Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-24
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June :

WASHINGTON, June ~.
SENATE. - Mr.. Collamer reported the
House bill to establish certain pOstroads,
which was passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military committee,
reported the bill for the examination of
certain officers of the army, and recon-
mended a concurrence in the amendments
of the House, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson, from the same committee,
also reported a bill to amend the act to pre-
vide for the payment for horses and other
of the United States, which was passed.
Mr.. Sherman reported House bill to
amend the act providing for the deficiency
in the pay of officers and men in the west
ern department of Missouri.
Mr. Powell offered u resolution of inquiry
as to the suppression of the Cincinnati En-
quirer in the State of Kentucky by militia
ry order. The resolution was ordered to
be printed. aE
House bill to repeal the fugitive slave
law was then taken up as unfinished busi-
ness. .al.sr
Mr.. Davis addressed the Senate at length
in opposition to the bill. i".', .'
HoUsE.--The House passed the Senate bill
amendatory of the law of March, 1863,
which extends the time within which pat
entees who have neglected it may pay the
final balance fees within six months from
the passage of this act, to secure their pat
ents. 81 Ed -i7Jl s1l'
Mr.. Tracy, of Pennsylvania, offered res
olution instructing the committee on Mill
tary Affairs to inquire into the expediency
and propriety of repbOting bill giving to
soldiers who volunteered for less than three
years and not less than nine months, the
same bounty as is allowed by existing laws,
&c. This refers to those who have died or
NAV die in the line of duty.
Mr.. Fenton, of New York, said the COM
mittee was instructed to the same effect by
his (Fenton's) resolution two or three weeks
ago, but he had no objections to the COM
mittee being again instructed, and he hoped
it would have good result. The resolu-
ton was passed. ...4
The House, In committee of the whole,
resumed the consideration of the new loan
bill.
I. Mr.. Brooks, of N. Y, called attention to
the fact that the bill provides one per cent.
for the necessary expenses OF engraving,
printing, preparing and issuing the Uuited
States notes, the treasury notes, fractional
notes and bonds, and of disposing Of the
same to subscribers and purchasers. He
said only few days ago $4,400000 were
Appropriated for similar purposes. and as
the whole amount to be printed under this
bill was $614001000 the one per cent.
would make a sum total Of over four mil
lions. 1t could be done for a'great deal
less. He, himself, would print the public
money forone-tenth of thatsum. .t
On motion of Mr.. Brooks, an amendment
was made that the imprint of the seal of the
Treasury Department shall be made in a
room apart from the printing bureau. III al
Mr.. Pomeroy, Of n, Z, offered the fol-
section of the bill I: That the Secretary
of the Treasury may issue, upon the credit
of the United States, bonds of any denom-
ination not less than 500, payable In law
full money three years from the date there
of, and bearing interest not exceeding eight
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually