Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-01
THIRTY-<IXTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

WASHINGTON, feh. -.
sENATE.-Mcssrs. X ing and Ten Eyck present
cd petitions in favor Of he constitution am
laws.
Mr.. Wilson reported ta-k the bill for the bot
ter orcanizati,n Of the militia of the District Of
Columbia. Laid over
Tho post Office bill was alse postponed
The bin for the payment of the expenses Of tbe
suppression Of Indian hostilities in California wa,
taken NJ and passed
resoI ution giving quitclaim to certain
lands IN Iowa was taken up, and after some de.
bate, was passed.
bill for the payment Of the expenses for Tho
suppression of Indian hostilities in Utau in the
year 1888, was passed.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Several amen lments were ia sed
Alter further consideration Of various amend
Inents, Mr.. Clark offered an amendment that the
commissioners on Indian affairs be authorized 10
adjust the accounts Of Brigham Young and make
report. Adopted, and the bill reported 10 the
Senate. Adjourned
HoUsE.-The Oregon and WASHINGTON war dob4
bill was passed.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO take up the tariff bill as
returned from the Senate With amendments
Mr. John Cochra1e appealed to them 10 let the
matter stan1 over till Monday, in order 10 give
members an opportunity Of examining IT, He
desired 70 make factious opposition, but did de-
sire to protect the interests of his constituents
mr.. sherman said he was glad to learn that no
iictlous opposition was designed, bu. he assured
gentlemen that if the bill was not taken NJ to-
day he saw possibility Of getting it 10 a final
passage during the present session.
The House then went into Comr ittee Of the
whole on tho State Of the Union, and took IN the
tarlt bill by vote Of 90 against &c.
The hrst Senate amendment, reducing the loan
from S2l 900 600, was concurred in
During the debate MIR. Garnett, while discuss
ing the amendment, alluded to the coming of Nj.
Lincoln here at an early hour this morning saw
ing the latter had hurried through Baltimore for
lear OF Bill Yancey and JEFF Davis, who were
1nere win SIX FOUNDER. 1t was necessary to |
put on additional taxes TO increase the pay Of the
Lieutenant General, that be might have an add /
tonal plume IN the wonderful career against his
own native state Scott had, in his notes Of the II
campaign, quoted Pufiendorf the Pope, and all Il
the rare classical poets he could find. The notes
are not published, but they commence bv vim,
Lieutenant General Scott, after seepless night |
and bad headache, suggests to the Secretary of |
War u
here point OF order was raised against Mr. |
Garnett
The Chairman (Mr. Colfax) said the gentleman
must confne himself to the subject before the com
mittee.
Mr.. Garnett-What to the peacock's feather ,
lie then essaysd to draw comparison between the |
Duke Of Wellington and General Scott pronounc /
ing in favor of the former. Money is wanted N 1
establish body guard for Scott TO resist Jefferson
Davis and Ex-Governor Wise
This remark was met with misses
Mr.. Iarnett said serpents were the proper en-
blems OF the downfall of this corrupt govern |
ment. /
1t was agreed to meet on Monday at 10 o.
clock
The tariff bill will be continued in Committee
OF the W hole till ! o'clock, when such amend |
ments as are acted on shall be reported to the 7
House.
During tho debate on the tariff bill Mr.. SickIes
sad the Chairman of the Committee on Way | a
md Means, in bringing the bill before the House
In manuscript, and thus keeping the House 10 | O.
ignorance OF ITS contents, meant to produce in
lose a resemblance between the House and Mr. q
Lincoln as possible, for Mr. Lincoln had said as r
1tts9urg he did not know much about the tariffs |
lnd 1t appears as if Mr.. Sherman wished the |
House to know less, and thus resemble Mr. Lin
'oln IN Ignorance of an important subject to the
country At this moment, when the confederacy | r.
S threatened with acknowledgements and all ewes
IRE turned upon the policy which will control the
european states, whether it shall be tho polcy Of
OF the policy of recognition of the
outhern confederacy, Mr.. Sherman was offering | Y
he strongest provocation 20 England and France (
o hasten an alliance with the southern confeder-
ICY. Mr.. Sherman had only to inaugurate the c
protective tariff system to accomplish this. Is | a
has to be the controlling policy and controlling | d.
iea OF the northern, eastern and western por- II
ions of this confedeiacy Sherman and his d
srty for years, in all their aht-slavery crusades
ave been mere instruments Of English intrigue ;,
SITS This is another step in the same downward =
curse. n
Mr.. Sherman made a general reply 10 the OBJ Il
actions made to the bill from the Democratic | p
de, showing that the public debt was now a hun r;
red millions, and the effect Of this bill would be A
increase the revenues The omission to print ! 4
lie bill owing to the neglect Of the foreman :
{ the printing office. lie pressed the necessity |
{ the passage Of the BILL and appealed to his | q
arty friends to sustain him. II
An earnest running debate followed. Recess | 81
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