Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-04-28

whole Mi. PomrOy In the chalri on tne
bill to pay expenses incurred in calling
out the militia of Pennsylvania TO repel
invasion,
WASHINGTON April %
SENATE.
Mr.. Foot, of VT, presented memo
rial from the wool growers OF Addison
county representing that the tax on
wool is a double failure, neither raising
revenue nor affording protection. They
ask division into coarse medium and
fine classes, so as to be able to compete |
with foreigners.
On motion of Mr.. Howard, the bill to I
amend the Pacific Railroad bill was
made the special order for Thursday
next.
The House bill to establish a bureau
ofmilitary justice was taken up. 1t au-
thorizes a bureau consisting of a judge,
advocate and two assistant judge adj
vocates. The bill was so amended
as to give the judge advocate the
rank of brigadier- general, at salary OF
four thousand dollars per annum, and
assistant judges the rank of colonies, at
the pay of three thousand dollars per an
mum. The bill was then passed.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up and the amendments OF the
Senate finance committee were agreed
to.
The resolution to print fifty thousand
copies each Of the reports of Maj. Gems.
Rosecrans and Meade were introduced
by Mr. Anthony and referred to the COM
! mittee on printing.
An amendment appropriatlng nifty
thousand dollars for copying official re-
ports of the army for publication was
adopted and ordered to be inserted in
the army appropriation bill.
An amendment of Mr.. Wilson provi-
ding that enlistments in the regular
army shall during the present war be for
| four years. Adopted.
An amendment of Mr.. Wilson provides
| that all persons of color who have been
| mustered into the service shall receive
the same clothing pay, &C., except
| bounty as other soldiers, from January
| LIST. 1854, and that every person of color
hereafter mustered shall receive boun-
ty in the discretion of the President not
exceeding 800 was adopted by ayes 81
nays 5.
| HOUSE.
Five thousand copies of the bank bill
reported yesterday were ordered to be
printed and bound in pamphlet form.
Mr.. VOORHEES, of Indiana, asked that
telegram received by him, Voorhees,
to-day, be heard, as it had bearing on
a personal explanation. He wosld not
now indulge in any remarks because
Gen. Garfield, who recently read letters
purporting to have been written by the
Hon. John G. Davis and Judge Eckles,
was not in his seat Consent having
been given, the dispatch was read as
follows
TERREHAUTE, April 81, 1864.
To Hon. D. ". Voorhees,
The letter purporting to be written by
me to John G. Breckenridge, and used
by Gen. Garfield, is utterly false A base
forgery. Signed,
JOHN G. DAVIS.
The letter alleged to have been writ
ten by Mr.. Davis, recommended young
man formerly in the Union army, to Mr..
Breckenridge for promotion in the rebel
army.
| On motion of Mr. Morrill,, the consid-
Grafton of the Internal Tax bill is to be
continued through the morning and eve
ming sessions.
The House went into a committee of
the whole on that subject
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment
which was adopted, that wholesale deal
ers in liquors whose annual sales do not
exceed fifty thousand dollars shall pay
| 70 fffu Inl1 Io1I
on every thousand dollars over fifty
thousand dollars. Every person who
shall sell or offer for sale any distilled
spirits or fermented liquors in quanti-
ties more than three gallons at any time,
or whose annual sale amounts to TWEEN
ty-fve thousand dollars shall be regar-
ded a wholesale dealer.
The license of retail liquor dealers was
increased to $25.
Mr.. Morrill, of VT, offered an amend
ment that commercial brokers whose
annual sales do not exceed S25 900 shall
pay license Of $40, and those exceeding
| S25, 900, one dollar for each additional
thousand dollars. ...
F. Wood of N. Y, enumerated variou.
cases of brokers in clothing and tobacco
, and moved that all other brokers, in ad
dition to the commercial brokers pay thu
same license. The amendment thu
modified was adopted.
The bill was further modified so tha
all steamers and vessels upon the water,
of the United States, on board of which
travellers or passengers are provided
with food and lodgings, shall pay TWEEN
ty-five dollars license
Mr.. Thayer of Penn, offered an amend
ment requiring hotel and tavern keep
ers to take out special licenses at {
charge OF twenty dollars, if selling Ii
) quors to be drank on the premises. =
Adopted.
The license of bowling alleys and bill
lard rooms was increased from five tt
ten dollars and the same amount fol-
each additional table.
Mr.. Kasson of Ind, moved that two
, of the license classes be transposed, Civ
! ing as reason that doctors and law
yers should take the precedence of states
men and jackasses.
3 Mr. J. C. Allen of ILL., objected, saying
that the two classes were properly
planoS. arniA excessive laughter. TIT
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