Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-10

courts to change the place of holding court IL
certain cases.
TREASURY NOTES
No. l3-Authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury to offer a reward nos 70 exceed $5 0OC
for the apprehension and conviction of any per
son engaged in forging or uttering unterteii
treasury notes:
No. 58-Provides that any person in the ser
vice of, or adhering to the enemy, who shall
pass or dispose of spurious or counterfeit notes
purportiDg to be Treasury notes of this govern.
meat, shall, If captured, be pat to death BY
hargiUg, and every commissioned officer of the
enemy who shall permit any offence mentioned
in this act BY any person under his authority
shall also be hung.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
No. Ito Captain Raphael Sammes, officers
and crew Of the steamer Sumter, for gallant
and meritorious services.
No. 3-To Commander Z. Fsrrand, Captain
a. Drewry, and officers and men under their
command, for the victory at Drewry's Bluff.
No. 28-To Lieutenant l. n BrowH, and al
under his command, for their skill and gslsntry
in the engagement of the " Arkansas" with the
enemy's feet near VicksbuTg
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
No 2O-This is an important act entitled A" an
act to better provids for the sick and wounded
|
aud carried out, would silence many Of the com
plants in regard TO the treatment Of sick and
wounded soldiers in and out Of hospitals. The
first section fixes the commutatiOn value OF
Tations of sick and disabled soldiers in the hos
pitals at one dollar, which shall constitute the
hospital fund, for the purchase of supplies--any
excess over s., 900 to be psid into the Confeder-
ate States treasury. The I'd section directs the
Secretary of War 70 make contracts for speedy
! % 8,
pitals OF donated by individuals societies or
States, cts. The 81 section allows to each hos
pitsl 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 4th section allows two ma
irons in chief two assistant matrons, and two
other matrons for each ward in every hospital,
and prescnbss their pay and respective duties
/ Every mGtron so employed should be furnished
with copy of this act. The surgeon or as
sistant surgeon in charge of hospital IL su-
thorized to employ such other nurses (giving
preference to females) as may ba necessary to
the proper care and attention Of the sick The
5th section provides for accommodating in the
same hospital as far as practical all sick and
wounded soldiers from any particular State
the several hospitals 10 be numbered
and designated for that purpose. The
9Th section has reference to the payment
of employees not engaged in the military
service. The seventh section authorizes the
Secretary of War te perfect suitable arrange
ments with the railroad companies for the reser-
vatiOn of seats IN one or more cars, in each
train, for sick and wounded soldiers desiring
! transportation, and for requiring conductors to
provide 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 or wounded soldier, de-
string transportation, to detail some competent
person, acting under their authority, to accom-
psny such sick and wounded to the depot to ses
that they are properly cared for, and that they
obtain seats.
No. 27-Authorizes any quErtermsster to sd-
minister the osth required to enable sick,
wounded or other soldiers to receive their pay.
MISCELLANEOUS.
No 2-sppropristes SI3 500 to pay the Choc-
! taW Nation of Indians certain interest 81 bonds
due to them.
No 9-Provides for the payment of certain
claims against the Confederate States in the
State of Missouri, viz for the pay due the
Missouri State troops raised by General Price
and enrolled into the Confederate States ser
vice.
No 12-Fi1es the % Monday in January.
1868, IS the day for the meeting of the next
regular session of Congress.
! MOI IA Authorizes the commissioner Of
patents to dispense with chief clerk, when
ever the revenue of the patent Office is insult
cient.
No 19-Authorizss certain alterations to
the building occupied by the Post Office De
partment.
No. 22-E1tends the time for selling property
for taxes in default.
No. 24-ApprOpristes 81, ,I22, ,480 90 in bonds
I IN vail
ALBANIA, to Rome, Georgia, for military transport
alton.
No. 39-Authorizss the President to import
duty free, machinery or other materials Heces
sEry for increasing the manufacture Of any srti
cles required for supplying the deficiency o
clothing or shoes for The .sTmy-said machinery
TO be worked on government account, or LEASED
or sold a. the discretion Of the President Cloth
ing furnished to the troops may be of such colo
or quality as it may be practicable to obtain.
No 44-Authorizes the President to detai
not exceeding two thousand shoemakers from
the army, to be employed at suitable points il
, the manufacture of shoes for the army, and t.
receive thirty five cents per pair for shoes manu-
{ fsetured by them seveTally, in addition to regu
T lar pay and rations
No 40-Refunds to Louisiana the excess Q
the war tax oveTPaid by her.
3 | No. 4l-Refupds to North Carolina the exces
of her quota of the war tax.
3 No. 48-FiIes the pay and mileage Of tn
r delegates from the several Indian nations.
, No. 50-Relates to the payment of distric
g collectors in States which have assumed the pay
? ment of the war tax. Awards them $500 each
No. So Extending the terms of Office Of chic
collectors of the war tax, who have not boen abl
to complete the duties of their office.
5 No. 56-Incresses the pay Of the Cficers snC
employees of the several executive and legisla
tive departments employed in the city Of Rich
m0nd.
> No. 6O-Authorizss the suspension Of the WTi
Of habeGs corpus.
No. 6.-Authorizes the President to fill, b,
Q appointment all offices created, and all yacan
cies which may have occurred during the pres
ent session of COngress-said appointments f.
be submitted to the Senate at the next session
etc.
No. 64-Auows the assistant attorney-genera
the same salary as that of other assistant secre
taries.
No. 65-Authorize8 the Vice-President to EN-
|, ploy a secretary ct an annual salary of $1,000
No. 7I-Provides for the restoration to thei
owners Of slaves recaptured from the enemy, Q
arrested by any person connected with the arm,
or navy of the Confederate States, etc.
] Foreiga Items.
+ The mounds in Hyde Park from which t.
: stump orators who assemble in the park were il
the habit of addressing their hearers, have beer
Q levelIed by order of Her Msiesty's Commissions
Q of Works. 1t was the struggle fol, the posses
: sion of these mounds which led to the recen
: Sunday riots in the park.
? A gratifying offer has been made to, and &C
aa~nkad hv tha Mauabaatar AihpTt Marnnria a