Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-30


Congressional district of Pennsylvania but that Leonard
Myers /. entitled to retain his seat The resolution
agreed to.
SATURDAY JUNE 25, 1864.
In the SENATE, memorial was presented by Mr. NOR
from Rev Dr. Sunderland and Others demonstrating
against the running of cars on Sunday.
Mr.. CoLLAMER, from the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads called the bill to provide compensation
for posmasters in lieu of commissions. . 8 .ge#
This bill provides that the annual compensation Of post
masters shall be at fixed salary In lieu OF commissions,
to be divided gtO five classes exclusive of the postmaster
OF the city of New York Postasters of the first
receive than four thousand dollars less than
three thousand doas postmasers of the second class To
receive less than three Thousand dollars and not less than
two thousnd doars postmasers of the third cass to
ceye less than two thousand dollars and not less than
thousand doa postmasers Of the fourth class TO receive
less than thousand dollars and not less Than hun
dred doars postmasters Of the fifth class to receive ss
than bundr dollars The compensation OF the post
master of New York to be thousand dollars per
to take effect on the first day of July eighteen hundred
and sixty -four; and the compensation of postmasers OF
the several classes aforesaid to be established the Post
master General.
After some explanations and debate the bill was passed
Mr. GRIMES called up the bill to provide for the i'm
of the grounds of the Government hospital for
the insane by exchange Of lands which passed.
Mr. Foster reported, without amendment the bill to
regulate prize proceedings aud the distribution of prize
money aud for other purposes He explained that the
bill was consolidation of various bills the subject; and
that these proposed regulations had been carefully
ined by the Navy Department and had met with the ap
prova of the Judge aud Attorney of Massachusetts,.
Mr. FEssENDEN made report from the committee of
conference on the dssgreeng amendments Of the two
Houses on the bill to provide internal TO support
the Government aud pay the interest the public debt
II tha at tons IN
banks, and whiskey, as follows:
On incomes, FIVE per cent. on sll not exceeding FIVE
thousand doars and aud half per incomes
over FIVE and not exceeding ten thousand dollars and
per cent on all exceeding ten thousand dollars
On whiskey dollar and fifty cents after July 1st,
1864 and two dollars after February LIST, 1866.
On banks the tax Is essentially the the Senates
amendments
The other amendments recommended by the committee
were read but the report Of the committee
curred in.
The bill making appropriations for certain civil expenses
of the Government up the resur order Of bus-
ness.
An amendment offered by Mr.. SUMNER TO repeal the
coastwee sayetrade rejected by the following votes
YEAs-Messrs Conness Grimes, Harlan, Howard Lane of
KANSAS Morgan Morrill, Pomeroy Ramsey sprague, Sum
EAYs-n srs Buckalsw Garlic Clark Colamer Cowan,
Davis, a. rrs Hendricks, Hicks, Howe, Johnson, Mcdou
gall Neemith Powell hard,op Riddle, Salisbury, Sher-
man, Trumbull, and Van Winkle-20.
Mr.. CoLLAMEs moved amendment appropriating ten
thousand dollars for publishing the continuation Of the
work of Schoocrsft upon the North American Indians
which, after debate, was agreed to.
Mr.. SUMNER offered amendment providing that in
the courts Of the United States there shall be exclusion
Of any witness account Of color.
Mr.. BUcKALEw proposed to amend the amendment
by providing that witness should be excluded
he is a party to or interested in the issue tried.
After debate Mr.. BUCKALEw modified his amendment
to confne it to civil 1t then adopted
And Mr.. SUMMERS amendment, as thus amended, was
agreed to by the following vote:
YEAs-Mesfrs Anthony, Brown Chandler, Clark. Cola
mer Conness Foot Foster Grimes Hale, Harlan Howard
Howe Lane Of Kansas Morgan. Morrill, Pomeroy, spague
Sumne- Wade, Wilkinson and Wi son-22.
NArs-Mesrs, Buckalew, Carlle Cowan, Davis Har
ris Hendricks, Hk,s johnson, Hesmth, Powell Kchar
son, Salisbury, Sherman Trumbull Van Winkle, and Will
ley-l6.
Mr.. WILKINSON offered an amendment repeating the
slause In certain laws of 1862 making appropriations
spectivey Of hundred thousand dosrs aud five hun
dred thousand dollars for the expectation and colonization
Of the negroes.
Mr.. WILSON said the scheme was a miserable falure
that the urgroes bad suffered, many had died and that
the remainder had been brought back in wretched
dton notwithstanding the flourish that made with
regard to the enterprise aud the fact that member Of the
Cabinet had gone to Concord New Hampshire, TO eulo
L
gze the enterprise.
| After some debate the amendment was adopted.
Several other amendments made to tie bill, after
which it was reported to the Senate, when Mr. SUMNER
asked separate vote amendment repeaitg the pro-
visions of the law regulating importation Of slaves into
port Of tho United States.
| This amendment adopted by the following vote:
/ YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Brown, Chandler Clark Con
ness Dixon, Doottle Ftssesden, Foot Harlan, Harris
Howard Howe, Lane Of Kansas Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy
sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wilkinson and vii
| son-2J
NArsMessrs Buckalew, Carle Hendricks, Hicks, John
Lane Of Indiana Nssmith Powell Richardson Saulsbury
| Sherman Trumbull, Van Winke, and Wiey-l4
| The bill Yves then passed-yeas 32 nays 4-the latte
being Messrs. CARLILE, HENDRIcKs, POWELL, IAN,
| SALISBURY. s.as t..
The Senate, at twenty minutes after five p. NJ wen
| into Executive session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
II Mr. MORRILL,, Of Vermont, made report from th