The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-11
CONGRESS. Extra Session

SENATE-Nr Grimes introduced o In,
promote the efficiency Of the army and pa ',-, 10
Referred TO the select committee. navy
Rev. DR.. Sunderland was elected Chon1o;..
Mr.. Clark offered resolution thai as a"..
Senatore engaged in the rebellion did NOT ', 'E1
the Government of its progress, therein" N''SG
Res0ioed, That Senators Mason. Hns4.
Clingman, Bragg, Nicholson, SebastIar Mtah
ell and others from the seeded States be arnai
ed from the Senate. 'Np'l'
| Laid over,
The Senate resolution, number one ,n,,r,,
ing certain acts of the President was takardr W.,
Quite lengthy discussion was induced in ~" ~,
several amendments were offered "''"
Mr.. Wilson appealed to Senator'S to withdraw,
thelr amendments, as this was simple resoIu-
ton legalizng tho acts of the President
HoUsE.-A message was received from tbo
Senate announcing that the bill remittmg S S',0
ties on arms since the lst of Nav until naut
January had passed. ''A'
Mr.. Stevens asked that it might be nut unor
its passage. ~"
Mr.. Burnett spoke at some length, STATING
that he thought that not only the Commence
ment of the war, but the prosecution Of !,
might have been avoided by proper efforts Of
the Administration. He was indisposed to 70.
sort to cannon, bayonct and sword under anv
circumstances, believing that under the tbeory
OF our Government the Union could never he
held together in that way, and his purpose was
to oppose by voice and vote every movement
looking to d prosecution of the war, which bo
predicted would shatter the material interests Of
the country, and result in the downfall Of Re.
publican Government on this continent.
Mr.. Mallory Of Kentucky protested in the
name of Kentucky and her Union Representa-
tives against the remarks Of Mr. Burnett. Ken
lucky, by al overwhelming majority, will sun.
port ana maintain the Government and the
Constitution of the United States. (Great ap-
plause on the floor and in the galleries, which
the Speaker checked)
MIR. Mallory, resuming, insisted that what he
had stated was the opinion of Kentucky in this
unfortunate state of affairs. We in Kentucky,
said he, believe the peril, destruction and ruin
of many material interests has been brought
about by those very seeding States of the South,
which seem to excite the sympathy of my col.
league. This being my opinion and that Of
kentucky, think am authorized to say to
this House and the country, that the people of
kentucky, through her Union Representations
this floor, stand ready to support the Govern.
ment of the United States by every Constitu-
tional measure which it may be thought proper
ASSOA w AOA
ment and the Constitution. (Applausc.)
The bill then passed.
Mr.. Washburn said the bill had been thor
oughly considered By the Secretary of the Trea-
sury and the Committee on Commerce, who had
agreed to report it to the House. 1t
contains features similar to the force bill
1893.
The bill passed-yeas 1875, nays TO- The fol.
lowing are the nays: Burnett, Harden, Norton,
Pendleton, Reed, Robinson, Vallandingham,
Vooshees, Wadsworth, Ben Wood.
On motion of MIR. Stevens, the House went
into Committee Of the Whole, allowing one
hour for debate
Mr.. Stevens from tho Committee on Ways
and Means reported bill for the support Of the
army for the fiscal year ending with June next,
and for arrears for the year ending 30th of June
last also bill making appropriations for the
Navy for some period both referred to Com
mittee of the Whole OH state Of the Union.
The loan bill was then passed. Yeas, l49.
Nays, 5-Bnrnett, of Ky, Reid, Norton of
Mo-. Vallandingham, of Ohio, and Ben Wood
of n. Y.
After the transaction Of some other business
OF no great Importance, the House adjourned.