Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-05-13

obeos, VIII become perfectly odiousi they cannot i've
In the community aud the who rise above hs
hatred Of the who will take advantage Of such Law
that. .sa looks the Law itself viii bold The Govern
ment that makes u, odious.
In Senate, May 4th the resolution Of Mr..
Sherman that quorum Of the Senate consist
Of a majority Of the Senators duly qualified
or chosen, was passed.
Mr.. Fessenden called up the resolution
that official reporter in making out his list re-
port the names Of absentees.
After an explanation by Mr.. Fessenden
the resolution was adopted.
The House took up and discussed the bill
extending to soldiers and sailors, without re-
gard to color, the benefits Of the homestead
law on rebel coniscated lands.
Governments for the Rebeilious States
May 4, the House passed the reconsuuction
bill, 73 to SO. 1t provides that, instead Of
one tenth, as originally reported, majority
of the people is required to take part in the
election of delegates preliminary to the re-
establishment Of state government and
those who have held offices merely municipal,
or military below the grade Of colonel, are not
TO be debarred from voting. The delegates
TO the state convention are to be elected by
the loyal white male citizens who are requir-
ed to subs cribe to the oath Of allegiance, and
until the United States shall have recognized
q republican form Of state government. the
provisional governor, who is authorized 20
be appointed by the president, is to see that
this act and the laws Of the United States
and the laws OF the state government that
was overtbrown by the rebellion are faithful
ly executed within the state but no iaw or
usage whereby any person who was hereto
fore held in servtude shall be recognized.
The following provisions are TO be incor-
porated in the new state constitutions NO
person who has held or exercised any Office,
either civil or military, state or confederate,
except the Office be merely municipal or Mill
tary below the grade of colonel, under the
usurping power, shall have the right to vote
for or be a member of the Legislature, or gov
etnor involuntary servitude is forever pro-
hibited, and feedom of all persons is guaran-
teed in the said state no debt, state OF con-
federate, created by or under the sanction Of
the usurping power, shall be recognized OF
paid by the state. The bill further provides
that every person who shall hereafter hold oil
exercise an office, civil or military, in the reb'
eli service, state or confederate, except the
office be merely municipal or military below
the grade Of colonel, is declared not to be q
citizen of the United States.
The bill has yet to b. acted on by the
Senate. Representative Grinnell Of Iowa
and several others voted for it under protest
because Of the clause confning the elective
franchise to white persons
The Ten Forty loan.
The subscriptions to the ten-forty loar
4 from March 25, when the first subscription
was made, to May ?, 80 days, amounted t'
+ $40, O,4Os. $50. The subscription to the five
! twenty loan for the first SO days after th'
/ loan was issued amounted to S5, ,626, $50. -
/ The subscriptions to the teu-forty loan report
ed at the treasury department Wednesda,
amounted to nearly 81 100000.
In the Senate, May S, Mr.. Sumner move'
TO amend the national currency bank bill b.
le. wing only the real estate of the banks II
state taxes, and reserving circulation, de
! posits, and excers of capital over bonds fo
national taxes. the fund applicable to pay
ment of interest on the national debt. II
also doubler the proposed tax on circulation
deposits and capital The House passed tn
bill to pay Pennsylvania militia for servic
under the United States.
The report of Messrs. Wade and Gooch o
the Fort Pillow atrocities discloses fully
barbarsm unparalleled in civilized warfare
1t confirms the worst accounts before Civ en-
May 6, the Senate rejected MIR. sumner
amendment to the currency bank bill, in re
lation to taxation, "a to IL; and adopted
proposition Of Mr.. Chandler for clearing (r'
deeming) houses at New York, Philadelphia
! and Boston, at a rate Of discount not exceed
ing one fodrth of one per cent.
In the House, the committee on election
| reported against F. p. Blair and in favor
Knox as representative for the lst district
| Missouri.