, 1864-06-25
SENATE,

I [CLosE OF THURSDAY N1GHT'a PROCEEDINGS
ne House post route bill, with amen
Ar. SHERMAN, of Ohio, from the Con
mittee on Finance, reported back the Hon;
lolnt resolution amendatory OF an act to pr,
vide for the deficiency in the appropriate
70 psy the men actually employed in til
Western department. Passed
| Mr.. POWELL, Of Kentucky, submitte
tne 1ouoH1ng, which was ordered to b
WnEnHAs. A military order has been recent
iasued in tho State OF Kentucky, ToIbiddin
t6at the circulation In said State OF Tue CIucnna1
dsio "a printed and published
Ra1asAs, ftee press is essential to ms,ntal
the siGhts ana ha ee,,les q the people therefore,
eauee the Aforesaid military order to be reyoSed
and that tho Preaident be further requested +
itaue such orders rs will prevent the mtlitas
the press in future-
The House bill to repeal the fugitive elay
law came up as the special order.
Mr. DAVIS addressed the Senate at Length
in opposition to the measure. =
efNATE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY,
NAsMNeros, Friday, June 81.
ihe Loan Dill was received from the House
ond referred to. the Committee On Finance.
bill. for Increased facilities Of telegraphic
Communication between the Atlantic ant
Pacific States and the Territory Of Idaho.
1t authorizes the U. 8. Telegraph COMPANY
and their associates to erect lines of tele
graph between the Missouri River aud Sar
| francisco, On such routes as they may select
| and also line from Fort Hall, by way oi
| Nalla Walla and San Francisco, to Portland,
| Oregon, and from Fort Hall to Blnnock and
Virginia City in Idaho, &c.
an amendment proposed by the Commit.
tee on Commerce, striking out the provision
Of 1900 q 3ear for ten yeafs to be paid oy
/ the United States for Its messages, Wa
| ag1 eed to.
The bill was then passed.
MI. CHANDLER called up the bill in 3D.
dition to the several acts concerning inter
course between 1oral and dlaloyol States.
MI. MORRILL,, Of Nc, moved amend
ments thereto by which instead of re. ealing
80 much Of former act az prohibits all COM
mercia1 intercourse, tho exception is made
tual wants Of loyal persons reading withln
the lines, and allow them to sell In market
tho products Of their Own labor, or Of freed
meu, &c.
The bill Wns postponed until tomorrow
IN order to have the a1ne ndments printed.
Ing resolution, which was adopted:
R<eclred, That the President be requested to in-
iofm the SeLata II any authority has been tveo to
spy one, either In this country or elsewhere, to
Or navy, and whether such recruits have been o.
tainsd, OF whether, to tho knowledge OF the uoT-
ernment, 1rashmen or Canadians have been In
recruit, I'D e. What measaTss y # 9 any. bage 80
been adopted in order to avert such conduct.
MIR. COLLAMER, of IT., from the Post
O1ice Committee, reported q bill to provide
salaries in lieu Of commissions for post
masters.
The bill making appropriations for sundr7
civil expenses of tue Government then came
mp as the special order.
luton.
Objection was made -
H then moved to postpone this aad all
prior orders, With the view Of tAen Offering
Questions Of order were raised, but Mr.,
Davis contended TINT his motion was in Or
der.
Mr. CoNNEss desiredtthat the resolution
be read that members might have informa-
tion.
Mr. D. eald his resolution was not on the
question, as he Ind only moved to postpone
The chair decided the resolution as no.
lii: Confess, Of Cal. said the resolution
ought to be understood a. the same as that
attempted to be offered By the gentleman
Ing war with the rebels.
hr. TRUMBULL, OF III said It could not
be in order to Postpone aspecial order made
30 by two-thirds vote, to, take up some
thin e. By mere majority vote not before
the body.
II. DAVIS further explained.
Finally the Chair decided that motion to
postpone prior orders must embrace the
proposition Of taking up something else.
The motion was inadmissible.
Afr. Davis appealed from the decision of
Tie chair, but on NJ: Hale's motion: the ap-
30 the resolution Of Mr. Davis was not re-
ceiyed. i
The bill making appropriations for certain
civil expenses was then proceeded with, the
Senate being as in Committee Of the Whole.
In passing upon various items, the following
mendments were made, viz: striking out
the section approprlating so, 900 for con
yettiDg the old hall Of Representatives into
hall for statuary for all the States, giving q
N srble floor, DC, inserting 6l0, 900 to ena3lo
th. Commission on Public Buildings to
fence, grade and beantify Fnuklin Square,
IN this city. Alao, 5000 for purchasing
lBEp0 feet of lard adjoining the Coin MIA