Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March IL,
sENATE,

the Dill TOT the summary punishment
of minor offences against the laws of the
Unitsd States, was called up by MIR.
Trumbull and passed.
The Senate proceeded to the ccnsidera-
ton of the bill incorporating the Metro
politan Railroad Company of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. r
Mr. johnson proceeded To address the
Senate on the amendment of Mr.. Sumner
preventing the exclusion of any one
from the privileges of the cars on ac-
count of color. =
The debate ON the amendment to Me
tropolitan Railroad bill OF the District of
Columbia offered by Mr. Sumner yester-
day, was debated by Messrs. Johnson,
Doolittle and Salisbury in opposition
to it, and by MeSsrs. Sumner and Morrill,
in favor of it, The amendment was
adopted by yeas 10, nays IL. Messrs
Dooltle, Harris, Lane of Ind, Johnson
Sherman, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle, etc, were among the Senators
who voted in the negative, The Senate
then proceeded further Win plstric' Oh
Columbia business. ..........
HOUSE.
The House postponed for three weeks
the joint resolution dropping unemploy-
ed general army officers.
The House then took up the bin declar-
ing the Camden and Atlantic Railroad,
and Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad
to be military and postal roads.
MIR. Deming explained and advocated
the bill until the expiration of the morn
ing hour, when the bill went over until
Tuesday next.
Territorial business was then taken
up and the Senate bill enabling Nevada
to form constitution and State govern
ment and admitting her into the Union
was passed without debate.
The Senate's Colorado enabling bill
came up. Mr.. Mallory proposed to strike
out the clause prohibiting slavery in the
the proposed State. The question was
decided in the negative--there being on
ly II votes in the affirmative
The House passed the bill enabling
Nebraska to form constitution pre-
paratory to admission into the Union.
.s WAsHrNeTos, March is.
SENATE "t
The House bill for carrying the mails
to foreign ports was called up by Mr..
Collins, and after amendments was
passed.
On motion of Mr. wilson the Senate
went into the consideration of the bill
to promote enlistmentS and for other
purposes. He made speech in favor
of his amendment to the original bill as
substitute for it. which frees the wives
and children Of colored recruits, The
other portions of the original bill had
been provided for in past legislation 49,
Considerable debate ensued on this
amendment ana others giving compen-
sation to loyal owners. Without dis
posing of these amendments the Senate
adjourned till Monday. has
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
Mr.. Julian, of Indiana, made o speech
in support OF the bill heretofore reported
by him from the Committee on Public
Lands to extend the privilege of the
Homestead law to persons in the mill
tary and naval service and in relation
to confscated and forfeited lands. rr
The House passed to the consideration
of the Senate bill to facilitate entries to
soldiers under the Homestead bill. The
House next considered proposition to
pay for certain books heretofore deliver
ed by Messrs Gale and Seaton. After
debate the subject was tabled against
80. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March q.
HOUSE.
Mr. Dumont, of Indiana, introduced a
hill nrnvidinv that nj han1a oh
tons and undertakings, whether sealed
or unsealed, heretofore made, or made
to secure the loyalty or good behavior
and fidelity to this government of pris-
oners of war or paroled prisoners, In or
der to secure their release, be hereby de-
clared valid and binding against the
parties making the same and their sure
ties the penalties to be enforced in any
Circuit OF District Court having iuris-
diction of the same. Referred to the
Committee IN the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Bcaman, the Com
mite of Ways and M" ans were instruct
ed to inquire into the expes'iency OF IN
creasing the tariff on low s'aoes oi
wool. 5ea
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wis, offered reso- /,
luton calling on President Lincoln, the
Secretary of War, and the Secretary of
State to furnish the names of all per
sons arrested and held as prisoners in
forts and other places of confinement for
political or any other alleged offences
against the government, and who have
not been tried or convicted in any civil |
court, and the causes of their arrest and |
Imprisonment, and also whether any |
persons have been banished to the re-
bellious states with or without trial. |
Debate arising on the resolution it lies |
over. 0rH.1
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Committee on Public Lands to in |
quire as to the best mode of securing to |!
the government the benefits of the gold |
bearing region of the public domain.
The House then went into the Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Army Appro-
probation Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 81,
SENATE
After the presentation of various me-
MORALS Mr. Wilson called UP the bill to
promote enlistments.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment simi