Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-19
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slavery in the states.
Fernando Woods motion TO exempt all OPP
posefs Of the war from enrolment, had a tail
to it-until negotiation has been tried end
failed. That is only little less worse Con-
auer the rebels first; then negotiation and
good trade will be all the easier.
WAsH1NeroE, Feb. 10.
In the Senate, Mr. Trumbull reported from
the judiciary committee a proposition to add
to the constitution provisions for the abolition
of slavery. as substitute for Henderson and
Summers propositions Mr. Clrrk introduced
bill TO ratify the Presidents proclamation
of Jan. |, 1868 MI Brown offered an amend
ment to the enlistment BILL confirming the
proclamation and abolishing slavery.
The House continued on the enrolment
bill.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
have prepared bill setting out with the de-
ciaration that it appears that many general
officers are and have been either entirely IN
employed or not on duty corresponding with
/ their rank, thus holding commissions and
drawing pay without service and standing in
the way Of promotion Of active officers, and
provides that all Major and Brig. Generals,
VINO on the iDtn OF march utAN nh"l h"N VIC
! in the performance Of service and for three
months continuously next prior to that date
shall be dropped from the rolls Of the army;
and all pay shall cease and the vacancies filled
by appointment or promotion but this is
not to effect officers absent from wounds or Of
being prisoners Of war or on parole. Any
Major Of Brig, General appointed under the
act of 1861, so dropped from the rolls, shall
not be discharged, but RENTED to bis former
post as a staff or liue officer of the regular at
my
Official documents show that during the
year 1862, 1880 claims Of deceased and
discharged soldiers were settled at the Treas
ury Department. The number settled during
1868 was As, 700, and there remained on
hand unsettled on the lst Of January last
/ $4,000. BY the middle of next August all
claims nov in the Second Auditors Off ce
when the necessary evidence can be obtained
will be settled. But as bill was passed
the House giving increased facilities, which
will, doubtless, soon be concurred in by the
Senate, the causes Of delay will 10 a great
measure be removed.
\ Military men. who know the necessity for
an immediate organization of troops for The
spring campaign censuse Congress for It's
tardy action on the conscription bill. II is
pretty certain that the $500 Communication will
be retained.
WAsHiNGroN, FeD. /.
In the Senate. Mr. Col1mer reported back
the bill regulating railroads in New Jersey
and moved to refer it TO the judiciary com
mittee. on accoun' Of the delicate legal ques-
tions involved Bill laid on the table.
\ The House appropriated 81 ? 600 TO rebuild
the Presidents barn, which was burnt ,by
81 = NEaI,.sNav vhs
with six horses The enrolment bill was so
amended TO pay the bounty for enlisted
slaves mot exceeding $500. from the commu-
,ation fund. to loyal masters. on condition
that the slave shall be free.
The Tribunes dispatch says The Senate
special committee on slavery has instructed
the chairman to report a bill repeating all fu-
gitive slave laws. There is little doubt but
that the proposition to amend the Consitu-
ton to abolish slavery, will pass both Houses
by : large vote.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. u.
The Senate struck out from the deficiency
bill the provision for extra clerks, and author
ned the Departments TO employ men and
+ women temporarily as clerks. The House
adopted Mr.. Schenck's substitute for the en-
rolment bill embracing amendments hereto
fore noted, and passed the bill, 90 to g..
WAsHINGroN, Feb 10.
The Senate concurred in III House reso-
luton Of thanks 20 Gen Sherman. ard dis
oussed the bill to equalze the pay Of the ar
my--that is raising the pay Of colorcd troops
The Senate refused to make the bin retro
spective.
WAsHISGroN, Feb. Is.
A Representative was informed this morn
ing ~ the Provost Marshal General. that the
recent call for five nundred thousand men il
to include those drafted since 1862, With the
substitutes, payers of oommutation money
and re-enlisted soldiers, and that State arrea1-
ages are to be settled when all have bsen all
justed up to the call for FIVE hundred thou
sand
A new call will be made, should more men
be wanted, under the law about to be enact
ed.
The Senate disagreed to the amendment.
Of the House to the enrolment bill. Tee
deficiency bill was then called up, but no inn
portant amendments to it were offered.
This means that committee Of conference
will arrange dsagreemonts.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is
The Supreme Court of the United States
to-day refused the application for writ Of
oe'tiorari in the case Of Mr.. Vallandgham on
the ground Of want of jurisdiction.
In Senate, bill was introduced and refer
red to the military committee providing for
} rank and pay Of chaplains in the army, to be
the same as Major OF infantry and defining
his duties.
The bill granting pension to John l..
Burns for patriotic services at Gettysburgh
was passed.
The bill for the enrolment of the national
, forces with house amendments was taken up.
The Senate refused to recede from its pro-
visions oy decided vote, and the bill goes
back to the House.
> In the House, Mr. Stevens from the COM
mittee of ways and means reported bill au-
thorising the appointment! Of an assistant Reg
lister of the Treasury.
Mr. Stevens also reported bill from the Sc
lect committee on the Pacific Railroad grant
ing public lands to the Peoples Pacific X. K.
and Telegraph Co., by the orthern route
Mr. Arnold Of H.. offered resolution de-
claring that the constitution shall be SO amend
ed as to abolish and prohibit slavery where
ever it exists.
Mr.. Holman of Ind. moved to lay the res