The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-13
Loyal Persons in the Southern State.
to be Protected from Improper
Civil Suits and Penalties.
Tea More Volunteer Regiments Or
dered Mustered Out.


WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1866.
PROTECTION OF LOYAL PERSONS AGAINST IMPROPER
CIVIL SUITS AND PENALTIES ~ THE LATELY
REBELLIOUs STATES.
The following order was issued by General Grant to-
day
GENERAL osDERs-No 3
WAR DsPARrMESr ADJUrAST GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1855.
Military division and department commanders whose
commands embrace or are composed of any OF the late
rebelous States and who have already done will
q once issue and enforce orders protecting from
cuton or suits in the State or municipal courts Of such
States all officers and soldiers OF the armies OF the
United States. and all persons thereto attached or IN
any wise thereto belonging subject TO military author
jty charged with offences done their mil iary
capacity or pursuant to orders from proper military
authority, aud protect from suit prosecution all
loyal citizens or persons charged with offences done
against the rebel forces directly indirectly during The
6xstenceof the rebellion and all persons, thor agent
or employees charged with the occupancy OF abandoned
lands latiohs the possession or custody Of
kind OF PROPERTY whatever, who occupied used, pos
ssssed controlled the same TO the order Of
che President any Of the civil or military department
the government and protect them from any penal
ties damages that may have been Or may be pro
bounced or sdadsed IN said courts IL any Of such
any Of said States charged with offence for which white
persons are not prosecuted or punished IN tue same
:. Lieutenant General GRANT
u D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General
NOES TROOPS ORDERED MUSTERED OUT.
This socrssry Of War has issued order directing the
Immediate discharge Of the Following coored volunteer
Orgabixatlcns The lOoth a2d 59h. 6sth, o6sh iois
plotA and lssd United States coored regiments Of nlan
Wy; battery second United States light artillery and
ehs Fourth United States coiorcd cavalry.
Hoa Thomas n stiwell today obtained order from
IAeutsasat General Grant, ordering the mus<r out Of
the Thty fourth Indiana regiment at Brownsville,
Texaa and with which regiment Mr. Stillvei was for
msry connected
lrHH PROPOSED RGASIZATiOS or rHE ARMY.
some msapprehenson seems tosfsist az TO the IN
orss Of the regular army proposed by Senator Wilson
as bM provides for Dty eight regiments, each rcGi
msntto be composed Of ten companies OF sxtyour men
IN sach or shout thirty thousand infantry The
twenly cavalry and artillery regiments would swell 10
Z misimnm strength OF hty seven thousand. General
caat understood to favor the ten company regiments
IMPRISONMENT or THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Tho House Committee Foreign Affair has under
Consideration joint resolution in favor OF the enforce
ment OF the Monroe docrne Foreign princes and 20.
tentstss need not any rssb hurried legislation on
chs subject the resolution Is deep down In pile
of papers Of similar import, and will not be reached
before Max leaves Mexico, If at all.
cowuIrvON or TINE SOUTHERN sTATEs-THE PREsi-
DKnr CALLED UP0S FOR MORE iNfoHMArpoN.
Mr. Raymond stole march upon the Prceident's ene-
nies to-day very neatly. He sent IN resolution
rang upon the President for all information tending
tc throw light ON the political condition Of the
sts,es lately rebellion such as procamations from
PROV rational Governors election returns rcpors Of govern
Dent agents and the like The House a. hrst refused
ths by operating IN tcchncaliiies hut sub.
sequenily agreed TO H. whom offered by Mr. Davis OF
Che Oscadsn district OF New York 10 whom Raymond
lurned over FOR presentation. The effect intended by
Raymond % the illustration OF heme the radicals have
Cor ssndsg sub resonsruc,ion committee down South
70 mako report to suit them The President Is in
session Of all the unbiased testimony needed in this
matter; bot the radicals, bent throwing every OBJ
stsclc in the way of rccopsructon refuse TO receive
as re,abls Tackled 10 by newspaper reports and The
tales of commercial travellers In the conquered land
Mr. rayuAnds resolution gives the President chance
o. produce Information which will prove exhaustive Of
che subject II stsrwsrd the radicals are shamefaoed
enough 70 insist special spy committee the country
wii readily observe that the Reconstruction Committee
really bent on obstruction
rNeRgAsEp PAY or MEnBERs or CONGRESS.
Mr. ycbnson introduced a resolution today instructnl
Ihs Comassss Appropriations TO report bill ncreas
ans ths salaries Of members Of Congress and other ON
rsrs of the government obliged 10 live in Wash
,ng.ou In Mr. Johnson's opinion the enormous cost o
living here demands this increase Of salary. But hv
vote. ~ere recorded in favor OF this resolution.
rpx MORO suvrRAGE QUESTION IN THE DISTRICT
pcbais on the negro suffrage bill for the District wa
continued to-day by Messrs Davis chaner and Grinnell
No new Arguments adduced for against the sub
eci scysrai other members primed with spesches
.ud there s no prospect that the hill viii scon be ~
upon IN passage
rus RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
-n, this morning before the meeting OF Congress- ON
nj the senate members Of the COMMITTEES introduced
resolution to-day authorizing ITO summon the attend
.,cs u men aud papers found " assist 20 Dc
,rmp,ux the vexcd questions brought under oonsser'
,oo The resolution found iss way " the House, wher
1, nov Iies upon the tabls.
rms Wan pErARrMKxr's CONTROL OF iSpfA
AFFAIRS
re hin OF esrnsor Wilson restoring 10 ne Secretary
war supervisory posers over The acts and iaiiss Of h
xorm,ssonsr Of Indian Affairs meets with senersl cou
.,.,s..or from tLo-s familiar with frontier NE
sr,sS ,b,s such saransfer viii materially eccooni
nd ,mu4ify the workinss'of this bureau
- COLORADO SENATORS,
Jobu Essas, laas Governor of Colorado, and
r,.os~, ,s,s speaker O. the House Of the rsrttori
s.,ssuf. unI,sd ssatss Senators elect, have arrv'
(, ,hs cav .nd have presented The papers rsiaii
= sh~ ss.se organization 10 the President asking
,s.sncs IN favor Of the early admission of the s''
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