The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL PR0CEEDtyGS.
Thir,y-Efshth Congress--lst Session.

WASHINGTON. June IS, 1864.
III housE.-Mr. Dawes, from the Committee on
SlecIions. to whom the message of the Presi-
oeGt IN relation to military appointments was
, ,oth tH made a report thereon, concluding
WIN .ne iolOwing resolution:
Ites0tced, That Robert Schenck having re-
signed his commission as Major General of
vUlunteers on the 2lst of November 1868. to
Jake erect on the 9th day of December was
not, Dy reason OF having held such Office dis
qqallhed from occupying seat in Congress a.
hePresen.atlVe IRON Ohio. the session having
commenced on the 9TH of December. Init thai
F. P. Blair, by continuing to hold Office e- as
Major General of volunteers and dischar~;nc
the duties thereof from Nov. 20, 1862 to Jon,ss'
airy, 1854, thus disqualified himself from hold
ing seat in the Thirty-eighth Congress, which
met December 9TH, 1868.
The report was for the present laid on the
table and ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, a committee on
conference was asked of the Senate on the dis
agreeing amendments to the bill to increase the
pay of soldiers.
Mr.. Stevens made report from the Commit
tee Of Conference on disagreeing amendments
to the military appropriation bill. They were
principally In regard to making the pay of ne
gro soldiers the same as that of white soldiers
from January lat last, so as to include the
back pay Of the two Massachusetts, regiments
and those first raised in South Carolina and
Louisiana.
The rsport of the Conference Committee con-
cludes as follows -" All persons of color who
were free on the 18th of April, 1861, and who
military service ofthe United States, shall from
the time OF enlistment, be entirleds to receive
the pay, bounty and clothing allowed to such
persons by laws existing at the time of their
enlistment, and the Attorney General is author
lied to determine any question of law aris-
ing under this provision; end if the Attorney
General shall decide that any such enlisted per-
clothing in addition to what they have already
received, the Secretary of War shall make all
necessary regulations to enable the Paw De-
partment to make payment in accordance with
such determination. The Report was concur
red in. Yeas, 20; Nays, SO. The Senate has
already adopted it.
WASHINGTON, June IA, 1864.
| SENATE.-Mr. Fessenden, from financial
Committee. reported a bill to amend an act to
increase duties on imports.
Mr.. Wade called up the House bill amenda-
tory to the act to provide territorial govern
ment for Idaho, which was passed. 1t provides
for the reapportionment of the Territory and
Monday in October.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce. called up the House resolution for the
repair and preservation of the public works.
1t apprOpriates $3.50, 900 for repairing public
works on Lakes ChampIAin, Ontario, Erie. St.
Clair Huron, Michigan and Superior, and one
hundred thousand dollars for repairing public
works connected with the harbor of the United
States seaboard
The Senate called up the bill to ascertain and
settle the title to certain private land claims in
California On the pending motion to indefin-
itely postpone, which, after a short debate.
prevailed-21 to 16.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill for the more
speedy punishment of guerillas, and it's con-
sideration was not concluded at the expiration
of the morning hour.
Mr.. Fessenden called up the fertilization
bill, which was passed after striking out an
| appropriation for Boston harbor, and making
an appropriation of $177 900 for Notifications
| 10 San Francisco.
The gold bill, as amended by the House, was.
| reported by MIR. Fessenden, and ordered to-
be printed. as amended, preparatory to action
on it to morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Senate ad.
hered to its amendments to the bill equaliZing
the pay of United States soldiers and asked
for new Committee of Conference.
| On motion of Mr.. SumDer the bill to estab-
lish bureau for freemen's affairs, as amended
by the committee, was taken up and discussed.
HOUSE The House then took up the civil
| appropriation bill. The bill was defeated BY
striking out the enacting clause, 1t was then
| recommltted. Messrs. FentOn and Steele had
consent to record their votes in the negative
OF the slave law, repeating the bill-Mr. +. for
and Mr. s. against the bill
The bill to abolish slavery throughout the
United States was taken up
The gold bill was passed-76 to 60.
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