The Portland daily press., 1865-01-20
LxxXvIn CoNGREss-secoud session.
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
| The resolution of thanks to Gen. Terry and
Admiral Porter and their commands were
unanimously passed. .ss4s., 3, 80
| A resolution was passed appointing COM
mittee to investigate the treatment of In
dams. 10 ..s,3 saril a = ii MD q - 20 :
The .bllto regulate commerce between the
several States, which authorizes any railroad
to convey passengers and mails from one State
to another, was considered. foi y e.lt sstfA
Mr.. johnson opposed the bill, which was
| postponed until Tuesday,
Inc Dill to define the pay of army officers,
which provides that a breyet rank shall not
entitles the holder to any increase of pay, was
passed. ess i7ss = -.
Mr. Wilson introduced resolution in re-
gard to deductiEg the unpaid income tax of
Government employees from their salaries 10
monthly installments during 1865. Referred
to the committee on Finance. z mi. ss.si
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to amend the
act,to encourage immigration, which forbids
intercourse with migrants before they are
landed except byp permission Of the commission
ers OF Immigration under heavy penalty and
Imprisonment. There are various other pro-
visions in the bill, including punishment for
inducing by, improper means, emigrants to en-
list in the United States army or navy, reauir-
ing of captains to pay SO for the deathiof
every person over eight years of age on board
a ship as iund for the relief of sick and des-
stitnte emigrants, &c. Referred TO committee
on Finance. ~ go 2 ~
Some private business was considered.
The, Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion. Adjourned. sup ~ - q 80 z ss9
HOUSE. i5 ; d.aas * ssHs
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Secretary OF War to communicate the record
OF the case of Major Hastings. $50
The amendatory enrolment bill was made
the order of the day two weeks from to- day.
Resolutions Of thanks 70 Gen. Terry, AID
miral Porter and Gen. Thomas were referred
to the Military committee. a - ssisas
The . Executive appropriation bill was then
.,s A joint resolution instructing the Secretary
Of War to give credit in future drafts for 100
days men, was referred to the committee on
Military Affairs. ff.lsa.s si.ssss-Ii -,
"A resolution was offered that as Provost
Marshal General Frye's order of Jan. I'd, in
structing subordinate Provost Marshals not to
credit certain enlistments, If unjust, to such 10
calities as havein advance Allied their quotas,
the committee on Military Affairs be in
structed to inquire whether measures should
not be adopted to obviate tho hardships re-
sulting from such order. Some debate follow
ed, when upon explanations from Mr.. Schenck
of Ohio, the resolution was withdrawn. .siss
The clause appropriating $2O00,00O for ex-
penses in issuing and printing Treasury notes,
was considered. ,-.,... s,a
sa- An amendment was offered appropriating
an additional sum Of $1,777 900 for procuring
dies, stamps, paper, printing and circulating
notes, &c,, which was amended 50 that no
further expenditures be made for the expert
mental system of hydraulic printing until they
be authorized and appropriations made there
for. 4 & eH9ssh ss'tl4
The amendment thus anne ndedwas adopted.
The second section was amended SO as to
fix the salary of the Treasurer Of the United