Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-02
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1864.

Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee of conference on.
the dssgreeng of the Houses the House d.
plomatc appropriation b reported in the
amendment reducing IL consular pupils, and substituting
the wud clerks for pupils at salary not to exceed
thousand dollars 1t proposes to raise the Minister to
Brussels to Envoy Extraordinary, with correspond
ing Of salary and to allow the President ad
Minister Resident at any Court to that rank when
be shall deem 1t proper, without the increased pay. The
report agreed to.
Mr. WADE called up the bill to amend the charter Of
the city Of Washington in regard to the registration OF
voters-to which bill Mr. SUMNER had moved amend.
ment comforting the right Of voting upon negroes.
Mr.. WILEY proposed to amend by providing that
resident who is entitled to vote elsewhere shall be al
lowed under by virtue Of this resolution. This
amendment was rejected
The question then recurred on Mr.. Summers amend
ment previously amended by Mr. HARLAN limiting tie
negro su age permission to register to those who have
borne 10 the United States service and have been
honorably discharged In this form it was sgreed to-
Mr. CARLu.E then suggested to amend by substituting
the word citizen instead OF resident n the BILL 80 to
prevent temporary residents who hold snshp in other
States from voting here.
Mr. WILEY thought the amendment would not accom-
plish the object.
Mr. TEN EYCK moved TO insert the words " who is a
qualified voter other respects in the fret line of the
bill after the word person." and the amendment was
agreed to.
Mr. SUMNER then moved another proviso, giving all
persons without distinction Of color vote who had during
the previous year paid tax on any estate or during the
previous year have been assessed for part Of the
Of the CITY After debate it rejectedyeas g. nsys q
Some further notifications Of the first amended proviso
Of Mr. SUMNER were then made, and ii put in the
following form
Troprded That distinction shall bc made between
persons have borne in the military service Of the
United States :"
1t then rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony Chandler Clark, Dixon Foot
Hale, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Lane Of Kansas Morgan,
Pomeroy Powell Ramsey Sherman, Sumner, Wilkinson and
NArs--Messrs Bucksew, Carlile Conness Cowan Davis
McDougall Morrill, Nssmh, Richardson, salisbury Ten
Eyck Trunbull, Van Winke, and Willey-2O
Mr.. DooLrTTLE offered joint resolution rendering
the thanks Congress Lieut. Colonel Joseph Bailey for
distinguished genius, skill energy and acting
engineer OF the Nineteenth Army Corps in his late
upon Red River by which he saved the feet under
Admiral Porter and that the President Of the United
States gold medal to be struck with suitable em
blems devices aud Inscriptions TO be presented in the
name of the people Of the United States with copy of
the resolution engrossed on parchment.
Mr. MORRILL, reported bill concerning Intercourse
ments, which prvides that all officers privates in the
military naval forces prohibited from buying or
selling products Of such districts under penalties Of the act
and fine Of four thousand dollars The clause of the bill
Of July, 1861 authorizing the President to issue permits
for commercial relations in districts in insurrecton ia
stricken out All property to be regarded abandoned
when s lawful owner voluntarily absent thererom en-
gagged in arms otherwise aiding the rebellion.
The consideration Of the bill was resumed The
Finance ommittee's amendment striking out the clause
taxing domestic spirits hand, was considered.
| Mr. SHERMAN advocated the retention of the House
clause retaining such tax.
Mr. POWELL opposed such tar as unjust, upon the
principle that it duplication Of taxes on an article