Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-26

to build wa ,on road from West Point to |
Cornw all Landing; on the bill granting the |
right of way through the military reservation |
in Kansas on the bill relating to hospitals |
and on the ambulance corps bill.
A bill was passed removing the Sioux In
dams from Minnesota.
The bill relating to bountls to discharged
soldiers was passed; also the bill granting
pension to the sister of Commodore Renshaw. /
A bill was reported to carry into effect the |
treaty with Peru.
A Committee of Conference was appointed |
on the Naval Appropriation bill.
The Indian appropriation bill was then TAX
en- up.
Several amendments were adopted and the
bill postponed till tomorrow.
A resolution was offered enabling the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to obtain title to GER
tain property in Denver City, for purposes of
branch Mint Referred.
The bill amending the Pacific railroad bill,
was taken up
Mr. Pomeroy's amendment was rejected.
An amendment was adopted providing 10000
shares at one hundred dollars each, shall be
subscribed land ten per cent paid before organ
izing the company.
Mr.. Collamer moved to strike out the fourth
section, which provides for deliver ring to the
company per centage of the bonds, which
by the original bill, was retained until the
completion of the road Adopted-Yeas "A,
nays IL. .za
A large number of minor amendments were
acted upon.
Mr. Sherman called up the resolution to
| print 10000 extra copies of the banking bill,
| which was passed.
| Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, introduced
bill to authorize the President in certain cases
I 4olyo Of etc and other
sells Referred to Military Committee.
Adjourned.
| EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Wickliffe voted against the bill.
| Mr.. Sergeant made proposition that de-
bate proceed till 9 tonight !; that the amend
| ment be explained for one hour, in five minute
speeches hat the House then vote on the bill
and pending amendments
Several objections woso made on the Repub-
lican side.
Mr.. Stevens desired to accommodate the
taking action ON the bill.
Several propositions that he made were OBJ
ected to on the opposition side one of which
refused vote to be taken tonight.
Finally, under suspension of the rules, the
following was agreed to: That the debate be
terminated at one o'clock tomorrow one
hour be devoted to voting on the amendments,
without debate, then the bill voted on without
further preliminaries.
Mr.. Stevens SPOKE in favor
Mr.. Vallandigham denounced the N. Y.
World as an abolition paper in disguise.
Ben Wood stated that the World did MT
express the sentiments of the Democrats OF
New York.
Mr.. Stevens said hat one great want of sue
cess was suffering the Breckenridge Democrats
to lead our armies. When Gen. Mcclellan
was at Yorktown, he was promptly ordered to
attack the enemy and break his lines he did
not obey the order.
, When ordered to send troops to. aid Gen.
:. Pope he stood idle Ii days before he started
and then at snals pace. He sent troops
under Generals who never reached the battle
ground. Gen. Porter was one of them, and
> was Justly dismissed from the army for causing
B a defeat. Gen. Mcclellan, reinstated, was or
dered to pursue the enemy invading Mary
land. He had one hundred and twenty thou
+ sand troops, and moved at the rapid rate o
q six miles a day till he got up with them. An
tleiam was but quasi victory, and while II
sight of the rebel army he suffered the enemy
!. to cross into Virginia, taking the last man
wagon and ambulance with him; and shortl,
after, when ordered by the Commander-in
n Chief to pursue the enemy, he hestated thre
weeks, then took the South Mountain path =
+ There were four distinct instances OF dlsobedl
+. ence Of orders.
h Mr. Stevens desired to read letter fror
Gen. Scott to Simon Cameron.
Al Mr.. Mallory inquired where Mr.. Steven
d procured the letter.
; Mr.. Stevens replied that it was copy iron
s a letter on file at the War Department.
a. 1t was read, as follows:
- Headquarters Army,
in Is "a Washington, Oct. 4, 1861
OF Hon. Simon Cameron, Sec'y OF War:
m Sir-You are, believe, aware that
IN hailed the arrival;of Major General McClella
r. as an event of haapy consequence to the 1oa !.
ke try and army. Indeed, if did not call IL
him, heartily approved the suggestion, an
d. gave him the most cordial reception and SUI
IT port He, however, had hardly entered upt
cate DIRECTLY viii shs e comma
ng members of the Cabinet, he in a few days TO
got that he had any intermediate, AMI n
now long prided himself upon treating
=. with uniform neglect, running into cisobee
ence of smaller mstters-neglects, though,
themselves grave military ofenses. | ne
It.. not speak in the face of the following.
ei suppress an irregularity more conspicuous
re- Maj. General Mcclellan than in any 9th
st officer. publish the following
rm GENERAL ORDER NO. II.
the Headquarters Army, }
isk Washington, Sept. &c. 1861.
Of There are irregularities in the correspon
ence Of the army, which needs prompt ct
rection. 1t is highly important that jun
ks officers on duty be not permitted to correspo
with the General-in- Chief or any other co
}. mander, on current official business, excs
fol- throurh intermediate commanders, and
7: same rule applies to correspondence with
President ditect, or with him through the "
al fof