The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-18

xxcu shalt not DO conss9red original but shah be
sse Ia sma b l,IaA.y enacsd, That the President
BE-, and he authorized 20 receive Toto tho
vice OF the United Sates, fer f1 pagloe ~ ractg
tvrenchas,sts, reforDtn4 cenD revtce any oi<r
luOv any miAary ndool So, ,or wa.ch n aiOS
3 S~L e,,Hpsse'1, prisons " Afcscaa ascSa a,a st
lgsosts shastbS e.loted Gd oy4s iiissr gEh yegt1-
eoss ma Inconsistent Nth NE c0asas aud lao, as As
PVsssdea ssoy prescribe.
or boy Of African descent, Who BY tbs laws any state
SHAH service labor any ersol who during tho
present rebelon has levied borne arms a. inst
ss Lniei States or adhered 70 their enemies oy giving
sheen ala or ort shall render any such service as ~
prsSacd Tor IN The nrss section q this act he, nus
psother and his wife aud chfdrcn stat lorerAr
sherfer be free any ese ssa9e, o. elaom h1.o or
% u contrary 40 otAs aa.di.e; Provlaed mat ihe
mother, wife and children OF slth man ~
boy Of African descent shall not be mate free by tie
operation OF this act ezret where S'eh her, fe AID
ehiy9 o,,e s,srice or L,tor PR oho iaI bs
are mt ret ION mas borne deGas nc Uie,Str.s or
a.Ah, 10 heir W gs.'A .g, al dad tostort
So Ia AMI Ia ttyhsr ,aced That the expenses In
ourr 90 20 carry ms act into effect shall DO PAID out Vi
gomez appropria ior the army aud volunteers.
Soc l5 A.,d be Jslrissy tacsl, That al pcrsens who
have been shall be hereafter enrolYd III tho Vi
shs Uatsd State under this act sll pay
r6li ions allowed By law - soldiers according Their
respective grades provided, Iat ~ Of African de.
scent Who tnaef TINS NV shsil ~ emp yii shall 90
csive $40 month and ration, % inontny
pay may be ~ ciUtIhig
ec TO- 80 oc q III her e7sic',d That the MEDICAL pur
vsyors and stosesoepsls shall give bonds s.n sums
As the Sec et4y of War may require With secuiiy
5oaiproysa ny INN.
opinion Of the Senate no person should be commis
Stnsd AS general Of division except such shall
aIbt superior competency the command OF nlea or
ga anfy i'll action az nsttho enemy. Ii the of
debate IL stated that huaoici anu eighty brga
assr generals bad been ap5nted The pay Of each bens
$500 besides allowances Tor nta,io Of quarters,
uniting 10 1900 annually besides oLer
and supplies. The OF maintaining these b iga-
der gcIeiais amounts 70 million dollars annually.
shi was also brought Wy in the senate limiting the
Auber Of MAJOR and bigadsr generals in the regular
aud volunteer FORCES.
a joint resolution was also adopted empowering the
President the command OF tho forces, wherever
military operations my require the presence OF two
more officers OF tha CRAZE Oh the same Geld o. dc
Pssment, in such el department, without regard TO
aAere sea.olity OF RANK Tbs passage law OF this
kind found Necessary, TO avoid the embarrassment
which Thu the efficiency OF the service at the Coin
msnccmcnt of the rebellion
bill authorizing the raising Of volunteer force OF
1000 for the protection OF the State Of kentucky
brought into the House, and it's passage excited
aud protracted debate The chief opposition to 1t
vas based ucn ths clause which confined the services
d the proposed force within the limits o. the
state Of Kentucky. 1t, however, passed the Housc'
bot In the ssnate the whole bill rem
AGREED nugiory by q clause embodied in bill entitled
tn militia from any state shall be musieed into
tie service or the United States any terms
Gtons condaiug their services to tho limits OF said State
81 isrory beyond the humber OF ten thousand III Mary
and and four Thousand i've hundred in Missouri hereto
oss authorized by the President Of the United staes
bill appropriasng hundred Thousand dollars for
completing the deenoss OF Washington passed both
houses, and was signed by tho President.
Tina thanks OF Congress voted the various on
end naval expeditions Of this
THE NAVY.
bill 70 promote the efficiency Of tho navy was after
considerable debate both houses, passed. Tho bill
provides that Whenever the OF any naval officer
A.w IN tie service who may hsfsaltsr be In tie
service the United states shall have been borne the
ssvai forty years. and shall DO ordered from
sstve and his entered he retired
scers Of the grade TO which he belonged at the time
spiMsment, the President may assign such officer 70
shore duty receiving full shore pay of his grace
~hsD employed. It gives authority ~ the President
detail from the retired list Of the navy Tor tho COM
EAnd VI squadrons and single sh,ps such officers as he
nay believe that the good OF the ice requires
placed in comned xc Tho bill further provides that
~hsaevsr aly OF thase officers shall RECOMMENDED
Ne Of the President receive vote OF thanks Of Con
Sssss for saanty action he shall restored ~ the
active list Also that the President may any officer
esom the grade Of captain and commander and assign
A. " the command Of squadron with the rank aud
nss VI nag olcsr commanders Of vessels In his
squadron, the dates Of whose commissions older
ais, As the law stood, seniority conferred supreme
ssnk This bin signed by the President, Decsm Der
Is and his hIst action 10 pdrs OF 1t was to nom
Captain uavid g. Farragut for continuance a. tag
,rser In command Of the Lower Mississippi squadron
and 70 recommend that Captain Farragut receive the
thanks Of Congress, &c.
The bill making appropriations for the naval service for
- year ending June so, 1862 amended pending
Ass BY ssrking from item OF zoo 600 apro.
y a-d for the building Of wooden gunboa,s. On
reconsideration in commtee !: deemed advisable
frame special bill for the sppopr the uses 10
which Il was 70 be put. At additional
section 70 the bill, appropristing % $7S3 294
Ansh the Stew Ms battery was added This
ssd considerable debate, in the which was re-
viewed the crcuns Of the eng .gensD, between
sss Monitor and Meyriac The opponents the
gent lad the following pevis0 added That In tho con-
sfnct for the completion oil said vessel IL shall b- SIT
puasion that the payment Of the already sxpen
" Mr.. stevens shall be contingent upo.,ts
"a iron clad seagong steamer, to be determined by
sAs President, and fixing the within which the yes
Gel shall BE- comnisssd, and providing that the money
shall not DO expended unless the secretary Of tho Navy
Of opinion that the viii be effective steam bat.
ssry. Mr. LcvJoy said tho Stevens battery had bssn
hanging by the giis for twenty ysarswas like tho wo-
In the Gospel Who after suffering from many
ply and spending all her substance remedies
found rerssn instead Of better Tho Naval Dci-
osncy BILL however, ropriated sum Of $4,000 900
Tor building war stcsmers, iron clad, at the diac
son Of the secretary Of tho Navy. This sum Is In sddi
zion to the millions Appropriated In spec a bill Tor
Gunbvsts.
bill .prr pr.ating 900 900 for tho construction
81 twenty oG. clad gunboats for the Western rivers
excited debate House and Senate Il was even.
tAiy passed.
NAVAL GRADE BILL.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Seagwick in tho Ecuss, for
rsgnlai - RANK and pay u navel olcors, in man
Ger " souid have bssa settled years ago. has pssssd
Sott houses congress and received the Presidents
signature. Siacs It's FIRST appearance in last Febrasry
We Dill has undergone many important alterations and
ansndinsnts Among It's provisions the following