The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator CoIIamer's Postal Bill.
The Military Bill for the Encouragement Of
Re-enlistments.


employed in the general post offices to make
oath of their fidelity and loyalty; awards COM
pensaton in five classes, first, between $4,000
and $1,000, second between $1,000 and 5000,
third between $1,000 and $1,000, fourth between
$1,000 and 800, and fifth, less than $780, the
salaries to be assigned by the Postmaster Gen.
eral; these salaries to take effect in July next.
In the Offices of the first aud second classes it
| is proposed to allow a just and reasonable sum
for cost of rent, fuel, lights, clerks, &c, and
also to the offices of the other classes, which
are distributing offices, for clerk hire; all box
rents and other perqusites to be accounted
for by the Postmaster; the box rents and pos
tage always to be prepaid; letter carriers to
be appointed, and receiving offices and boxes
established, and provision made for carrying
! local newspapers and small packages; the rate
of half ounce letters to be three cents, drop
letters two cents, and no carriers fee allowed;
registered letters to pay fee of twenty cents !;
newspaper postage on weekles per quarter
five cents, semi-weeklies ten cents, tri-weeklies
fifteen cents, dailies, six issues, thirty cents ;
four ounces to be the standard weight for peri
odicals; small papers, sent in a paper to one
address, charged at same rates.
Senator Wilson's bill, from the Military
Committee, for encouragement of re-enlist-
ments and enrolling and drafting militia and
| other purposes provides:
lst. That such of the volunteers and militia
now in the service of the United States, who
may re-enlist for one year, after the expiration
| of the present term of service, shall be en-
titled to a bounty of $50, one half of which
will be paid on such re-enlistment, and the
balance at the expiration of the term of re-
enlistment; and to such as may re-enlst for
two years, after the expiration of their present
| term of enlistment, shall be paid one half of
the bounty for enlistment provided by the 9Th
section of the act approved July %, 1861.
I'd. The President shall make all proper
rules and regulations for enrolling and draft
ing the militia of the Uuited States, and other
wise putting this act into execution and the
enrolment Of the militia shall, in all cases, in
clude all able bodied male citizens between
the ages of Is and As, except such as may be
| exempt therefrom by the existing laws of the
! United States, and further exemptions from
physical disability, and shall only be made
after the completion of the draft.
3D.. Whenever the President shall call for
the militia of the States and Territories to be
employed in the service OF the United States,
he shall specify in his call the period for which
said service may be required, not exceeding
two years; and the militia so called shall be
mustered, and continue 10 serve during the
term so specified, unless sooner discharged.
4th. Every person who shall, in pursuance
Of any law of the United States or requsiton
| of the President be drafted as a soldier shall
|
service Of the United States and shall be there
upon subject to the rules and articles of war
| in the same manner as though he had been
mustered into the service of the United States.
9Th The drafted militia brought into the
service of the United States by authority of
this act, shall be placed in all respects upon a
footing with the troops authorized by the 4th
section Of the act approved July IL, 1862.
9th. Every person not subject to the rules
and articles of war, who shall procure or en-
tice any soldier in the service of the United
States To desert, or who shall harbor, conceal,
or give employment to deserter, or carry him
away, or aid in carrying away, knowing him
TO be such, or who shall purchase from any
soldier his arms, equipments, uniform, ammu-
milton, clothing, or any part thereof, or any cap
tain or commanding officer of any ship or vessel
carrying any such soldier one of his crew,
or otherwise knowing him to have deserted,
or who shall refuse to deliver to the order of
his commanding officer, shall upon legal con-
viction be fined at the discretion of any court
having cognizance of the same, in any sum not
exceeding $500, and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding two years nor less than six months.
It'll. Whenever single regiment of volun-
teers, or of militia of the same arms, from the
same State, is reduced 10 one half the maxim
um number prescribed by law, the President
may direct the consolidation of the companies
of such regiment, provided that no company
SO formed shall exceed the maximum number
prescribed by law, and when such consoida-
ton is made the regimental officers shall be
reduced in proportion TO the reduction of the
number of companies.
exSth Whenever regiment is reduced below
the maximum number allowed by law, no more
officers shall be appointed in such regiment
| beyond those necessary for the command OF
| such reduced number.
9th So much of the 9Th section of the act
L Ill. ~
| amend an act calling forth the militia to exc
cute the laws of the Union," &c, as requirse
the consent of the President to carry into ex-
| ecution the sentence of a court martial, be,
and the same is hereby repealed. as far as the
same extends to punishment for desertion, and
sentences for that office may be carried into
execution upon the approval of commanding
General of an army in the field.
10th. Immediately after the passage OF this
act the President shall issue his proclamation
declaring that all soldiers absen: from their
regiments without leave may return TO such
place or places as he may Indicate in his proc
lamation, and be restored to their respective
regiments without punishment, except the
forfeiture of their pay and allowances during
their absence, and all deserters who may not
return within the time specified by the
President, shall, upon being arrested, be pun
ished as the law provides.
llth. Court martials shall have cause to
sentence officers who shall absent themselves
from their companies without leave, to be
reduced to the ranks to serve - years or dur
ing the war.
18th. Ii any person shall resist any draft of
militia men into the service of the United
States, or shall counsel or aid any person in
resisting any such draft, or shall assault or OBJ
struct any officer in making such draft, or shall
counsel any person tn assault or obstruet any
such officer, or shall cause any drafted men
not to appear at the places of rendezvous,
such person shall upon conviction thereof, be
punished by fine not exceeding $500, or by
imprisonment not exceeding two years, or by
both of said punishments.
The President to-day nominated to the Sen
ate Andrew Wylie to be Judge of the Crimi-
nal Court of the District OF Columbia, the
place being vacated by the death of Judge
Crawford.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
tons OF w. T. Otis of Indiana to be Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Chas. A. Beebe,
receiver of public money at Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia; Henry A. Wittel, Surveyor General
for Iowa and Wisconsin.
Acting Volunteer Lieut.. ID. p. Upton has
been ordered TO the command of the u. s.
steamer Arizona Acting Assistant Surgeon
S. ii. We'll has been ordered to the same YES
sci.
From California.
SAN FRANCIsCo Ian 9S