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he act from holirs real estate for longer period
han i've yeafp.
Tie ul1c1 dment offered by ME. Conness to the |
~, 60 No appropriation bn!, gltlng me pfesiden.
Il yoies arainst ii. The bill would have passed
Do' A'4 W yrsTrprsYss ,s ~ PRocEED1YGs.
.,:4..-s.. 49, 4,c.
WAsn1NofoS, may D. 1854
h.. -....... SENATE
he army appropriation bill a. amended
~ he Housc. and asked for 3 Committee Of Con-
feranco whicl, WAS agreed to.
pn1.i;c nndr. renorted a bill TO dispose Of coal
iaraa Iy md tsxn propcrty on The public domarn.
!'sne Mr snEkMAN, Sill IF ohio eaIled up The resolution
day
Ai;er debatc liz subject was made the especial
o;ser ieF + o'clock to:mo5Eov;;
iG9 tot INT pay u 'ne ''e a' 't''p'' "1s p''e'o
several nspecessia, ot attempts to sbtan
9EoInm o. We sna III saIahitshins bnre.n ~
srs;,co ~ sen.tc II * 1ndi5urned ~
HOUSE: ,,o,,
........... WAsHIsoros', May :, 1861
Mr.. sCHENCk, Of Ohio, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported BIT! providing that on
and after the Int Of Nay next the pay Of prlvates
in arms shal be increased from $lato $40 month,
and Of no9-cemnissioncd aa officers as folo~s:
SerEeante, $s0-D.
Orderly sergeants, s2t %.
Sergeant Majors, ssG.t0 per month.
Clerks to Paymusiers, 81 zoo per nnnum, &C.
Mr. SCHENtK moved The previous .-cstton, and
wss at ont to e1plaIn the bill, when
Nr. cox, OF Ohio, asked his colleague to with
draw the demand SO rs to alow him to amend the
b by increasing the pay of private soaiers TO S1o
Der month, and no1-commissioned officers to SO.
Eren thts. would hardly be enough to keep pace
~ MT ~ apc ,n fsnil,ee ef he Soldiers. hit n;osA
frtens On s eide of the housc offered this In good
iaitb.
taytuc been Instructed by his Committee to urge
he pYeeept hill.
III. DAWSON, ofPenn.. appealed to Mr schcnck.
Tie vas chairman Of the Democratic caucus. and
desi1ed to offer that which that caucus had agreed
tn infer far be eo]oicra,
nr. scnENcK replied thAt II tho Democratic
rancus were more mum efbus than the Unaon eau
cos they conld vote down The motion for the pre-
vjnn. Question.
III. SCIlENCK, OF Ohio, proceeded to. explain
the hill Both the Senate and House having acted
ma lie proposition to equntze the pay Of white
AID colorvl foldiers, the COMMITTEE oa Military
e1eaac Of NV. Il lie course Of Lis remarks, e
eoid It was Proposed 10 amend former law 30
that officers may have leave VI aoscnce for causes
othtr than sickness or wounds without deduction
e4ttcd thirty iays n any one 5ear. The ration oi
1861 Is restored, making reduction OF one dollar
ard thirty>ufne cents month. rms sook away
siste1c and gave him supplies equal to that OF any
Solder IN Tho world and twice as much as those q
JeJ. DayIe. In the aggregae, the Government will
siN smes 81 much IN cash Is hs deduction In tho
STbe iii was passed unanimously, there being
-; NJ. STEVENS reported from the Committee Of
Ways md Means. ihc Senate amendments 10 the
ysnnroprltionh bill and the House concurred in
ttote AUTHORIZATIONS. $7.a0,0UO for The piction
+ nT .1tern screw ateafn sIoopa. S,OOJOO0 foe The
rnrchase and repair Of vessels for Western wators,
sna - C ron lor The purchase and charter Of yes-
1hs M senate strnck out the appropriation Of
lar the purrhafe Of land adjoinin tue Charles
fown navy ra1d, and on the amendment the Com
conturSence.
The "a appropr alton 10 SsotOo, showing that his
IS Fsnpn ss.panea I ahe crcum
stances under which this subject eaue before the
Committee ofWays and Means. The approp1la-
the Barcau Of Yn1ls and Docks, and By Secretary
Wss ~ o. whom soPs1eT ns purchase OF this
N. RICE, o9 Nsss., showed that the enlarge-
mint Of the Cltarlcstown NAVY Yard bad become
necessary hy tie large increase Of the SaT5.
Tie 1iouee coneuzcd IN the scnate'a amendment,
nouss 81 e fisn concurrea In the senatcs
amendment prov1dhs that no 9 money appffopfiSa' n
ted 1o f wso 81
tel be appo,nts p srfet conofmty with lsw.
he Goas net soHsds!ea the Senate ann; AMEND
.1sa shs eo@meneemeat a of tie ne1t acaaemic yesl
dee ana an5 ,Sst ehons t1a ranf s;pe r.
eetn1pr far ana the uoys1nmst Vii slys
ss;oo s;Saoo u S1n. Is'e ooo Year. 70 ''' "'1 '+''
H. DIXON, of R. l., said that on the breaking