Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-26
CON ESSlOSAL.
XyIIIrH coSaRsss.-F1Rsr SESSION
FRIDAY, February ..

FRIDAY. February ..
SEEATE.-Mr. w ilson introduced bill which
provides that further eniistmtits III tna re gu
lar army stall be for three iustaat OF W. We srs:
that soldiers who enlisted prior 10 .IuIY %,
l>6', shall have tha privilege Ct ra-entisting
iii The inst day of May with existing bonn
ties; HAT officers absent from duty for perloi
nottaceeding ten days shat. receive rull pay
and allowances for such period, tnat enlisted
msn employed as la5orers a. Military A al.
envy, or dtiailed as clerks in military ofic.s In
Washington or geographical deptrJm sat n .ad-
s.uatieis, may receive the extra pay ailo 9ysd
Y law prior 10 the Sd March, 1863; tn 1t chap
Jams absent from duty by reason of wounis or
cisease shall receive full pay without r.tioas.
aEa absent for other causes half pay with
fhtiohs: that ehapiains shall be PLACED On the
SAME footing in respect to pensions as firStliHu-
ieI;ltS; that there shall be- alio wed to thu bat
TALON OF regular engineers one adiutant, one
qu3Tterrnaster, enc coumissarr, TO be se!e ctei
from Eeutenants on duty with such battalion:
hiso, one sere cant major and on quartertaaster
serge ant. The bill was referred to ths Com
ilittee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Sumner introduced bill to exclude dis
loyal persons from the public lands of tia
states; which was referred 10 the COMMITTEES %
Pnolic Lands.
lar. morrill, introduced a bill to regulate pro
csedinss in cases between land lord and t4lint
ir Ire dis rict OF Coiunbia; which was referred
TO the COMMITTEES on the district.
On moIen cf Mr.. Dixon, the Committee on
Post Offices was instructed TO in qutre relative
10 postage on letters dire cted TO tho pres:dsn.
and Vice President Of the United STATES
On motion of Mr.. Foster, tina e ,rn,nistss on
The District of Columbia was instructed ~ ia
qriIe into the expectancy OF watering Paun.
syiyaniaav during the session of Con gress
MIR. LaIe, OF Indiana, offered resolution
!nsiructing the Military Committee to mo uire
II 20 the expedfeEcy of amending the articles
CT war SO as TO prohibit a II military command
eTs below The President, from exercising the
power of relieving from duty any general OH.
GER, c, tcept when under arrest, or when wonnd-
I'd, CT on surgeons certificate, or whan in the
hai dis Of the enemy; which was agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. StTohse in reduced a resolu-
ton, " hieh vas passed, instructing the Com.
mttee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
sapedieIcy of providing for an additional
number OF cadets at West Poiat.
Mr.. Stevens, OF Penna-, made suggestion.
which was Acquiesced in, that tomorrow
be devoted exclusively to speech making.
Mr. Rissy Introduced bill excluding trat.
tors and public enemies from the courts and
settlements on the public lands which was
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Sehenck, from the COMMITTEES on MILF
tary Affairs, reporting joint resolution that
the bounties authorized 70 be paid undex ex-
listing laws and regulations and orders OF the
War Department to veterans re-enftsttng, or
persons enlistiug In tho regular or volun teer
service. for three years or during the war. shau
be paid from March I, 1854 to April I. 1861, any
Law or regulation 70 tho contrary notwith-
standing, the said bounty % be paia out OF AM
money already appropriafed for that purposc.
The bill was passed.
The House paseed . resolution Of thanks to
under his ccmmaads 3oT ne eminent seSvtce