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1850 AD (search for this): chapter 1
eers or militia from any State shall be mustered into the service of the United States on any terms or conditions confining their service to the limits of said State or vicinity; and if any such volunteers or militia are in service contrary to the provisions of this act, the same shall be discharged. Mr. Powell moved to amend by striking out the words which provided, that the oath of enlistment should be final and conclusive as to the age of the minor. Mr. Wilson stated that under the law of 1850, persons were often discharged as minors, who were twenty-four or twenty-five years of age. Mr. Powell, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Trumbull opposed making the oath of enlistment conclusive as to age. Mr. Nesmith, of the Military Committee, believed it would cut off very great abuses. Mr. Powell's amendment to the amendment was rejected, and Mr. Wilson's amendment agreed to Mr. Wilson moved to add as a new section, that the tenth section of the act of the tenth of April, 1806, shall read: That in
1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
nd hospitals. Mr. Hale opposed the passage of the bill, and demanded the yeas and nays, and they were ordered on its passage — yeas, twenty-five; nays, three. So the bill passed and was approved by the President on the twenty-fifth of February, 1865. No. Lxxx.--Army Register. In the House, on the eighteenth of February, Mr. Schenck, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a joint resolution authorizing and requiring the Secretary of War in connection with the army register of 1865, to cause to be printed and published a full roster of all general, field, line, and staff-officers of volunteers who had been in the army during the rebellion. It was passed without a division. In the Senate, the joint resolution was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs; and on the twenty-second of February it was reported back by Mr. Wilson with amendments. The first amendment was to strike out all after the word required, in the second line, to and including sixty-five, in li
1862 AD (search for this): chapter 1
of officers promoted to the additional regiments. That the term of enlistments made and to be made in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-one and eighteen hundred and sixty-two in the regular army, be for the period of three years, and those to be made after January one, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, to be for the term ofhe less ability you have. Mr. Nesmith's amendment was rejected. Mr. Nesmith moved to strike out three years, and insert five years, for enlistments in 1861 and 1862. He moved the amendment, he said, to secure uniformity in enlistments. He thought, if there had been a loyal army, these difficulties would never have occurred. from the quartermaster's department, was stricken out. Mr. Holman moved an amendment to muster out soldiers with their regiments or batteries who were enlisted in 1862 and 1863, with assurances that they were only to fill the unexpired term of their regiments or batteries; and the amendment was agreed to — yeas, ninety one; nays,
March (search for this): chapter 1
the United States shall not be permitted to send a military force into a State to aid the authorities of that State in enforcing a national law which stands on your statute-book. Mr. Mallory wished to postpone the bill to the third Wednesday in March. Mr. Lovejoy objected to Mr. Blair yielding the floor. Mr. Blair would yield the floor to Mr. Mallory for the purpose indicated. Mr. Bingham hoped Mr. Blair would not yield the floor to allow this bill to be postponed to the end of March: If thMarch: If that practice is to be pursued by the army and navy under the American flag, it ought to cover with midnight blackness every star that burns upon its field of azure, and with everlasting infamy the men who dare to desecrate it to such base uses. Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, moved to lay the bill on the table; upon which Mr. Bingham demanded the yeas and nays — yeas, forty-four; nays, eighty-seven. Mr. Blair demanded the previous question upon the bill and amendment; and it was ordered. He did not
August 3rd (search for this): chapter 1
rations, clothing, and other allowances, and to be entitled to the same benefits in every respect as the company created by the act for the organization of a company of sappers and miners and pontoniers, approved May sixteenth, 1846. On the third of August, the bill was considered and passed without amendment. In the House, on the fifth, Mr. Blair, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom the Senate bill had been referred, reported it back with an amendment as an additional section, Thshire, moved to strike out of the bill the words, for desertion, so that it would read, that flogging as a punishment in the army is hereby abolished. Mr. Hale's amendment was agreed to, and the bill as amended passed. In the House, on the third of August, Mr. Stratton, of New Jersey, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported back the bill with several verbal amendments, which were agreed to, and the bill passed by the House. The Senate concurred in these amendments, passed it as amende
1861 AD (search for this): chapter 1
icers promoted to the additional regiments. That the term of enlistments made and to be made in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-one and eighteen hundred and sixty-two in the regular army, be for the period of three years, and those to be madesmith's amendment was rejected. Mr. Nesmith moved to strike out three years, and insert five years, for enlistments in 1861 and 1862. He moved the amendment, he said, to secure uniformity in enlistments. He thought, if there had been a loyal arshould have power to purchase cemetery grounds for the soldiers who should die in the service. That so much of the act of 1861 as authorized the appointment of additional aids-de-camp, be repealed. That the different regiments and independent compaze the Employment of Volunteers to aid in Enforcing the Laws, and Protecting Public Property, approved July twenty-second, 1861. In the Senate on the twenty-fourth of February, 1863, Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Pensions, reported
March 14th (search for this): chapter 1
as amended passed without a division. In the Senate, on the eleventh, on motion of Mr. Wilson, the Senate disagreed to the House amendments to the sutler's bill, asked a committee of conference, and the chair appointed Mr. Wilson, Mr. Howard, and Mr. Wright conferees. The House, on motion of Mr. Blair, agreed to a conference, and the Speaker appointed Mr. Blair, of Missouri, Mr. McPherson, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, conferees on the part of the House. On the fourteenth of March, Mr. Wilson, from the committee of conference, reported that the Senate recede from its disagreement to the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh amendments of the House.; that the Senate recede from its disagreement to the second amendment of the House, which gave a lien of one sixth on the monthly pay of officers and privates, with a proviso, that if any paymaster in the service of the United States should allow, or pay any greater sum to any sutler than that thereby authorized t
September (search for this): chapter 1
of Senators around him, and of Mr. King, his colleague .on the committee, he would withdraw the amendment and introduce it as a separate bill. Mr. Johnson, of Missouri, moved to amend by adding as an additional section, that this Congress recommend the Governors of the several States to convene their Legislatures for the purpose of calling an election to select two delegates from each congressional district, to meet in general convention at Louisville, in Kentucky, on the first Monday in September next; the purpose of the said convention to be to devise measures for the restoration of peace to our country. Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Carlisle, of Virginia, thought the proposition inopportune. Mr. McDougall, of California, wished merely to amend the remark made by the Senator from Virginia; he says this proposition would be inopportune; I say it would be cowardly. The amendment was rejected; nine Senators voted for it, and twenty-nine against it. The
January (search for this): chapter 1
e paid to any citizen, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, for an accepted recruit for the regular army; and that every soldier who enlisted, either in the regular army or the volunteers, for three years, or during the war, might receive his first month's pay in advance, upon the mustering of his company into the service, or after he should have been mustered into and joined a regiment already in the service. It was considered and passed. In the House, on the seventeenth, the joint resoluresident be authorized to accept the services of any number of volunteers, not exceeding one hundred thousand, as infantry, for a period of nine months, and every soldier who should enlist under the provisions of the section should receive his first month's pay, and also twenty-five dollars as bounty. That for the purpose of filling up the regiments of infantry then in the service, the President be authorized to accept the services of volunteers for twelve months, and such volunteers should be
Carlisle (search for this): chapter 1
, of Kentucky, demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Carlisle, of Virginia, thought the proposition inopp Yeas--Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Browning, Carlisle, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doothirteen; nays, twenty-three. On motion of Mr. Carlisle, of Virginia, it was temporarily laid on thaltogether. Mr. Grimes hoped the motion of Mr. Carlisle would not be adopted. Mr. Carlisle would sMr. Carlisle would strike at the existence of these offices; cut them down if they are unnecessary; guard the soldier in of the bill, the pending question being on Mr. Carlisle's motion to recommit with instructions. Mr Mr. Collamer suggested the modification of Mr. Carlisle's amendment so that tobacco may be furnisheve grades. Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, and Mr. Carlisle, of Virginia, opposed the amendment. Mr. K Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Rice, and Mr. Carlisle, and opposed by Mr. King, Mr. Wilson, and M cent greater than was then allowed by law. Mr. Carlisle moved to amend the amendment, by adding as [7 more...]
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