New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-23
To the Associated Press
THE HEALTH, COMFORT AND EFFICIENCY OF
THE ARMIES.

THE ARMIES.
The bill reported by Senator Wilson Of Massachu'
sets to promote the HEALTH comfort and efficiency OF
the armies Of the United States provides;
First. That the Medical Department shall unite
with the line soicers Of the army in supervising the
cooking within the same o. an important sanitary
measure and il shall pr0mulgate TO Its officers such
regulations and instructions may tend to insure
TIM proper preparation of rations to the soldiers.
Second That cooks shall be detailed in turn
from the prvates Of each company Of troops In the
service Of the United States at the rate Of one cook
for each company numbering less than 80 men, and
two cooks for each company numbering over 80
men, who shall serve ten days each.
Thira; That the President of the United States
be, and he is authorized to to be enlisted for
each cook two under cooks of African descent, who
shall receive for their full compensation $40 per
may be taken in clothing.
Fourth That the army ration shall hereafter in
cluie pepper, in proportion to four ounces to every
hundred rstions, and tobacco be furnished the en-
listed men by the COmmlssary Department at its
cost and charged against their pay under such regu-
atons as the Secretary Of War may adopt for that
purpose.
FIN, That hereafter all the nurses in general
hospitals shall he employed by the authority Of the
Snrgeoa-G and hospital marons shall receive
$40 per month and one ration q day IN kind, pro-
vided the washing of hospitals may be gwen out by
contract at price not TO exceed the cost Of the num-
Der of mstrons authorized by the regulations.
| Strth; That all instructions, documents and pa.
pers relating to the procurement of bounty lands and
other boupties and orders OF pay by for
officers soldiers and seamen or their legal represent
atives, who have been or may be 10 the service Of
the United States, be, and the same are hereby, ex
empt from tax duty.
PROMOTION FOR COL. MuLLIGaN ASKED.
Representative Arnold and Father Dunn Of Chi
cago visited the President yesterday and urged the
promotion Of Col. Mulligan TO Brigadier-Gener
ship. Father Dunn has aided in raising two regi
mepts for the war.
THE NEW BANKING LAW.
Capitalists seem likely to avail themselves
promptly Of tie advantages of the new banking law.
An application for tho organization Of banking
ISOLATION in this city, with capital Of $500 OOO, WAS
filed in the Treasury Department on Saturday
NAVAL ORDER.
Acting Assistant Surgeon VIM. Wilson, jr., has
been ordered TO the U. S. steamer Sumter.
COMPUTATIONS by THE SENATE.
Maior-Gen. Joseph Hooker Of the United States
Volunteers TO be Drigader- General in the Army,
Sept. 20, 1862.
Joseph Holt Of the District Of Columbia to be
Jndge-Advocrss-aspcrll, With the rank .. Colonel,
SEPT. 3, 1862.
Levi c. Turner Of New-York to be Jadge-Adyo-
cate Of the Army around Washington, with the rank
OF Major, July 81 lsG2.
John A. Bolles Of - TO 10 Jndge-Advoca,e for
the 9TH Army Corp. in the field, under the command
Of Msjor-Gen Dix with the rank Of Major, Sept. 3,
1862.
John c. Knox Of Pennsylvania 10 be Judge-Ad-
vocate Of the sth Army Corps, with the rank OF
Major, Sept. 1862.