The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-13

SENATE.-Mr Wilson gave notice that ne
should introduce bill authorizing the Feuerai
Government to take personal property IN heoei
States where owners have been found IN reoeliloh'
Mr. Salisbury of Del, offered a resolution
proposing amendments to the Constitution Ior
peaceful adjustment of the present di1hcultleS'
which was ordered to be printed. Inc reso!u-
tions are the Crittenden Resolutions.
The Volunteer bill that passed the House TO-
dav authorizes the President to accept the serv
ces of 500 600 volunteers. The bill provides
that letters to and from soldiers shall be exempt
ed from the prepayment Of postage leaving II
to be paid by the recplents-the bill provides
liberal bountics for rec .enlistments. Messrs;
Dreckcnliige, johnson of Missouri, Polk and
Powell voted in the negative. !
Mr.. Foot of Vt, presented what purpor'ed
to he the credentials. from the Governor OF han-
sas, of Frederick p, Stanton, as Senator IN
place OF Mr.. Lane.
Mr. Lane Of Kansas said that this looked
like an attempt to bury a man before he was
dead He had been employed in raising a
brigade in Kansas, and when full, if the brigade
wished. he would take charge OF it, and then
would surrender his certificate, not to the Gov
crnor. who was actuatcd by u hostile feeling,
but to the people of Kansas The papers were
referred to the Judiciary committee
The House bill relating to the lurther colIeo
ton Of imports was passed
The force bill was then taken up. After con
siderable discussion, Mr. Sa,v.sbury, of Dell
moved to refer the bill to the committee on Ju-
dietary The bill was passed Yeas 80, nays
6,-Messrs. breckenridge, Bright, johnson OF
Missouri, Kennedy, Polk and Powell voting, IN
} the negative. Ao]o oufieu.
HOUSE Mr. Vallandingha,n offered prealn-
Bile that "a il is rumored that Messrs. Gilman,
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New York. G. J. Riddle of Pennsy van!a, e. M
Mcpherson Of Pennsylvania, and j. r. Curtis
! are holding seats in the House and have beer
= sworn into military service. and as Jas a
Campbe!l of Pennsylvania has been admitted tc
j the floor of the House and holds . military com
! mission, therefore resolved, that the Committee
= on Elections be instructed to inquire Whethe
they are constitutionally disqualified from BENG
: members of the House while holding such mil
i,ary commissions.
Mr.. Lovejoy desired to table the resolution.
MIR. Vallandigham considered this gray
/ matter, involving Constitutional questions,
ur. Mcknight moved to insert Mr. Vallan
W diglam's name, for after his speech OF W Wedncs
J day the Committee on Elections ought to exam
inc his credentials to ascertain whether nc MAJ
,r not been accredited to the wrong Congress.
- Mr.. Vallndigham replied that if the gentle
,t man WlSueu any p0lo"iiNi ooho. o'>1O'
~ he could have it elsewhere lie came mere
81 abide by the rules and usages of decorum, an'
)r did not mean to violate them.
a Mr.. McKnight-Neither do mean to vlola'
,e them. -,
,e Cries of 8. order were frequent during tt
es coloquy
oe Mr. Campbell said he held no two offices W
" der the Federal Government. LIS commlssio
OF as Colonel was under the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania If the House decided that the
is apy conflict Of commissions in his case, I
m should resign his seat and follow the hlg IN I'll
bo omen field wherever it went (Applause,)
~ Mr.. Curtis stated that he held II mlllta
"' postion under the State, and asked Mr. Naila
H. dirhain If he WAS not a militia officer
" hlr. ValMndigham replied Automatically
ms Mr.. Curtis-Ihen would you not tall INTO
en- ranks if the defense Of Ohio required it
he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Mr. y, b
he would resign my seat here in that case
49, Thoresoluton was tablet-92 against 81.
The House then went into Committee OF Il
5.' Whole, and the 500 900 volunteers and the II
I'd, hundred million dollars bill for the suppress'I,
be of the rebellion was taken up. Mr., Allen q
We sired to amend so as to limit the time OF acce
NO tance of volunteers to one year, beileVhg u
re-. the rebellion can be put down in less than TIL
NV years. The bill passed.