Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-26


ram. Admiral Lee has also sent guuboat 70
replace the Smithfeld.
Col. T. j. Morgan Of tho l4th Colored Regi-
ment at Chattanooga, has been authorized g.
lganiza a brigade OF colored troops Tne nuc-
sus of two new regiments is formed, and recru
Jung is progressing layorabIy. Toere are now
SIX eolored regiments in the department.
CONGRESS
SENATE, April lG. Mr. Howard offered Il
solution which was adopted, that the Com
nlttee on the Conduct Of the War irquire into
The late massacre OF Union troops at Fort Phi.
Nv, ard report as soj1 as possible. The Sen.
't9 took up the bill prohibiting speculative
Transactions IN gold and foreign exchange, the
IiestUn bslng the motion TO strike out foreign
Exchange from It's provisions. Rejected by yeas
Is, Nays q Az amendment WAS adopted
aakiug a uniform fne Of $1,000 ,instead Of thai
h retotore OF & | 900 10 $1,000. The bill passed
~ Yeas % Nay II
HOUSE. A report and bill to facilitate md
5'atlon were presented by the select Committee
III tina subject and ordered to be printed II is
estimated That q million and quarter OF men
ave been with irawn from industrial pursuits
since the war oegan, and the object Of tle bill
reerr3d TO is TO bill the vacuum The Comm!
% on Elections reported adversely to Mr..
Kitchens claim TO represent the the 7th Vir-
| Slnla District, which lies contiguous 10 the u H.
srct Of Columbia, but the House adopted res.
)lutlon declaring him entitled to seat 4
| pint resolution was unanimously adopted that
the JOINT COMMITTEES on the Conduct of the
| War, or such members thereof as tho Committee
may designate proceed at once 10 Fort Pillow
int examine into the fac and circumstances
AZ ending tho recent attack and capture Of the
Tort by rebels, and thai they report with a,
Ilttle delay as possible, The bill amendatory OF
the N4tiontl Bank act was then taken up. MIR
+ nton ollered AZ amendment, which was agreed
70 by ten majority, authorizing States to pay
partial tax upon the bauss, whereupon the bin
vas ordered to a third reading
SENATE, April lS Mr. Fessenden reported
he Army Appropriation bill, with unmportant
amendments the only diff renee ia the apprO
pratlons being the specific enumeration of items
hospital supplies, the aggregate being S.
J67 $40, Inste ID ol SS0lj $40 The Senate
proceeded TO the consideration OF the House sp
preparation bill Tor the legislative, executive,
|
HJUsE. MIR. wilson oAsred d resolution that
al.or to day, until otherwise ordered, excepting
81 ufday, the House will take recess at auar
ter past four 7 NJ, to meet again at seven for
Tie transaction OF business. Daring the da,
sssslOn the House will consider lhe Thermal Rev.
.ape bill, etc, and such OF the evening session
oils as the House may order Agreed The
| .l1use agreed, " 10 As, that the Government
nugh 10 increase duties aud taxes Very Target '.
Fac National Bank bill was taken up and pass.
ed, - 10 g. The bill confines the entire notes
5Jr circulation Issued under this act not to ex-
coed $500 900 900, not more than one sixth of
them to b. OF less denomination than five dol.
.rs small notes to cease alter the resumpti IN
Of specie payments Every association NAV
cha rge on any loan or discount interest at "A
rae not exceeding seven per centum per annum
| Ine places Of redemption, ST. Louis, Louisville.
chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans
Cincinnati, Cleveland Pittsburgh, Baltimore.
Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Albany, San
Francisco and Portland Each association shall
select an ASSOCIATE IN either OF the cities above
naned, at which II will redeem It's clfcnl linz
90 cs at par. But no association is 90 b. ~.
| we'd from it's liability to redeem ia crculat-
10 notes at It's own counter at par. NO ASSET
d Ihn shall have a less capital than 5000 900
Il 10 city OF more than hity thousand uhablt.
a1.s Nothing III this blil TO be construed 10
exempt the market value OF ahares in any OF tho
ASSOCIATIONS from STATE or corporation taxes
| o shareholders OF each association founded un-
der this act, and OF each existing bank, or bank.
ng association which may accept the pro-
VISIONS, shalt be held Individually responsible.
eqli ly and rateaby and not one for another,
tor all contract debts and engagements of such
ass 1ciatlOn to the extenl OF the amount of their
stock therein, al the par value, In addition TO
The amount invested in shares excepting the
sh lreholders of any banking association having
lees than i've millions OF dollars actually paid in
~ It's capital stock, shall DO liable ONLY "a the
amount invested in Their shares. ANY State
bank may become a national association BIZ the
name prescribed IN ITS organization certificate.
The DILL Is similar TO thai heretofore acted upon
by the House Nothing in the act is TO he con
sTued to prevent the taxation by the States of
the capital stock of banks the same as the prop
erty OF other money corporations, for State or
municipal purposes. But no State shall impose
any tax on such associations, capital, crcula-
tlOn, or dividends at higher rate than the
taxation imposed by such State on the sam
amount OF moneyed capital IN the hand. of ln-
dSldual citizens PrOUided That no State
tax shall be imposed on any part of the capital
stock Of such association invested in the Unit
States bonds, deposited as security for their cir
cuation. Mr.. Stevens offered lint resolution
that IRON aud alter It's passage until July |,
1864, all the duties aud imposts on imported
goods aud ware and merchandise, now provided
Tor by law be increased by the increase OF so
per centum, and that upon all goods now i'm
ported free and exempt from duty, there shall
be paid ten per oentum ad yalorem. Mr.. J. G
A lien objected to the resolution. Mr. Stevens
moved u suspension OF the rules, but the cues
ZION was declced in the negative, so Yeas and
10 Nays The Internal Tax bill was made the
order oi the day for to morrow. The House
took up the Message from the Senate, which de-
cllu, d 10 agree to Committee oil Conference on
the Montana Territorial bill on the terms pro
posed by the House. On motion, tho House.
~ against SO, insisted ON its disagreement. and
asked for a Tree Committee If Conference, Mr.
Stevens again offered resolution to increase
iJreign duties 90 per cent aud tax articles now
Tree 10 per cent The House refused u suspend
the rules the vote bong u against SS, not the
tw0'thrds. Mr.. morrill, of-re resolution
pc posing that until July |, the foreign duties
be increased 20 per centum, and aruces now
free pay per centun H. moved suspension
OF the rules, but 10 quorum voted The vote
stood so feas against Nays Mr. Morrill,
said the purpose was distinctly manifested in
the House not TO make provision for carrying
ON the Government Then there was a call in
the Hluse' but before it was completed an I'd.
journuent took place
SENATE April l9-Mr. Line called up the
luusn hill T., u,nnud th. ... -.