Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Proceedings of Congress.
wAsnrsoros. Jan, 81, 1854

WASHINGTON, Jan, q, 1864
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr., Wilson the Senate
took up the bill to provide for the pro
motion of enlistments.
MIR. Grimes wished the bill postponed
as it did not provide any bounty for the
colored soldiers.
The bill was postponed until to-mor-
row.
The resolution OF Mr.. Davis calling
upon President Lincoln for the cores
pondence between the United States and
the rebel authorities was taken up. and
ON motion, postponed.
MIR. Sumner moved to postpone prior
orders and take up unfinished business
of yesterday.
Mr.. Johnson, of Maryland, then pro-
ceeded to address the Senate at length,
on the order requiring Senators to take
the oath.
Report of the Agricultural Commits
sioner adverse to tax of 20 per cent. on
leaf tobacco was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Johnson, of Maryland, spoke on the
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oath as a rule of the Senate, opposing IL
as unconstitutional. In the course OF
his remarks he said the people of the
South when military power OF rebellion
was subdued would again come into the
Union under the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation He opposed placing the
negroes on political equality as greater
evil to slave than TO master, and polit-
ical degradation of the whites unneCes-
sary to the crushing of the rebellion.
The day was fast approaching If the
Government was assisted as it ought to
be, when the military power Of the rebel
lion would be crushed and the people Of
the South would share in heart as well
as in deed, the blessing of restored
Union.
Mr. Howard moved the adoption Of the
oath, arguing that without the fidelity
required by this oath the Constitution
became u dead letter He said the PEG
pie of the North were not such fools as
to fight such a war as this sacrificing two
hundred thousand lives and then turn
around and invite traitors to come back
and sit in the councils Of the Nation
The amendment of Mr., Powell was re
jected. Yeas II. Nays 26.
Adjourned to Monday.
HoUsR
A new standing Committee on uniform
system of coinage was ordered to be APP
pointed.
! The House resumed consideration of
amendatory conflsCatiOn act.
Mr. Thomas, of New York, spoke in
favor of the cOnfscatiOn of estates OF
rebels who inaugurated and are respons-
ibe for all avails of the rebellion.
Mr. Rogers, of New Jersey opposed
| the pending resolution, contending that
estates could not be forfeited beyond the
| lifetime of the offender, and the measure
now proposed was clearly against the
constitution. Without taking the ques-
ton on the conhscation bill the House
| went into Committee of the whole on
| the amendatory excise law.
An amendment was adopted taxing all
cotton in the hands of manufacturers
heretofore exempted two cents per
pound.
Mr. Brooks, of New York, moved to
strike out the draw back of two cents
per pound, in all cases where the duty
| imposed by this act upon the cotton used
! in manufacture, shall be satisfactory
shown to have been previously paid.
Brooks, Worries, Harrington, and j.
! G. Allen, advocated an amendment re-
garding such draw back as bounty to
manufacturing at expense of agricultu-
raj interest.
Messrs. Morrill, and Dawes replied
showing that New England pays its fair
proportion Of taxation on its products
and industry.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, said what
ever complaints might be uttered in
Worries district, in Indiana, as to the
operation of revenue laws, there was no
complaint in the loyal district which he
(Washburne) represented. His Constit-
uents were not only willing to pay the
present tax, but an additional tax, to
crush the rebellion and hang traitors
The rebellion must be crushed, and the
States brought back, If necessary, by
subjugation.
Mr.. Grimes, Of Iowa, in behalf of farm
ers represented favored the encourage
ment of manufactures.
Mr.. Brooks amendment was disagreed
! to.
| An amendment was adopted that all
spirits imported prior to passage of act
shall pay additional bounty of fifty
cents. The bill as amended was repor-
ted to the House, when it and a substi-
tute intended to be offered by Stevens
were ordered to be printed preliminary
to further action on the subject.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the following
gentlemen as the newly authorized com
mittee on a uniform system of coinage,
weights and measures Messrs. Carson,
of Iowa; Schenck, of Ohio; Winfield, of
New York; Williams, of Pennsylvania,
and Order, of Kentucky.
1t was then resolved that when the
House adjourn, it be until Monday, at
| balf-past twelve o'clock.
| House proceeded to act on bill to in
crease Internal revenue, as reported from
Committee of Whole, with amendments.
The House concurred in amendments
so that spirits will pay sixty cents gal
Ion, and authorizations sold as whisky,
wine, brandy, &C., an additional tax of
twenty cents. All spirits on hand for