The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-15

mum; for the Treasurer, So 500 with 81 500 additional
Assistant of the United States for the smell
Yer and rener 5000 for the assayer saoOo for the
assistant assayer $1,000 for the chief coner So 900;
Tor the clerk So 500 for four assistant clerks 81 500
each for the Treasurer at San Francisco 500 addi
the Assistant Treasurer Of the United states at New
York sS0oe and for the Assistant Boston
and st Louis, $4,000 each.
MINING STOCKS CLAIMS.
MI WILLIAMS, trepl OF Oregon presentedthe memorial
q the Oregon Legislature against the taxation OF mining
sno mining Claims Referred TO the Committee on Mines
and Mining
UNITED STATES NOTES DESTROYED BY FIRE
MI MORGAN lrepl Of N y, presented the petition Of
ne Adams Express Company for the tissue OF United
States notes In lieu Of ike notes destroyed by ire which
vas referred to the Committee on Claims
THE LATE ARSENAL EXPLOSION.
Mr. MORRILL,, (rep) OF VT, from the Committee for the
District OF Columbia, reported favorably the joint
ton for the relief OF the sufferers by the late explosion
II the United states Arsenal in Washington.
tappropriates $500 for distribution among the suf
Ierers, ten In number their families The resolution
was passed.
HYDEoGRaYmc OFFICE IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. GRIMES, trepl OF Iowa from the Naval Committee
reported the bill for the establishment of photographic
cdce 10 tho Navy Department, with favorable recon-
mendation-
THE CIVIL RIGHTS HILL
Mr.. TRuNBuL trep.) OF H., from the Committee on
the Judiciary, 10 whom referred the Civil Rights
bill with the House amendments, reported that the Com
mittee had agreed 70 the House amendments and asked
the immediate consideration OF the bill for the purpose
OF concurring therein.
Mr. DAVIS, dem OF Ky.-I hope that the bill will not
The CHART requires unanimous consent to consider
y At the present time.
Mr.. DAvs-Then, sir, object
The CnArR-Objection being made the bill lies over
THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AND ITS WITNESSES
Mr. DAVIS offered a resolution that the joint Committee
On Reconstruction ought TO take the testimony OF
sonabe number Of persons whose names may be sug
southern States.
Mr. GRprs objected, and the resolutio goes over
LAND GRANT RAILROADS
4 bill to grant land in aid of the construction Of
railroad from Placerville. California TO a point OF
Intersection with the Pacific Railroad in Nevada, was
passed
THE MILITARY mIL
At one O'Clock Mr. WILSON, rep.) OF Mass, called up
sAe bill 70 increa and tx the military peace establish
mont Of the United States
The bill reported from the Committee on Military
Affairs with slight verbal amendments, as follows
Omitted States shall consist Of hye regiments Of artillery,
s." ssd 5 Sf
ssa G 81 a c s g. .s for by this
SIC That the Ave Of artillery provided for By
he
A siys e. as ssas a e
nenal adutsnts qusrtemsstsrs and commissaries shall
81, That S s Of cavalry the
Of sns tsS
and ds Of s inq vino ,rS Sae '1 s. y
ysss h ss ase d5n Sss
s,ssd tina. four our e Che .o%psns:
%vaed ha. easS esyy me shs
.vs but one hospital and the rssenal aduants
snsst Of the ten regiments Of ten companies each
ss With s IT " be
fegmensn o. ten companies and Ave additional
asdes Of mr., and sseosd and OF
&c zach Of the grades above that Of rs ensn
Of volunteer infantry and artillery and onehrd from
Ss &: s have sy sals @
ans god 81 ssSr IN s "a o ss s s.
ored troops who have served years during the
&C. the ea IN The COCO eoeSed
pments hereby authorized shall be confined the regi
sac That The volunteer officers to be selected nv APP
nearly as may be among the States IN proportion to the
as That Zach regiment OF af.n,y provided for BY this
shall have one colonel, lieutenant colonel, two
Who shan be seeoaS s@
asss aaa sergeant "ss SSp
ward one co,nmissary sergeant two principal musicians.
AZ. one second dTs. .srsssn four
rsa
That each in the service Ss Of the United hsr
be SnS hospital steward for
military Gos and the same Ss%Ss. % post ,
1s il hereby authorized 10 appoint FOR national
sn witS The rank pay and enoiamsni Of an ordnance
cant to be selected from the nen-com%is,ioned officers
ihcat les Of merilorioas service during the war
Or term Of I've years. and that major 70, zach
shall BE- spponteS when four soPaDs s .h, nSss
been organized and the colonel and second major
more than onoer from each company shah be APP
bed Of nay Sss G been nd la and the
orgsnifed and that recruits may be collected at the
esmens and companies herein provided fo provided
number does no. exceed tho Aggregate three thou
a. D That there shan be one lieutenant general, I've
psy and emouenis and be entitled 70 the .ame staa
Tsa s Ana snspse sps@sn Of tn.
shall hereafter consist OF the officers authorized
sn.n,. q s es@' ss ' ssisn .sss
11Si % ssn eoioas Of eaysiy
,%spy q major. : q 4, cavalry .,. o,n,
Vim s ts sst All. .s 20 asSs 81
assistant nspssor ssa,sr.,. Nth ,ss rank pay
n Thai NE BUREAU Of military 5us'os sh.li cons.,
m.ats q ssrissdes general, and on. assistant judge
general With q, rank pay and s% ss.,s 2,
assistant shall receive revise and hav. recorded IN.
S ss ss s he s: q ss Ss us s anna ana
~ the su ssr sSs. n.rs n ss .rm q
Ts1s e: on: e:a.
he rsnk, pay and snoinmenn OF brfgndisr general.
hef Qas Generals, with the rank
ad smoulnsrs o. breadier generals; three Chief As
ouAriermaster Generals. with the ranh, pay and
,nents 81 bngsder generals four Assistant Quarter
Generals, with the rama, pay and emolumens Of
Of cavalry; eight Deputy Qusrtsrmastsr Generals,
e rank pay aud emouments of lieutenant coioneis OF
"a srteen Qasrternssters With the rank. 10, of ma
cavalry, aud forty eight Assistant Qusrtermast-rs.
rank Ac Of captains Of cavalry; and the vacancies
created grade Of assistant quarternaster shall
by rersons who have rendered rnsrttorious service
-tnt quarteroasters Of volunteers during two years
Il. That the pu,her OF military storrkecpera In the
rp. stsrs DEPARTMENT shall hereafter be ~ many
REQUIRED, not exceeding sixteen with the same
on ~ : % provided BY Law.
IA That the provisions Of The act for the better
alton Of he Quar.ermesiers Department approved
ia shal continue IN force for year and
sfsr the passage OF this act
q mat ne Subsistence Department OF the
ye.lt.r consist OF the ocers authors ned ~ law
ne oomnissary general % subsistence, with the rank.
.molruena d a brigadicr eenera two aasisant
80 eerrraiq with the raEk, 1e., Of ooionels ~
~omfainaary with the