Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxXvII,h coNeRESs-s.e.us s..,,.,

SENATE After our report closed Yesterday
Inc Dill making appropriations Tor the Indian.
Ias amended, but before vote was taken the
senate adjourned.
HoUsR--After our report closed
Inc bill granting pensions to officers and mer
OF tne Army and Navy was, after discussion and
anne noment, passed.
The pers!on for a total disability for of,csrs
IN The m ilitary service is follows per month
Lieutenant Colonel and all officers Of a bi0be,
Ianh, $50; Major, S25; CAPITA in. $40; F.rst Lien.
In, San,, SlIi second Lieutenant, Sis; and non.
commissioned officers, musicians and pri Yates se
me pension for to'al disability for oficers Sc
IN IN tne naval service is, per month, ax follows
OaPIaln, Commander, Lieutenant Commandtnu
Engineer, Surgeon and Passed Assistant Suroeon
SO; Professor of Mathematics, Assistant SnrSeon
chaplain, Paymaster and Master, 800; First IA,
siSta.t Engineers, Pilots and Assistant Psvrnss
'ers, SIS; Teacher, Schoolmssser, pass a Mia
shipman, midshipman, Captsins' and psvm.s
ters' Clerk. Second and Third Assistant Enginee1
Masters Mate and all warrant Off cers. sIO. ali
other petty officers, IS; and all commissioned of;
GERS, OF either service shall receive such and only
such pensions az 10 herein provided for the ranS
in which they hold commissions
Mt: Train called up the bill to transfer the
penitentiary buildings OF the Di'f,ict 10 the Wa,
Department to be added to the ARSENAL ~
Mr.. Dawes regarded the bill az somewhat NJ !.
general jail delivery. The cbnvicts wee sen
fenced to the penitentiary of hnS ia the DIstyiCt
Of Columbia, and IL the priso ner. are Ia Ken itb
out the District each Of thens 1t appeared 10 him
would be entitled to legal discharge. ON H.,
GROUND that he should be Imprisoned 10, a ,necIS
ned time In the District pehitestiary
Mr. Phelps referred to tne cole of the Di.,,,c,
md regarded the bill as a jail delivery. He
thought IL the prisoners Were removed eIsevbere
that they could be discharged on a writ Of 6nJsaS
coYplfy.
Mr.. Train offered the following:
ProrLdsd, That the same can be dene without
affecting the legality of the commitment of sen.
tence. N
MI. Sheffield moved to recommIt the bill; car.
ried. "
The bill to facilitate the TRANSPORTATION oftroops
and mails between Washington and New Yofk
was taken mp, and after some little dIscUssIon
waslaid on the table-yeas 76, nays a.
Mr.. stevens, from the com nittee of conference
on the Washington and Geor2etow Railroad
submitted report in which is named seven cor
posators, all residents OF the city, who will omen
the books within five days after the passage OF
the bill. The road is to be completed f1orn Georoe
town TO the Capitol within sixty working dsyE
and the entire line in six months. The rata of
fare is fxed at fve cents from point to point and
over the entire line.
Mr. Roscoe Conkl!ng hoped It's consideration
would be deferred
Mr. Stevens called the previous question. and
The report was adopted.
MI Train, from the District OF Columbia Com
mittee, reported adversely on the bill proyiding
for the openiDg Of Sixth street; laid on the tabe
Adjourned.