New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-30
SENATE. ..wAsmyeToy. May 9s, 1861.
TIE CHARTER or TIE CITY OF wAsHIS Toy.

THT CHARTER OF IAL CITY OF MAoIIa Jon.
Nlr WADE (Un., OHio.) called mp the bin Co
amend i5e charter Of tie Ciy of Washington IN regard
TO t.e registration OF voters, Ae pending question being
on N- Wicys amendment 90 Alr rlnnoIs NEGRO .,i..-
fage P,oy,o. Mr.. Wiley samendmcut being ~ the .cl
lOlir words:
ProfS However That uo spca resident who :. entitled to-
shall ne enitei or aio@ed 20 vote unor or 0y
lf., amendment 10 tae amendment was rejected.
TIE ere,'ipn was th'u token oI Mr. 5Enr.ra auc0l-
rcat. p, previously arce.ct 10y Mr.. Hukn a.tiIg
t1rI go slHidlc or permission 81 register 90 those
who lye borne arms il tie United States military er-
vice end have been honorab! discharged
This rfs agreed To.
III. WILEY ar, va) thought the amendrc,.
vOud rct accom- psA the object and on notion Of Mr.
TYy RI the words who is laiiicd yo,cr ln other
respect" VS. then inserted i'm ttc first line of che bil
Nir sCvNrE moved another proviso. giving al rl-
sons without distinction Of color vote, WHO had dun
inc t previous year paid tax on any estate iog lai
OF IT, ictCnuc OF the civ &C.
Ancl debate. this was rejected by eYas 2; Nay o..
So4a further m~lifcatio., of tic first amended pro
vi0 G.. W. sumner were then made and i was pug IN
pill Ih-t DO di.tiro.iru shan be mad. between Jr
sl lave borne arDs in the military service % 'ie ln
twas then rejected by Ycasl- NAYS o.
Nx,s-Me.rs Anthony Ian .er lara. Dixon, Foot Fos
Poma-oy R,iuscy Sherman, sumner. Wilkins N isori8
NAYs-Ars-r. Burkalew Garlic. Cowan. Davis. Grimes
eal Morrill, Ncsm.th lowell Richardson salisbury, Ten
Ey <. Trlmbul, \an Ninsie Niley--o.
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THANKS 10 col. BAILEY.
Nj DOOITTLE In. Wis., offered a joint resolution
rendering the thanks of Congress TO Lieut-C0l bailey
for the lstng genius skill. energy and succcss
as the leading Engineer Of tae 18Th Army Corps ia his
late operations upon Red River. by whca he saved tt,
feet under Admiral Porter and That the President Of
tie CH.-ed States cause gold medal tcfe struck OF.
with suitable cnbeWS devices and inscriptions 20 De
presented TO him in the of the people OF the nited
State with copy Of this resolution cngrosed oa parcA
TRADE WITH TIE REBELS.
Nj MORRILL, I'm. Me) reported "a BIZ concerning
commercial Intercourse between the loyal and nsuTrec
tiolur STATES with amendments which provide that al
OF ceIs or privacs Of the military or naval forces are
prohibited nom buying OF sehs me pr"uucis "l sun
CisTio- under penalte OF DE act, aud uc ~ S3Vv
The clause Of the bill Of July ls6 authorizing tie Prcs
den 70 issue permits 70. commercial relations IN the Gls
tC, go resurrection j. stricken out. Al pIopry l. 10 be
REGARDED rs abandoned when ils lawful owner is yolun-
tlry absent there.lom, engaged either IN arms OK
otherwise in aiding the Rebellion
TIE REyTNUE BILL.
The consideration Of the Revenue bin was then re-
sumed.
Tie amendment Of the Finance Committee, striking
OFT RE clause taxing domestic spirits Oh hand was con-
sideTel.
tie House clause retaining such tax.
4ir POWELL dem. KY opposed such tx as IN.
Just UPON the principle that Y was duplication q
taxes article which bad Heretofore been taxed.
H. ;lel-ht = a gallon Risky enough, and that
- cents per gallon the article would bring more
revenue than an increased rate on the article.
AGeI further ocDate on The motion Of MIR. 1TnnOuu,
tie Committees ameudu.czt was adopted by p 20 3D.
YEAs-Messrs BuckaeF, Garlic, CLARK Colaler touncas
Cow a Davis Fesscndcu, Poster Heudncss, Hicks. Howe
johnson lane Oudj. Lane lKsnsas, McDou-.ii Morgan
Nesain. fomeroy, Powell, Richardson, salisbury, Ten
Eyck Nau Wnkle. Wiley.
NArs-Mrs,fs. Anthony Chandler Dixon, Foote Grimes
Hale Hlr.su Harns. Howard Ramsey, Sherman. Sumner
Trlubrl. Wilkinson wilson
The senate then went into executive session, and on
the opening Of the doors I'D Jurnet.