Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
THIRTY-EIGHTH uoHonBss

SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1864.


MIR. Grimes presented a petition of brewers
OF lager beer in Illinois, setting forth that any
additional tax thereon would be ruinous to
their occupation; which was referred 10 the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Brown presented resolutions of the Leg
islature of Missouri aGyer SO to the imposition
of tax on the growth of tobacco, or tobacco
In the leaf, which wES referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. Wilson reported back from the Military
Committee the bin for paying to Minnesota the
cost, charges, and expenses of the Indian war
| of 1869, In that State, with q recommendation
that 1t be referred TO the Committee on Claims.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Wiley, from the Committee on Finance,
reported adversely on the resolution directing
the superintendent Of the Census to prepare
certain tables, showing the population, pro
ducts, manufactures, &c., Of certain sec.
tlons, by comparison and in detail. A
letter from the Superintendent of the Cen
sus, accompanying the report, says that
the requirements OF the resolution womb
involve an amount of labor seriously inter
tering with the current duties Of his oilicG, and
ineonyeniencing the public business.
On Mr.. Browns motion, tho report was laid
on the table for the present.
Mr.. Fcsseuden, fromthe Committee on FL
nance, reported back the House bill making
appropriations for the legislative, executive
and Judicial expenses OF the Government for
tho current year, with amendmen
Mr.. Harlan, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported fayoraOly on the joint resolu-
tion explanatory OF the tenth section of the act
to reduce the expenses of the survey and sale
of the public lands, and II was adopted,
llt provides for the refundlng of any excess
Of the sum required to be reported to cover the
expenses of survey by purchasers, &C.
Mr.. Wade called up the bill from the House
for the organization OF atenltoral government
for Montana.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved to amend the fifth
section by striking out the words in regard to
voters, " every white male inhabitant," :" and
insert "eyery free male citizen of the United
States, and those who have declared their in
tentlon to become such" above the age of
twonty-one years.
Mr.. johnson said the purpose was evidently
to give the elective franchise to colored men,
and If those now being iced were To 90 to
these Territories they would hardly be fitted
at once for that privilege.
With the close Of the morning hour the sub
ject went over.
Mr.. johnson offered the following: which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War Is re-
quested to furnish the Senate with the original
or copy Of a telegraphc dispatch, or order,
on the files Of the Department, of Major Gem
eral Dix to Provost Marshal Dodge, Of Balti-
more, dated the 9th of November, 1861, con-
cernlng the election held in NJ Maryland the fol-
lowing day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Committee on Naval Affairs yesterday
reported joint resolution, proposing to refer
to the Committee of Claims the adjudication OF
! the claim of VIM. Wheeler Hubbel for the
Government use Of his patent fuse and thunder.
bolt SHE'LL the amount not TO exceed $lOO, 900.
| To-day the subject was argued, and finally the
resolution was passed, yeas G7, nays AZ.
| On motion of M peamAn, the CommItte on
Military Affairs wac instructed to inquire into
the practicabili;y and utility of furnishing and
using as a military highway the railroad from
Henderson, bentucky, 10 Nashville, Tennessee
and that they report by bill or otherwise.
The HGase, in Committee of the Whole on
the stat gof the Union, resumed the considera.
tion 4the National Bank Bill.
-nIE IROS-CLAD TECUMsEu.-The iron-clad
Lattery Tecumseh made her final trial trip yef
.erday, and at 5 O'Clock IN the evening re.
turned TO the nayy-yard TO be delivered over "a
Admiral Paulding for the service. A number
of prominent naval officers were on board
Some English officers applied for permission
TO witness the experiments, but In the absence
Of authority from Washington the request wal
not complied with. The highest speed attained
was over nine and half knots an hour. The