Evening star., 1864-04-30
CONGRE6SIO
xxxvIII,H ooNaREss.-1IRsT SESSION
SATURDAY, April 90.


SRNATE.-Mr. Grimes presented memorial
signed by large number Of persons occupy.
ing dwellings and stores on Pennsylvania
avenue, and streets adjacent, constituting
city Of Washington, and paying the larger
portion OF the city taxes, representing that few
appropriations have ever been made by the
City Councils for said localities, but that large
amounts have been annually expended tor the
improvement of the suburbs. They therefore
pray Congress to pass law requiring the
paving, draining, cleansing and watering of
the said avenue and streets under the control
OF q competent engineer, the expenses thereof
to be betrayed by the property holders. Re-
ferred to the Committee on the District Of Co.
lumbia. ET . ...-
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill ''to provide national currency secured
by pledge OF U: S. bonds" DC
posed to the Finance Committees amendment
taxing the banks half yearly, \ per cent. upon
circulation, per cent. upon deposits, and \
ed in United States bonds, but permitting
States to tax the additional stockholders on
their shares, havin been rejected-the Commit.
tees amendment was adopted.
All the other amendments of the Committee
were then agreed to, as in Committee of the
Whole, and the bill reported to the Senate.
HOUSE MIR. Garfield introduced a preamble
quoting the remarks heretofore made by +. P,
making use Of the income from .o,..S -
plantations to carry out the 10 oanuoteo ~ .s
romeroy secret eircn,..r, and was against the the
ADMINISTRATION that gave him place: that no.
body believes he has retired as q candidate for
the Presidency, although he has said SO in q
letter, but is working underground and using
his public position to promote his own political
schemes, thus running the Pomeroy machine
The preamble further quotes from the New
York World and the Constitutional Union OF
this city, which papers contained articles
charging frauds in the fractional currency,
&c, and as the Hon. James Brooks has TO-DAY
reflected the substance Of these articles. There.
1U.e ta-1-.G H s-H
Resoirei, That committee Of seven be An.
pointed by the Speaker of the House to inyesti.
gate the truth Of the allegations above quoted.
or of any other allegations affecting the integri.
ty Of the Treasury Department, and that they
MIR. Garfield amended the resolution at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Holman, so as to increase the
number Of the committee to nine members. He
was excused from serving on the com mittee.
Mr.. Stevens, OF Penna., from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported back the Senate's
amendments to the Army Appropriation Bull,
raising the pay Of the black soldiers in all re-.
spects equal to the white soldier, excepting as
to bounty-the bounty to the black not to ex.
ceed hundred dollars month.
MI. Holman opposed the amendment, saying
among other things, the two races are not equal
either as citizens or soldiers Besides, the Gov.
dren OF colored soldiers, while no effort was
made 70 increase the pay OF the white soldier
Mr. Enot explained that the wives OF colored
soldiers were working for the Government, and
as to the settlement at Arlington, he said the
contrabands there were making money in ex cess
of their support.
Mr.. Clay, of Kentucky, opposed the amend
ment, charging that negroes of Southern men
were stolen to be put into the army.
Mr.. Holman protested against the attempt to
place black men on an equality with white.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pa, advocated the amend.
ment, contending for the justice Of the equality 4
of pay and eulogising the prowess of black
soldiers. -
Mr.. Kelley followed on the same side.
The select committee to inquire into the af.
fairs OF the Navy Department. consists Of
~. M assrs. Garfield, Wilson, Brooks, Davis Of
Md, stns..t Fenton, Dawson, 1encks and
Steele of N. J.