The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-29
IRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS I'd Session
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. % 1868
SENATE.

the service such bounty as may secure Their
re-enlstment Also the expediency OF authoriz-
ing the President to offer such a bounty tor en-
listments of such volunteers for one year or a
longer time. Also the expediency of providing
Tor three months volunteers either by enlist
ment or draft.
The DILL providing for the removal of the
Sioux Indians from Minnesota was passed.
The bill indemnilyng the President and other
persons for the suspension OF the privilege OF
the writ of hc6eQs corpus and other acts done IN
pursuance thereof was taken up.
Mr.. Davis opposed 1t.
Yhe amendment was agreed to.
A long debate enSned on the bill.
Mr. Salisbury made long speech, and was
called to order several times in the course there
or Finally, when censuring the course OF the
President Of the United Stat 5, calling him au
imbecile, and calling him by name, the Vice
President called Inn to order and requested
him to take bis seat.
Mr.. Salisbury continuing his remarks, the
Vice President said if the Senator did not take
his seat he should order the Sergeant alarms to
take him in charge.
MIR. Sau,sbury-Ihcn the voice Of freedom is
net a lowed in the American Senate.
The Weep resdeDt-The Sergeant-at-Arms
will take the Senator in custody.
Mr.. Salisbury WAS thereupon' taken out OF
the Senate, displaying revolver which he took
from his coat pocket.
After short time Mr.. Salisbury came toI
the Senate again and began to speak.
Mr. Doolitte called him TO order on the
ground that he had been called to order lor
contempt OF the Senate, and could not be a.
lowed TO 20 On without leave ofthe Senate.
Mr. Sau sbury- Does the Senator from Wis
consin say that am IN contempt OF any
honorable man?
The Chair (Mr. Clark 1.-The Senator from
Delaware will take his seat as he is out of
order.
Mr. Saulsbury-Just as please or otherwise
Cries of order
The Chair-rhe Senator will take his seat,
the Sergeant-at- Arms will take him in custody.
After further dcussion, Mr.. salisbury at.
tempted to speak.
The Chalr-1ne Senator will take his seat.
Mr.. Saulsbury-No sir.
Mr.. Sumner rose to the question of order,
that the Senator from Delaware had been
committed to the custody of the Sargeant-at-
Arms, and he saw him on the floor.
The Chair said the Senator was 10 the custody
of the Sergeant-at- Arms, and if he made further
disturbance be would be removed from the Sen
Mr.. Salisbury took his seat, shaking his fists
and swearing at Mr.. Sumner and the Sergeant
at Arms
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment that any
person not IN the naval or military service of the
Unite States AMI not subject to the articles Of
war, who shall be arrested in any State or Dis
trict wherein the process OF the courts is not OBJ.
structed during the rebellion, for aiding the re-
| halinp a nbStrnctInU fhn pyncutiOn n law
or military oroer, shall be discharged unless
within ten d,ys charges are filed in the Clerks
Office Of the ID SIT where he is arres ed, and il
shall be the uuty Of the Judge to discharge
such person, or hold him to bail, as he may
deem necessary for the safety of the country.
Adopted.
The bill was then passed-yeas 80, nays I.
M. Clark offered the following
Whereas, Willard Salisbury, Senator from
De aware, did on the 9th inst, bring into
the Senate IA concealed weapon, and behaved IN
a turbulent and dlsorderly manner, and when
/ called to order did refuse TO observe order until
ordered into custody of Sergeant-at-Arms, and
then threatened he use of said weapon upon
the Serge ant at Arms, and in the presence of
the Senare did draw said weapon and threaten
] to shoot said Sergeant at Arms, and behaved
in maunec disgracefu to the Senate, and des
tructlve of all order aud decorum, therefore
Rtsolced, That said Willard Salisbury be,
and is hereby, expelled from the Senate Of the
| United States
Mr. Salisbury SAID he had not word to say
on the rnerits or demerits of the resolution
and neither avows or disayows wha is charged
Let the Senate act according to its Judgment.
A resolution was adopteo instructng the Mil