New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-02
XXXNIiTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHINo1ox. Nav 3I- ISf2.

SENATE..-.- .WAsHISGToY May 81, 1862.
Mr.. WILSON RIP, Mass introduced bill 70
enable persons held 10 service or labor 10 estah,
right to freedom, under the act of August 8, 1861
entitled an An Act to ConIiscate Property.
Mr.. DAVIS I'm, Ky.) offered resolution that a
Select Committee of Five he raised to investigate
the official conduct Of Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant-
General of the United States. Laid over.
Mr. HALE rep, n. H. from the Committee,
reported back the resolution TO compensate the crew
of the United Staies steamer Varuna for loss OF
clothing and other property. Passed.
Mr. WADE rep, o. presented memorial for
the admission OF the State OF Western Virginia.
Mr. TRUMBULL rep, H., FROM the Judiciary
Co nmittee, reported back the House bill, 10 allow
California an additional Representative In the 9Th
Congress. Passed.
Mr. WILSON called up the bill for legalizing The
accertauce Of volunteers BY the President. &c. lie
offered substitute for the bill. The substitute pro-
vides that the acts Of the President in accepting vol
unteers are confirmed, and authorizing inriheI
acceptance Of volunteers limiting the whole number
to 700 600. IL further provides Tor premium Oi =
for every soldier enlisted and Tor the payment OF the
first months pay in advance:
lie said there had been lit prepared Of men IN
the army, and the aggregate number was oi' ,o1i
but we had srge number az hone o on n lesNe hnu
sick and he supposed we had about 5OO,OOO effective
men In the field.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN rep. Me- thought there wa
no necessity for paying premiums on the enlistment
of volunteers, and that the provision should only
]
! Mr.. GRIMES tRep., 1owaD moved 10 amend the
bill so Ne to make the premium q two dollars apply
oply 10 the regular army. Adopted.
! Mr.. TRUMBULL Rep, HI offered an amend
,nent limiting the number 81 MaIor-Generals u
thirty and Brigaders 10 two hundred, and repeating
the act authorizing the appointment OF additional
aids.
The ILL wss further discussed TIL one O'Clock,
when the Tax bill was taken mp.
Mr.. COLLAMER Rep, Va moved to strike oul
ail the tax on savings institutions. Adopsea-ie az
u, Nays 10.
On motion Of Mr.. BROWNING, rep, III. an
amendment, YVES adopted providing that distilled
nnors NAV be transferred from election cisiric'
to another before the payment of duties
/ Mr.. HARRIS tRep., n. w. moved to strike 9u'
the provision which allows gus companies 10 add
tax. Rejected.
! Mr.. WILMOT rep, Pal moved to adjourn. lie
ected. Yeas z; Nays -. 80
Mr.. COWAN rep, Pa. moved to amend the tax
Oh coal 20 AZ to read: On all nineral coal, except
such NE 10 known in trade A. pea coal three ana .
half cents per tun." Mr. Cowan spoke at some
length against any tax coal, and especially against
spcb tax ~ proposed by the House.
Mr.. SUMMER rep, Mass.) moved to adjourn
Re;ec:ed-Yeas .; Nays 26
! Mr.. WlLMOT rep, Pa was opposed TO the
whole bill. as cumbersome and unequal, and 1t wa
most unjust provision to tax coal, which ls ra"
After further discussion, the amendment wa
adopted.
The Senate then, at 81 adjourned.