Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL
WAsH1HGroH, June q
HOUSE.


Mr.. Stevens offered q substitute author |
| iEing the President to call into the mill. |
tary service not exceeding 500 600 men in |
addition to those slresdy called to serve |
/ for tive years unless sooner discharged |
and that if not otherwise obtained, draft |
may be ordered to take place within 40 |
days, or at such time thereafter ss the |
President mgy direct. Any person who is |
liable to draft, and has been regularly en- |
rolled, may purchase exemption from the |
draft for two years by paying $500. Any |
| drafted person may purchase the like ex- |
e.uption for $500. The eommutstion mon
ey thus paid shall 60 into the Treasury for
the purpose Of paying the bouuties herein |
provided. Every soldier Voluntarily and |
regularly enlisting is to receive bounty
Of $500. If he is killed or dies in the ser
vice, before the expiration Of his term Of
enlistment, it shall go to his heirs.
His bill sloo proposes to accept Of 50O,-
i 900 volunteers for the term Of two years,
to be compose Of men between forty-hVe
and hfty five years Of age, for post and
garrison duty, So, to be called the Old
Guard"
The following are additional proceed
ings Of the evening session of the House
MIR. Morrill,, Of Vermont, interrupted
the proceedings by reporting joint reso-
luton temporarily increasing ths tariff
fifty per cent.
Mr.. schenck offered the Senate bill,
passed on Thursdsy, as q substitute for
Mr.. Stevens proposition. Il repesls the
Communication clause and preserves power
to furnish substitutes, SO. The House
voted on and rel ected this substitute; yeas
%, nays l20.
Mr.. SmitbeTs offered substitute author
izing the President, at his discretion, to
call for any lumber Of volunteers. In
oass the quota Of any State, District &o,
shall not be filed in sixty days the Presi-
dent may order q draft for one year
Those aho serve one, two or three years,
ara to receive bounties respectively Of zoo,
800 and 400. No communication Is to be
allowed. The question being taken on the
substitute, it was rejected; yeas 75, nays n.
Without further sctien on the original
; bill, the House at IL o'clock sdjOurnd.
NAsHMGToE, June 2o.
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Fessenden Commit
tee of Conference was appointed on the
Tariff Bill, consisting Of Messrs. Fessen-
den, Morgan and Pomeroy.
/ OSeH
concerning communication with Insured
tionary States was amended and passed.
Itallows intercourse as far IS necessary
} to supply the wants ofloysl inhabitants IL
our lines and enable them to sell the pro
ducts Of their own labor, and Of the freed
a men, and imposes q Gne or Imprisonment
on officers or others who violate the Law
or appropriate public or private property
or make false returns.
l. The pending motion to reconsider tn
d bill to prevent military interference in tn
- elections was rejected-23 to l9.
The Senate passed the House bill for tn
9 relief of the officers Of the 4th and 6t
l. Indian regiments, who were commissions
st by the War Department, but were not mus
tered into the service.
The President pro TEN appointed Fessen
den, Morgan and Pomeroy to act wit
MorriI, Fenton and Cox on the part Of th
ID | House as a Committee on Conference, o
a. the dissgreeing amendment to the Tsri
~ Bill.
Ve The Senate took up the bill smendstor
re to the laws concerning commercial intel
course between the loyal sndinsurrectio1
al sry States.
'N Mr.. Merrill offered an amendment pr
ur viding that any officers Of the Unite
lv- States Civil, Military, or Naval, or On
Sutler, marine or other person who shs
violste any provisions Of this act or WI
shah transport or sell or otherwise di
pose Of threin any goods whstsver exec
in pursuance Of the Licences and authorit
Of the President and under the rules al
regulations Of the Secretary Of the Tres
ury, shall be liable to Indictment as for
Ca misdeamenor, and fine not exceeding %
900, and to punishment in the Penitentlsl
not exceeding 8 years.
Mr.. Doolittle offered an amendmel
raj which was agreed to, making the penslti
il. in the bill spply to officers who will full
az embeEzle and missppropriste private
public propesty, or make false returns.
on Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment 6
on lowing the trade, so far ss is necessar
for suppIyingstb5 necessities Of loyal pc
sons residing in insurreotidnary stat
within our lines and TO enable them
est' market in the loyal States the products
of their own labor and Of the labor Of free
ern men and Of others employed and paid
them. After further amendments the b
was passed by yeas q, nays ID.
les- The pending motion TO reconsider {
pes vote by which the bill to prevent militia
lst interferepce with elections was tax
-. up and rejected yeas 19, nays %.
The bill TO establish bureau Of Tree
sui men affairs came up ss unfinished bu
ness
'on- The pending amendment to repeal
and tint resolution explanatory Of the @
lied fscstion Act was adopted; yeas 70, nays
> - Mr.. Doolittle offered the tolloWi
amendment as q new section, That,
lAs' Assistant Commissioners, Local Super
now tendents and Clerks, ss well as the Sup
'rom vising Special Agents, appointed viii
on States within which insurrection exii
II oO and the authority Of the civil tribunalI
and ovetthroBn, shall be SO far deemed to
be 8 in the militery service Of the United sts
N il as 10 be liable to trial by Courts mar
:, or Military Commission, to be ordered
~ u The commanding General Of the milit
rcity Dsusrtment within which they act as g
row Assistant Commissioners, Local Super
tendsnts. Clerks, or Supervising Spe
AGENTS. and for all offences amounting
b in YaHonv, for any act Of embeEslement
e the Wilful misspprOprisLion Of public
the private property, for any VI
sd Of oppression Of any ~
lsnt- ms, @ Az any Of the loyal
has bSbitsnts for any Act Of taking or
nd 1t ceiving directly or indirsctlyi sny no
early or anything Of value for any sot done
g.. omitted to be done By them in their
'len'' oisI capacity, or being in any MAI
sVing interested in sny purchase Of cotton
sally tobacco, sugar or any other article
omis. duosd upon any lands leased or Wol