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wAsHlyGrcS. May 81.
cEyArE.-Mr. Wilson % Mas. introduced a
bill O. enable psrs1us hell a. service OF labor g.
establish their right o. freedom under the
act Of august 9Th, lstl, entitled az act 90 c1uts-
cate property.
Nj Davis Of Ky. cEsred q resolution that a Sc
lect committee Of Eve be raised % investigate the
Official conduct Of adj Gen. Thomas; LAID over.
M. Wade Of O1io pressrted a memorial for the
admission Of tie state Of West Virginia.
The House bill passed % allow California a.
additional representative IN the thirty-seveuth
Congress
Mr.. Wilson Of Mass, called up the bill Legal
iIiug TIE acceptance Of volunteers by The Prssi-
dent, DC. and offered b substitute. limiting the
whole number 70 seven hundred thousand also,
providing a premium Of two dollars for every SOL
dior enlisted, and for the payment Of the fret
months pay in sdyHnoe. NJ. Wilson said the AZ
Eregstc number Of the Amy was ol1 ,654, but .
large number were on leave aud sick. he sup
posed We had about hs.fA million effective men
II the field
Nj. Fessenden Of Maine, thought there va. no
need Of paying = premium f1r volunteers.
RESOLUTIONS were passed 70 compensate the crew
Of tie steamer Nsruna for tie Toe, o. clothing
etc.
Nj. Grimes q Iowa. moved to snsnd the bill
50 a. 70 make the premium q two dollars upQiy
only - the regular army. Adopted.
Mr.. TrumbuI Of IL offered an amendment
limiting the number q Major Generals q thirty,
End the number G: 5ug4diers To two hundred,
and the repeating he at authorizing the appoint
ment Of additions aids.
The bill was farther discussed till one o'clock,
when the tax bill Eas taken up.
M. Collamer q Ut moved o str ke out all the
tax on savings institutions. Adopted. Yess o.,
nays j..
On motion Of M. Browning o. H., an amend
ment was adopted providing that distilled hquors
msy he transferred from one collection distric; 70
another before the payment Of duties.
Mr. Harris Of y. \. moved 70 strike out the
provision which allows sas companies to add a
tax. Rejected.
Nj. Wilmot Of Pa moved to sdjourn. Reject
ei.- Yeas Is, nays =.
Mr.. CoFan Of Ps. moved to amend the tax On
coal 50 a. TO read. "On all mineral cal, except
such as is known in trade a. pea coal, cents
per ton" Mr.. Cowan spoke at some length
against any tax on coal, and especially against
such a tax as proposed by the House.
Mr.. Sumner Of Mass. moved TO adjourn; re-
jsctei.
Mr.. Wilnot was opposed to The whole bill as
cumbersome and unequal, and It vAs a mos, uu-
lust provision to tax coal, which is raw mate
rial.
After further discussion the amendment vas
adopted.
Monday, June ?.
SESATE-Mr. sumner offered a resolution call
INK Dl ne DclIcAIN u war 10Y ENllte u UE4tI-
to the Provisional Governors Of Tennessee and
North Carolina.
The bill for the taking up Of the direc; tax il
insurreetionary districts was taket M and the
House amen ments agreed TO except one.
A resolution was adopted requesting the CON-
mittee On Public Lands, To consider the expeiien-
~ Of reporting a bill oonfscating the public lands
in Texas.
The bill prescribing an additional oath to grand
and petit Jurors was discussed mil / o'clock, when
the Tax bill was taken up. Mr.. sherman Of
fered an amendment providing a tax Of 10 cents a
gallon on all WHISTLES held for sale on the 30th Of
June. Disagreed to; yeas 10, nays -.
M. Salisbury Offered an smsndment that no
money raised by the bill be expended for the sup
poIt Of fugitive slaves or free negroes. Disagreed
to; yeas ;, nays 81.
An amendment was adopted raising he pay Of
assessors to - per Oien, anu assistants to 50 per
diem.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and the
senate adjourned.
Housr-Mr. William J. Allen took the scat
vacated by Col. J shn A. Logan, Of illinois.
A resolution was adopted requesting the Presi-
dent to eamnunicste what powers be conferred on
Gov. Stanley.
The bill authorizing the President to appoint
diplomatic representatives to Hsyti and Liberia,
wAs reported from the committee on foreign az
fairs.
M. Gooch, Of y Massachusetts, advocated the bill.
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, offered q substitute sppoint-
ing Consul Generals to negotiate treaties Of com
nsrce with Hsyti and Liberia.
Messr,. Bidile Of Pa, and Cox opposed the bill
as reported by the committee.
Nj. Fsssenden Of Ne favored it.
THE House was not in session.
W~lsHYeIoS, June ;.
StsAIE.-TLe bill Furnishing polygsny in the
territories, was reported with an amendment
from the committee on the Judiciary.
The amendment was agreed . and the ~bilipsss-
Cd, s. against 2.
HousE.-The bill reeogniz ne Hayti aad Libe-
ria was taken up, discussed and passed, SIS to 81.
A bill. was introduced removing the mint from
New Orleans to St Louis; rsierTe1.
4 joint resolution was passed TO adjourn on
the 10th inst yeas -, nays not counted.
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