Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-10
CONGRESS-

llll without opposition ana are uu1-uahklhB tDo
rebels at Buza4rds Roosl
CONGRESS.
SENATE, Nay 1.-The Army Appropriation
bill, with amendments was referred TO the Com
mi tee on Finance. The National Currency
DILL was taken up as the special order. Alter
some slight amendments, the Currency bill was
laid over. The bill for the pay OF the new vol
unteeis from the Western States was discussed
and put to vote, but as no quorum appeared the
Senae adjourned.
lloUsE.--A message was received from Presl-
dent l. ncoln and read, giving the Information
ca led iOf respecting The assignment Of MIR,
Blair OF Missouri 10 a command 10 the Army.
The House passed the bil apprOprlatiug over II
million of dollars " indemnlylng cltlzsns Of
Minnesota for losses sustained and Expectations
committed by Sioux lndians in that State, the
amount teng IN accordance with the report OF
the commission on that subject.
SENATE, May 3.-rhe Senate passed the bill
approprutIng S2j 100000 for the pay of the
To-day volunteers, No other business was
d0ae, there not being quorum Of Senators
pres Mt.
housg.-Mr Scaenok reported bill providing
that on aud after the lot OF May next the pay OF
prlvates 10 arms shall be increased from Sl3 to
Sl6 per month, aud of non. commissioned off
GERS as follows COrporals SIS ; sergeants go (;
lderly sergeants, SEA sergeant majors $25
per month clerks . paymasters, Sl,2O0 per
annum, etc. Pass unanimously, there being
1875 Yeas Mr.. Stevens reported amendments
to the Navy Appropriation bill, and the House
coucurred IN them, apprnprmtng SI2OO, 900
Tor the completion OIL sixteen screw steam sOOps,
81 900 900 fjr the purchase and repair Of YES
sci lor West, IN waters, and 50 600 900 for the
purchase and charter OF vessels tor blockading
PURPOSES. The House cOncurred in the Senate
amendment providing that the Naval Academy
sha | lie returned and re-establlshed at AnnlpO.
LIS before the commencement OF the next aca.
demio yeas.
Senate, May 4,-rhe resolutions of Mr..
Sherman came up as the special order-that u
quorum OF the Senate insists OF a majority oil
tie Senators duly chosen that ii a majority oi
the Presidential electors, duly appointed aud
qualified, vote Tor one person be is the President
Tat il the election OF President deyolyes upon
the House OF Representatives., aud the votes OF
u majority Of the States represented in the House
be cast for one person, he is the President
Adopted, 20 to H.
lloUsE-fhe House resumed the consideration
OF the bill guaranteeing II Republican Govern
ment TO Rebelllous States. After long discus
sion, the bill was passed-Yeas, 70 Nays, 50.
The bill provides Tor the appointment Of Pro.
vsional Governors, and as soon us the military
. sstapce shall be suppressed that measures be
taken Tor calling Convention Tor the formation
of a Safe Constitution Certain classes OF per
sons who have voluntarily borne arms or held
Office under the Confederate usurpltion are e.
claded from voting or being elected as delegates
The conditions ON which such States shall BE- adj
mltted lncude provision that involuntary ser
yitude Shall bo prohibited add freedom forever
guaranteed, aud that no debts created un iet the
sanction OF tho usurping power shall be recos.
nized or pad by the newly created States
senate, May mir. Wade made u report
from the Committee on the Conduct of the War
accompanied by the evidence, in relation to the
capture OF Fort phl w. Mr.. Sumner moved q
substitute Tor the France Committee amend.
ment to the Bank bill. L provides that every
Association shall pay - the United states Il
duty OF Que per cent upon It's circulation, one
bali Of one per cent an its deposits, one hal
| per cent On It's capital stock abOye the amount
invested IN United States bonds, each hall.yeai
alter January, 1864.
lluusE The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Special Order, via; the bill /,
reimburse Pennsylvania Tor the expenses incurred
IN calling out troops to iepe Invasion Tn,
motion was disagreed to by vote OF "a agains
50, The question was upon the passage of tul
bill apprOprlating 800 900 for the Psnnsyva
MIA mlitiA, which was amended by appr0pria
ting SIS ,000000 to delray the expenses 0
other loyal States IN repellins raids. Adopted
ii to 03. Mr. Morrill, moved that evening
sessions be- dispensed with until further order
leaving the House to ADJOURN at such hour as it
IN see ft. Mr., Gooch, from the COMMITTEES
on The Conduct OF the War, made report On
the Fort Pillow massacre
SnArg, May 6-rhe bill to amend the char
ter Of Washington City was called up by Mr.
Dixon, with on amendment compelling the reg
istratOn of cllored citizens NJ. Cowau moyei
To inscr. the word white" as qualification
ler voters Deb te en4uel on the amendment
until ,Ge expiration Of the morning hour
llousK, MIR. Dagel reported twO resolutions
one declaring that !, r. Blair is not and III,
other that Mt Khox, the contestant, L cntitla,
70 a SCAT IA the House as tho Representative ui
Al Ia A