The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-22

FirSt, That the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, shall hold the title td the land which
she has purchased at Gettysburg for the Sol
diers' National Cemetery, il trust for the
States having soldiers buried IA said Cemetery
in pcrpetuity for the purposes to which it is
now applied. phi
Second, That the Legislative of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, be requested tC
create Corporation, to consistof one Trus
tee, to be appointed by each n the Governor
of the States of Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, New York, New jersey, Pennsylva
mia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia
ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigap, Wisconsin
Minnesota, and of such other States as may
desire to be represented in, TIA Corporation
which Trustees shall, at their first meeting
be divided into three classes. The term q
Office of the first class to expire on the first
day of January, 1865. The second class on
the first day of January, 1866. The third
class on the first day of January, 1867. The
vacancies thus occurring to be filed by the
several Governors, and the persons thus ap-
pointed to fill such vacancies to hold their
Office for the term of three years. This Cor
poration to have exclusive control of the
Soldiers National Cemetery.
Third, The following is the estimated ex-
pense of finishing the cemetery;
Enclosing grounds, SIS, 900 90
Burial expenses and superiptcnd-
ing, 4 5000 90
Head stones, 10000 90
Laying out grounds and planting
trees, 5000 90
Lodge, $500 90
Monument, $4,000 90
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OF Incorporation 70 DC suD7
lslature OF pennsylvania ..uo,,h,,,
lrecommend that the qenerS "a
appropriate the sum OF fSur Hunarea a. :
Seventy-Five Dollars the a.eount aetermineu
by division OF the estinf'e e1pehses' az
cording to the representative ~ Congress W
be expended in defraylng the COST OF remO'-
ing and re-interring the dead ana nnisnlns
the Cemetery under the qlrections OF 'ne
Cemetery Corporation.
At the session OF the eeperai Assembly
heiu Vh 'Ai0 SA' J - ~ ~ ~
an Act was passed entitled IAN Act 70 coae
certain lands to the United States OF Ameri-
ca" This Act containe9 conditions ana
qualifications that RENDERED unexceptaDle'
to the general Governments Ahe Government
therefore declined to use the lends Tor the pur-
pose mentioned in the Act l recommend
that the present Act be repealed and that an
Act he past eodeing to the United States so
much of the land lying on Delaware Bay
Southeast of the old Mole and between said
old. Mole and the pointpf Cape Henispen'
not exceeding ten hundred acres, as may be
deemed necessary for thePurpoSe OF erecting
Fort Battery fortlncatiRn u Pler 'neieOn'
The subject OF FURNISHING 70 'he oo'efn-
ment of the United States the required num-
Der of troops to aid in qisiiing the existing
rebellion against It's autnori'y' Is ono % unaI mas
received much OF my conslaeratlon' ~lnOu'
any legislation and without FUNDS placed at
my disposal for this purpose have not been
able to conduct recruiting as efficiently as l
could have desired EissShere large bounties
offered by State County II sssFn, - addition
to the bounties already provided by the 1en-
eral Government, are securing to the respecO-