New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-20
CONGRESS.


- SENATE, June l8-The House resolution, continuing
FOR one year the present of the Government
With the Overland Mail Company adopted after re
ceiyng amendments providing that for eight months o.
the year the trips shall exceed sixteen days and fol
the other four months twenty days. and that the
pensation shall exceed the amount paid for carrying
printed matter by water than se20000. The bill
TO facilitate telegraphio communication between the
Eastern and Western hcmispheres was then called up
This bill embodes the project of Mr. Perry Med Col
Inns. for telegraph from st. Petersburg via Siberia
the AMOR River region. Behring Strait, Russial
America and California. to Washington and all the AT
lantio cities Of this country. Its discussion occupie
the remainder of the session. and the Senate adjourned
without coming to a vote on it.
! HoUsE.-The Speaker presented the petition OF the
Hons Charles King. President. and Hamilton Fish,
Chairman Of the Trustees Of Columbia College, for an
International system Of coinage weights and measures
Bills were passed establishing large number OF new
post roues insttuting boards of commissioners to ad
Indicate on claims for property destroyed by the Union
armies during the present Rebellion; providing that no
officer Of the navy has been in the service forty i've
years after arriving at the age Of sixteen shall be retired
before he reaches the age Of CO; including temporarily
b the list of corps in the Navy on the &C
live list all appointed to that rade prior to the com.
mencement Of the present session Of Congress- reguat
Ing the rank and order OF promotion Of warrant officers
Of the Navy regulating prize proceedings and the dis
trlbuon Of prize money and authorizing the Secretary
of the Navy to make for the education Of
pupils In naval construction and engineering. The
House adopted the Conference Committees re-
port on the bill increasing the pay OF private
holders TO sixteen dollars per month.
Ind non commissioned officers In proportion
The joint resolution for the release Of Capt John Erics
Son from certain portions Of his contracts with the Gov
srnment for iron clad vessels Of war; brought up
and after long debate adopted by IS 10 80 votes
1t turns TO the Government for completion at her
present valuation the iron clad Dictator but leaves the
Puritan still in the hands Of Capt Ericsson, to be fin
hed according to the terms agreed upon with the Gov
srnment. The bill establishing Maryland.
For the construction and repair at New.London,
Conn., was reported by the Naval Committee.
and its consideration postponed till next session by
large majority The majority Of the Committee favor
League Island In the Delaware River the site Of the
proposed Navy-Yard. The House took up and adopted
the joint resolution reported by the Naval Committee
Authorizing the President to give notice to the Govern
ment Of Great Britain that il is the wish and intention
Of the Government Of the United States to terminate at
the end Of six months the treaty arrangements Of 1877
relative to naval force on the lakes Joint resolu
lion was reported from the Naval Committee for the CO.
Establishment Of Navy Yard on the Western waters,
after discussing which for some time. the House cd.
lourned-