Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-12
to change the place Of holding court in certain cases.



No, 13-Authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasu-
~ to offer a reward not to exceed 1000 tor the
and conviction of any person engasee
in forging or utterng counterfeit Treasury notes'
No. 5S-Provides that any person in the service
Of or adhering to the enemy, who shall pass Ut VI
fer to pass or dispose of spurious or connterielt
notes. purpertng to be Treasury notes OF TINS gov
ernment shall, if captured. be put 10 eeasn ny
hanging, and every commissioned officer OF the enc
nv Who shall permit any offence mentioned IN TINS
act by any person under his authority, shall also
be hung ...-
RESOLUTION oF"THANKs
. No. Ito Capt Raphael Semmes, officers ana
crew of the steamer Sumter, for gallant and merl-
torious services.
No. SO Commander E. Farrand, Captain A.
Drewry, and officers and men under their COM
mand for the victory at Drewry's Blum.
No 2S-To Lieut. l. N. Brown, and all nno@
his command, for their skill and gallantry IN the
engagement of the Arkansas" with the enemys
fleet near Vcksburg
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
No. 2O-This is an important act entitled "an
act to better provide for the sick and wounded OF
the army in hospitals" which, if enforced and car
ried out, would silence many of the complaints in
regard to the treatment of sick and wounded SOL
diers in and out Of hospitals. The first section fixes
the Communication value of rations of sick and disl-
bed soldiers in the hospitals at one dollar, which
shall constitute the hospital fund, for the purchase
of supplies-any excess over S. 600 to be paid into
the Confederate States Treasury. The I'd section
directs the Secretary of War to make contracts for
the speedy transportation of supplies purchased for
hospitals, or donated by individuals, societies, or
States, etc, The Sd section allows to each hospital
suits of clothing (shirts, pantaloons and draWers)
equal to the number of the beds in the hospital for
the use of the sick while in the hospital The Atm
section allows two matrons in CHIEF, two assistant
matrons, and two other matrons for each ward in
every hospital and prescribes their pay and respec
tive duties Every matron so employed should be
furnished with copy of this act) The surgeon or
assistant surgeon in charge Of an hospital author
lied to employ such other nurses gving preference
to females) may be necessary to the proper care
and attention Of the sick. Thes5th section pro-
Vides for accomplishing in the same hospital as tar
as practicable all sick and wounded soldiers from
any particular State-the several hospitals to be
numbered and designated for that purpose. The
9th section relates to the payment of employees.
not engaged in the military service. The 9TH sec
ton authorizes the Secretary Of War to perfect
suitable arrangements with the railroad companies
for the reservation of seats in or more cars, in
each train, for sick and wounded soldiers desiring
transportation, and for requiring conductors to pro-
vide for the use of the sick and wounded in the cars
so reserved sufficient quantity OF pure water
The Sth section makes it the duty of surgeons and
assistant surgeons having in their charge any sick
wounded soldiers, desiring transportation, to de-
tail some competent person, acting under their au-
,hority, to accompany such sick and wounded to,
the depot to see that they are properly cared for,
and that they obtain seats
No. 27-Author!zes any Quartermaster to ad-
minister the oath required to enable sick, wounded
or other soldiers to receive their pay.
MISCELLANEOUS. ...s
No. 2-Appropriates sl3,5Oo to pay the Choctaw
Nation of Indians certain Interests on bonds due
to them.
No. s-Provides for the payment of certain
claims against the Confederate States i'll the State
of Missouri, viz for the pay due the Missouri State
Troops raised by Gen. Price, and enrolled into the
Confederate States service.
No. l2-Fixes the I'd Monday in January, 1868,
as the dar for the meeting of the next regular ses
sion of Congress.
No. l4-Authorises the Commissioner of Patents
to dispense with chief clerk, whenever the reve-
nue. of the Patent Office is insufficient
No. l9.Authorises certain alterations to the
building ecuted by the Post Office Department
No. 22-Extends the time for selling property for
taxes in default
No. 24-Appropriates $1.122, $50 % in bonds to
construct a railroad from Blue Mountain, Ala, TO
Rome, Ga, for military transportation.
No. 39-AuthOrSes the President to import duty
free, machinery other materials necessary for IN
crcaSing the manufacture of any articles required
for supplying the deficiency OF clothing or shoes
for the arny-said machinery to be worked On gov
eminent account leased or sold, at the discretion
Of the President. Clothing furnished to the troops
may be of such color or quality it may be pract
cable to obtain
No. 44-Authorises the President to detail not
exceeding two thousand shoemakers from the army,
to be employed at suitable points for the nanuac-
ture of shoes for the army, and to receive thirty
five cents per pair for shoes manufactured by them
severaily, in addition to regular pay and rations.
No. 4O-Re(unds to Louisiana the excess Of the
war tax overpaid by her.
No. 4l-Refunds to North Carolina the excess of
her quota of the war tax.
No. 4S-Fixcs the pay and mileage Of the dele
gates from the several Indian nations
No. 5O-Relates to the payment of district col
lectons in States which have assumed the payment
of the war tax. Awards them S400 each.
No. 53-Extends the term of Office of chief COL
lectors of the war tax, Yho have not been able to
complete the duties of their Office.
No. 56-Increases the pay of the officers and
employees of the several Executive and Legislative
Departments employed in the city of Richmond
No. 60-Authorises the suspension of the W rit
of habeas corpus.
No. 62-Authorises the President to fill by ap-
pointment, all Offices created, and all vacancies
which may have occurred during the present ses-
sion Of Congress-said appointments to be sub
mitted to the Senate at the next session, etc.
No. 64-AlISws the Assistant Attorney General
the same salary as that of other Assistant Secre-
taries
No. 65-Authorises the Vice President to employ
Secretary at an annual salary of $1,000.
No. 7l-Provdcs for the restoration to their own
ers of slaves recaptured from the enemy or arrested
by>anY person connected with the army or navy of
the Confederate States, etc.
The Prices The tendency of the prices of all
sorts of provisions is now furiously upward Twelve
months ago the people were astonished that tho
common commodity of butter was only to be had
for scventy-fve cents per pound 1t is now two
dollars. Flour promises to command $50 per barrel
before Christmas, and all the varieties of domestic
supplies bid fair to rule doubly on the extortionate
prices Of the last few months: We must naturally
anticipate much suffering and privation among the
poor and it is pity that the extortoners cannot