New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-24
From Washingson. ff
WASHINGTON, Tuesday. June 81. 1864.
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The following bill was reported by Mr.. Wilson

MR.. WIbSONS BILL.
\ The following bill was reported by Mr.. Wilson
from the Military Committee to-day:
"a which shall repeal requirement Of the dra Of tho
Section sead. the act Of March 1883 that the notice
served drafted msn may be served within ten days after
4 such draft, ct any time within six monhs
Section allows transportation of drafted from their
place Of residence to the rendezvous.
Section SLOWS payment made by paymasters TO
mssioned officers from date Of enrolment and previous to
mastering in settlement of psymssters' accounts. ~
service II he shall avail himself Of his discharge
OF sickness wounds and subsequently dies In
Section entities enlisted discharged within two
from date Of ~ reason o. % ma ns aa.y re-
| bounty proporonEte to the time Of service
section allows hospital $i2 per month and
Section makes provision for the freedom Of the wife and
children OF negro soldiers
THE GREAT TELEGRAPH BILL.
Tho inter-continental telegraph bill, which
passed the Senate to-day. grants the right OF way
through any Territories OF the United States to the
boundary of British America with the branch lines
districts and settlements. instead of grant
ing quarter section OF land each
public land as is needed for stations not to exceed forty
acres for each fifteen miles Of line The Secretary Of
the Navy is authorized. not instructed. to detail q
steamer other vessel TO assist In surveys and laying
wires
Tic subsidy OF $500 per year Is stricken ont. The
Secretary OF War is authorized but not directed to
the available military forces in tho Territories
tect lines 1t is made subject 10 prior use by the Gov
eminent and open a all times TO tho public and other
telegraph lines at regular charges
The rate Of charges shall not exceed the usun average
rates IN Europe and America for the same service
such as shall be fixed by Convention between the United
States, Russia, and Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. June % 1861.
THE SOLDIERS PAY INCREASED.
The President has signed and approved the
TO the pay of soldiers in tho United States
Army. 1t provides that on and after the LIST OF May
last and during tho continuance OF the present Rebel
lion, the pay per month Of non:commssioned officers
and privates in the military service shall be a. follows:
Sergeant-Majors s26; Quartermasters and CoraIos-
sary Sergeants Of Cavalry. Artillery and Infantry s20
Sergeants of Ordnance SaPPers and Miners and Pon
Miners and Pontoniers SO; pryates OF Engineers
end Ordnance of the first class SIS end Of the second
class, $40; Corporas Of Cavalry Artillery and Infantry
ricrs and BlacksnitlS Of Cavalry and Artillery sls;
I'riyatos OF Cavalry Artillery and Infantry S6 Prin
cipa Musicians Of Artillery and infaEtry s Leaders
of Brigade and Regmental Bands. s15 Musicians, SIC;
Hospital Stewards of the rst class So; Hospital stew
ards OF the second class, SO; Hospital Stewards OF the
All non,coinmissioned officers and privntes In the
Regular Army. serving under enistmonS made PRIOR
to July 81 ls6 shall have the privilege OF rs,risns
Tor term Of three years, in their respective organza
tons. until the lst OF August next; and oil such non
commissioned officers and priyatcs so recnlisng shall
De entitled to tho bountcs mentioned in the join, reso
luton OF Congress approved January IL, leoi.
In all whore the Government shall furnish trans
portation and subsistence 10 discharged officers and
soldiers from the place Of their discharge 70 the place
their enrolment original muster into the service.
they shall not be entitled to travel pay. or communication
OF subsistence.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate in Executive Session to-day, con-
nincr the following nominations; Joseph Holt of Ken
lucky % be Judge Advocate General: VIM. Mckee
Dunn If Indiana 20 be Assistant Jud Advocate en-.
erals Warren 1. LOckart OF Indiana 20 be Register OF
the IandOlce at Carson CITY. Nevada Territory. The
Senate confirmed the following nominations for The new
Territory oil Montana sydney Edgcron'of Ohio. to be
Governor H. J.. Torsey of Maine. 10 be Secretaryi
Anime Gddings oi Connecticut 20 be Associate jus.
tice: Cornelius l.. Buck Of Minnesota, 10 be Unied
States Marshal; Edward i. Afy Of Iowa. Ia BE- I'm.
ted States Attorney. Asa Eartletoi Illinois Ia be As
sociG;e Justice ioT the Territory Of Dakota, vice To-
renzo =. Wiaton. appointed Associlte Justice for tho
Territory Of Montana.
The Republican members o. the House held a caucus
al the Capitol tonight under call 10 consult as 20 the
lbesi means for raising additional tfo0p aad 70 har'
monte conflicting views subjects connected Win tho
draft Not more than fifty or sixty members were
present. There Was general Interchange 81 opinions
al the speakers expressing their readiness vote the
necessary and money 70 carry on the war TIL the
suppression of the Ecbcon. No definite action was
taken on any proposition for this purpose. and the
members ore therefore 1911 frcc % act on the bill 70
ported from the Committee Military Affairs US they
may think proper.
The Conference Committee win 20 report on
the amendments - The Tariff bill.