, 1862-01-24

Senator Wilson'S Sut1er Bill.
The following is Senator Wilson's bill abol-
ishing the office of sutlcr, introduced rs SUBJ
stitutc for that continuing them under certain
regulations:
SCI. !. That the quartcrmastcr-gcneral and
conlmiEs;ry- general shall furnish for tic use
Of the army the following articles, viz:
Cheese, tobacco, seGars, piprs, matches,
backing, blacking-brnshes, clothcs-brushcs,
toothbrushes, llair-brushes, coarse and fine
combs, emory, crocus, ,pocket-handkerchifs,
stationery, arnlor oil, sweet oil, rotten stone,
razor straps, shaving soap, soap, suspenders,
scissors, shoe-strln.s, needles, thread, knives,
pencils, Bristol brick, to be delivered on
rcquisition to the several quartcrmasters for
the use Of the officers and soldiers Of their
respective regiments in the army and yoluu-
teer service, to bc charged TO said quarter
masters respectively at such price for each ar
ticle as shall he fixed by said quartermastcr-
general and commissary general before dcliy-
cry. The number and character Of said ar
ticles, and also the prices at which they shall
be charged to said Quartermastcrs, may be
charged from time to time by the quarter
masicr-gencral and the couamissary general
Sec. .. And tc it further cnacted, That the
seyeral reeimenta1 quartermasters shall deliy-
er to the officers and soldiers of their rcspec-
tive reg gfnlents such Of the articles enumera-
ted III the preceding section rs they may de-
sire, not exceeding in amount III any one
month one-fourth part Of the pay Of any such
officer OF soldier for the month, and shall cause
tue same to be charged to them on delivery at
the prices fixed as provided in the previous
section; and the amounts so charged shall be
4 lien upon the pay Of such officer or soldier,
and shall be deducted from the same by the
pay master before my dues Of the United
States are paid to him, and the amount so de-
Quoted sha1l be credited to the respective
quartern,asters in liquidation Of theiraccounts
u;$h fh.A fYcr
SEC. 5. And be Il further enacted, That the
several regfmenta1 quarteEnlastcrs NAV each
select from their respective regiments non
commissioned officer or private as clerk, who
shall have the rank and pay of a sergeant Of
cavalry, and whose duty it shall be to keep
fair accounts of all receipts, sales, and other
transactions herein required, and said accounts
shall be opened at all times to the examine
tion Of the Inspector General or any person
detailed by him for that purpose.
SEC. 4. And Be i further enacted, That the
price fixed By the Quartcrmaster-Generat and
Commissary General upon the several articles
mentioned in the first section Of this act, shall
in no case fall below nor exceed ten Per cent,
thu actual cost Of each article, advance On iu-
c1udirg transportation and the incre ,sed ex-
penscs to the service Of their delivery to the
| officers and soldiers Of the several regiments.
| Sec. S. And be IL further enacted, That
| the Office Of cutler In the army and yoluntec.
service, except that Of post sutlcr in the regu.
| lar army, is hereby abolished, and it shall not
| be lawful for any person to trade in any man.
| nor within the lines Of the army OF yoluntec.
force with any Of the officers orsoldiers there.
Of without permission Of the commanding
| general Of tie army
| SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That il
t shall not be lawful for any regimcntal Quar-
ternasteT orothcr person to receive directly
from :ny officer or soldier or other person il
Lis behalf, any compensation for either Of the
articles mentioned in the first section of this
in provided and any Quartcrmastcr or othe1
person yiolat{ng any Of the provisions OF thii
act shall not be eligible to re-appointmen
tlcTtin.
SEC. Z. Ard te il further enacted, Tha
this act shall take effect in thirty days aftez it
| p5sesge.