New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-19
xxXVIIIth CONGREss-...P First session
SENATE. WARRINGTON. May H. iee4.
ENCOURAGING ENLIsTMEETs.

Mr., WILSON offered JOINT lcsoiuOoh w
encourage en'@ents and promote tne eIeency Oh '"e
Re.lted That for the purpo- Of encouraging en''mtnr
and promoting the efficiency Of o military and haVn oiee,
Of the Uned States il hereby eacted ttat the wi'e ana
children any he have Of any person that hns BEEN % ay
be- lao the military 81 naval service o. tns heo
states sh. passage Of this act be forever
fe--any law usage custom 70 the contrary nc"thHna
ns and in dteninns who a. the wife and who are me en-.
drrn of the enlisted herein nconed evidence tlt ne
aud the woman claimed be- his wife have ved together
associated husband and wife and 90 continued 10 I'VE AMI
associate time Of .he enlistment, or that form OF mar
rage whether the not authorized or rccos
nred by law has been slcbrs-d between them and hsi e
pa. thereto lived together associated husband and
vile and 90 continued to Ind associate al the time Of i.
shall be drecd sufficient proof OF marriage vntd
rass born while the continued, although It hsd ceased
time of en'tment shall he emed and token 10 DE- TIC
children mentioned in thin section.
Referred to the Military Committee.
PACIFIC TEI,BGRAPH.
Mr. COSHres introduced u bill amending the act Of
1860 to facilitate telegrsphe communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific States restricting the amount
payable by the Government FOX messages TO the rum
stipulated in the bill and providing for the free use o.,
the line for purposes Of Coast Survey Observatory and
the Smithsonian Institution II also limits lie charges
to California newspapers 20 two cents
Referred TO the Committee the Pacific Railroad.
COURTS N NORTHERN SEw-YoRK
Mr. HARRIS reported, from the Judiciary Committee
bin 10 regulate the sessions 81 tho Cirout and District
Courts Of the Northern District Of New fork win al
amendment striking out the provision which changes
the present salary to $3.50.
PAY or STAFF OFFICERS.
Mr. WIsos, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported the House Joint resolution defining the pay o.
stat officers Oh the rtan 1.-THE Lieutenant General III
places them equality IA u pay ana ehoiuheIts
with corps stan officers. -
MEMORIAL YEoN THE N. Y. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Mr.. johnson presented memorial OF the ChanDr OF
Commerce Of Nev-York complftning that decision
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury bears hard upon ID.
Of that city and other seapors The decision
H. that the recent enactment increasing duties on III
ports took cfect the 10Th Of April and that OF no
! IT'D huffc nj lp
aitona 80 per cent The memorislists soy that they
cannot recognize the justice Of being obliged the seeod
time TO pay duties merchandise for which they have
received landing permits. They urge that u
the POINT resolution adding 80 per cent to
TIE duties on imports was Sw on rrioay,
merchants Of New York ard elsewhere, and that
twas moi known til Saturday, Adm 81, At !. 10 the
afernoon They claim that under the decision OF The
Secretary the Joint resolution would b. an ~ pos tGo
law Mr.. johnson said that the decision Of the Courts
supported the memorial They had decided that the
importation complete on the ARRIVAL OF The 'esse
at port lie convinced that the Secretary OF the
Treasury wac in error and HAT the Application OF the
IL uorialists should be granted
Referred TO the Finance Committee
LAYps TO MICHIGAN.
Mr. HARLAN reported back, from the Committee on
Public Lands the blu granting lands y the State oI
Michigan Ia aid In the construction OF railroads Win
amendments Ii was passed
LANDS TO IOWA.
The House bin granting lands 70 the State Of Iowa,
for similar purposes. with amendments. was passed.
iRISTISC PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
The bin 10 expedite the printing Of public documents
was passed with amendment repeating the eanse in
the law authorizing tie postmGs'orGeneral TO print
the report Of the offers and contracts for mail service.
PACIFIC EAILRoAD.
Mr. How ARD called np ali amendment az q substitute
for the Pacific Railroad bill and II read at length.
Mr. Howard said that in the bill of ls62 Incorporating
the railroad company. was proposed 10 Issue United
States interest bonds for the building Of the road The
substitute offered prohibited the issue Of any Gov
,rurnent bonds, either 10 the Union Pacific Rail.
gsf az
The substitute provides that the Company sha be au-
thor,ed Issue their corporate bonds for the purpose
OF raising money build the road and the Government
agrees u guarantee tIdors Of these bonds the in
i,est upon them for twenty Year,, the bonds them
selves rnnning for thirty years. The fret years
in,ere,t on the bonds Is credited "a the Company.
Provided the Company falls 10 pay the interest,
the United states pays IT, and tue
United States 10 entitled 10 nj the rights Of the original
bondhoder Instead therefore. II the United States
becoming debtor IN this great enterprise II becomes
Of the payment II the interest on it's bonds
only for twenty years. The other sections arc merely
intended 10 carry out these groa; objects in detail The
liability Of the United States will b. less under this
measure than under the law Of let2
On motion OF Mr. WILSON the Senate went into ex
eou,iye session. and aiiervard adjourned.