Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-16
MONDAY. JUNE l3. 1864


In the SENATE petition was presented by Mr. SUM
sER from Peter Cooper, of New York. relative to our
system OF finance, and asking for such taxation as will pay
the expenses Of the Government and interest on
all the public debit aso suggesting different system OF
currency to exclude the lssues of State Banks
With Swedenborg, he defes nation to legsate per
manent value into paper currency The petition
referred to the Finance Committee.
Mssss. HARRIS, FooT, aud CoLLAMER presented p-ti-
tons praying for the passage of the House bill to
homesteads the conscated and forfeited plantations
the rebel States for the soldiers and sailors in tho United
States service. They referred to the Committee
Public Lands.
Mr.. GRIMES presented petition from the constable
and from citizens of the District we'll the Judges
Of the Supreme Court Of this District praying the repeal
of so much of the act OF March g. 1863 takes from the
county constables the right persons charged with
Offences against the criminal law 1t referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported with amendment, the House bill provide for
the more speedy punishment of euerrlIas.
Mr. LANE, of Kansas called up his Joint resolution for
the admission of the free Arkansas into the Union
and moved to refer it, together with the credentials OF
Messrs Fshback and Baxter, to the judiciary Committee
long bate ensued involving the present status of the
State OF Arkansas; which occupied the remainder of the
sitting Mr. SUMNER conteDded that Arkansas was no,
now legally in the Union and that her claim to be repre-
Cd here, or in the House, not just one NJ.
JOHNSON argued that the State of Arkansas was still in
the Union The resolutions and credentials referred
to the judiciary Committee and at five O'clock the Se
a,te adjourned.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES q report was ., e.
sened by Mr. DAWES from the Committee Of Elections
to which the subject of military appointments had been
referred in reference to the Of Gen. Schenck and
Gen. Blair The substance of the report is that Msior
Gen. Robert c. Schenck having resigned his comm ssop
before the of the of Congress war
not disqualified from holding seat member from Ohio
But that Major Gen. Francis Blair, by continuing to
hold military commission till January 1864 did thereby
dsqusify himself from holding seat as member from
Missouri The report for the present laid upon the
table
he Houre concurrod 10 the report OF the committee
conference the dsagreeing amendments of the two
Houses concerning the pay of certain colored troops
Among other things it authorizes the Attorney General
determine any question OF law in order to enable cooreo
troops to receive their bounty, clothing Sc.
Mr. SCHENCK from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported bill TO repeal the three hundred dollar commu-
taton clause in the enrolment b and msved the previous
question. But debate rising thereon the resolution was
lad over.
Mr.. GARFIELD introduced Joint resolution, which pro-
poses to enact that State declared to be in beon by
tee proclamation of the President Of the United States
shall be entitled to appoint electors for President or Wee
President an that electoral vote from any such State
shall be received counted until both Houses of Con.
gress by concurrent action shall have recognised State
government in such State On motion of Mr. RLAINE OF
Maine this resolution was laid on the tabe-yeas lO4
nays SO.
The House resumed the consideration OF the bill to re
peal the fugitive slave law Mr. KING, of Missouri made
speech in opposition to it, Mr.. Cox Of Ohio also op
posed the bill Mr.. MORRIS, of New York ard MIR
FARSswoRTH, Of Illinois, advocated the bill It wa.
passed; and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, JUNE IA, 1864
To the SENATE favorable report was made by Mr.
HENDRICKS, from the Committee Public Lands, on
the bill to grant to California the hundred acres Of