, 1864-06-20

nfWr CoI1ina. OF Cal, without action.
" The ~. senate s' At IT. : o'clock. adIoHrned'
,nes ma NTH lie distribution OF prize MONEY.
Wss ,,assed
"i1T The p11aI Tonaa hin anrhor,z,nr the secretarv
of ~ w. to nrovfde for the educ AtIon Of
nnvai cnnsfrnctnra and eteam engine eers, the
nand;dotea ~ he eiohteen wears of aye, was
no1on5
p'''eo'
HOUSE. .
"AsHSaroN, June ~, 1854.
The bill establishing a large number Of new
post routee was passed.
The Conference Committee reported On t9e
per month, and non commissions officers in
proportion, explaining that the hundred
daS men will receive the same pay. Report
ngreed to.
The SPEAKER announced the business to
be the vote on the passage OF the bill to ap-
point ommfssioners to adiudIcate claIms for
property lost or destroyed by the armies Of
the Uuitel States. Passed 70 to 81
l. District of Columbia railroad bill was
tuken M. and the motion to strike out the
proViso that no regulation shall be made ex~
Guiding eolored persons from the cars, Was
uegntiYed. 60 to Is. The bill passed 81 to 4G.
The Senate amen dmente to the twentieth
Indian apporttonment bill were acted ou.
Mr. Stevens bill amendatorY to the
Pacific Railroad act was postponed till Tues
day evening.
The bill providing that IN act Of Decem-
navy shall not be construed to retire any
officer under G. years Of age who has been In
service Is years, after he arrived ut the ag,,
OF G. was passed; also the bill providing
corps, Of commanders in the navyson active
list shall temporarily embrace oil appointed
to such grade pr1orto the commencement OF
the present session Of Congress.
Mr. RICE reported the House bill giving
aesimulated rank to warrant officers Of tbs
navy after five years service, that they are to
rank as ens}gns, and after ten years as mas
ters.
Nr. RICE reported resolution authoriz-
ing the Secretary Of the Navy to utter the
contract of Captain Ericsson for the con
struction of impregnab1e vessels-the Die.
tator and Puritan 80 that Captain Ericsson
may be relieved OF bis ont1act for the Pa-
ritan, and the government take 1t at the
amount Of valuation, and nnish 1t according
to. recently demonstrated improvements
Nothing contained In this resolution ts to be
construed to affect the contract TOR the DC.
tator- Mr; Rice explained the intention OF
the resolution, saylng ne dictator Is TO @ 5e
eomple1ea "ltaout aod4''ona4 coS' 70 tne
Eonet1t1s11: Et ~ enp17n, em
| Mr WAshbtKS, ,,l o. ~, saia me giowfng y;
Ereasoa p1a was N no do oaot wei I but he
aid not approve that immense fertases had d
been made By contractors, On saoddy and
other things, who bad never offered olck
any OF t1e money 70 1ne ne. 6overnmen., n ss pas
man a1eees ne 4as 1ost noae5 u was tnen
asked to a6solVe MIN from nls contract
Mr: H1CE, OF Mass hoPea 1he gentleman
would not 1nVolTe Capt. Eflcssoh's contracs
with thoEe % 11srepatan'e cnafactef:
-, MI: MAshbuhNE fep1leo ne was only
1lnstfatmg 19ek
II NJ hELLEi s;!, OF 5ae savaa Gomm11tee naa -.
cafey e4s H. suo5ses ana ee u ~ 10
ane sonetus!Gu taas -. ~ ,;1d - w ~
coan.ry required 7olne'nios oi-tno Ainu W
oe 9ou9; er,77p&-,, ..,;.s .e 4.u+ II -
- Mr. NaoabohNE Ieptteo ~. - ~
t tnen tns country "as Ill '1e AAoos VI eon'
1f1gto1si H. pR1cE za,a III thu money annroori.
ea 6aa aho T.
Sesaes Spsnas Six OF seven nanofeo s0ilafS
~ WAsHHuRNE rnn1,ed that the man
whn t nade ~ cnntract 1aa honnd tn take
tha n1 aTnar t a;twres M tntn cons{deratinn
M. FIRE Of Maine, e1plained The terms
ofthe contrsct and s:,oEe Of The iucreased
nrfce Of matl riais' and advocated the reso-
Intjon.
iii, NELSON, Of New York, would mere
II suggest TO the gentlemen whether 1t
would not be best to give the contractors
two million Of acres OF The public lands.
Mr, ELDRIDGE, OF wisconsin, asked
| whether the gentleman would not take any
installment for the New York canals:
Mr. NELSON replied If the lands were