Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-12

| foduced bill TO prevent officers OF the army
and navy lrol interfering with elections in the
States, which was finally referred 10 the Judicla.
| ~ Committee. H. response to the suggestions
81 The Presidents Message, Senator Wilson 10
reduced tlll extending tho time for the pay
meht OF bouniles to veterans and other yolun
teeis TO Feb. IS; also, to pay bounty Of 800
to persons Of African descent enlatiug and resi-.
dent in rebelllous Siates Mr.. Ten Eyck spoke
at some length on the subject, warmly indors
Ing be Presidents plan, and his motion was
agreed to, when the Senate, being without s
quorum, adjourned.
SENATE, Jan 6 --Messrs. Howard, Collamer
johnson, Harlan, lrumbull, Sherman, Morgan,
CONFESS and brown were chosen Select Commit.
Ice on the Pacific Railroad. Tho Judiciary
Committee were instructed 70 report upoa the
proprlelG NJ repeating so much Of the Confsca.
non Act as prohibits the forfeiture OF real estate
beyond the life Of the offender. 4 bill was re-.
ported to amend the Enrolling Act and extend
the time Tor paying b0untes Mr. P0wells
Dill to prevent army and navy officers from in.
terierlhg IN elections was taken up on motion
10 refer to the judiciary Committee. Motion
lost Yea, l6, Nay 81 After long debate
T. WAS sent TO the Military Committee. The
House bill extending the time for paving boun.
Ties was passed to second reading, Adjourned
housE-A Joint resolution wasadopted unan-
imously, extending the payment d bountles to
the LIST OF March A bull was reported to fx a
single day for the election Of Members Of Con.
eress, and to enuble soldiers to vote. 1t was
ordered to be printed. After rambling debate
The Post Office Appropriation bill was passed
The House then too& up Cn Commlttee) the
Presidents Message, and Mr. Altold made a
strong Ant.Sayery speech
SENATE, Jan. 7.-Mr. Wilson presented the
petition OF Col. I. W. Higgnson, praying for
information as to the pay OF colored trocps
compared with that OF prlvates in the Regular
ARMY, asking tor the same pay ~ volunteers
Mr.. Garlic offered a resolution stating that. az
result OF a compact Of States, each State for
itself adopted the Constitution Of the United
States as it adopted its own State Constitution
LAID over Mr. Towards resolution. that tho
Committee on the Judiciary consider the pro-
pretty OF repeating the joint resolution Of july
H. 1862, which prohibits forfeiture of real
estate beyond the natural life of the offender.
was adopted The bill for continuing the bonn.
sIes to volunteers was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance, with the understanding that il
shall be early reported, The Message of the
President, and documents on the same subject
were referred to the same Committee The bill
to Enroll the National Forces was considered
ana all the amendments of the Military Com.
nitlee were adopted except the one repeal ing
the $3O0 exemption clause-that IL ia 10 be
hereafter considered. Mr.. Howe offered Joint
resolutions declaring that, as the traitor authori
ties hold IN barblrous imprisonment our officers
ana soldiers, refusing to exchange except iuop
lhelr own terms, are unable or unwilling to
led them properly or even toerably, and have
aehied them the charity sought t. be bestowed
X ourselves, that as 1t does not become 90.
VVV'ooo oil people to permit their brethren to
aarve within one hundred miles of their own
capital the President be authorized to call out
one million OF volunteers to serve for ninety
Gays, 10 be employed IN carrying food and free
dom to every captive IN rebe hands, and plant
ne Uhited States flag upon every prison-that
me forces 80 raised be under command of Gen.
urant. The resolution was referred to the Mil |
itary Committee.
HousE.-A bill was referred exempting the
Of the Soldiers AID Society
from postage. Mr.. Blaine offered resolutions 10
ascertain the debts incurred by the general
states in their Efforts to suppress the nsnr
rtction, and declaring as the Judgment of the
llonse that all such debts should ultimately be
assumed and Iquldaled by the General Govern
nenl Mr. BALDWIN offered resolutions declaring
the JEFF. DAVIS Government outlawed aud hay.
ing DO power over the people of any portion OF
The country, and that any proposition to nego-
late with The leaders Of the Rebellion, IA though
hey were entitled to bargain for and bind any
whom they Cypress, should be rejected without
or delay. The resolutions were
,dopted-So to "A. Among the yeas we're the
following Democrats Ba,ly, Baldwin Of Mich.
gan, Brown OF Wisconsin,, Griswod Holman.
Herman, Middleton, 0deii. Stebblns, Sweat and
ieaman. Nh Rodgers offered resolution de- 4
'iarlng Tor vigorous prosecution OF the war,
bot al the same time asking for peace concli-
'tion and compromise, SO lar as consistent with
iOnor, aud earnestly recommending the coo pera-
lOn OF the President ami the Senate in sending
Commissioners 10 Richmond in order thai the
Sar may be bIoug lat to an honorable cad. Land
N the table by 7o to AZ. Mr. A. Myers offered
esoluuons that We SHOULD lorego al feelings OF
lass0n except such us are dictated by loyalty,
III Resentment except such IA is due to treason,
mt that tho war should be waged until traitors
'nd Their sympathzers are conquered into the
Jnlon, mad obodlent to the laws, take the oath
II allegiance, and su bmlt 10 the Enumeration
lnd Reconstruction ProclAmaiuus when this
8 done, the chief Rebels and traitors To be hung.
nd the war TO cease, Sent ~ Rvoonsfuot,on
JUmmitte.
okSArR Jan. "a joint reso ution to give
treat Britain notice ol the suspension OF the
reciprocity Treaty was referred TO tne Committee
u Foreign Relations, Rpsolu ions were report.
d Offering thank OF Congress to Gems Hooker,
leade, Banks and Burnside, their officers and /.
aen. MIR. Wilson's Dill to promote enlisments F,
vas introduced. 1t provides that enistments !
Greater shall be Tor three years that colored c
odless stall have the same supplies and pay as I
'hlte men, that ten months pay shall be gwen =
i advance that the wives ana children ol col
red recruits shall be forever Tree that chan. |
Ans absent by reasons OF wounds shall have a
lil pay, aud half pay, with raaons, when AZ |
nj Tor other causes referred to Military Com. ,
llttee. Mr., Grimes offered bill 20 alter pay
4 the army as follows; Majur.Generals, 81.
w, with Communication Tor lucld0nAls; 81, 100
nhout continuation when out of Command
rlsadier Generals, same pay as at The present +,
hen on duty 80 200 VI On IN command of :.
apartment or oniother duy,ln the field 81, $50 {
lien on leave or waiting orders Colonels a
sme as now when On lull duty s. 800 when d
OF III the field s., loo when on leave. Lieu. !,
'nans Coouels, on dutyuot III the field, j., $50
u leave $50. Majors, ST. 800, 100 on
uty not III The held VI ,5UU On leave or wait, /
u Tor orders Cip anus, 81, 800 and j 200. /,
deu'enants loo and 500. The bill Wa, !,
ut to the Military Committee. Mr.. Wilson :,
itroduoed resolution providing for the txpul-
on OF Senator DAVIS, OF Kentucky, owing TO b
10 sentiments put tUr.h IN recent resolutions
! th., Iatf,f ,Ant,h IA H.. 80. 49,, NJ