Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-04
THE VERY LATEST
TELEGR APH.
CONGRESSIONAL.
KIIEIIIth Congress.-First session.

WAsHTxGrox, May 3-SESATK.-Fes-
sender reported from the Finance Com
mittse the Army Appropriation Bill, as
amended By the House, snd asked for
committee Of conference, which was
agreed TO-
Harlan, from the Committee on Pub-
lie Lands, reported bill to dispose of
coal lands and town property on the
public domain
Sherman called up the resolution that
q quorum Of the Senate shall constitute
q majority of the Senators present daily
qualified After debate. the subject vas
made the special order for l2.l5 o'clock
to morrow.
The House joint resolution sppropri-
ating $4,000, 600 for the pay Of the
lOldavs troops, was passed by vote Of
% to II.
After. many unsuccessful attempts to
obtain q quorum to hear TO the Senate
and House bill establishing a bureau Of
Military Justice, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE MIR Schenck, Of Ohio, from
the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs. re-
ported bill that on and after the Ist Of
May next the par Of prisstes in arms
shall be increased from thirteen 70 six
teen dollars, per month, and that Of non
commissioned officers as follows: Cor
porals eighteen dollars, sergeants twen-
~, orderly sergeants tweBty-four, SER
geant majors twenty-six per month;
clerks TO paymasterss $500 per annaaa,
&c.
Seheuck moved tde previous question,
and vas about to explain the bill, when
Mr.. Cox asked bis colleague to Withdraw
the ball 50 as TO allow him to amend the
bill by increasing the pay OF private sol
diers 70 eighteen dollars per month, and
non-commissioned officers to twenty.
Even this would hardly be enough to
keep pace with the increase in price Of
the necessaries Of life for families OF soI.
diers His (Cox's) friend on his side Of
the House offered this in good faith
sehenek declined to comply, having
been instructed by his committee to the
present bill.
Dawson, of Penn, appealed 10 Mr.
Schenck; he vas chairman Of the Dem
oeratlc caucus, and desired to offer that
which that caucus had agreed to offer
for the soldiers
sehenek replied, that II the Demo
cratic caucus we're more numerous than
The Union caucus, they could vote down
the motion for the previous question
Schenek proceeded to 81 plain the bill,
without the senate and House having
acted upon the proposition to eqnalizs
the pay Of white and eolored soldiers
The Committee on Military Affairs
bad confined themselves principally
TO the increasing Of pay la the
course q bis remarks be said il was pro
posed TO amend former Law 80 that
officers may have leave Of absence Tor
causes other than sickness and sounds,
without deduction Of pay and allowances,
aud that the absence shall no. exceed
thirty days IA any one year The rolls
Of 1851 are rsstoFed, making a reduction
Of one dollar and thirty nine ceuts per
month This took away nothing essen
tial to tho soldiers comfort and 81 bsisl-
enee, and gave him supplies equal 10 any
soldiers in the world, and twice as much
a. those Of Jea Davis. In thu agxre.
gate, the Government will have cousid-
cradle gain, shlle the soldier IS paid six
timqs o. much IN cash as the deduction
IN the increase Of bis pay
The ball was passed unanimously, there
being 1875 yeas
on Ways and Means the Senate amend
ments to the navy appropriation bill,
and the House concarred ia those, ap-
{ propriaiing g. ,2Q0, 600 for the compile
I ton Of sixteen screw steam sloops, e. =
0oo0OO for the purchase and repair Of
vessels for WESTERN waters, and s. .000,-
/ 600 for the purchase and charter Of yes.
( sells for bloekading purposes.
The Senate struck 0al the appropria.
ton Of Sl35, 600 Tor The purehase Of land
/ adjoining the ChArlestown Navy Yard,
and in the amendment The committee on
Ways and Means commended a conees-
sion.
Holman, Of Ind, moved a reduction
Of the appropriation to 10000. show.
ing that this was the value OF the prop
srty last Autumn.
Stephens explained the circumstsnees
under which this sabjeet came before the
Committee on Ways and Meana
The appropriation was recommended
By all the commanders who bad been Al
the \ lard, BY Admiral Smith Of The Blu
reau Of Yards aud Docks, aud By Sec
Rotary Welles, all Of whom consider III,
purchase Of this property necessary foi
Government uses
Rice, Of Massnebuseits, showed tina
the enlargement Of the CharlestownNavl
Yard bad become necessary BY The larg,
increase in the Navy.