, 1864-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

The House bill for the relief Of settlers On land
Claims IN California, was, on motion Of HI. HARD
EG, tssen np =; and passed: ,,.,, r., ..u.s MN,
was passed. The senste laen resumed the nation-
4 bank by ana he 11 the Finance
The currency bin reported to the Senate, and Its
further consideration was deferred until Monda5.
The Senate then adloq5ned
WAsusoTos, April 30.
Nr. GARFIELD, Of Ohio. introduced the reso1n-
ton to which Mt. Aucora, Of Ta. objected to yes
ts5a In yhsa be- sa q1oM,sd R .no a9a
eouri to the eject that Secretary Chase is making
ute Of the income from abandoned plantations to
GS es ne co@@yee of
Qufry into the charges made agalnst The Navy De-
pa.tment. The resolution was adopted.
na hiRee:to oa1s %son, as
Fenton, Dawson. Jcnks and Steele OF N. J.
III. sTRousE, Of Pa: reported to tEom The the
a9 ste's amsnd@epts @ 70 tie N army appropriation
bil, Among the amendments was one which was
sdspts m o5 the purchase of
which The Committee on Ways and Means recon-
mendcd 8 concurrence as fo1oEs:
That colored persons mustered Into the military
service shall receive the samt Uniform. clothing,
ralfons medical and hospital attendance and eno'a-
Ts9 a s5o .ae Is,
turrd into the service shal receive bounty not
exceeding sion.
Nj. CLAY, Of ,ky-, said tha! the p1opsrtJ Of his
constituents haa been tsken hon the plantations.
not cp'y ne1roes but etoeE. and esetyt th3ng else
TIL ho ws1H r. nsass tasen sn .ns
e eIns,ent without q pa1tic!e Of iaw. The Govern
Pnea e 10 Se 1ns ' ms haa saesa
to tell the truth, OF this he would sTaar In court
ofjustice. He asked for nothing hut what the law
snd ths oo, afa S ,sa
III. ELIOT, of Massachusetts, .estd he under
The Government officers bad stolen negroes. Did
the gentleman say that? BE had ret TO lc1rn that
tes sn,s3 9n tss The n III
IL. c1IT sid thousands Of eontra6ands! were
esB Of az foas n a
Nj. ELIOT sid it had been his wasmcst Wish
| that the Ftcednen's hnreaa should be Organized
| Mr. CLAY 1esuInsng, said such mortality Vas In
the result Of FOUR system. fon care no more for =
negro than you do for horse fou arc purchasing
.he-e negroes with bountiee to saEe white men.
My patience is toEn out. 1woald rnther be . etaVe
holder tlal robber, stealing all oyer the country.
! 111. HOLMAN, Of lad, asked are we prepared to
-anc footing with the white soldier? Gentlemen
NJ. sTEYESs sa,d tSs question y was - whether @
and marched under lis banner In common with tha
army ofthc, Union, aud who Exposed themselves to to
bstt1e end death, sho1la be placed On 3u
fecp eapAns ap - unjust S dissn:ton He asspss5
euek distinction between tsuops in the daS o.
end 99y should hey not be sad Bs.a sa$
their side, and vel this io:amo1s and dsfsaudlne
to b Rfp np hs not .ai oS S91
mcn are not to b. 1rra1esd like others who perlct
hei yss in tlss sogn15s esnse as @ adnlfst I
ed 10 lake the ten dollars per month"; and maEshet
trom their own col with i maenamity which woult
do re1t to the bert msa IN Ln lndtans. rs On. !,
increase the pay OF soldiers to twenty dollars Pc
noplh after January 1ssa VIII sof5sspoadln:
E f. e. Fepn ssG isat ths amend
mcu' was not pertinent to the pay Of the re;;ala
army.
dccisirn. When the speaker mas Sustained b
bring hs apGeal rpen TIE tab!eyeas s
tie D nding Senate amendment, making the cqna
izattan Of pay commence On the 1st Of Mag inste2
Of January. THIS was disagreed to-aS against 6
neat about the eqnai:ty Of psy, &C., yeas 81, na5
The senates amcnamen!a to The AZ aEny {{ s2pr9pr pr
|
: | All pe,fous Of color who hare betn OF may
i mustered into tho military service Of the Unite
States fh.ll receive the same untor11, caota:n:
: | arms. eqnipmentp, camp equfpage. rat1ons, med
cal and hospital attendance, pay andScmolament
other than bounty. other eoldicfs in the re-ul.
Or volunteer service Of tie United State
Of the like urn Of the service. from and afcr JAM
ary 1st, 1864, and thct every person Of color y.
shall hereafter be mustered into the service sh.
G receive the came amount OF bounty as the Pre-
dfut fhal1 order In the different StAteE. OF pa7ts
r | Stutes not exceeding ono hundred dollars. AT
colo1cd person enlisted and mustered Into the s.,
, rice as volunteer under the call OF October It
IDS, for 800 900 men, who was At the time Of cnis
ment enrolled and subject to draft in the State
. Eh5ch be volunteered, ehall receive from the I'M
ID State the same amount Of bounty as ia paid
White soldiers under said call not exceeding in Al
else 500.
he mustered Into the military service, shall fro
The date ofthelr enlistment, receive the ssme TT
: form clothing atris. equipments, camp e4uipag
rntions. medical md Eospitals attendance, pa
euoluncnts and bounty, as others o: the rcss;ql
~ Volunteer forces Of tho like trn OF the sc1'ic
. md Ill enlistucpts In the regular army may be I
~ ~ bt1 eycninT session of the House was deyo
to speech making. Attendance very eliza.
Adjourned.