The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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WAsHSGrON, December H.
HOUSH.
Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill amendatory OF the act
OF July IL, 1862. TO define the pay and emolu-
ments OF officers OF the army, &C., so as to read
that any alien, OF the age Of 2l years and up
wards, who shall have enlisted IN the volunteer
or regular army. or navy, or marine corps, and
been hOnOrably discharged, may become a citizen
without any previous declaration, and shall not
be required 10 prove more than one years rosi.
denCe. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Stevens (Pa.), from the Committee on W,ys
and Means, reported bill making appropriations
for the diplomatic and consular expenses, and a
bill making appropriations for invalid aud other
pensions. Both bills were referred to the Com.
mit,ee OF the Whole on the state of the Union,
The bills for a ship canal around the Fails of
Niagara, and for ship canal from tho Missis
siDpi TO Lake Michigan, were further postponed
to the 23d of January next.
On motion of Mr.. Brooks IN. " il was re-
solved that the Committee on Foreign Affairs be
instructed to inquire into the eXpediency of
forthwith providing, by treaty or otherwise, for
the protection of our Canadian and provincial
frontier trem murder, arson, and burglary, on
the pTetense of Rebel invasion.
MIR. Schenck (Ohio) from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill providing that all
major. generals and all b6gadier generals in the
military service of the United States on the 18th of
February, 1865 who shall not be in the performances
of duty or service corresponding to their rcspec-
tive grades and rank and who shall not have
Dteu ClBdBCu III suCh uuly OF service Tor three
months continuously next prior To that date shall
then be dropped from the rolls of tho army and
all the pay and emoluments or allowances of
such general officers so dropped, shall cease from
that date, and tue vacancies thus ocaasioned
may be filled by new promotions and appoint
ments as in other cases; but no officer is TO be
considered rs disabled in the foregoing provision
whose absence from duty shall have been occa-
stoned by wounds received or diseases contracted
in the line of his duty, while in the military
service, or by his being prisoner of war in the
hands Of the enemy, or under parole, or any
mfjor-general of volunteers, or bricadier-
general of volunteers who may have been
appointed from the regular army, under
the authority given in section tour of the
act approved July p, 1861, 10 authorize the
employment of volunteers, 70 aid IN
enforcing the laws and protecting public property
and the acts Rmendatory thereto who shall be
so dropped from the rolls, shall not thereby be
discharged from the service of the United States
bus shall be RENTED to his position and duty as
an officer in the Regular Army.
Second. Thereafter continuously until the ter
mination Of the existing war of the Rebellion ON
the last day of each month after the 18th day of
February, 1865, the provisions of the FOREGOING
section shall be made applicable to any general
officer in the military service Of the United States
who shall not, on the said last day of any month
have been engaged in the performance OF duty or
service, corresponding to his proper rank for
three months conseoutiyely then next preceding