The Portland daily press., 1864-07-02
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Portland Daily Press.
XXXvIII O0NGREss---First Session.
WASHINGTON. July /

WASHINGTON, July /.
| SENATE.
The bill to reimburse PENNSYLVANIA for ex-
! penses in calling out the militia during the
| iebel invasion OF 1868, was taken up as amend
ed by the House TO include New York and
| New Jersey.
! Mr.. Davis offered an amendment to include
troops OF Kentucky actually serving in the
| United States army, whether regularly mus
tered in or not. Agreed to.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment to include
Missouri.
Other amendments were proposed and
adopted, and the bill was reported to the SEN
ate.
MFR. Wilson reported from the conference
committee on the bill recognizing the Quar-
terInaster's Department, which was agreed to.
1t had previously been agreed to by the House.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Pennsylvania militia bill.
The amendments providing for the payment
OF Rhode Island, Illinois and Kansas regiments
for the time actually in service before being
mustered in, were agreed to.
Mr. Clark moved that the consideration of
the bill be postponed.
The bill TO provide railroad to East Ten
nessee was taken up.
Mr.. Johnson called up the joint resolution
for the repeal of the gold bill, which was pass
Cus ~
The consideration of the East Tennessee
railroad bill was resumed.
After debate which was participated in by
Messrs. Davis, Lane, of Indiana, and others,
Mr. Wade moved to take up the bill guaran-
teeing Republican form of government to
certain States, was carried.
Mr.. Sumner made u report from the confer
ence committee on the fortihcrtion bill. The
Bosom barber appropriation was excluded.
The bill to guarantee a Republican form of
government was proceeded with.
An amendment striking out the word
white" was rejected.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment providing
FOR securing the right of peoples.
After debate the Senate took recess I'M
til o'clock.
HOUSE.
The House transacted much miscellaneous
business of no special public Importance, and
passed the Senate bill providing Tor the salts
faction of bounty land claims.
The House passed the Senate Joint resolu-
ton, requesting the President TO appoint day
OF humiliation and prayer.
The Senate bill for facilitating telegraphic
communication between the Atlantic and Pa
cihc States and the Territory of Idaho, was
taken up.
Mr.. Brown asked leave to introduce a bill
to repeal the gold bill.
Mr.. Hooper objected.
The House eoDcurred in the enrolment BILL
Mr.. Schenck said that each House had re-
jeeted the bill of the other.
Mr.. Thomas, of Maryland, offered an amend
ment making 1t unlawful for any State to send
recruiting agents into other States and Terri
tories to enlist soldiers. and no State shall be
credited with soldiers who are not citizens of
the States claiming the credit of foreigners
who do not owe allegiance to the limited
States. Rejected, 63 against IS.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, offered an amendment
authorizing recruiting and volunteering from
rebel States. Agreed to, SO against 50.
Mr.. Dawes, of Maryland, proposed lengthy
substitute for the bill, which was rejected, So
to 10.
The Senates substitute, as amended, was
then disagreed to- and COMMITTEES of confer
ence was ordered to be appointed.
| The House then took up the Senate bill to
repeal the act prohibiting certain sales OF gold
commonly known as the "gold biE," and
passed it, IS against 20.
The House here took recess.