Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-19
week In Congress.

, consideted, but without coming to vote, th
Senate vent into executive session, and suose
quently adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Whaley offered resolu
ton, which was Ssferred to the committee o.
Military Affairs. in acknowledgment OF ID
services of Major Anderson and bis officers an
men for their gallsntry at Fort Sumter, an
providing gold and silver medals for them.--
The bill AppropfiAting $4,000 for service IN
der the recently passed route bill, was passed
The House passed the bill to organize tn
, boundaries Of the Circuit Courts Of the Unite
, States. Mr.. Bingham offered a preamble an
! resolution, which, after lengthy debate, wer
adj opted, settlng forth that information had bee
received by The Government that Hon. BeDja
min Wood had been engaged IN oofnmunicst
ing, or attempting to communicate lmportan
Intelligence to the enemy, and concluding will
Idirectipg the committee on the, Judiciary TO in
tvestisale the matter. Mr.. Stevens, from th
committee on Ways and Means, reported bill
which was ordered to be printed, authorizing th'
issue Of one hundred and ffty millions Of Treas
ury notes, Of the denomination Of not less thar
FIVE dollars, 10 be lawful money and legal ten
der 10 payment of all debts, public and private
excepting duties upon imports and interest OF
the public debt, etc
THURSDAY, June l2--In the Senate, resolu'
ton was adopted requesting the Secretary Of
State to inform the Senate what amount Of
money has been paid Maine and Massachusetts
for yielding 10 the -Ashburton treaty, and what
has been done With the money stipulated to be
paid for certain lands taken By Great Britain,
and If the came has not been paid, Why nol7-
The bill for the relief of Gen. o. s. Grant wat
passed. - n.1t era 7
In the Eouae Mr.. Steveps, from the commit.
tee on Ways and Means. reported back the tax
bill with the senate's amendments thereto, and
in order to facilitate deAnIlive action he moved a
general nor. concurrence in oil the amendments,
and for the appointment Of q committee of con-
ference. After a debate the motion was car
rIed bys vote of SO against So. The Senate
bill defining the pay and emoluments of certain
officers of the army, With she amendments, was
passed after debate. The Senate resolution
regulating the employment Of convicis in the
District Of Columbia, for their Improvement
and benefit, vas passed, after the section for
the discharge Of soldiers confined therein under
sentence Of courts-martial, etc., had been
stricken out.
FAIDlY, Jane 13.--In the Senate, the bill sp-
propriating Sl50, 900 for certain post routes,
was passed. :.
10 tbe Eouse. the Senate bill appropriating
$l0O, 900 to enable the Secretary Of the Navy
TO contrac! for raising such vessels, and the
armaments, stores and equipments belonging
thereto, as aresunk In the waters Of the UOiisd
States, was passed; also the joint resolution
rendering the thanks of Congress to Lieut..
Morris and his officers and men, for tbei. gal
liant conduct on board the Cumberland in the
Aght with the Merrimac. The bill to secure
the more prompt payment to officers and volun-
teers was passed. The Senate bill adding for.
ty Surgeons and one hundred and twenty Assist
ant Surgeons was alec passed after Q section
had been added abolishing brigade Surgeons
and placing them on an equal footing with the
army Surgeons. The bill indemniiyiug certain
citizens Of Delaware for expenses incurred By
them in equipping volunteers was also passed;
also the Senate bill prescribing an additional
oath to be taken BY grand and petit Jurors serV-
ing in the United States Courts.
SATURDAY, June l4,-In the Senate, the bill
from the House providing that cfHCers and vol
unteers be paid according TO the pay-rolls was
passed. - .F d
The House wss not in session. ~
MoEDAX, June l6--In the Senate, the raval
appropriation bill was taken up. The amend
ment apprOpristiug $4,000 to therepair Of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, was adhered 10
and the bill, after being further amended. was
passed. A resolution was adopted that after
the 18Th last, the Senate conysneAt II o'clock
In the House, Mr.. Dawes, from the committee
on Elections, submitted on adverse report on the
petition Of Charles Henry Foster claiming ad
mission to seat as representative from th'
Second District of North Caroline, A resolu
ton was adopted insIrucling the committee or
the Conduct of the War to inquire into and re
port whether our soldiers wounded Of Port Re
public have received proper surgical attention
The committee was also instructed to inquire
Into and report the treatment of our soldiers a
Port Royal The Secretary of War wasreqdst
ed to inform the House By whose authority thi
premises Of the rebel General Lee are guarded
aud protected, instead of being devoted to hos
pital purposes. An inquiry was directed to b
made az TO the truth Of the allegation preferred
against General Banks, to the effect that during
bic late retreat be provided transportation fol
negroes to the exclusion Of his soldiers. The
Senate bill reorgsnizng the Navy Department
was passed after being amended.
TUESDAY, yune lila the Senate, the tims
was chiefly occupied In discussing and amend
Ing the Pacific Railroad bill ~. "A,
In the House, q bill was passed, amending
the Patent O6ice law. The House concurreC
in the ssnate's substitute for Mr. Arnold's bill
IL forever prohibits slavery in the Territories
now existing, or which, at any time hereafter
may be formed or acquired. The Senate bill
donating lands to the several States and Terri:
tories for the establishment Of colleges for ag-
riculture and mechanical arts, was taken up.--
It ayporsions lands to each State and Territory
at the rate Of thirty thousand acres for each
Senator, Representative and Delegate accord
iDg to the census Of 1860. The interest on