Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-21
PhooREplNas o. ooNeREss.
SENATE.
ENCOURAGING ENLlsTMRxrs.

Joan1 EesOIunon 10 encourage ealtslments,
and promote the efficiency of the military
forces Of the United States as follows:
Resolved, That for the purpose of en-
couragtng enlistments aud promoting the
efficiency of the. military and naval forces
OF the United States, it is hereby enacted
that the wife and children, II any he have,
OF any person that has been, or may be,
mustered into the military or naval ser.
vice OF the United States, shall, from and
after the passage of this act, be forever
Tree, any law, usage, or custom TO the con.
trary notwithstanding; and in determin-
tng who Is the wife and who are the chill
dren OF the enlisted person herein
mentioned, evidence that he and
the woman claimed to be bis wife have
lived together, associated as husband and
vile, and 30 continued to live and asso.
clate at the time of the enlistment, OF. that
torn OF marriage, whether the same was
or was not authorized by Law, has been
celebrated between them, and that the
parties thereto lived together or associated
as husband and wife aad so continued TO
live or associate at the time of enlistment,
shall be deemsd sufficient proof of mar.
rlSge valid for the purpose of this act. and
the children of any such marriage born
while the same continued, although it had
ceased at the time Of enlistment, shall be
deemed and taken to be the children men.
toned in this section.
Referred to the Military Committee.
OVERLAND rELEGRAPHIc COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. Couness, of California, introduced a
bill amending the act Of 1860 to facilitate
telegraphic communication between the
Atlantic aud Pacific States, restricting The
amount payable BY the Government for
messages to the sum stipulated in the bill
ana providing for the free use of the line
Ior purposes Of Coast Survey Observatory
amt ana the Smithsonian Institution. Il also
limits the charges to California newspapers
to two cents. S''
> Referred to the Committee on the Pacific
THR TARIFF DECISIONS.
Mr.. Johnson, of Maryland, presented a
memorial OF the Chamber of Commerce of
New York, complaining that decision of
the Secretary of the Treasury bears hard
on the merchants Of that City aud other
seapOrts. The decision is, that the recent
enactment increasing duties on imports
took effect on the 2sth of April, and that
all who paid ;dnties at the former rates ara
liable to pay the additional Fifty per cent
The mernorialtsts say that they cannot
recognize the justice Of being obliged the
second time to pay duties on merc6ab diss
Tor which they have received landing ner-
mits. They urge that IL the joint resolu.
tion adding 90 per cent. to the duties. on
imports was law 90 Friday, 1t should
have been known Friday to the merchants
OF New York aud elsewhere, and that /,
was not known till Saturday, April 80. AT
nalt-past in the afternoon. They claim
ina, under the decision of the Secretary.
the Joint resolution would be an "a Do,f
tdeto law. V''
Mr.. Johnson said that the decisions of
bad decided that the Importation wa, cor,
plete on the arrival of the vessel at nor. |
de was convinced that the Secretary Of the
treasury was In error, and that the ami.
cation otthe memoralists should be granted
Referred to the Finance Committee.
LAND AID TO RAILROADS.
Mr. Harlan, of Iowa. reported back from
the Committee on Pnblic Lands the bill
granting lands to the State of Michigan. to
aid in the construction Of RAILROADS. with
amendments. 80
twas passed.
The House bill granting lands to the
s State o. iowa for similar purposes, with
amendments, was passed. IS -.
tbs PRINTING OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS -
The bill, to expedite the prfutina Of npb-
tic documents, was passed with an amend.
nent, repeating the clause in the Law ar.
thortztng the Postmaster General Ia nr;n,
me report of the offers and contracts for
mail service. 's'S'' 'UR
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, called I'm a,
amendment as substitute for the Psc;e.
Railroad bill, and it was read at length
Mr.. Howard said that In the b;lI - Zoo
incorporating the railroad comnsnv - t9 Ss.
proposed to issue United States io'as.s.
bonds for the building Of the Foad Ths
substitute now offered prohibited the i.sr,s
OF any Government bonds either To the
Union Pacific Railroad Company or fsnS
other connected with it. The snhs,;t,'ts
provides that the company shall be- anne
Ized to issue their corporate bonIs fos ~
purpose OF raising money to build the rooJ
ana the Government agrees to guarantees ~
noIoers OF these bonds the interest nnon
taem Tor twenty years, the bonds them.
se srI, remaining for thirty years. The first
, !I ssI INTEREST on the bonds is credited to
the company. Provided the COMPANY f.iIS
to pay the interest, the United S,sye .a 20
entitled TO all the rights of the oris;naI
. 3ondholders. Instead, therefore. Of the
United States becoming a debtor in ,hts
great enterprise, it becomes enaran,or Sat
ne payment OF the interest on its bonSs
onIy for twenty years. The other ssotions
are merely Intended to carry out these ersst
o :.9 in dstah: The liability Of the 0pi.
~. \ states viii be less under this measSra
han under the law of 1862. 1-''esuFs
vent into E1e ec IF Ss dis; the Senate
Yards adjourned. "NV "lset-
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