Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, June 81,

MOSDAYs j une "a.
SRNATE-M Anthony, from the Committee
on Printing. offered resolution that 900 copies
the Agricultural Report be printed for the use
OF the Senate, and 1900 copies tor the use Of
the Patent Office.
Also, Joint resolution providing for the publ
cation OF full Army Register. 1T provides
that the Secretary Of War shall cause to be
printed and published a full roster or roll Of
who have been In the army Of the United States
since the begin ming Of the present rebellion,
showing whether they are yet In the service or
have been discharged therefrom, and giving
'casuaiues and other explanations proper for
such register.1
MI. Anthony also reported In favor of print
inquire into the condition Of African freed
men.
Mr. salisbury submitted resolution that
the Secretary OF War inform the Senate wheth-
er Henry +. Zimmerman, Of the city Of WASH
ington, has been arrested BY any order Of the
War Department, and, if so, on what charge,
Objected to by Mr.. Sumner, and went over
Mr. Fessenden called up the Loan bill from
the House, and it was considered and passed,
with an amendment which excerpts the S75,.
000,000 OF bonds now advertised from the pro.
vision under which ali bonds, Treasury notes,
and other obligations Of the United States are
to be free OF taxation, by or under State or
Manuscript authority, and another which
makes the engraved signature OF the register
on all coupons enormously described as Treas
urer OF the United States of the same force and
validity as If his official designation had been
Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the
subject, reported back the Pacific Railroad
the Senate bill which has heretofore passed the
Senate
/ HoUsE.-The House took up tie resolution
introduced by MIR. Ingersoll last Monday, de-
claring as the opinion Of the House, that all
permits heretofore issued by the Treasury De-
partment allowing persons to trade within the
limits Of any States now or heretofore in re-
MI Washburne, ' OF Illinois %oVed e that the
resolution be postponed for ten days. This
was agreed to-yeas y. nays co.
So, in effect, the subject is postponed beyond
Mr.. Davis, of Nd, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported resolution, which
lies over, and is as follows
RESOLVED, That Congress has g constitutional
right to an authoritative voice in declaring and
prescribing the foreign policy Of the United
States, as well in the recognition OF new pow
ers as in other matters, aid it is the constitu-
tional duty Of the President to respect that
policy not less in diplomatic negotiations than
in the use Of the national force when author.
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proved by the vote which pronounces it: and
such proposition, while pending and undeter-
mined, is not fit topic of diplomatic expla-
nation with any foreign powers. Il 10
Mr.. Holman offered q resolution, which was
adopted, declaring that in the appointment of
persons to places In the House, preference
ought to be given to those who have been per.
manently injured in the line OF military duty.
Mr.. Ganson, OF New York, moved q suspen.
sion Of the rules In order TO introduce reso-
luton increasing the pay OF clerks, etc, OF the
House twenty per centum. The House re-
fused to suspend the rules-yeas IS, nays 50.
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, reported joint
resolution, which was passed, authorizing
diversion Of appropriation for the enlargement
Of the Navy Department..
The House took up the report of the Com.
mittee of Ways and Means OH the Senate's
amendments to the tart Il bill.