The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-25

Inc Dill 70 repeal the fugluve slave law
was passed by 81 to IL. '' ~
[NoTE.-This bill having passed both
Houses, only awaits the Presidents sigma
ture.
The Bill of Mr.. Morgan repeating the
$500 clause was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment providing the
draft be for one year was rejected, .
WASHINGTON June "a.
The loan bill was received from the
House and referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Chandler called up the bill for in
creased facilities of telegraphic communi-
cation between Atlantic and Pacific States,
and territory of Idaho. /.
3 1t authorizes the U. s. Telegraph and
their associates to erect lines of telegraph
between the Missouri river and San Fran
cisco on such route as they may select, and
also a line from Fort Hall by way of Walla
Wala, and San Francisco to Portland Ore
gon, and from Fort Hall to Barrock and
Virginia City, in Idaho, etc.
An amendment proposed by the commits
tee on commerce, striking out the provision
of $40, 900 dollars year for ten years, to
be paid by the United States for its mes
sages was agreed to. The bill was then
passed. -.
Mr.. Chandler called up the bill in addi
tion to the several acts concerning inter-
course between the loyal and disloyal states,
Mr.. Morrill, moved amendments thereto.
by which instead of repeating so much OF a
former acts as prohibits all commercial in
tercourse, the exception is made so far as
may be necessary to supply actual wants of
loyal persons residing within the lines, and
and allow them to sell in market the pro-
ducts of their own labor, or of freedmen
&C., the bill was postponed until to morrow
in order to have amendments printed.
Mr.. johnson offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted.
Resolved, That the President be requested
to inform the Senate if any authority has
been given to any one, either in this coun
try or elsewhere to obtain recruits in
Ireland or Canada for our army or navy,
and whether such recruits have been oh
tanned, or whether to the knowledge OF the
government Irishmen or Canadians have
been induced to emigrate to this country,
in order to so rerruit, and if 80 what
measure if any have been adopted in order
to avert such conduct.
Mr.. Collamer from the Postoftice com
mittee reported bill to provide salaries in
lieu of commissioners for Postmasters.
The bill making appropriations for sun>
dry civil expenses of the government, then
came up as the special order.
The motion was indivisible.
Mr. Davis appealed from the decision Of
the Chair, but on Mr.. Halc's motion the
appeal was laid on the table; yeas 26,
nays 6. So the resolution of MIR. Davis
was not received.
The bill making appropriations for Ger
tain civil expenses, was then proceeded
with, the Senate being as in committee of
the whole. On passing upon various items
the following amendments were made, VIZ:
striking out the section appropriating
500, 900 for comforting the old hall of rep,
resentatives into hall for statuary for all
the states, laying a marble floor, &C., and
inserting $500 to enable the commissioner
of public buildings to fence, grade and beau>
tify franklin Square in this city. Also
500 for purchasing $500 feet of land ad>
ioinining the Columbia Institute for the
desf, dumb and blind, for that institution,
and striking out the appropriation of ST.
600 to increase tho work on the buildings,
for the accommodation of the inmates
The appropriation Of $3l, 500 for building
to be used as a mechanic shop for the same
institution, was also struck out, and an ap>
preparation of $5O,O 900 was inserted to build
a custom house in Portland, Maine.
Mr. Davis rose to offer a resolution. OBJ
ection was made He then moved to post.
pone this and all prior orders with the
view Of then Offering his new questions of
order was raised but Mr.. Davis contended
his motion was in order.
Mr.. Conness desired that the resolution
be read that Senators might have informa-
ton. Davis, said his resolution was not in
the question as he had only moved to post
pone plior orders. The chair decided the
resolution as not before the body. MIR.
Conness said the resolution ought to be
understood the same as that attempted to
be offered by the gentleman the other day,
for making peace or suspending war with
the rebels.
Mr.. Trumble said it could uot be in order
to postpone special order made soby a
two thirds vote to take up something by
mere majority vote not before the body.
Mr.. Davis further explained finally
The chair decided that motion to postpone
prior orders orders must embrace the
proposition Of taking up something else.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, June "a.