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2 t Ca! moet triot—mest honored when tm @eril. He | would idwige @ that they might retura hore ce | ervited tn vigor, Ineeeekigeh, in a, ta Remy aad aa | Jo, restored to hope, awd the renielags of a mighty pease pand harmony. ‘Thib was sia abidlag (aithy @ his wievasing Tue ane apr. adjourned gine die. | Mr. Foor then dow! esomtatives. ron, July 27, 1803. House of & ms ov MIGRATION ‘The reading of yvsiortay’s Journal consumed half an hour, Ve ssages were recefved from the Senate con. ts rt od bits, yf Muca o 4‘ 4 Tho bili to 4 gan two judieial districts was takeu up and passe. Kc TONSION OF TR SESSION, Mr. Srevern, (r of P., mowed thas the Heusecon- | tn the reanens at nate to extend the aljoura- | k tis afternoon, POTA08 STAMPS CUBREXCY. (rop.) Of Mase,, asiced ov cor meat unitl iw ent to intro- st all postage and e regetyed for vee } h may be 1 make and iasue e corporation oF ba ov \ none dollar to oi ikon, uote or device for less tng shall, on conviction, be sing ve bndred dolars, or a, & the discretion ving been rande te the reception of the b {oom moved that the rules be suspended ia Order (hat it mi;ht be taken up. Mo’ arrtod by 8 63, Lays 33. A rirom the Secretary of the Treasury was read, enclosing tha f two Dills intended to mect the Pproent col scarcity. One was to reduce the weight and valve of silver coias; the other to adopt the postage stamp plan, The latter met the approval of the com- r, Poetys ,(opp.) of Mo., made a constitutional argu- the second secriow. If Congress bad a the cieulation by banks incorporated foliar notes, {t had alse the ne of a twenty or a hundred the i right to pro! €olar note. yower, and whiehe was ia fsvor of tho object of the bill he ooudd not sanction this violation of the constitu. tion. It would be giving to Congress the entire coutrol over bark fesues Mr, Cox, (opp.) of Ohio, moved to lay the Dill ea the tadie. Tho motinn was lost by yeas 39, nays 64. The bill was then :assed by yeas 63, nays 9. THR LANDS OF TIT SAC AND FOX INDIANB. ‘Tho joint resolution suspending the sales of the lands of the Keneas, Sac aad Foz In {ians until the 4th of Mareh, 1363, was parsed. THE CONFISCATION ACT. CGN PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL MESSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THE CONLRCATION WIL. age was here received from Presideut Lincola, Am and read Fexcow Cimaens ov Th2 Senate axb Hous or Represents. ny — Considering the bil! for an act to suppress insurrection © punish treason and redeliiou, 10 seize and coudscate the property of cvbels, and tor other purpoges, and the juint revolution expanaiory of said act, a8 being sub stantially ove, Ihave approved and signed both. Before I was in. formo: of the passage of the resolution, I had prepared the draft of 6 message ttating ovjections te the bill be- , i es nk i% ts proper tak our mititary comufuders Lo 00 Isborors ux thimy pePons of African voscont o: be used to advantage. ‘The twol'th and thirteents sections ate somethiug bet- ter ;guivy are unobjectionable, and the fourteenth te eu tirely-proper if aii Other parts of the act shal stand. That to whieh £ chietly objoot pervades must parts of the at, Dut more distinctly eypears im the drat, secoad, J eighth seeueus, the suta of those provisions which results In the diverting of title forever, For the causes of treason and the ingredients of (reason, but amounting toldhe duh; crime, it deciares forfeit exteniting beyond the ves Of the guilty parties; whereas the constiietion of tho United States declares that no atiainder of trenson shall work evrruption of Mood or forfeiture except during the life of the porson attained. ‘Traethere is, to. beno formal attainder in this case, atiH 2 think the wuishment cannos be coustisutionally inilicted rm for the same offence, With grea\ Treaty togey now iferent ina spect Jam ebnstralued to say T thimk this featareof she Tt would not be dificult to ic that the provision of the com Dorrowed from Great Britain, ‘7, a8 | understand, to rea! or this act, by proceedings in rem, forfeits proporty for the elgredionts of troasoa, without a conviction of the supposed criminal or a parsoaal hear- ing given hi ny procesding. That waaay not touch property lying withim oar reach because we caunot act {© waconstiteti applies only iu this con’ received 10 | gi.9 personal notice to au owner, who is absent, endea- voring to destroy the goverument, is certainly not Yory satisfactory; still the owner may not. be thos en gaged, and | think» reascuable time should be provided for such parties to appear and baye personal hearings. Stmilar provisions are not ungomimon im connection with proceedings im rem. For the reasons stared I return the Dill to the house in which it originated. ADSRAHAM LINCOLN. ‘The mersage wad laid om the table and ordered to be printed, VaNDERMILT'S MAGNIFICENT GITT TO THR GOTERN MENT, ‘The Sreaen also laid before the House a message from the Presilent, recommouding + ome suitable acknow. ledgment be made to Commodore Vanderbilt for the gift to the government of the vessel of that name, which has boen doing valuable servive. ‘This weseage was referred to the Committea on Naval Affairs, . INDIAN AFTAIRS. ‘Tho House then paseod the Sonaie’s joint resolution making further appropriations for the current aud iuct- constitution gave to Congress no such | Ceuta! expenses of the Indian Department, THB CONTRABAND, Mr, Wiexumrs, (Union) of Ky., naked leave t® intro- duce a resolution that it sball'be the duty of the govern- ment to order a record to be kept of she names, age and sex of al] siavea received into our lines, togetbor with the names of the owners of the same. Mr. Bryauam, (rep.) of Obio, objected to the introdd®- tion of the resolution, Mr. Wickurrs moved to suspend tha rules, Motion negatived by 53 against 45, COMPENSATION OP PENSION AGENTS. Tho House then passed the Senate resolution providing that the compensation to pension agents sball be two per cent on the entire disbursements by any one of then, provided the aggregate compensation eball aut excecd $2,000 per apnom, PRINTING THE PREADENY’S MESSAGER ON CONTISCATION. Mr. Wantom, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee on Printing, reported @ resolution + print 10,000 copies of ihe President’s message on the subject of confiscation. On a motion to lay the resolution on the table, no quo- rum voted. THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS, It now Incked twenty minutes to two o'clock, ‘There was a call of the House. The proceedings were temporarily interrupted by the reception of @ message from the Seuste, stating that that | coming a law, a copy of whch draft ia herewith trang. | dy, having comploted thoir business, were now ready mitted. Wasorow, July 17, 1862. Fri.ow Crzexs oF ~us Hovse ov Rerrgserratrvas:— Thores ith return to your honorable body, in whieh tt ted, the DI for an aot entitled *An act to sup. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. pross trea on and rebellion, to seize and eontiscate the | W8* Teady to adjourn. Popecty of rebels an for other purposes,” together ‘With my Objections to its becoming a jaw. ‘There ism ch to the dill to which I perceive no objec- tien. It is wholly prospective and it touches neliher adjourn for the reseiou. Cries of * Good,” Good,” “ Good.? ‘The Srmaxsa, in accordance with usage, appointed a committee, to act with a similar cymmitteo of the Senate, to wail upon the President and intorm him that Congress ‘The proceedings in the eal! of the House were then re- sumed, and thewe continued until two o’clook, at which’ hour the Speaker ¢erminated the roll call, Mr. Cox, (opp.) of Ohio, from the eommittes to walt the person nor property of any loyal oltizés,in which | the President, reported that the President had no particular it ju. 6 jwopes further business or other communication to present to The firs: and setond sectiva provides for the eonvic- | Congress tion and punishment of persons who shall be guilty of treason and the person who shali incl.«, get on foot, as- Gist or engage inary rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States er the laws thereof, Dr shall give aid’or comfort to any such existing rebel- Hon or insurrection, ction the persons within these sections hed without regutar trials in duly under the formsand ali the eubstan tal provisi ns of law and of the constitution applicavle & their several cases. To this I perceive no objection, S@ipocially as such persons would be withia the general Pardoping power ap «co #) in the special provisiva for pardon and ampeaty contained in this act. The Srraxer then said:—The sime fixed for the adjourn- ment of the two Housea having arrived,I hereby declare the House adjourned sine dee, ‘Loud applause by the taembors followed the announce: ment. Afew minutes only elapsed before all the members bad left the ball, , THE WORK OF THE SESSION. The first regular session of the Thirty-seventh Con. gress mot for the transaction of business at the Capitol, im the city of Washington, om Monday, the 24 day of December, 1861—Hon. Hannibal Hanlin, Vico President of the United States, preriding Im the Senate; Hor. It also provides that the slaves of persons confiscated | Galugha A. Grow Spenker of the House ef Represeuta- tnder these sections shall be free, Ithink there is an Snrortunate form of expression rather than a substantial objection in Lhis, It ig startling to say that Congress can froen siar, within a State, and yet were it said that the ownership or (ho slave had fret been trans‘erred to the nation, and that Co rege bad then liverated Bin, the dificulty Would vauisu, And this ig the rea! casa, Thy thaiior against the general government forfits his ® at as justly as be dosg any other property, fod he forielte btu to the government against w Lich he Ovends. ‘Toe government, so far ag there can be ownorehip, Owon the forfoited slaves, snd tLe question for Coagr fo regard to them is, ‘Shall iuey be made free or sold to new mastere”’’ I ave po objection to Congress deciding in advanco that they *bal! be free. To the bigh bowor of Kentucky, as lam informed, she Bas been the owner of some sivves by eschoat, ant las t liberated ail. Jhepe the same ts trus of foie other States. Indeed I do mot believe tt would be physically possible for the goperal government to Porn Persons so ciroumu oacual slavery. I believe there would be physical resistauce to 1%, which would never be turned aside by argument por driven away by foroe In this view of is | bave no objection to this fea ture of the bill. Apotler matter valued in these two sections and running tarougl other parts of tue aot will be rallied boreafter. I porosive bo objection to tho third and fourth seo tuna, So farasl wish to notice the fifth aud sixth may bo considered. togos: Thas of those svetivas would do uo tnjusil. vent i per gone embraced within them, is clear, That theve who toake & Ghuscisas war should be compelled to pay ibe 4 of It, is tow Obviously just to be called ia que: To give gove oun who be overthrow that O46 In the mere Keht of jusvice. Not alwayebe the beat peliey, Tue severest justice ras Tho principle of seizing Obd eppropriatiog Lhe peoyerty of sue porsous embraced Within sieve ee vionw I# certainly O91 very objectionable ; but & josty SM IMAtIOg Bppica Of i would be WOry Aiieu'\, aut te @ greas este possible, And @POUld 1b CF be wise to place @ power of remission these poreous may kaow they wisting? her & power Of remiesion ia or fa vot withia (hiriees wWiheus © special aot of Cougross. I think af military commoniers, whom in phrase they are within y's ecounwry, Rbould eo orderly manner selze Aud Koop whatever of rani or personal property may Be uecessary oF convenions for their commands, and at the same siae prenorve jn some qway the ovidenss of what they do What | have said to regard toa) ing on the and seeond sectio: i iiference thet mo provision i@ mils ja tue for determining whether # partiouiae ndiyidus Biave docs or does NOt fall within the Classes dedued in | Ghat section. Fle nto befros upon certain oondish« Dut whother these cond\.fons do or do uot pertain to bin, Bo Mode of ascertaining iw provided. This could be easi- by eupplies. To tho tenth sotionl make no obj heroin required seams to bs propor, an: Of the section is substantially identic Peay existing | The eleventh restion simply arenme eretionary powers pon the exsoury T have ne hosiiation to & ‘wr int while comment able to tha on, The aath he remainder +2 @ law al- ° confor dine hout ths jaw Lireeviom Indie Golod os i may at aby mnie } tives, It adjourned yusierday, July 17, 1992. This session, after am uninterrupted sitting of nearly eight months, will bo poved sad. remombered in foture history for its fnawguration of two great national measures, both growing out of the rebellion, sod both destined toha: lasting effect on the future policy of the couniry. These are, Orst, the abolition of slavery th the District of Columbia, positively and tmmediately, and »ther places within thé national domain proba. biy and prospectively; aud, secondly, the initiation ef A gigantic system Of internal revenue, These two exb- jeete have engrossed the attention of both nounes for probably three-fourths of the time during w they heve boen ia seseion, Tue first and all pervading subject of bot @iscussion and of crude, amateur Jegislation was ib SLAVERY QCESTION, Ag this was one of the earliest subjects to which the attention of Congress was calied, 60 has it been the one which has most engaged the time of Congress throughout protracted session, If cama before it fo diver: and teus ferms—in propotitions to emancipate tho sil of rébe! masters; to declare free all sievee known to havo becu employed in aiding the rebellion; to impose taxes on slaves; to forbid army officers from allowing the soldiers to be engagert in re- Storing fugitives to their masiera; to discharge from eustedy ail persons of color Leid im the jail at Wash og- ton under a municipal regulation authorizing the arrest and dotertion of such ag could not show proof of their being free; to abclieh avery in the LD of Cytum- bia; to declare tbat slavery or Involuntary servitude, >t for crime, shal! not be permitted to exist of the Territories of the Untted States, and to aj rome law to the navy yards, arsenals and dockyards; too mossace of President Liacoln of the 4th of March, Tecommeniing Congress to pass a resolution pletging the aid of (he genre! government (0 such States as would Jonugurate a Byatem of emer ; the passage by doth buses Of @ joist regointion to shat effe adoption of more repressive measures to up \fricup slave trade, ‘The offerte of the friends of thi meaevies io framing them inte iaws,and the counter efforts of the oppoaitionists, were iaportaas incideate In the general movement of which we propose to give rome Jeteila. Veo Arst joint resotution offers? tn the House with refe renee to the conduct of the war was by Mr. Biot, of Masvachusetts, which leciared: Firet—That tho object of the war agatust the iasurgent bodies now in artts againat the government waa the # of the rebsit 4 the eetavjishment of the r } puthority of the na. tonal constitution. Secon’—fn divclalining aay tuten om to interfere With the institutions of the aoverai Mater, yet that the wa ell be Conducted socording to the order, usages and rights of military eervics, and thatthe safety of the State ts the highest law, and e bordinates the rights of property ang dor: ver civil telat Tuird=That, therefore, the [rec\dent, ae Co dor-in-Chief of the army, aad tle of f the artay or him, bave the right to emancipate all pers ts hold as slaves in acy militery district in a state of insurrection, &@, Thi# resolution, with several other kiotred rewolutious, was referred to the Joint Com~ Mr, Sumner, in the Sonate, and Mr. Lovejoy, to the 4 resolutions ei g for the eetion of Com eto the return of fugitive slaves by the arty of ‘he United States, These resolutions requesied be President, If com: @ with the public interest, to furnish copies of eny general order emanating from the War Department with reference to the return of fugitives from the Unive ! Oy were Airected principally to the action of General Malleck, ia command of the West ern’ Pepertment, The revolution in the Sonate was adopted; thet of Mr. loreoy was,on motion of Mr. Val jandigham, laid on the tabie by a vote of suventy-elght to Or oRpee gut Ata bau) pisiy-four, afer Gelaie, Pubsoquems etiom WAS taken p NEWYORK {ou the sebieck of méitery interference with” slaves, » hich wil] be doticed tu its place, 41) the other bills and ry tous on Slavery were cePrred to the ap propriaie commnii wee. A series of resolutions were also submittod tn the } Sonave declaratory of the retasions between the United | States aud thet toS Cnge-Oeeupled by certain States, bow usurped by pretended governmonts, without con- stitutional or toyed rights. They deoimred acts of se- Cease juoperative, and when susiaibed by force it be comes s prapeteal abdication by the Sta.e of all itw rights under the constitution, and the State, belog @ filo de se, co.ses to cxist, ‘That all combiuatiens of men in seced- od States ogainst the aushorny of tle United States js reballious add destitute of ali moral authority. That the termination of @ Stato under tue Goustitutton necessarily Caused (he termination of (hose iogal inscitutions which, Laying bo ofigin tn the vonssitutioa, are upheld solely by the authority Of (he state, That siavery, being & pech- liar jocal ingtivution, conses.to exist legally or constitu- tionally when the State oa, which it depends no longer exists. That it Is the duty of Cougress to see that the supremacy of the coustitution is maintained tn these territories, $0 that. siavery sall coase (0 exist practical- ly, aa it bas already coased tojexist constitutionally or legally, That any recoguition of slavery th such terri- tories , or surrender of slaves by avy officer of the United States, ig recognition of the pretended govern- ments, aud is in the natureof aid and comfort tothe re- bellion, That Congress shall asgume complete jurisdio- tioa of gueh veguled territory, provide fur the security of the inhabitents, and shall in every way discharge the daties of @ just, merciful and paternal government. These and similar propositions were the preliminary Movements in tho scouting, pisketing, skirmishifg and reeonnvissances preparatory to the great Dattle Vetwoen slavery and its foes, The campaign was, however, formiliy opened by the dischirgo of a Di in fired by the-Prosidemt himself, who, on the 6th of March, transmitted a message to Cougross suggesting tho propriety of a provision to compensate such States as might by their own aetion inaugurates system of gradual emancipation, and recommeuding the adoption of a resolution to the following effect:— Renolved, That the United Btates ought to co.operhte with any Srate WBich thay adopt gradual guousiment of miayery, giving to such Siate povuniary aid, to ba used by such State, fits ker tom, go COumperaante 4oF the theonteilet.0c8, pubs lic and privaie, produced by such change a syste ‘The resolution and the Message accompanying it, em- bodying Mr. Lin own yiows, very clearly and solemuly set forth, crested a deep impression upon Con- gress, and at once engaged the serious attention of the people of she country wherever it could reach, in the fvee as wellae in the bordor siaye Staves, In Congress she whole subject waa referred to select committees of either House. The commilice of the House was com- posed of nine members, six of whom were representa- tives of slave States, who were instructed to inquire whether,any plan can be proposed and recommonded for ho gradual emancipation of ali the Africau slaves and the extinction of sinvery ia the States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessce and Missouri, ‘vy the people or loca! authorities thereof. These com, miitees reported, and recommended a joint resolution in the exact words of that submitted by the President, with the amenament “thas the United States,’’ &o., not “that Congress,” &c. Iu the House the resolution was Pronounced an unconstitutional absurdity. A motion to iay it on the table was rejected by a voteof 67 to 52° ‘The joint resolution waa eubsoqnently passed by both houses, and received the signature of the President on the I4th of April. The vote on its passage iu the House was 89 to 31. ‘The most importent advanes in the general mover ment was the passage of au act abolishing slavery ‘a the District of Columbia. It passed the Sénate by a vote of 29 to 14, and the House by a vote of 02,to 38, and fecelved the signature of tho Presi- dext » few days afterwards. ‘The bill appropriates one million of dollars—or so much thereof as may be necossary—for the compensation of: Joyal mastors, and) in addition, one hundred thousand dollars for the coloni- zation beyond the limits of the United States of those persons set froe by the biil who desiré to emigrate. A motion to submit the queation to the slayéowners of the District was rejected ia the Senate This bill of emancipation at the seas of governmeny was followed by several other messures of amelioration for tho colbred population of the District. Some of these emadated in the Senate, others from ‘the well known friends’ of the colored race in the House. One act of iegistation passed either house with little or no opposition, though it was anathematized by a numerons body in Washington and Georgetown; including the mu" nictpalfathers@f the came. This is the bill for the edueation of celored children. The bili makes it the duty of the municipal authorities of . Wash- ington to set apart ten per cent of the amoun’ received from taxes levied on real and personal property owned by people of color to be appropriated forthe pur- pose of initiating @ systoim of primary school education for colored children. Heretofore property owned by | colored people had beon taxed to pay for the maintenance of scheols and colleges to which their children were de- isd admission, Now ten per cent of their taxes will be appropriated for their own mental improvement andedu” cation, This bill repeals the black oode of the District. ‘Another bill following the emancipation measure Was one w' Tepewled the disabilitivs agains: persons of evlor tn courts of justice the District, extending t® them the privilege of giving testim® ay in the samo man- ner as whites. ‘The Senate also pressed a Dill removing all disqualifica- dus of evivs in carrylug the mollis of the United States. use Post Ollie Commalites reported adversely upon it, and {t was rejected. Encouraged iu ils war against slavery, thenext impor- taut movement ia that line was the passage of a bill declaring that thereafter there shouid bp neither slavery nor involuntary servilode jn any of the Territories of the United States, now existing, or that may heretfier be formed or acquired. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 28 to 10, and the House by a voto of 72 to 25. A resolution, introduced by Mz, Julian, of Indiana, in- strocting the Judiciary Committee to reporte bill re peallag the Fugitive Sirve law, was laid on the table, 66 to OL; but @ resaiution, offwred by Mr. Colfax, of Indiana, ‘was reforred to the Judiciary Committee, iustructing it to report a bill 20 modifying the Fugitive Slave law as to give the fugitive tho right of trial‘by jury ‘when he de Bies under cath that be is @ slave, and requtring the claimant to prove hig loyalty, No further action was taken. : A great deal of Giscuasio® and sayestigation was bad a2 to the management of the jail in Washington. A jotat reselution, which required the Aiscoerge of all perevns who may have been arrested as fugitives fom service or Japor, and confined ip the jail, was passed; the Marsal ‘being authorized to give te exch ya Rid persons go discharged supplies of provisions, &o., until they can findemployment, Also, @ resolution calling for a report ofthe names of ail persone coulzed ia she jail, with caceos of commitment, &e. A bill for the admunietration of eriminal justice in the District was discussed at great length inthe Senae. A conn 'toe was appointed to examine inte and report the management of the jail and the conduct of those who had it ja chargs,, Tho peport detcrived the prison and * ta oficore « disgrace to the nation, to justice and to Bu. manity. A number of megroes who bad beem seized uadeér the Sieve law of the District ware discharged un. der the operations of the bill,and in the course of the procendings had on this subject s yote of censure was passed on Marshal Lamon. on wae adopted In the Ganate requesting the to mform the Seuete how many eifloers aad men belonging to the forces of the United States are pow imprisoned in the penitentiary of the District of Golambia, to what eegimonte thoy belonged, &., and by what court or authority each commitment was made, A bibl has paasod both Loures ostauli#hing ¢\piomatia relations between he republics Of Dayti aud Liberia and the United States. CONFISCATION AND EMANCIPATION, Menetres bave been ponding (a beth branches of Congress since early im the session, looking to the gon, fication of ali property Gud the emancipation of aly fiaves owned by persows Gogegod in revelion againgt the United Atates, ‘The Sonate spent months In debating these measures, and some dozen epeechos Wore made on the gubjeot if the Hoare, The question was disposed of in the Iaiver brench of Congress om the 18th J by the pi or ® bill reported by the select ooninitvee, declaring for- over free ail slaves beld by the following class of per- eons First—Of every person who shall hereafter act as an officer of the army or navy of the rebels in arma ainst the government of the United States. oondly—O! every person who shall herosfier act ae president, vice president, momber of Congroms, judge of any court, cayinet officer, foreign minister, commit ‘or eongul Of the d0-dalied Conledai ate Staton of Aiaerica, Thirdiy—Of every person whos! bereaftor actea Governor of @ State, member of & convention or Logis lature, of judge of any State court of the so-called Confederate States of America Tour hig Uf evesy yerenn who, ioe Wold ap gsiee fugitive ! , FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1862, the Ogpen hail here- @0-cali@d Confederate Sta: of Amerie, Fi@h!y—Of overy-nérsen wo herexfter hold any Oitico or agency ander the goverament of the se calied Cont Staves of Awerics, or under any of the auve- ra! Sepies of the said or the imwe tuecee!, w such offe of agency be walional, State or ur ldpel dm £8 Bame or ohmreetor: : Provided, Chat the persona diirdiy and fethly above described shat) have scvepied their BopGhiiment oF Meo tom siuee he dais Of (ho pretoaied ordinances of sec-8- sion of the State, or shail have takes au oath of ailegt- arice to the so-calloa Conse soraie Skates, Sixthiy—Of every pe soa, Bot embcaced tn ine fore- golug classes, who, afeer thé pawsoge O° Uhis Ret, bomg eovualy, wilfully and witheat @oorcion or compulsion, engaged’ im armed redeliion ageinst he governinent the United States, shali not, wichin sixty days ator public warding and proclamation duly given snd made, At Lia Ciserpuion, by the Presidantoof the United States, thy own fig armmand returo.to bis alieginace to the United stutes, ‘The Matl sootion of (his dill authorizes tho President fo negotiate for tie acquisition of Lands (n Mexico and Coutral or Sduth Amorica ig which t) colonize Liberated slaves, and the seventh section (oolares all persous em” Draced within the foregoing classes forever incapable of ung Ay OMces of hoper, trastor profit uuder the go- veinment of the Uuited States, The bill wae p.ssed— yeas S2, mays be. A coudscation bill had previously pasged the Touae, Providing that al the esiaty and property, means, stock, credit and effvcts of rebola, is liable to scizure fur tn demnily aguiass the expenzea of suppressing the presont rebellion, Jt guumeraies the persons agalust whow the penalty s directed, It provides that in (he eases of others buan the pérsons named in the first seotion, who, after the passage of the act, being engaged m aring! rebeliton, ing apd abetting such rebcilion, shall not, within after public warning end proglamation, cease »Property, &e., eball be lawful eubjoct of caiure aud prize. Tho third section provides thas ta, secure cond mnstion of such property, &e., proceedings in vem. alall be instituted tn the courta of ihe United States. The Somite substituted for both these bills—the Pman- cipation and Confiscation bills of (he House—oue prepared by Senator Clark, much less radical in its iatons, The House rejected the amwadment. The Senate sisted on it, and the mutter was referred to & committee of couierence. This commities agreed upon the following Couiiscation and Emaneipation bill which passed tho Toso, Swy 11, by a vote of 83 to 42, and the Sonate, July 12, by 27 tods:— THE CON! CATON AND PMANCIPATION RIT. A Bill to Su) pres nou retin, & Punt h Trenon ond Re. Lallion, (o Se se amet O hyjrestethe 1 roperty of Astels and for Other s7urjosee. Re it enacted vy Ue S. mate and Hous: of Represen’atives OF the Uniced Stas of America in Congres a's mblel, That every persom who shail hereaiter conuntt the. crime of tresson against, the Unite States, anu shall be siged guilty thereof, shail guitcr death, aad all his if and madefree; or he han five years and fined 100 and wil his claves, if any, sali be ; Said fie shail bo lovted ond col- real and persvual, 4 person so convicted waocr at the time of comm.tting the said or.me, ‘of con’ ca tothe contrary uotwithstan ting. Seo, 3. 4 wther ena td, That if aoy porsan shall hertafterincite, set on {cof, assist, or engage in any rebeiion or insurrection ag: i the authovity oF the Cnited States, or the laws thcveo’, or shai gi®® aid or comfort thereto.or shallengaze in, or give ait or comfort touny such oxfeting rebsilton or msurrection, and be convicted thereo!,aich persoushall be puuisicd by im. prisonment for @ period not exceeding ten years, by a fine not exceodiug $10,000, and by the liberation of all slaves, if any Le have. Sec. 8. And ba it further ensetea, That every person i of either of tho offence deserived in this act, shall forever incapable and disqualided to huld any office uncer the United es. further enacted, That this act shat! not not loss than 316 declared apd made fs Igeted on any or all of the pr oxcludiag #lavce, of which the Soc..4. And te tt ‘be consirued in auy way to affect or alter the progeoution, conviction or punishment uf #ay person er per: guilty ‘of truason ag@iust the United States before the passage of thig act, uniess such person ta convicted under this Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That to insure the speocy terminationet the present rebeliion, it aiiall be i aety reid capo Of the United States to cause the seizure of all the estate and property, money, stocks, credits and effocts of ihe persons Lerea(ter hamod in this section, aud to apply and use the same and the proceeds thereof for the support of the army of the United States, thet is to say:—First, of any person hereafter acting as an officer of the army or nayy of ihe rebels in arms against the government of the United States; sovondly, ot any person hereafter acting as Pre- uit, Vieo President, member of Congress, judge of any eourt, cabinet officer, foreign minister, eommisssoner or consul of the so-calied Coofederaie states of Amcrica ; thirdly, of any persen acting ag Governor of a State, momber of a convention or legislature, or judge of any court of any of the eocelicd Confederaie States of America; fourthly, of any person who, Laving held an ollice of honor, trnct or progt in the United States, shall hereafter held an officer in the so-called Confederate Btates of America ; iftbly, of any person hereafter holding apy office or agency uuler the government of the so-called Confederate States of Amorica, or underany several States of the said confederacy, or the laws ‘thereof, whei her such olttce or ageney be national, State or municipal in {ts name or character : Provided, That the hice thirdly, fourthly and fifth!y above described shall bave accepted their appoiwtment or election since the dats of Lue pretended ordinance of secesaion of the State, or shall Lave an oath of allegiance to, or to mupport constitution of the Ko. called C. sixthly, of any per- sons who. Property im aay loyal state or Btat Columbia, shail hereafter assistand give sid and eom- fort to eich rebellion, and all sales, transfers er oon- 6 erpess of any auch property eball be null and void; or in the District of itshall be asuflcieont bar to any auit brought by such person for the possession os the nse of auch pro. Pperty, or any of It, to aMege and,prove that hois one of ‘the persons cescribed in this section. 6. And lett furiher cracted, That if any porson rritory of the Untted States. other on aguinet the yo sf ing cr abetting such linos, within sixty days after pubite warn ing and proctamation duly given and made by the Pre- sident of the United States, cease to ald, countenance wad abey such rubeliion, aud return to Lig allegiance to the United States, ail ‘the est te and rty, moneys, stocks aud credite of such person SM be jiabie ‘to spizureae aforesaid, ond tt shinli no tho duty of tha Pro. gident to seize and vse them as aco osaid, proceeds therool. And wil é.08, tiansiers or couvcyances of way such proporty after the exptrath of the aiid sixty deps from the date of such wa.nieg wad proclamation ehali be null and sud It shail be asuilicent var to any Suit Drought by such person fer the possession or the use of euch property, Or any of it, to alleye aud prove that he fs one Of the persens dexeribed in tals section, See. 7. And te it furher maces, That to secure the congeimmation and wale of any sack property efter ihe ferme shall Lave boen seired, € that it may be made. vaiinble for the purpoees aforesaid, proceedings in ri shall bg iasiiuted in the uname cf the United States in any District Court theroof, or in any Terr ito-ial Court, or io the Uited “tates Listrict Court tor che District of Lo- jumbia, withiuwhieh the property above describe: or pny part thereol way be fouad, or into which the same, Mi movablo; may first be brought, which proceedings hall confo!ta as nearly as may be to proceedings ta ad miraliy of reve ne6a; and if suid property, whether yoal or pormonal, sal) bo found to Baye belonged to & ia rebellion, or who has a aid oF com- , therome shail be condemned as enemies’ property, aud beeome the property of the Uuited States, wna may be disposed of as the court. shall decree, and ihe proceeds thereof paid into the Troasury of the United Stajes for the purposes aforesnid. Seo. 8. And te it further enacted, That the several arta af d shail have powor to make sneb ordors, bilsh auch forma of decree ond sale, and diroct such 9 aud conveyances Y2 be execated ond ¢elivored by tho matebals thereof, where real estate shall be subject ef sule,as shall Atly and efficieutly edfect the purposes of this act, and wees in the purchesers of such property good and velid tities therete, And th court sliall have power to allow svcb fees and charg their objeera as bel) be reasenauie and proper in ihe promires, Bec. @. And be tt further enacted, That al! slxves of per- goug who ehall hereafter be ongnged tp rebellion against the government of the United States, or wito shell in eny wryaiwoald or com’ ‘aping from sueh perevus, and teking refuge of the army; and all’ slaves captured from a, or deserved by them and coming wader the rol of the govern mont of the Untied states; and all slaves of gach persous found or being within any place cecupted by rebo! forces, ‘ang afterwards ovcapled by the fo: of the Gaited States, shal! Ye doomed captives of war, aud gliall be forever (ree of thelr serviuce, and not agaiu Leld ae Blavee. See. 10, And be it further enacted, That no sla ing into any Siate, lerritury, or the Distciet of G frow any Olber Slate, shall be delivered up,or in auy way impoded er hindered of his liberty, excopt for crime ageiost the laws, ualees (he person celal g aid Lu: shall dret make ooth that the per. son to whew the labor or service of euch fugitive is aged to be due, ia his iawful owaer, eid has not berne arumagainst the United States to Wwe preseat reberiou, nor in amy way yivem ald sud comort thereto; and no person ougaged in the military or navel sorvice of the Unived States shall under any preteas® whatever, assume to decide om tho validity of the elim oi any persou to the peryioo or labor of avy obhor person, or surrender up ay such person to the claimant ou palm of being dis- nilswed frown the service, B00, 11, And be ufurther macied, Tart tho President of the United Siases is authorized to employ aa snany por. guid of Afiican descent as be way dean m proper for the suppravaion of tbix ret prrpode he tay organize and use thea ia 9 bent for the publio welfare, Seo. 12. A tho United Bt hereby authorized to mei provision for the transportation, colonization amd wettioment, tm ry beyond the ligiie of the United 4 of ihe A’richo face, nade fee of thivact, aa may be williug to omis tat obtaing: out of the gororn- tion And sOttoment free . See, 18. And be it, furthe by procia- don aod amucsty, With wuch abd on SUCH Gouu ious Aa he Day deem Oxperiou| fur the pubia wollere, Also, thar the Trevidest shal bavg 14. Andook Thay nd courte ited ee a insetiote pre coodings, make ordere’@nd degroe8, issueprocess, ail otber things uecessary $0 Carry this uct tuto elect. Alier the foregoing act Lod passed both Houses, it wae sont to the President for his stgneture, who, however, disapproved some features and bad prepared a voto mes” sege, whea the following resolution was passed by bows Honses im order to remove the President's objections to the bith— Resdived, Oy the Senateand House of resentatives, Be. , ‘That the provisions of the third clause of ihe firth section of 98 agt Lo aupproes insurrection, to punt#h treason and | revellion, toweize and coniiacate the property of revole, und for other purposes, sball be go constrned as not to apply to auy aus or acts done prior to fhe passage thereof; or to inchide avy wornber of a State Lexislavore or Judge of uny Sloie soart, who has net, in accepting or enteriug upon his office, taken aa oath te support the constitution OF (ho so-called Confederate States Of Atuerica; nor shall any punlebment or proceedings ‘under said uet be #9 con- atriied os to work 4 (erfetture of tie renal estate of the of- feader beyou:' bie naturai fe, Ou the i7th of July (yesterday) the Presidont ro- torned tue bill, with the above explanatory resolution appended,and with his siguature altixed, whorgby tt be- cae & law. COLONIZING CAPTURED AFRICANS, ‘The Mouse passed the Senate bill authorizing the Presi dent to enter mto consrvots wilh avy toreign governmonut for the reeeption and colvpizution of recaptured Africans fn tho Weat Indis Islands, WAYS AND MEANS. While the ultra men ta both branches ware devoting their energies to schemes of e@manvipatign and condsca- tion, the Finance committoss were engaged iu the more erecntia! duty of providing the ways and moans for carry. jog om the war, Thig required months of pationt invest. gition and, untiring induatry, Firat @ great syatem of Internal reyouve had to bo covirod and matured, and then tho existing Tariit law must bo revised aud wmended, so 83 to make It conform to the Internal Revenue dtl, THR TAX BILL. ‘The readers of the Hxasny are supposed to be anfti- clent!y familiar with the general features cf the Yax bill to render & summary of it in this place unnecsasary,even if it were possible to present it bere. It inaugurates a stupendous system of taxation, similar in its scope to that provailing in Fngland, but imposing a much lower scrle of dutios, Thus It imposes excise dulies on all mult aad spirituous liquors, and on all manufactures; requires the payment of licenses by persons following trades and professions; initiates a system of stamp duty and im™ poses an income tax at the rate of3 por ceat on all in- eomes from $600 to $10,000, and of 5 per cent on all in- comes above $10,000. A® some misunderstanding pre. vails on this autject, we think it proper to give our con- Struction of it—which fs, (hat a person with ay income of $3,000 is liable to an income tax of $12 (3 per cent on $2,400), end @ person with sn income of $12,000 1s liable to an income tax of $382 (3 per cont om $9,400, and 6 per cent on $2,000) The opinion prevails that in tho latter case the income tax would be $670 (5 por cent on $11,400), Dut we think that tbat is not the intention of the bil, as such a con- structicn of it would be roanifestly unjust. Under t, for instance, while the tax on $10,000 a year would be ouly 5282, the tex on $10,200 would bo $480. In other words, itwould take the whole difference between the two in- comes to pay the diflerence betweon the two taxes. The voto in the Senate ou tho passage of the Interna! Re- vonue bill Was: yeas 87; nays 1—the negative vote boing that of Senator Powell, of Kentucky, The voto iu the House was taken on the 6th April, and reewlted: yeas 125; ways 13. Tho House concurred ia tho Senate's propositions , pamely:— All sections of the Internal Tax bill which require anything to bo done on and after July an! Aurust are amcuded,#0 ag to mean that such things shall not be done ‘ater than the Ist day of Gctober next under the direction of the Seeretary of the ‘Treasury, who shal! mul:@ proclamatioa of the date to be fixed by him. The mode of colloction of taxes in the rebel States beingamatier of some doubt as well as cutiosity, we append tho followitg proclamation of the President in- Gieating a decided plan for fully carrying out the law of Congress so far a3 those States are concerned: — OFFICIAL, BY THE PRESIDENT OY THR UNITED ETATZS OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION, Whereas tn and by tho second section of an act of Congress passed on 7th day of June, A. D. 1862, entitled “An act for the collection & direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the United states aud for other purposes,” it is made the duty of the Presi dent to declaro,on or before the Ist day of July ext Following, by bis proclamation, in what States parta of Stites insu: jon exists. Now, tuorefore, be itknown that 1, Abraham Lincoln, Prositent of the United Siates of Amorica, do hereby ds- clare and proziuim that tho Stites of South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Loulaiana, Texas, Mueaissippl, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and ths State of Vir- ginia, oxerpt the following counties:—-Hancook, Brooke, lor, Piessante, Tyier, Riche, botdrige, tarison, Wecd, 4 sante, Tyler, Ritchie, ridge. ‘rison, W. Jackson, Wirt, Roane, (alboun, Giltuer, Barbour, Tucker, Lewis, Braxton, ui, Randolph, Mason, Putnam, Kanewha, Clay, Nicholas, Cabell, Wayne, Boone, Logan, Wyomhug, Websier, Payette and Raleigh, are now ia surreotion and rebellion. and by reason thereof the civil authority of the United States is obstructed so that tho provisions of the © \otto provide Locreased revenue from Amport to pay the interest on the public debt and for other purposes,” approved August fifth, eighteen hucdret and sixty-one, cannot be peaceably executed, and thas the taxes Vguily chary able pen read eslute un ver the act last aforesaid. Lying with the Siales an varts of Stats as ajaresaia, togeiher with a peaaky of jifty per cen of said res, shall be @ iden wy on ihe (racks or Wwhs of the same, seceraily charyed, Gill pad, Im witusss whoreof Phas horeunto set my hand and caused uf’ seal of the United sintes to ve alixed, (L, S.j—Done at the city of Washington, this fret day of thon and duly, in the year of eur Lord ofe thoasand aight bua-. dred and sixty-two, and of the In! pendeace of tae United States of America the eguty sixth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THE TARIVY BILL. ‘The sddttiove! Tarif’ bili was vnly intended to give the same measure of protection to domostic manufzeturas 85 was onjoyed under the existing taril—iu other words, to edd to the raies at preset paid the dutica imposed om hoine manufactures, &c., under the Internal Revenue dill. Doth bitis go inte operation on the Ist of August, 1862. The income tax, howover, is not to be levied until the Ist of May, 1563, Qeing en the year's ivcome from Iss of May, 1862, to 1st May, 1865. The diroct tax to be paid by the States, under the act passed la the extra session, is guspended for the next (wo years, THY TREABULY NOTE BILL. Among the meatures proposed and passed for supply- ing ways and moans to carry oD a war, were several Dills Suthorizing the issue of Treasury notes, The first was stitted “@ bi to authorize the tase of United States notes and for the redemption or funding therecf, and for funding the floaiing debs of the United Btatee.” It wae reperied from the Committee of Ways and Means to the MHouso Deoem. ber 80. The bill provides for tho issue of $160,000,000 payer currency, the same to bea legal tondor in pay- mont of all public and private debte;the payment of du- tes on imports, &o, Three or four substitute bills were offered, materially altering the original bill im ite maia features. A clause in the DIM making these notes o logal tender in payment of dutios on imports was strongly op- posed, a6 was aiso the clause making the notesa legal tender ia payment of all public and private debts. Dur- ing the debalé upon the bills letter wae read from the Secretary of the Tronsary, urging the neces ity for iteim- “modiate passage, It passed the House by # vote of 93 to 69, It was at once sent to the Senate, and immediate ao ton was there saken on it, The priueipal amendments made to the Vill in the Senate were, making the dunes on imports payable in ocoiu, instead of Treasury nol an pledging them specifically for the payment of interes} on the notes and bonds and for the purpose of raising « fund to redeem the prin- cipal, and striking out the pledge of the public Innds aad the proceeds of the property seized as the propertyof revels. So the bili as amnended wos passed, asd received the signature of the l'resideut. A bill was also passed and beoane 6 Jaw, autho rising the Seoretary of the Trossury, in addition to the tssue of $100,000,000 in notes payable on demand, of denominations uot loss than ¢5, herotofoms authorized by the acts of July and August, to Issue like notos for a like period Lo the amount of toa million dol. lara, Which #ald notes slall be deemed part of the toan Of $260,000,000 authorized by said acts. Within tho Jast week of the session an additional ‘Treasury Note bili of $150,000,000 waa paraed, containing # claune that $36,000,000 of the amount may be tn billie of a kits denomination than $6, Thore was a conflict be tween the two houses as to tq sinount to bo teued in frapil bills, the Beneto wishing terestrict the $25,000,000, while the House had fixed it at Gfly. They finally compromiaed ow thirty-Qve, with @ reservation of fifty millions for the prompt redemption of dspoeits au. thorized by the bill, During the disovssion of the sad. jeot « letter waa read from the Seorata#iy of,(ho Treasury, plaowlag the toval amount of tbe public debt on the gah of May, 1802, to be $401 445,024 11, on which thagvorage fate of intersst is 4 254-1,000 por cant per anngim, A bill nuthoriaing tue seoratery of tho Tronmiry to fanue certificates of indebtednors to Any yiidic orndtter whg way dosire to rossive the Game, Gpon requisition a eT Sei pany eed ar ee op | rm the proper Sop or atid and seciled demauds agacet the Unyed Sistes, cortift ‘cates for , emount duo OF & part there”, bas been that &\ certificates of indobled- jor th@ @ctof March 1, 1862, shall boar date ad the time when sho dlaim fur 6 blob suck certificate may be issued shali nave bean audited aud settled. A bij was passed at the close of the ssagiow placiog & tex of acent@ pound om all sugar the “product of the United States, excopling sugar made from maple end sorghum. ARMY AND NAVY, A large and undigested roass of legislation was gone through with in reference to the army and navy aud te soncoass and lake defances, A ooditication of (hogs mea sures at this single sestion would be absolutely necessary to render them at all intelligible, The Dit of moss tar terest to theofficers of the army is that which pasreé dofiping thetr pay ond emoluments. It cuts dowm many of their emoluments, particularly in the mage ter of allowance forfvrage aud mileage; commutation of forage is prolibited, o@icers being caly allowed to draw fornge in kind for each horse actually kept by them at the place where they are on duty, vot exceeding the number authorized by law, Major govorala are aliowed forage for five horses; brigadier geversis for four; colonels, Heatounnt oolonels and majors for twe each; captaita and lieutenants of cavalry or artitery, or hoving (ho cavalry allowance, for two oach,and chap- Jains for ono. The officer who shall employ bis served Shall deduet from his own monthly pay the munthiy comb to the government of auch soltfor, It repeals the law allowing bands to regiments of voluntecrs,and ordons such bands to be mustered out of eervice within Urey days; bot it allows band of sixteen musicians to each brigade in the volunteor servico. ‘The miisage of oftcars ja reduced to six cenis, except for travel across Uho Rocky Mountains, where ten cents is allowed. None but are- golarly ordained minister of some religious denorina. tion, end with geod testimonials, ia to be appole- @i to chapiuincy. It fixes the compenration of chapiaing in the regular or volunieer eer- viee or army hospitals at $100 per month. tm Voatization. into the Mituces of the chenlains af present on the service to be instituted by cummandiag office: within thirty days of Che promuigation of the act, ani those who do not come up to the standard of morais, &c., are to be mustered out of service, When any offigor of the army or marine corps shall have beon tuty-five yoars in service, or sixty-two years of age, the (reat deut may retire Lim from actual service, end bare be namo placed on tho retired list of offers of the grade which he belonged @t the time of his retirement. A Tetired officer may be assigned to any appropriate duty, receiving the full pay and omoluments of hte grade while so assigned and employed. Cuntracts fur gouds or pupplies are to be reported to Coa” gress. Any tranafor of contract is to work ts aunulment. Contractors are to be subject te the rules and regulations of war,und to bo cried hg court martisl for fraud or wilful negiect.. It authori, and reqnests the President to disiaias from any bi of the military service any officer whom he deers from auy cause unsuitable. The authority to appolns additional aids-de-camp is repealed, Voluntesr rogd- Tents Or Companies of gmginoors mustered into service aa infantry ase recogn! a8 engineors, and aro placed on the same footing from the commencement of tuetr soryice a9 the corps of engiwears of the rogular army. All aliens ia the army, over twenty-one yours of age, are entilled to become eitizéns, without any previous deola *, ration of intentions. Abillhas boen passed making an appropriation fer army modais, to bo distributed among the soldiers for valiant services in tho fieid; and another, appropriating. $15,000 to procure artiicial limbs for wounded soldiers. THE NEW MILITIA LAW. oe ‘The Sonate bill amendatory of the Militia aot of 1706; authorizivs the Proetdtent to call out tho militia,end the employment of persons of African descont, &e., wet taken up in the House on Wodnceday, July 16, and passes under the opcration of the previous question. The fol. lowing is the bit: 3 A Lill ta amend the act the militia to exrome the laws of the Leroi ne ig) 8, and repel invasions, approved Pebruary 28, 1708, and the adie amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. Bat it the Sena and House of Repro sentutives of the Unitea Sittea cf Am-rioa in Congrors oa: sembled, That whenever the Presitent of the Unieé States aball cali forth the militia of the States, to be em- ployed in the sorvice of the United States, ho may eveclty oe in his call the period for which such vervice wiil be re quired, nét cacceding mine month:; and the militia oo called thal be mustered in and continue to for and during the teria spect ied, unless sooner Sommand of the Pretient, tt by reagon of defects isting laws, or in 3the execution of them in the seyorat States, or any of thew, it.ehail be found necessary te provide for euroliing tho militia and otherwire patting this apt into execution, the President ts nuthortred a fuch casos to make all mecessary rules and reguiatiams; and the enrolmentof tho militia shal! in all cases include aU able bodied male citizens between the ager of eighteen and Torty five, and shall be apporttoned among le Biates acpording to raprdewtative poputatien. © | Be Amd be it fi enacten, That the militis, whan so called into service, shall be organized ia the proscribed by law for volunteers. cB. And bet further enacled, That the President be, aud he ia lereby althorized, in adiition to the vohinteer forces whic ho i3 now authorized by law to raise, to aecte the Cab a ay ra oonrn Tree ee Cs conting ome hur onrand, as infan'ry, fora of unvess oouner discharjed. And every soldier { the United States. and all py ng $0 Na ues in the service Juited States for three rs. or di t In relation to bonty, shalt b int ae aed to, aud wre hereby deciared to em- Woiunloors 10 be raised under the provisions of 6. the tt forther acted, That, forthe purpose ling up he regimens of infantry now tn ‘the United Stara yee, the | resident be, and he hereby is, author i7ed We aveent the services Of TO'UA‘eers in ich numbers ae muy be presented for tial purpoe, for wortve mowhs, if nat sooner discharjed. Avd Sach voluntoers, whoa niuatered iuto (be gervicn, eaall be inal? respects ‘upon a ft vith etm, troops in the Ualted States service, ae to ser: ce lounty, Which shall be fifty dellary, ono half of which to Le pald upon their joining their regiments, an@ the other half at the expiration of their enfissmon ac. 5, And le % further enacted, That the Presicent T appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Saige Advocate Gene-al, with the rank, pay 4 emobiments of @ colonel of cavairy, to whose oilioe wall be Teturned, for revision, the records aud jroceed- courts Martial and mHitary commiseious, ad whores reoord sail be Kept of ail procestiows bad thereupon. And no sentence of death or impruonrment wt diary shall be cartel ino exccution wnkit Ue same os been apyroved by the Presiaent, Sec. 6. And lea! furtserena ted, That there nay be ap- poinied by the President, by and with the aly.ce aud consent of the Senate, for cach army tn the fied, a Judge Advocate, With the raak, pay and emol ments, each of 2 tiujor of cavalry, Who sia! perform the duties of Judge Advooate for the to which they reapcctivuly be Jong, under the dir don of the Jodge Advocate everal fee. 7. And be i further encoed, ihat horeaver al ju the army, barged with offences now punish. rogimental or garrivon court martial, shai) be perore a feild offker of hia regimont, who shall lod for (hat purpose, and who sim!) heay and de- ‘be a Lieut his procead- ricade Spe or 4 ings, and s who, upon the approval Of the proosedings of such officer, shall order the sane to be executed: Provided, ‘That the punishment io wich case bo lintted to that wa. thorized tu be iubicted be ‘A regimental or garrison court martial; and provided, furthor, ‘hat, in theevent of there being no brigade commander, the proceedings ag aforesaid ahaid be submitted (or approval to the com. mund ing officer of the put, Sec, 8. And be it further enacted, ThA’ ail officers whe have been mustered into the service of the Uuited State as datialion adjutanis and guartermasters of cavalry under the orders of the War pepartment, exceeding the number authortced by shall De paid ne euch for ine Ume they were netanlly employed bs the service of che United States, and thas all such oiticers now in service, exceeding the number as aforseaid, shall be immediately tinttored out of the service of the United states, Sec, 0, Ama be tt further enacted, That the President be, and hee hereby, Guthorized to ostabieh and orgunggy army oorps sceording to bis dincretiun fi Seo. 10. And be ti further enne'ed, That each army sor pe shall Have the (ollowieg othours, snd no more, aitached thereto, who thereof, One tor, 008 Commissary Of subse apector general, wo whall bea Of lieutenant colonel, and who shall army or volunteer force by the Preside 0 ture aider-de camp, one to beer the rank of majsr, aad two te hear the tank of capteia, to be appointed by the l'rest- dent, by acd with the advice and content of the Sonr upon the reconiswadation of (he commanter of the army corps. ‘he senior oilicer of artillery in each army corps Shall, i additon to his ether duties, aut as chief of Grtillory and orduance a4 tho Beatquurtery of the corpe. Sec. LL. And be i further aacted, Vaat the cavalry forces to the service of the United Staves abail bereniter cach regimens of eavalry shall have onecolone!, one three tuajors, oud, ORS waRistant surgeon, ON® regimental mdja- motal quartermaster, one ee ten ry, One serjkoant major, ong quarter: a ty OL CoInMirsary eetgeant, two hospital whey y # @nidiet sergeant, one chiof trumpeter, and one Onley fartiee or t ,and each regimout silt We taolve companies or troops, and each ahall have one te en a a nr iioutepent and one superpumer ‘commas. / firat rorgs mnt, One quar termaasees, sire tenn: foant, fivesocgeants, leet hagier, 720 me oe farriera of blacksmiths, meth gre ate tr tah jatante ence ve ‘bo vajen Sfom thelr respective moats. Provided, Thay vaaneioe caused by this or