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hundred million oan the consideration of which was post
poned till Wednesday.
Before it disposed of the House went into the Com
mttee of the Whole the civil appropriation BILL which
occupied the remainder of the afternoon and also of the
night session The bill passed. 1t makes appropria
nons for continuing the Capitol, the Patent Office, and
the Treasury extensions and sets apart the old Hall Of
Representatives for ststuaywo statues in bronEe and
marble to be contributed from State of its deceased
citizens, most illustrious for civil or military renown
The House, at quarter to ten o'clock, adjourned.
TUESDAY, JUNE 81, 1864.
In the SENATE favorable report was made by Mr.
PoMERoY, from the Committee on Public Lands on the
House bill to secure to persons in the military or naval
service homesteads confscated forfeited estates in
the insurreciionary districts
Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Committee reported
on several subjects asking to be discharged from their
further consideration among them the joint resolution
for the relief of the officers and soldiers held captive in the
rebel prisons at Richmond and vicinity; the bill to autho-
rize the President to call out by draft for year
and the bill further to extend the cemetery grounds the
Soldiers Home. The committee were discharged ac-
cordingly.
Mr.. HALE from the Naval Committee, reported favor
ably On the House joint resolution authorizing the Score
tary of the Navy amend the contract with John Ercs
son for the construction of two mpregnable floating bat
teries, the Dictator and the Puritan.
Mr.. GRIMES, from the Committee on the District of
Columbia, reported favoraby the House bill to author
ize the bas of the Orphans Court to serve processes
issued BY said court and for ohsr purposes Also the
House bill granting certain privileges to the Guardian
Society Of the District with amendments. These amend
ments propose instead of giving the society the use and
in NJ ALL hat NJ
No. H. in this city, lying west Of Second street and east
of the esstery line of New Jersey avenue 10 limit the
grant to period Of thryareo years. and also strike out
the provision giving to the society the fixtures and mate
riais now on the reservation
Mr. MORRILL,, from the District Committee reported
oack the House bill amend the charter of the Washing
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company with an amend
nens As proposed to be amended the bill gives the CON-
pany the right to extend their horse railway any public
highway in the county of Washington commencing at the
present terminus of either of their roads, extending north
from Seventh and Fourteenth streets having obtained
the consent of the Levy Court therefor and may charge
an additional fare Of five cents for every three miles on
each branch constructed
The bill to encourage and facilitate teeRraphc commu-
ncaton between the Eastern and Western Continent was
called up by Mr.. CHANDLER Its consideration occupied
the most of the session 1t passed. the section grant
ing subsidies of ay thousand dollars per annum from the
Government being first stricken out The bill having
originated in the Senate, now goes TO the House.
The Senats then took recess till seven o'clock
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES an adverse re-
port was made by Mr. SCHEECK, from the Committee on
Military Affairs the resolution to inquire into the expe-
dency of reporting bill to pay officers and soldiers who
have not been mustered into the service and also an
report the petition Of certain citizens who have
been confined in rebel prisons asking that they be allowed
the pay and ratons soldiers il the United States
army.
Hr. PENDLEToN, from the committee Of conference
made report the dsagreeiDg amendments the egs
atve judicial and executive appropriation bill and it
was concurred in,
Mr. ScHENcx reported with amendments the Senate bill
providing for examination to physical and business
fitness Of quartermasers aud assistants commsares and
assistants and paymssters and assistants and the said bill
was passed
The House passed bill providing that paymssters and
storekeepers of ordnance shall receive the pay em lu
ments, and allowances of captain Of ordnance without
command also, bill to increase the efficiency Of the
medical corps Of the army.