Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26

izng large negro and invalid force and appointing officers
to it without the advice and consent Of the Senate This
he thought should not be- The resolution was passed
Mr.. MORGAN, from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported back the bill to prohibit the discharge persons
from liability to military duty by of the payment
money, &c, with amendment, consting of the following
additional sections:
Sec 2 That nothing in the act approved February "a
1864 amending the act approved March g. 1868 for en-
rolling and calling ont the national forces shall be con-
srusd to repeal that part of the said approved March
B 1858 which requires that the board Of enrolment ia
making drafts shall make draft Of the required number
and fifty per cent in addition"
Sec. That section IL of the Act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces aud for other ap
proved March 1868 be aud is hereby 80 amended that
the notice to be served drafted men may be served
within ten days after such draft, at any time within six
months therefrom.
Mr. WADE offered the following, which was adopted
Rssolved That the President be requested commun-
cate TO tho Senate if not incompatible with the public n-
tees correspondence between the Secretary State
and ha Mexican Minister in relation the course of trade
between Fance and the United States while France and
Mexico were at war with each other 10 articles supposed
tobe in derogation of the rights of neutras and also all
other Information in possession Of tho Government relative
to the present condition of sas the republic of Ms xco
and especially upon the attempt Of any European Powers
to overthrow republican institutions this continent with
view of establishing monarchca forms of government in
their stead
Mr. HALE introduced bill to provide for the efficiency
of the navy by the transfer of persons from the military to
the naval service.
The consideration of the bill to increase the internal
revenue resumed, and discussed the amendments
proposed thereto by the Senaes Committee on Finance
One of these amendments amended to make the tax
barrel of ale, beer, other fermened liquors one
dollar and twenty-five, instead of dollar and fifty cents
The other amendments Of the Finance Committee so far
as the bill progressed, retained
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. n ranort u,as
made by Mr. MORRILL,, from the committee of conference
on the dsagreeng votes of the two Houses relation to
the pay of colored troops provided for in the army bill
The report makes distinction in favor Of such those
troops as were promised pay equal to the white soldiers
leaving other similar questions to be determined accord
ing to the law. Mr. STEVENS opposed the report. He
said that on a prior day the House passed, by large
vote povso that all free coored shall receive the
full pay OF white The committee of conference have
discarded this instruction. and haYe adopted tho Senaes
amendment with amendment. Members OF this House
he said should not dodge the question He would prefer
losing the bill to abandoning the principle Of giving full
pay to those for services rendered in the Union army
Mr. SPAULDING advocated the paying of all coored sol
ders the same white men, without distinction to the
time of entering the service Mr. GARFIELD was against
paying men money they had right to expect 1t would
be gratuity to give to black what would not be
given to white Other gentlemen engaged in the de-
bate among them Mr.. THAYER, of Pennsylvania who
claimed simple justice to all coored troops alike. The
discussion further continued-the points involved
being whether the coored troops who entered the service
prior to the t of January last should receive the came
pay white soldiers whether the provision should moi
be extended to al colored troops alike The House re
ected the report and asked another committee of con
ference.
The reciprocity bill again taken up. Mr. ELIOT
and Mr. PRUYN made speeches in favor Of appointing
commissioners to act with thoseswho may be appointed
by the British Provinces with view to establish more
perfect reciprocity between the two countries Mr.
SPALDISG and Mr.. KELLOGG addressed the House in
favor Of repeating the treaty, after which tho House
sdiourned