The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-19

and pending smendmcuts were recommit-
ted to the Committee on Ways and
Means to be reported back tomorrow.
Clay of Kentucky introduced : bill
which was referred TO the Committee on
Ways and Means. providing that when
. special or express contract has been
made since January 1st, 1862, or shall
hereafter be made upon the deposit or
loan of gold for the payment Of such loan
or deposit in gold, nothing shall be q To-
gal tender for the discharge of contract,
or of any Judgement rendered theron, but
gold, any law 70 the contrary notwith-
standing.
Garfield introduced bill which was
referred to the Committee on Military af-
fairs, TO organize regiment Of veteran
volunteer engineers.
A joint resolution explanatory Of GER
tain acts Of Congress relative to the S25
bounty was reported from the Military
Committee and passed.
The bill establishing a Freedmen's
Bureau was taken up.
Without action they adjourned.
SENATE.
Wilson, from Committee of Conference
on the part of the Senate on the Enroll
ment bill, made report, which after q
partial reading was ordered to be print
ed and made the order for tomorrow.
The House provision for $500 commu
tation is agreed 10, with proviso that it
shall exempt for no longer period than
one year, aud that at the expiration Of that
time such person shall again be liable to
draft.
The bill as reported also includes free
colored persons who may be drafted. 1t
provides that such troops shall not be
assigned as State troops, but shall be mus
tered into the service as United States
colored volunteers.
The D.stric. Of Columbia business will
occupy the rest of the day.
| A petition from citizens of New York
praying for equalization of soldiers pay
without regard to color was laid on the
table.
A bill was introduced to encourage EN-
igration and ordered to be printed.
Cowan introduced The following join,
resolutions
BE it resolved, DC, /. That the Pro
vost Marshal General be and is hereby
directed 10 enlist such persons as may de
sire 10 enter the naval service of The
United States under such directions a,
may be given by the Secretary of Wa
and the Secretary Of the Navy, which en-
listments shall be credited TO the appro
pirate district; provided. nevertheless
that inasmuch as persons enlisted in th,
naval service receive prize money, persons
50 enlisting shall not be entitled to receive
any bounty upon their enlistment.
2. That tie President OF the United
States, may, whenever in bis judgmen
the pabiic service requires it, authoriE,
and direct the transfer Of persons who
have been employed in the service ant
are now enlisted in regiments for lane
service, from such regiments tol he naya
service, upon such terms aud according
to such rules and regulations as ma,
be prescribed. provided that the number
OF trainers from any company or regiment
shall not be SO great as TO reduce such
company or regiment below the minimum
of strength required by the regulation,
OF the military service; aud provided fur
Their, that such sum as may have beer
paid TO persons SO transferred as bounty
/ for enlistment % the military service shal
be transfer 4 from the recruiting func
Of the naval service 10 the credit Of ths
proper appropriation for the land service
On motion of Grimes the following
amendment as added.
| Be it further Resolved, There shall b,
paid 10 each enlisted able or ordinary sea
man hereafter enlisted into the naval ser
vice an advance Of three months pay as
bounty. to be refunded to The treasur,
from any prize money to which such en-
listed seaman may be entitled.
The join. resolution, as amended, wa,
adopted.
Mr.. Conness explained that the reso.
luton gives discretionary to the President
to transfer seamen enlisted in the army &
the navy, and to make up crews for ship.
of war to be sent to the Pacific coast.
The Navy Department were ready to send
ships to the Pacific coast for It's protec
ton, but by reason of the great bountie,
paid the soldiers. the Navy Department
could not get sailors, and this provision
was to meet this difficulty. and to enable
the Government to send such feet Il
the Pacific as will give it ample proiec
| ton against attack.
The Senate went into executive session
and shortly after adjourned.