Thirtieth Congress,
thiFirst. Session,

The Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House bill No. 429. Report: That they have met the Conferees on the part of the House of Representatives, and after free and full conference on the subject of the disagreeing votes, have agreed to recommend, and do recommend to the respective houses, as follows:

1.^st That the Senate recede from its amendment to the first section of the bill, striking out the word “repealed” &c and agree that the section stand as originally passed by the House, with a proviso herewith reported.

2^d That the Senate recede from its amendment proposed as the second section of the Bill, and agree to adopt in lieu thereof, the section herewith reported as the second, third and fourth sections of the bill.

3^d That the House recede from its amendment proposed as the third section of the Bill, and agree to adopt in lieu thereof, the section herewith reported as the fifth section of the Bill.

4.^th That the two Houses do agree to adopt the Bill herewith reported, embodying the agreements of their respective committees of conference, on their disagreeing votes on House Bill 429.

An Act

to amend an act entitled “an act supplemental to an act entitled an act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the

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Republic of Mexico,” and for other purposes.

Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso of the first section of an act approved the eighteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six in the following words, “That when the war with Mexico, shall be terminated by a definitive treaty of peace, duly concluded and ratified, the number of Major Generals in the army shall be reduced to one, and the number of brigadier generals shall be reduced to two, and the President of the United States in authorized and directed to select from the whole number which may then be in office, without regard to the date of their commissions, the number to be retained, and cause the remainder to be discharged from the service of the United States,” be and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, That no vacancy happening in the grade of general officer, shall be filled up until the number is reduced to one major general, and two brigadier generals.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the existing laws, as require the discharge at the close of the war with Mexico, of one additional major to each of the regiments of dragoons, artillery, infantry, and riflemen in the army of the United States, who were appointed or promoted, under the third section of the act passed on the eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, entitled “an act to raise for a limited time, an additional military force, and for other purposes,” be and the same is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That so much of said act passed on the eleventh of February one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, as requires the dis-charge, at the close of the war with Mexico, of two additional surgeons, and twelve additional assistant surgeons, as authorized by the eighth section of said act, four quarter masters, and ten assistant quartermasters, as authorized by the tenth section of said act; and so much of the act of the third of March eighteen hundred and forty seven, as requires the dis-charge at the close of the war with Mexico, of an assistant adjutant General, with the rank, pay &c of a Lieutenant colonel of cavalry, and two assistant adjutants general, with the brevet rank, pay &c of a captain of cavalry, as authorized by the second section of the said act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty seven; and the two deputy pay masters, as authorized by the twelfth section of the last mentioned act, the two principal musicians allowed to each regiment of artillery, by the eighteenth section, of the said last mentioned act, be and the same is hereby repealed; Provided, That no vacancy happening under the provisions so repealed shall be filled up until further authorized by law: and provided further, That the “Ten additional Paymasters appoin-

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ted in virtue of the said foregoing act of ^the^ third of March eighteen hundred and forty seven shall be retained in service, until the fourth day of march eighteen hundred and forty nine.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all the officers of the old army, who received appointments in any of the additional regiments raised for the war with Mexico, shall be restored to their former regiments, or corps, and rank as additional officers of the respective grades, to which they would have succeeded, and to which they shall now succeed, in virtue of their former commission. Provided that such officers so restored shall be reappointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: and provided that the next vacancy, happening in such grade of such regiment, or corps to which they succeed shall not be filled.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, engaged in the military service of the United States, in the war with Mexico, and who served out the term of their engagement, or have been, or may be honorably dis-charged; and first to the widows, second to the children, third to the parents, and fourth

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to the brothers and sisters, of such who have been killed in battle or who died in service, or who having been honorably dis-charged have since died, or may hereafter die, without receiving the three months pay herein provided for: shall be entitled to receive three months extra pay: Provided that this provision, of this fifth section shall only apply to those who have been in actual service during the war.