Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-03
THIRTy-SEvENTm CONGRESS.

SEsArE.- Hon. G4rnctt Davis, Senator
elect I'm kentucky, in place OF Breeken~
ridge expelled, was sworn in and took his
seat.
NJ. Te-scudcn from the coumitte on Ri
nance. reported bill making appropriation
for sunb1ats on the Western rivers The
bill appropriated fifteen hun dred thousand
dollars. 1t was passed
Mr. Wilson introduced bill % the effect
that any officer in the Army or Navy who
shall cause any person claimed TO be held TO
service OF labor. By reason OF AtricIn des-
cent. To be seized, held, detained OF delivered
up to any person claiming such service OF
labor, shall be deemed guilty OF mlsde-
meanlr, and shall be- dishOnOraoly discharged
aud forever ineligible to any appointment IN
the military OF naval service Of the United
States.
Tho bill Tor incccls.n: tae numbcr Of Ca
dets at West Point. rom 10 e. $50 was
taken up.
Mr.. Wade opposed the bill as adding
greatly to the expenses Of the Government.
Mr.. Wilson said, all over the country
calls had been made for officers from West
Point to lead the troops.
Mr. Sherman SAID, that during the vsca-
tiun they raised some volunteers IN ONO,
and came here to get two officers as colonelsi
but when these volunteers got here, IN lace
of the enemy, Adjutant General Thomas
wanted 70 take away the two officers, the
only ofieers that knew how to give the word
Of command, and send them 10 a regiment
in Oregon. II that was the way the regular
army oficers were to be used he (Sherman)
was opposed to any increase OF them at West
Point.
Mr.. Chandler said that he was ready to
abolish West Point entirely. He said that
a Southern off. er stated at Montreal lately,
that there were enough old army officers IN
| favor of the South, nOw in the Federal army
| 10 prevent US ever acquiring victory. lie
| believed West Point had produced more
traitors than anywhere else since the days oil
| Judas IscariOt.
Mr.. Fessenden urged economy, as import
ant to the salvation of the country he
instanced as cases of misjudgment that the
| Government at first thought that 1t did not
want cavalry. and then it thought 1t did
want them, and allowed the men TO be raised
everywhere. lie had been told since tha!
! tho Goverument did not want them, ana
,onld not use more than ten thousand, OF
twenty thousand vet sixty regiments oil
cavalry have been raised. and there is no use
for them at all-yet no steps have been taker
to disband them. or TO stop raising them
The bill was postponed.
IoUsE.-Mr. Vallandigham introduced ;
bill to enforce the writ Of habeas corpus, AM
secure the liberty of the citizen.
The drift of the bill was to disallOw tn
suspension of the writ Of habeas corpus
except by authority Of Congress, and t
punish with fine or imprisonment the officer
who shall refuse TO serve it, or to obey it, DC
, 1t was referred 10 the Judiciary Com.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, from the Con
, on WAYS and Means, asked leave TO report
/ bill u Increase the duties Of tea. coffee an
0 sugar.
| The bill proposes TO make the duty on e
: Of all kinds 20 cents pound; on coffee
j cents a pound and On sugar q, 5, 5 and
: cents pound, according to the quality. II
. bill also proposes to FIX the duty on molass
= at cents gallon.
q Mr. vallandighau objected 70 the inLr
g ducuon Of the bill.
e On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,. the rules We
Is suspended for that purpose.
?, Mr.. Morrill, said that this bill was simp
l, in accordance with the recommendations
IF the Secretary Of the Treasury. 1t was su
a posed that the proposed increased duti
u would yield or millions OF dollars, pro-
Is ded the sams quantities Of the article shou
ID be ported as in 1860. Tho bill should
Is passed at once to secure tho sugar crop il
medistely coming into the country and I
ie tea and coffee soon expected to arrive. 1
Q, prices Of these articles have already risen
to anticipation of the passage of this bill,
,g that the consumers pay just as much now