Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-12
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ACTS OF THE LATE SESSION OF CONGRESS.

We avail ourselves Of the following abstracts a
the acts of the late session of Congress- which we.
dnd in the Richmond Wig. 1t will answer grea4
many inquiries as to what Congress did and d'1
not:
THE ARMY.
No. PROVIDES for the organization Of army
corps, to be commanded by Lieutenant Generals.
No 62-Authorizes the President to organize d.
visions of the provisional army in army corps, and
appoint officers to the command thereof
No. 5-Authorizes the appointment of additional
officers of artillery for ordnance duties.
No. Makes it the duty of the Secretary OF war
to transfer any private or non-commlssoneo Queer
who may be in a regiment from State OF TINS Con-
federacy other than his own to a regiment from MS
own State, whenever such private or non-commls.
stoned officer may apply for such transfer, and
whenever such transfer can be made without injury
to the public service. This does not apply to any
one who has enlisted substitute.
No. 25-Authorizes the Secretary Of War to fur
nish transportation whenever ne grants transfer
agreeable to the act No. Z.
No. 4O-Confers rank on officers of the Engineer
Corps of the Provisional Army equal to that OF the
Engineer Corps of the Confederate States Army.
No. 16-Increases the Signal Corps.
NO. Ills the new Conscript act
No. 25-Extends the provisions of an act approx
ed August 3Ist, 1861, relative to Adjutants, so as
to apply to Independent battalions, etc.
No. SO-Provides that claims due to deceased
poncommissoned officers and privates for pay, al
iowances, and bounty, may be audited and part
without requiring the production of payroll from
the commanding officer where there is other official
evidence The other sections Of this act provide for
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of additional Clerks and otherwise
for prompt settlement of the claims of deceased OIL
GERS and soldiers.
No. 37-Authorizes the establishment of camps
C&ofoc and fhao ninf-
ment of officers to command the same.
No. 38-Requires the SECRETARY of War to fur
nish uniform clothing soldiers instead of commu-
tation therefor.
No. 42-Provides that all persons subject to en-
rollment for military service may be enrolled aoher-
eper found, unless in actual service, without the
limits of the State, as a member of military
ganization under any State law. The President is
authorized to suspend the execution of this act as
regards the residents of any locality where it may
be impractcable to execute the CONSUMPTION laws.
No. 43-Provides for the organization Of military
courts to attend the army in the field. Each court
shall consist of three members, to be appointed by
the President and its jurisdiction shall extend to all
offences now cognizable by courts martial, etc.
No. 47-Authorizes the President to accept and
place in service regiments or battaons which were
organized prior to the LIST October, 1862, although
composed in part of persons between the ages of S
and 80. Also, companies, battaons or regiments
oflnfantry, raised or organized before LIST of Decem
Der next in middle and West Tennessee, or in North
Carolina, East of the Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road-sad troops to select their own officers for
first election but all vacancies to be filled by the
President
No. 4s-Adds to the Adjutant and Inspector Gen.
erals Department on Assistant Adjutant General,
with the rank of Colonel.
No. 49-Establishes places Of rendezvous for the
examination of enrolled men.
No. 51-Provides for raising forces in the States
of Missouri and Kentucky.
No. 52-Secures to all soldiers who shall have en-
tered the army for three years the war; the 5oun
ty granted by act of December llth 1861, although
he may have been killed in battle, died been hon
oraby discharged before the expiration of the first
years service of his term.
No. Sis the redemption act"
No. 63-Aows to cadets in the service OF the C.
s., the same pay Second Lieutenants of the arm
of service to which they are attached
No. 65--Provides for relieving the army of dis
qualified, disabled and incompetent officers. The
LIST section authorizes the General Commanding
department to appoint an Examining Board to in
quire into and determine the qualifications of Off
GERS brought to their attention. The I'd section
provides that whenever the Board shall determine
that any officer is clearly unfit to perform his legit
innate and proper duties, csretess md tnattentre
in their discharge, they shall report their decision
officer and directed to transmit the decision, ETC., to
the Secretary of War. Under the Sd section, the
Secretary if he approve the finding of the Board
and the action of the General shall lay the same
before the President who is authorized to retire
honorably without pay, or drop from the army, the
officer who has been found UNFIT for his position
The 4th and 9Th sections relate to filing vacancies
No. 70-Authorzes the grant of metals and badges
ofdstinction as reward for courage and good con.
duct in the field of battle.
No. 72-Authorizes any number of persons not
less than twenty who liable to military duty
to associate themselves as military company for
local defence elect their officers etc. and shall
be considered as belonging to The Provisional Army,
serving without pay, and entitled when captured
by the enemy, to all the privileges of prisoners o:
war; The muster rolls of said companies are to be
forwarded to the Secretary of war, and the Presi-
dent the commander of the military district may,
at any time, disband such companies. etc.
No. f3-Autlnrzes the President to appoint
twenty general officers in the Provisional Army,
and to assign them to such appropriate duties as he
may deem expedient
THE NAVY
No. 6-Authorises the issue of S., 500, 600 bonds
to meet contract made by the Secretary of the
Navy for six iron clad vessels of war and six steam
engines and boilers complete, to be constructed
abroad
No. l1-Increases the number Of nom commits.
stoned officers and musicians in the Marine Corps
No. 15-Deterniines the pay of the Engineer in
Chief and Past Assistant Surgeons of the Army.
No. 29-Authorises persons subject to conscrp.
ton to enlist in the Navy and Marine Corps and IN.
creases the pay of Sailors and Marines S. Der
month.
No: 57-Authorises the appointment of three
Naval Store Keepers.
- FINANCIAL.
No 8-Authorises the issue of such additional
amount OF bonds, certificates of stock and Treasu.
~ notes as may be required to pay the appropria-
tons made by Congress at its last and present se,
sion. Also, extends the authority to issue recon.
vertibe bonds or certificates in exchange for Trea
sury notes from s5OOOOOOO to 5 100, 600, 600 Also.
authorses the payment of interest annually on ali
Treasury notes. and authorizes the
extensio'of the issue Of Treasury notes under the
denomination of $ to the amount of $40, ooo, 900.
NO. 67-ProVides that the Treasury notes issued