Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-25
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WAsHINGTON DISPATCHES.
INohEAsE 81 PAY " THE ARMY.

1
The President has signed and approved
the act to increase the pay of the soldiers
In the United States army. 1t provides
that on and after the 1st of May last, ant
during the continuance of the present re-
bellion, the pay per month of pon-com.
missioned officers and privates in the mil,
itary service shall be as follows: . = Z
Sergeant majors, $26; quartermasters
and commissary sergeants of cavalry, ar.
tillery and infantry, $50; sergeants of or
/ dnance, sappers and miners and ponton.
iers, $34; corporals of ordnance, sappers
and miners and pontoniers $40; priyates ol
engineers aud iordnance of the first class
$ls; and of tbeEsecond class SIS; corpo.
rails of cavalry artillery and infantry,
$lS; chief bngIera of cavalry, $23; buglers
5 lie; farriers and blacksmiths of cavalry,
and artifcers of artillePyy $ls; principal
musicians ofuartillery and infantry, S22,
leaders of brigade and regimental bands
$75; musicians, Sic; hospital stewards OF
the first Glass;, $685. hospital stewards oi
the second class, s$25; hospital stewards OF
the third class, $23. '' i" -
All non commissioned officers and pri-
Yates in the regular army serving under
enlistments made prior to July 22d, 1861
shall have the privilege of re. enlisting for
term of three years in their respective or
gauizations; until the 1stiof August next;
and all such non. commissioned officers and
priVates 80 ore.enlisting shall be entitled to
the bounty mentioned in the joint resoIu-
ton of Congress approved January 18th,
1854. ,.II..l 80 -6J.i,.4 .rlfi
In all cases where the government shall
fnFninh nd hoso
discharged officers and soldiers from the
place of their discharge to the place of en-
rollment or original muster into the SER
vice, they, shall not be entitled to travel,
pay or communication OF subsistence.
TIE CONTESTED ELEoTIoN CASES AND THE
REoRGAHIzAT1oH OF THE REBEL STATES.
I The House Committee on Elections to
day cleared their files; reporting on the
Two Pennsylvania cases in favor of the sit
ting members, and also q special report on
the Arkansas delegation. They propose
to have travelling commission appointed
by the President to visit the seeded. States
and examine and report as to their politi.
cal condition, and whether therebeliion is
30 far subdued in any'of them as to enable
them to defend themselves against forcible
invasion, and whether they are in a condi-
ton to re- establish permanent State gov.
ernments. Also resolution tnat no State
should be allowed representation in Con-
gress until 1t has government republican
in form and abolishes slavery within its
borders. OF course there was opposition
to the consideration of the report, and at.
temptsl were made to lay the whole subject
on the table, which included to TIE minori.
ty report, to the effect that Congress had
no right TO inquire further than as to the
fact that the rebellion had been suppressed
and those claiming seats had received q
majority of the votes. Finally the reports
we're ordered to be printed, aud Saturday
next assigned for their consideration. The
question of the representation Of seeded
States is an important one, and there il
not time now for it's proper consideration
before the adjournment. AS the majority
resolutions require joint action of the two
houses, it is hardly probable that they will
get through before the adjournment. It il
certainly an ingenious way for the com
mittee 10 get rid of a very troublesome
and complicated question.
AN ADDRESS FROM GOV. PEIRPoINT, OF vIR.
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Gov. Peirpoint, of Virginia, has issued
an address to the loyal citizens ofNorfelk
in which he says: 81 have received reli.
able information that Gen. Shipley, acting
under the orders of Gen. Butler, intends
to order poll to be opened on the 24th OF
this month to take vote of the people o.
Norfolk whether they desire civil govern.
ment to be continued in that city or not
Gen. Sheply intends, by military force, tc
prevent the trial in the Circuit Coutt, oi
some thirty odd indictments against liquor
vendors in that city, who have violated the
license laws of the State. l know of nc
authority in the State or Federal laws
authOriziug the people to abrogate the civil
laws of the State in any city or county
and such act can only be considered revo.
lutiouary. Therefore, no loyal citizen will
be expected to vote on the proposed qnes
tion."