Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE yesterday

INTHE SENATE yesterday
Mr.. Ramsey called up the bill 20 amend the
act of 21st December, 1861, TO further promote
the efficiency Of the Navy. which it dec lares
shall not De so construed as to retire any oficer
under the age Of sixty two years, and whose
name shall not have been borne upon the regis
ter for forty five years after he had arrived az
the age OF sixteen years. The bill was passed.
Mr. Wilson called up the House bill toeQuai
army, with the report of the Military Commit
tee on the House amendments thereto
The Senate COMMITTEES report an entire sub
stitute, with the exception of the second sec
ton; and the following were adopted:
Section L. That on and after the first day OF
May, eighteen hundred and sixty -four, and
lion, the pay per month OF non. Commissioned
officers and privates in the regular army and
volunteer and drafted forces III the service o
the United States shall be as follows, viz: ser
geant n q jors. twenty-six dollars; quartarmas
ter sergeants OF cavalry and artillery, twenty
three dollars; OF infintry, twenty dollars; fiys
srrGeanis of cavalry, artillery and infantry,
twenty -four dollars; sergeants OF cavalry, az
tilleTy and infantry, twenty dollars; sergeant,
Of ordnance, sappers and miners, and ponto-
nieIs, twenty dollars; privates, first class OF
the same corps, eighteen dollars; privates, sec
end class, of the same corps, sixteen dollars,
oorporals of cavalry, artillery and infantry.
eighteen dollars; chief buglers of cavalry,
twenty three dollars; buglers, sixteen dollars;
farrers and blacksmiths Of ca yary and artih-.
GERS of artillery, eighteen dollars; privates Of
cavalry, artillery and infantry, sixteen dol
fantry, twenty two dollars; musicians Of AZ.
tlllery and infantry, and musicians Of sappers
and miners and pontoniers, sixteen dollars
hospital stewards, OF the nrstc class thirty three
dollars; hospital stewards, Of the second class,
twenty five dollars; hospital stewards, Of tho
third class, twenty three dellars.
After the second section of the amendment
of the House insert the following:
Section 2. That hereafter rations shall not
be issned TO soldiers sick in hospital, but COM
mutation OF rations shall be allowed and paid
hngnlfai q rafn tah n
iished by law, for each soldier reported by the
surgeon IN charge as sick IN hospital; and the
receipt of the surgeon in charge shall be a suf-
ncient voucher for the paymaster. or other dis
hursmg officer, who may be charged with the
payment OF such commu taton: Provided, That
the hospital fund shall be devoted solely to the
diet and maintenance of the sick and wounded
soldiers in such hospital: -sHG proridcd further,
That the Surgeon General shall, with the ap-
proval of The Secretary of War, establish re-
gGlations for the accountability Of medical Of
rcers having charge OF he hospitalfund. And
any officer who shall appropriate to his own
use, or shall misapply any portion Of a hoepi-
tai fund, or who shall make any false report
of the number CT soldiers sick in hospital,
shall, on conviction, be punished as court
martial or a military commission may direct
Other sections allow all regulars enlisted
prior to July %, 1861, to re-enlist for three
years up 70 August next, and receive the
bounties OF January 13, 1861, and exempts en-
listed men employed as clerks and messengers
in military offices in " ashington from the 18th
section OF the Enrolling act, and were adopted.
Other sections also compose the provisions
of a BuIeau Of Military Justice giving the
Judge Advocate General the rank, pay and
emoiuments of a brigadier general and one
Adlutant Judge Advocate General, with the
rank, pay and emoluments of a major Of cav
airy, the Secretary Of war to appoint for SAID
Bureau one fourth class, one third class, cbe
second class and two frs:-class clerks
This was adopted-yeas p, nays li-out on q
Assistant Judge Advocate General TO thas OF
colonel Of cavalry, debate arose involving the
propriety OF giving military titles and pay ID
what was held 10 be only civil ana judicial
officers.
IN THE HOUSE
The vote was taken on the b!!l grart.n z lart.s
to the Peoples Pacific Railroad Comp any, and
IL w as lost by vote OF SIS yeas TO 66 nays
The bill in regard TO the printing OF the de-
bates OF Congress, appropriating money foy the
purchase of back copies CT the Congressional
Globe and appendix, and for a continuaEce of
the publication Of such reports, wss taken up
and passed.