Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-07-19

be established either land ship board for the ooec
ton Of duties n cash. The President Is empowered
employ such part Of the army. navy, or militia, as may
DC deemed necessary, aud II duties imports cannot be
odcctualy collected he cusc the ports Of entry in
districts, BY proclamation. The President may, in his
discretion, license and permit commercial intercourse
with any other port VI section. the inhabitants
u which declared in a state Of nsuuec,ion. Yes
sells found at sea OF in ports of the United states fifteen
days after such Proclamation has been issued, shall be
forfeited. The offcircs and penalties incurred by this
act may be mitigaed rentted IN where special
circumstances may seem TO require H.
wAsufSoros, Thursday. July II, 1861
SENATE.
NJ Salisbury gave notice that he should introduce
loht resolution making amendments to the Constitution
ioI he peaceabe adj 'tment of the present trouble
Mr. Chandler ftom the Committee on Commcfce re-
ported back the House bill relating the further c0lcc
blockade bill with recommendation that pass. LAID
over
Mr. Fe,,enden reported the House bin for the payment
OF the militia and volunteers, with an amendment max
ing the appropriation fvc aud three quarters " million
instead Of six million dollars. The amendment was a.
greed 60, and the bill passed.
Mr. CLARK called up the resolution relative 70 the expul-
sion oi Mason and other traitors from the Senate.
Nj Bayard saw no reason 1r any m1re than declaring
Their seats vacant but saw reason for charBngihem with
Nj CLARK said he wanted TO deny openly any right Of
accession. lie wanted the men who turned guns on the
nation 90 De expelled frnm IT, councils.
Mr. Bayard claimed that the action Of states was no
the expulsion Of senators
Mr. Latham moved 10 strike out the word cxpe
hf MeDougal said that no man had the right 20 scat
here who espoused the cause Of treason which entitled
them TO the "A instead Of the halter. The amendment
was disagreed to-yeas II, nays 49,
The resolution then passed, 32 to 10. The nays
Bayard Bfcckinridge Bright, johnson Of Mo- johnson
of Tenn, Latham, Nesmith, Polk. Powell and Rice.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr. Stevens the House went into COM
miteo of The whole on the army bill with Mr. Washburn
In the chair
iue the bill or the estimate which it is based Mil
lions upon millions are reported and hurried through
without an opportunity for investigation. Ho desired to
ask the gcutirtuan, (Stcvens,l whether this bill was
framed u accordance with the estimates OF the Secretary
uf War Nj Stevens replied. "entrely So"
No Burnett asked what the aggregate amount Of
the appropriations
Mr stevens replied. sGG7 0)) ,O0O less 50 100000
Nj Burnett said this the first lime Congress was
since he had had this floor namely, 10 increase
the regular army n fJr other he would
/ against the bin.
Nr Lnvcy II l would not vote, the bin proposed
70 inceasr he standing army than double what il
now IT, lie would give 500 00l men aud Sj0JOOIC COJ
and his constituents would give thrir last aud she'd
their last drop of blood flr the suppression " the robr
Hon but thcj dd not desire 90 increase the glar army
Mr Mallory " Ky wished know how IL was that this
enormous appropriation aud contemplated ncreasc u
ihc regular army happened t De prceutcd 20 the House
before the Military Cluni tee had made hcir TepIftt
Ihe hilI after several ruiuur amendments, was laid
aside to be reported 10 the House
bNl making appropriations f0r naval service then
taken zap and sad. There debate. The Com
miee when these bills were seyeraiy passed the
House refusing 10 order ne yeas and nays ihc final
bill for payment ofmiiita aud volunteers
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