Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, July 9.

SATURDAY, July 2.
SENATE.-Imnediately after prayer, and
while reading the Journal
Mr.: Hale moved to go into executive session,
which was carried.
The Senate was still in executive session at
quarter to three O'Clock.
Public session having been resumed,-
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Commute of Con-
ference on the bill to provide for the more
speedy punishment OF guerrillas, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Sumner endeavored to get up the bill to
increase the salaries of the judges and arbitra-
tors, under the treaty for the suppression of
those officers reside at Sierra, Leone and Cape
of Good Hope, they could not subsist upon the
present income, and therefore the increase was
necessary to keep faith and carry out the treaty
Mr.. Trumbulf said applications had been
made for increase of salaries by all the judges
in the country, but the Judiciary Committee
had not thought it proper at the time to make
any increase, though some judges hardly got
enough to live on. The judges under this
treaty, too, were paid in gold.
The bill was postponed till the next session.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on Confer
ence, on the bill further to regulate and provide
for calling out the national forces, made a re-
port. BY it, the Senate is recommended to re.
cede from its amendment tits own substitute
Tor the House blli) and various minor amend
ments are suggested to the House bill, and the
sections added thereto in committee by the
Senate.
The third section, which makes it lawful
for the executive OF any State to send recruit
2 ing agents into the Rebel States to get men to
fill their quotas, and is amended so as to ex.
cept Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas
Mr.. Hendricks objected to the section alto
gether, as destined to produce the disgrace of
States contending with one another for the ne
groes of the South, instead of meeting the call
from their own citizens to give service to our
country. Indiana would have none Of 1t. 1t
was disgraceful enough to bring the negro into
the field, but to do this thing was still more
disgraceful On his motion the report was re-
jected-yeas Is, nays Is. sGe6 .s5i5a =
HoUsR.-The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from the National DDmo-
cratic Union Association, asking the use Of
the Hall Of Representatives, In which to csle-
brate the Fourth of July, should the weather
prove 30 Indictment that the celebration cannot
take place on the Capital Grounds.
After a brief conversation, In which 1t was
said the House might be in session at noon
Monday, the request was laid upon the table
Mr.. Fenton reported back the Senate bill,
which was passed, providing for the collection
and sale OF abandoned and captured property
In insurrectionary districts, and 1t was passed.
Mr.. Cox. OF Ohio, asked and failed 70 obtain
consent to introduce q resolution instructing
the Committee on Public Expenditures to
report, at the next session, bill to raise the
salaries Of female clerks in the public depart.
meDts to $500 per aDnum.
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