deem
txpedept TO appoint thirty Gazette to the Vest PO,ot
Acsoemy, With The pay snd rsi,ops now provided by
law.
SEC 2Phat from after and Including The present year.
IN all cEses Of appointments Of CADETS 70 Weet Point
dent Of the CongressIooa disiric. Of The safe
OF Territory or Dslr,c. Of Columbia from which
ihe sRp'atee purpor.a 10 have been appoint,
cadets by appointments hereafter TO be made, pcmdiog
iho present year, fbal pc thrice times The number Of
Dstrct Of Columbia eha be ented 20 hlye cate,s
at said Academy providing inat nothing IN his sectcn
Of cadets not exceeding thirty 10 be appointed at largo,
without beng confined 70 selection by Congressional
districts
SEc 3--yhat The Term OF al cadets hereafter appoint
cd shall be bs1ited 10 four yesfp.
SEC d-hat the forty nth sectien Of tho act fer Abe
organization Of the army Of the United States, and
other pal;s Of said oct INCONSISTENT beroWh be and Ire
seme are hereby repealed
eoU1TY LAND GRANTS TO SOLDIERS.
Tie following s The bin offered to- Gay by er. Eopsap,
Of Indiana, granting bounty land 10 Certain officers sid
soldiers who have shall hereafter be engaged
the military service Of ibe unted stsies:--
Be Il enacted, dc.
ina. each commissioned ard non comm lee, ored officer
musician ard private. who shall have been the mS-
tary service, shell have volunteered enliased and
been regularly mastered into the military le;vice Of
United states since the twelfth day Of April 1h61 and
shs have been shall BIO In such service fer period Ct
lee sao sixty days and s have received or shall
honorable discharge ehali be entitled 10
ceive warrant from the Departme nt Of the Interior for
enc hundred and eixty acres OF land.
Section second grants hundred and sixty 81
land to widow CHILDREN Of any officer, non
commissioned officer musician or private, WHO may De
killed or die 70 the eervce provided be bad been mus
tered into service for period CT Lot less than inree
uontbs
Section third provides ,hst the land warrants sbaH be
asss only subsequent tho delivery he person
TO whom issued, and such assignment 10 be yabd must
be personally executed by sucn person.
Section fo1rth provides for the location Of sucb
rans On any public lands duly surveyed and ssbFci 70
Section niih extends the benefit Of tho &c, 10
icfy who shaJ have been mustered INTO The
sciual rervIce Of the United States provided
that such militia or volunteers snsn have been actually
e1 and equipped by such State or Territory, and
the actual pay thereof for the purpose Of Sustaining
authority OK Ito governments OF tho United siaies
Section sxto gives three bnpdred and sizty instead o.
enc bunored and sixty acres Of land 10 every officer
commissioned officer musician or private, 70 his
widow OF minor children, who sha have been mustered
into tie service prior 10 August 1851 and continue
ecch service until The military forces Of the Ur.ied
States, except tho regular ny shall be dkbanded
VINO previously nonOTaDy dleCh6yg6o eCcOuDb
OK wounds received or Sickness incurred In such
Section eighth appes The provsons Of the sct 70 o.
cere and IN the navy within the periods and
subjecs "a tie limitations Of the act
Section ninth provides that The Secretary War with
the approval Of the President shah prescribe rules end
reguiatoIs sssary 10 carry The act into effect.
Secton tenth provides that an honorable discharge on
o. wounds sickness incurred In the line dsy
entie the party discharged 10 the bsDobte
ibe term u service had been fully performed.
VIRGINIA sKNArCPa.
II The impression here that Representatives CarlDe
End Van WhkIe Of Petersburg, viii be elected Unied
Safes senatcrs by the Legislature in aeee,on at Wheeling
THE KANSAS eENATORs.
Il 10 noticeable fact that General Pomeroy Senator
from Kansae las chose The seat formerly occupied w
senaOr Of Virginia, and his colleague, General Lane,
that Of Jefferson Davis.
NCsRAsE OF THR PAY OF SOLDIERS
NA be seeu, By the report Of v days debates n ie