Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-07-11
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The extra session of the 37th Congress con-
vened in Washington on the 18th inst in pur.
suancc of the Proclamation of the President
In the Senate the following members from the
Southern States were present Messrs Bayard
and Salisbury of Delaware, Kennedy and Pearce
OF Maryland, breckenridge and Powell of Ken
lucky, Polk of Missouri and Johnson of Ten.
nessee. Mr. Wilson has introduced bills of the
following titles:
bill to ratify and confirm certain acts of tho
President for the suppression Of instruction and re-
beon.
bill to authorize the employment of volunteers r,
aid in enforcing the laws and protecting the public
property.
A bin to increase the present military establishment
Of the United States.
A bill providing for the better organization Of the
military establishment.
bill to promote the efficiency Of the army.
bill for the organization Of volunteer militia
force to be called the National Guard Of the Unit ed
States.
Mr. Chandler gave notice and has since intro
duced bill to confscatc the property of all
Governors of States, Members of Legislatures.
Judges of Courts, all military officers above the
rank of Lieutenant, who shall take up arms
against the Government Of the United States,
or aid and abet treason against the Government,
and that all such individuals be forever disouali
fed for holding an office Of honor. or emolu-
ment, or trust, in the Government; such prop
erty to be applied to restore to the Union men
in the rebel States any losses they may have
suffered
The House was organized by the election of
Galusha Aaron Grow Of Pennsylvania as Spea-
ker and Emerson Etheridge as Clerk. On taxi
ur bn fboi H. H.
wrought of speech, which the following two Wig
orous sentences broke down all order on the
floor and evoked vociferous applause from the
galleries
"No flag alien to the sources Of the Mississippi will
float permanently its mouth till its waters
are crimsonei in human gore, and not one foot OF
American soil can be wreuched from the jurisdiction
Of the constitution Of the United States until it is
baptized in fire and blood.
"A government that cannot command the loyalty of
its own citizens is unworthy the respect Of the world
and government that will no. protect its loyal
citizens, deserves the contempt of the world"
On Monday Mr. Holman introduced resou-
ton, which was adopted that the House would,
during the present extraordinary session, only
consider bills and resolutions concerning mill
itary and naval appropriations tor the govern
ment and financial affairs connected Herewith
and all bills and resolutions not directly con-
nected with raising revenue and military and
naval affairs, shall be referred without debate
to the appropriate committees, to be considered
at the next regular session.
Subsequently an addition was made to this
resolution so as to include bills reported by the
Committee on the judiciary.
The Speaker announced the appointment oil
the Standing Committees, the most important
of which are as follows:
observation-disclosures of Mass, Campbell Of Pa.
Voorhees, of Ind, Mexican Of ~ Y, LOOMS of Ct.
Baxter Of VT, Kelly of Pa, Browne of X. L. Menzie
Of Ky.
Way and Means-Steveus of Pa, Morrill, Of Vt.
Phelps Of Mo Spading of n. Y, Appleton of Mass
Corning OF \. Y, Horton of Ohio McClenand of III.
Stratton of N j.
Clains-Fenton of y. Y, Walton of VT, Holman
of Ind, llu,chns Of Ohio, Hale of Pa Noel Of Mo
Buell. of n Y, Webster Of Md Wallace of Pa.
-Washburne of H., Eliot of Mass.
Ward of " Y, Nixon of y. j., Rabbit of Pa, Cur
ley Of Ohio, Rollins of Mo-, Leary of Md, Sheffield
of K. l.
.Judiciary-Hickmon of Pa, Bingham of Ohio
Pendleton If Ohio Kellogg Of H., Porter of Ind
Carlisle Of Va, Thomas OF Mass, May Of Md, Dive
Of y. Y.
Military Aaa.rs-Blair Of Mo-, Curtis e Iowa
Richardson Of H., Bulinton Of Mass, Allen of Ohio
Marston Of n II jackson Of Ky.
Militia-Nan Nolkenburg Of ~ Y, Dunn Of Ind
Ancona of Pa, Delano Of Mass Biddlc Of Pa, iIar
rison of Ohio, Brown of Va, Cutler Of Ohio, Good
win Of Me.
Naval Ah,irs-scdgwick Of N. Y, Rice of Mass
Fouke of III, Norchcad Of KY, English of CT, Nerr
Of Pa, Pike Of Me, COnaing of N y, Wadswortl
Of Ky.
Foreign Affairs Crtendcn Of Ky, Gooch Of Mass
Cox of Ohio, White Of Ind, Mcknight of Pa, Burn
f ham Of Ct, Thomas Of Nd, Pomeroy Of y. Y, Fish
err If Del.
Notwithstanding of Ohio Van Wyck of n. Y
Cmyens Of Ind, Kellogg Of Ill., Beman Of Mich
Reid Of Mo-, Sloan Of Wis, Bailey Of Mass
The chairmen of some of the other commit
tees are--of Public Lands, Potter of Wis.
Post Office, Coliax of Ind. Indian Affairs, Ed
wards of n. H.. District of Columbia Conk
ling Of n. V; Public Expenditures, Covode o
Pa. Mr.. Walton is Chairman of the Commit
tee on Printing.
Mr.. Vallandingham of Ohio attempted t.
Introduces resolution looking towards com
promise but it fortunately met with no sort @
favor.
In the House, on Tuesday, Mr.. Lovejo
offered resolution that in the judgment Of tn
House. it is no part of the duty of our soldier
to capture or retain fugitive slaves, which wa
adopted, 90 to So.
In both houses, Tuesday, the death Of tn
late Senator Douglas was announced and abb
speeches enlo9istic of the deceased were mad
: by prominent men.
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