Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
THIRTY-EIs CONGRESS
First Session.
SENATE.
TUESDAY. June 2S. 1854.


Mr.. Morgan, from the Military Committee,
reported fayorably on the bill to pay the off,
GERS and men of the 4th and 5th Indian (Kan-
sas) regiment according to service; and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, 1t was considered
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, a committee
of conference was orkered on the disagreeing
amendments of the two Houses to the tariff bill,
and the Chair appointed Messrs. Fessenden,
Morgan, and Pomeroy on the part Of the SEN
ate.
aMr. Carlile offered a resolution TO add 25
per cent. TO the salaries of the employees of
the Senate whose compensation does not exceed
81 200 for the year ending June 80, 1S04j which
was referred.
Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill in addition to
the several acts concerning commercial inter-
course between loyal and insurrectionary
States, and to provide for the collection Of
captured and abandoned property and preven-
tion OF frauds in States declared In insurrec-
tlon.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment providing
any officer of the United States, civil, military
or naval, or any sutler, soldier, marine or other
person who shall violate any provision Of this
act or who shall transport or sell or otherwise
dispose of therein any goods whatsoever, ex-
cept In pursuance of license and authority of
the President, and under rules and regulations
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, shall be liable
to indictment as for misdemeanor, and a fine
not exceeding IS, 900, and to imprisonment in
the penitentiary not exceeding three years.
Mr.. Brown thought this bill went too far In
rendering liable to the penltentiary those who
might unintentionally violate the regulations
of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Morrill, replied that the bill simply pro-
vided for the enforcement Of the present law,
as great frauds had been committed.
Mr.. Trumbull said the bill was only intended
| to prevent those who do wrong and give aid to
| Al NaA
to the amendment, which Mr.. Morrill, accepted,
striking out that part which renders a viola-
| tion of the rules and regulations of the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury punishable, and providing
| for the punishment of those who knowingly
and wilfully violate the law.
Mr.. Morrlll's amendment, above modified,
was agreed to.
An amendment heretofore offered by Mr..
Morrill, was also adopted, which allows trade
as far as 1t may be necessary to supply the
necessities of loyal persons residing in insur-
rectionary States within our lines, and to en-
able them to market in the loyal States the
products Of their own labor, or the labor of
freedmen and others employed and paid by
| them.
The bill was then passed-yeas 81, nays 10.
Mr.. Riddle called up the resolution to allow
| all Senators and Representatives in Congress
to visit all forts and military hospitals and
prisons, and 1t was rejected-yeas II, nays "a.
| The bill to establish the FTGedmen's Bureau1
came up AS the unfinished business, the pend
ing question being Oh the amendment of Mr..
| Trumbull to amend the clause in which confs-
cation Is referred to- to repeal the Joint resolu-
ton explanatory of the conascation oct.
The amendment was adopted-yeas 23, nays
15.
Mr.. Doolittle offered an amendment as fol-
lows;
That all assistant commissioners, local su-
perntendents and clerks, as well as the super
vlsing special agents appointed within the
States within which the lnsurTection exists,
and the authority of the civil tribunals is over.
thrown, shall be so far deemed to be in the
military service of the United States as to be
liable TO trial by courts-maTtial or military
commission, and upon conviction shall be sub.
ject to punishment by fine not exceeding
$4,000, or imprisonment at hard labor for a
period not exceeding 1--WE years, or both such
tine and imprisonment.
After debate, in which Messrs. Wilson and
Sumner favored the amendment, and Messrs
Hendricks and Davis opposed 1t, on the ground
that 1t was unconstitutional to try persons not
In the military or naval service by court
! martial (thOugh they were very anxious for the
proper punishment of such crimes as were
sure TO be committed under the bill), the
amendment was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Ambrose W. CLARK, from tho Commit
tee on Printing, reported resolution for print
ing twenty thousand copies Of the internal
revenue bill, as passed, for the use Of mem
bers. 1t was passed.
: Mr.. Hooper called up the Senate amend
ments to the loan bill, and the House sgFeed Il
the same, after having rejected, by vote o
yeas II. nays n, an amendment Of Mr.. Hol