, 1864-04-06

SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April s, 1864.
Afecf an unimportant morning business, Mr..
ssee q tie d f st. III
sabofdihates for tho sclzuEo 81 places Of rasoas
:. ii: CONFESS, Of Cal, moved to Ia, the rosolu-
On @0to3 sd NJ TRXMbgL 1s # the Sen
4 col1oany cnsued between FE SsENDKN sud
TRUABULL On the formers motion Of yestorday
lion to ament the Constitution, and to sake up The
Naval appropriation Bill.
The SHsGM ss1ats 5Sfqsed a{ t. postpone. to y
Senate At length on the subject.
III. DAVIS, OF Ky,, amendment that no negro
OF person WHO'S molher Or grandmother Is or was
eligible to any civil OF military ONCE. Of any place
Of trust or profit under the United States was re-
jeetedn; j - Ye9s9-neyssa.
end Of the section the following: " That no ~ slave I've
ehsll be emancipatcd by this article unless the
owner thereof be first paid the value OF the s!aye
or elaves 60 emancipatcd." Rejected. Yeas =
III: DAVIS, OF Ky.. submitted IN amendment
providing for the distribution OF negroes set free
the e Resec
eiaF Committee. i bin ior the collection Of taxes
striking out the provision authorizing The grant Of
70 lots to soldiers, and that OF poWefng tax
eo9m1esieners to set aside sales deemed to bs un-
III. ASTHoSY, Of r. I i, Submitted an amend
nsnt intended to be proposed to the blll for the
relief Of justices Of the Supreme Court Of the
ces Of the Supreme md District Courts at the ase
ct 70 If they deslrc It. and giving Supreme Court
justices >, f5om I! 500 to 5000, according to the
the salary to District Court Justices, provided such
saa1y shall not he less than e. 900 Ii cases where
lns e. sefyff hss Rfs1 exceeding e fifteen ysars
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsuSGTox, april +, 1851.
. Mr. ARNOLD, Of Ill, from tho Committee on
Ro?ds and cana1e, reported bill which he ex-
July, 1867, and providing ior t6e eonsguction @ Of
two bridges over the Ohio River, to enable tie rall
foads o. Indiana ard illinois to NEE: those on the
from aG5 10 500 feet hie6 The ralifoads 81 are read1
to construct the bridges without cost to tho Gov.
"; MALLORY, OF KY, in sdrertine to the bill,
said 1t had been passed two yea1s aso, mflltous
Of dollars would hare been sayed to the Govsrn.
tlemen epoke Of the great military ~ we'll as COM
". MoREHEAD. Of Penn, moved to iaY the
Nj. WAsHBURNE, Of Ils.. said the biiil involved
great constitutional principles, aud therefore he
@ mnred It It ;S 5efesd for consideration to the Com
nsr-abe streams. Ills own country had suffered
too much altogether nom the bridge at Rock
Tic motion was disagreed to and the bin u.sre-
committed to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
see'!9g t6e On aits;5 ais aasp 1epoft
H. rs pi5 s5a Pss eonttes h,,.
prepared sneh bill but withhold it to see what
1Iaaani w be raised from the new tariff bin. Nj.
1nittee On Military Affairs. Agreed to-7a 10 70.
The House then refused to gfyc tho Naval Com
mlttee ten days eaEe to .1sit the West to inspect
The House then went into Committee Of tho
Whole On the National Bank bin. The Committee
agreed 70 the amendments offered yesterday, By
be construed to prohibit the taxing Of banking
capital for State and municipal purposes, provided
he ta1es sha!, rot be higher than t6e rate Imposed
III. BRooRs, 1S. Of y. +, submitted three add.
gPs sa 5ssps 5sss9s f oH H, @ be ess ss en
ception:
ist.. An amendment providing Tint the coin re-
eeired By evey association shall be retained up to
"a. An amendment designating ways and means
fos gindine qP the associ.tion, when desired
ID. Eorblddlng& & these banks from being turned
These amen1ments were eeverA11y rejected.
By. HOLMAN, Of Ind offered substitute for
os s1ne ohax tfss b1w
yer: ~ which to close their affairs. Disagreed to
Tic comnittec here rose and rcportcd the bill,
as amended to the House.
III. STEVENS OF Pa, offered substitute for it,
similar to the bill as amended, bat fixing the rate
Of interest at seven per cent, and omitting State
Mr. STEVENS acceded to the suggestion of Mr.s
nrooks. That the Amendments made to tho bill by
Union, shall be printed before further action is