Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-19
rHIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE. tfcz In4
WASHINGTON. Fehrn,rrls

WASHINGTON, February Is.
Mr. Wilson. from the committee on conference
on the part of The Senate on The enroll ment bi ..
made a report which. after partial reading was
ordered to be printed and made the order for to
morrow
The House provision for the 5000 commute
ton i agreed To with priyoso that il shall ex-
empt for no longer period than one wear. and
that NJ the expiration Of that time such person
shall be again liable TO draft
The bill reported also frees colored persons
Who NAV be drafted Ii provides that such troops
shall not be assigned State troops. but shall
be mustered into the service as United States
colored volunteers.
The Distric, of Columbia business will occupy
therest Of the day.
petition from citizens OF New York praying
for the equalization of soldiers pay without re-
gard TO color Was laid on the table
bill was introduced to encourage emigration
aud ordered 10 be printed.
Mr Conness introduced the following joint
resolutions: - = t'7t' %
l. That the Provost Marshal General be and is
hereby directed 10 enlist such persons az may de-
sire to enter the naval service of the United
States, under such directions AS may be given by
the Secretary Of War and the Secretary of the
Navy. which enlistmcnts shall be credited TO the
appropriate districts: provided nevertheless, that
mas much as persons enlisted in the naval service
receive prize money. persons enlisting shall
no, be entitled to receive any bounty upon their
enlistment
2 That the Pre.lent Of The United States
may whenever IN his juds ment the public service
requires authorize and direct the transfer OF per
sons who have been employed in the service and
are now enlisted in regiments for land service,
from such regiments to the naval service. upon
terms &c, according to such rules and regula-
tions as he may pres;ribe; Provided that the
number Oi transfers from any company or regi-
ment shall not he great reduce such com
pany or regiment below the minimum of strength
required by the regulations OF the military serv-
ice: and provided. further. that such as may
have been paid to persons so transferred as boun-
~ for enisting in the military service. shall he
tranSerre, from the recruiting fund of the naval
service to the credit OF the proper appropriation
for the land service
On motion OF Mr. Grimes, the followin
amendment was adopted:
BE il further resolved that there shall be paid
10 each enlisted able ordinary seaman hereto
fore enlisted into the service an advance Of three
rIonth>' pay, IA a bduuty, to be refunded TO The
Treasury from any prize money to which such
shall DE entitled
The ioint resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Conne>s explained that the Joint resolution
gives discretionary powers to the President to
transfer seamen enlisted in the army TO the navy,
aud 10 mska up crews for sloops of war to Le
sert 20 the Pacific Coast
The Navy Department was ready to send
sloops 10 the Pacific Coast for its protection. but
by reason of the great bonntes paid to soldiers,
the Navy Department could no. get sailors, and
this provision was TO meet the difficulty, and to
enable the government to send such feet to
the Pacific Coast will give it protection against
attack.
The Senate went into executive session, and
shortly after adjourned.