Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-20
CONGRESSIO
XXXVIIIrH OONGRESS.-PIRST SESSION,

SENATE-Mr. Hale presented petition from
John Ericsson, builder of the two monitors,
Dictator and Puritan, praying relief; which
was granted.
Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported back the House bill for the relief Of
Julia A. Ames, widow of q sergeant Of the 9th
Massachusetts infantry, killed in Baltimore on
the 10th of April, 1861. 1t gives her the usuaI
pension Of SO per memtn. Inc ne Dill was rem,
having been mustered into the United States
service at the time of its passage through Bal
timore. 1t was at once passed
Mr. Wilson introduced joint resolution to
authorize the. President to call out men by
draft for one year, as follows:
That the President of the United States is
hereby authorized, on and after the passage of
this resolution, to call cut for period not
exceeding one year, such number OF men as the
exigencies Of the service may require, accord
ing to the provisions Of the Let approved March
3, 1863, entitled Gan act for enrolling and CALL
ing out the national forces, and for other pur.
poses" and the act approved February "a, 1854.
entitled Gan act to amend an act entitled IAN
act for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes" Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Collamer called up the bill to authorize
the establishment of ocean mail steamship SER
vice between the United States and Brazil the
pending question being on the amendment of
Mr.. Wilkinson to carry on; contract between
the Government of Venezuela and certain cit
liens of New York for a semi monthly line
from that city to La Guayra and other Ven
ezuelan ports, touching at st. Thomas, the
United States to pay $4,000 per annum for the
mails, DC.
Mr. Wilkinson said if we We're to establish
line with the slave empire Of Brazil, we ought
also to embrace this opportunity of extending
our commerce with the free republic of Fene-
zuela.
MI Collamer urged, as heretofore, that this
bill for Brazil should stand alone, and depre-
Gated this bringing of the slavery subject into
every question.
The amendment was rejected, and after some
further debate on the general merits OF the
measure, 1t was laid over.
HoUsR.-Hon. E. 9. Ingersoll was introduced
by Hon. E. b. Washburne, and took the neces.
sary oath before entering upon his seat as the
successor of the late Hon. Owen LovejOy.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, introduced a reso-
be to Monday, in order that the members may
have leisure to visit wounded officers and SOL
diers from their respective districts and see
that they are properly cared Tor.
Mr. Spalding moved to amend by saying to
yieit their female acquaintances, etc. Laugh
teri This was declared to be out Of order.
The resolution, as introduced by Mr.. Hol.
man was passed, yeas IS, nays 40.
Mr.. Webster, of Maryland, from the Com.
mittee of Conference on the disagreeing amend
ments to the bill establishing territorial gov
eminent for Montana, made report, which he
explained namely:-The Senate had amended
it, so as to allow colored persons to vote, but
the report confined suffrage to white male citi.
zens OF the United States, and those who have
declaredtheir intention to become such. :
The 1T was concurred in, yeas 102, nays