Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-07-19
xxxvn coNGREss-ExTRA SESSION
wAsu,I.s..eroS, Wednesday, July 10.


si Grimes introduced bin promote the efficiency
Of hc army aud navy. Referred to the ssect commit.
Mr Wilson reported back the bill Tor the better organ.
itaion Of the military establishment with amendments.
Laid over.
Rev DR. Sunderland was elected Chaplain.
Mr. CLARK offered resolution that certain Senators
engagcd IN he rebellion did not advise the Government
Ra0ired, That Senators Mason, Hunter Clingman,
Bragg Nicholson, Sebastian Mitchell and others from
ths seeded states be expelled from the Senate.
The Senate resolution, number one approving certain
acts oi ho President was taken up.
Mr Powell. Of KY, wished that the resolution might lay
over, as he wanted 20 make some remarks
NJ fesaendon said Il could not be expected that bus
would be done In the usual and put N to rive
time o speeches IL absolutely necessary that the
business that must be done should be done rapidly.
Nj King moved an amendment that six months after
the reesahshment u the auhofiy u the government
he standing army shall be reduced 20 the footing Of the
act n July, 1861.
Mr Hale moved to add the word navy" 80 as to re-.
duee that In the same manner.
Mr kcunedy wished to enter his protest against the
suspension Of the writ NJ htbcas corpus
Mr. Wilson appealed To Senators 10 withdraw their a.
mendmens, A. This was simple resolution legalzng
Alr king OF said be was willing 10 sustain all the
acts the President and vote for any of men and
money. u only Gag aoaed over this country, snd
thai Tag, The stars and Stripes Applause in the gal
Mr. Lane of Ind eon,endcd that the army need. to b,
Increased Tie believed coercion the only Of sus-
tanning the government. lie would sanction peace
until the death Of 900 the armed traitors who lead the
a iciens death hv thr halter.
Mr Wison of Mlss said that the organization of the
band NJ traitrs A. Baltimore. who murdered brave men
coming 20 save the country, sufficient Justification
fJr lue President
Mf Kenuedy uf Nd replied That no man laneuted more
than himself the occurrence on the 18Th Of April It
the sudden OF az excited mob. but the police
supp"ssed g. aud no man dd more 20 suppress that mob
and save the soldiers than did Marshal Kane Tie Ken
nedy opp1sed 20 The secessonsts iu Maryland but
be would vndcate the State in respect all the arms
nunh IN Baltimore The fact there only three
hundred and weuty-one fognd. aud be did not believe
there we're hve thousand in the hands Of the
eessionists IN Maryland
81 Frssenden Of Me proposed 10 modify the amend
ent % read, that nothing herein contained shall
auhuse the permanent Increase VI the army and navy,
The ba suihausng the employmcn, or volunteer, ~
the suppression Of the nsurrection considered and
amended II makes appropriation Of Eve hund ed
millions to enable the President acerpt such uumbtr
of y'ilnteers may become necessary not exceeding
bali miou and provides for the frankng privilege 10
Loioueis Lieutenant, Colonels, Majors, Adatants and
artermastcrs
0u motion Of Mr sherman the clause making an an-
f1HrauJa wis snscu OUT as u should come from the
o motion of slr rane the franking privilege was e.-
ieu "a ta captains
li- Ve.uir 1n-r.l an amendment that the President
ppoint Mayor and Brigldcr Generals from ihc
Fu AMY j. necessary that soldiers Should be led
By uleu of experience The affairs of Big Bethel aud
Nicnua show the Necessity Of this To sacrifice brave
tneu by iuco.npe .ent leadcrsis murder.
Nr Wilson said he perfectly agreed with the Senator,
'na ieogshl y good policy. Agreed 20; 40
sort 211OlO. lie said the Union had friend
th n hinsrf and Delaware eminently loyal but he
believed there could be peaceful settlement of this
trouble. lie willing 20 vote for number Of men
defend the Capital believed that II Congress would
to-day adnpt the compromise Of Mr. Crittenden and Turn
The ichmnnd government over 20 our people, We would
hags peace. We could not the Union in the
nct proposed BY this bill
Mr. Foster said 2)o0i0 was 100 many 20 make peace
me amendment was disagreed ,o--yeas S, nays "a --
lhr yeas wersas 'uilows johnson Of Missouri, Kcunc-
ay. Polk, Powell, Salisbury.
Niys--Mc.srs Anthony, bingham. Browning. Collan-
sr Chandler, Clark Cowau, Dixon Dooiiic fesseudrn.
Iluns1u reiine-ser, ISaa L-.s - s-iass, I.. -
Eans.. Latham, MeDouga, Morrill, Nesmith. Pome.
roy, Rec sherman sumner, Ten Eyck, Trunbui,
Wade Wilson. Wilkinson-3i.
The bill sthcn passed-yeas 8i. nays 4. Adj.
HOUSE
message received from the Senate informing the
House o the passage Of bill Tor rciunding and renitt
ing fhe duties on arms imported by States since the si
o. May last, until January next
Mr Washbun Of M. called up the bin reported by him
yesterday further to provide or the collection Of duties
imports, and Tor other purposes aud asked that IL be
plt passage He said he did propose consume
time n discussing the bill II had been thoroughly
tdcred by the Secretary Of the Treasury and himself aud
also by the Committee Commerce Of their
ings, aud they came unanimously TO the conclusion to
report II 20 The House II contained features similar to
tle act Of 1883 commonly known the Force Bni
NJ Burnett Of Ky, wished to be heard in Few remarks
% which there was no objection lie said, &" Of
the few Eho think not ouy the commencement but the
prosecution OF he present might have been might
now be avoided by proper efforts the part of the Ma
Nnnl Administration. Entertaining this opinion. am
one of those ndiplsed 20 resort 20 force bay
ones and swod under any circumstances believing
der the theory ai our Government that the Union can
never be- held together iu that way Hence IL Is my pur.
pose a. the representative ON Congressional district in
Kentucky % oppose both BY my voice and every
Increment that looks prosecution Of the war agaus,
Son harn States sulea have seceicd
These being views aud sentiments. I cannot, and
uil mot, under ang rirrn.tauces give my for
which look towards the Involvement of coun-
try m b iatv gle me result Of which 10 hoh ace
ttlns will b. the destruction Of their material and best
Interests and the prosa1n Of republican government
iu this country
Nc Mallory Of " sad--''I have risen simply 10 pro
test, the of Kentucky and her Union represent
atves Tins foot against the remarks made by my col
league Mr burnett Kentucky, by large and over
whcl ung majority, will support and maintain the Gov
erfnent and the Constitution Of the United States -
Applause on the Aoor and galleries
% NOT desire TO make lengthy speech insist
that shat have stated Is the opinion Of Kentucky ia h.
unfortunate state of affairs. We in Kentucky believe
that the pei dlnger destruction and ruin of 50 many
material interests, have been brought about by these
esding s'a-es Of me south, which excite III,
rhis being 10Y upindn. and that Of Kentucky am au
th1rzed tnnk t'say TO the House and the country thai
the people of Kentucky through their Union representa-
uvcs on his hlur stand ready support the Govern
OF the United States by every constitutional
which may be Thought proper r the main
tenanre 0i the government and the constitution Gap
Mr yalandinsha,n, Of Ohio. opposed the passnge o
hl reviewing the Presidents Message aud after re-
ftrng 10 the call r four hundred thousand volunteers
four hundred millions " dollars, said that when the Hous
of representatives became mere machine 10 register h
edcts " thc Prosideut t was time 10 abolish it Bu
thorc were gentlemen here who were firmly united an,
preeniyes of thc people shall be preserved in spirit
80 letter at all events there those here who wou,
assert aud exercise these rights with becoming dcccne
and moderation fully and freely, and regardless Of
sequences. Instead Of the President communicating a
required by the Constitution the OF the country
the House had before them yindicRton Of his policy
which has cpitaed bloody and terrible revolution
The President admitted that to-day in the mid,
OF civil Not petty insurreetion which might b
suppressed In 70 days by proclamation and the employ
ment Of three month militia He had totally dnder-es
umaied the character af the revolution with which
have now todeal aud had also usurped power which h
Constitution expressly eonfers on Congress.
The hll was passed-yeas 1856. nays TO- Nays-Bur
nett, Harding and Wadsworth OF Ky; Pendleton an
NadAndngham OF Ohioi Norton and Reid of Mo V00r
hies W lnd Robinson Of Hi and Ben. Wood OF \ e'
York
Mr. Stevens Of Pa moved that the House resolve iise
into Comnittee of the Whole the state OF The Tn
ion and on he Loan Bill and that debate be conclude
IN one hour.
Mr.. Burnett Of Kentucky desired to know whether NJ
Stevens intended TO afford reasonable opportunity for di.
ouss0n. Mr. Stevens replied that he proposed 10 alln
hour for debate. because he knew gentcm o.
the other side wanted to make speeches. lie would
eqnaly accommodated other bill
Mr.. stevens motion agreed to. Mr. Coliax wa
called 10 preside over the COMMITTEES.
Mr Stevens Of Pa. made remarks, though the rule
alos him hour 10 do but simply moved that III
committee rise. which motion prevailed
The loan bill was then passed. Yeas ii9, nays D.
Burnett Of Ky Reid, Norton Of MOI ValandighaH
NJ .lN lN Il