Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-03-01

suggestions. Yers Nays e.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed t.kiog the appoint
ment OF Warden Of the jail for the District 0
Columbia from the Marshal OF the District, auC
giving it to the President Of the United States
The Naval Appropriation bill Wa. then taken up
aud MIR. King made long speech on Missouri
affairs. The Committee voted, Yeas 80, Nays SO
) on the amendment to pay the navy II gold or ia
) equivalent.
SENATE, Feb 25--Ihe Senate recjusdered
the vote adopting the Conference Committee !
report on the Revenue bill and appointed new
Committee to confer with that appointed by the
House. The bill equalzDg the pay Of soldier,
was called up, and debate ensued on the pending
amendment, to excluded persons enlisted under
the call OF October, 1863, from the provision for
bounty, except in insnrrecilonary districts. This
was amended so that all persons whose papers
show that they were enlisted under the act Of
1861 shall receive the pay ond bounty promised
under this statute. Mr. Wilson proposed to
extend the pay and bounty to all free persons
enlisted as provided Without vote on this
amendment the bill was laid oyef. The Mill
tary Committee were instructed to inquire into
the expedie1cy of extending the bountles now
being paid to April next.
HoUsE.-A bill was referred granting pensions
to soldiers Of 1872 the bill for Freedmen 8
Officers Bureau was taken up. MIR DAVIS, of
Maryland defended the validity Of the late
Maryland elections, ami spoke Of the progress
Of Emancipation there, lie advocated an amend
ment OF the Constitution declaring, as a cond.
ton precedent Of re-admssion mo the Union,
chat Slavery be forever abolished IN the South
ern States. lie spoks against the COLONIZATION
oil the freedmen as incompatible with true policy
and humanity Mr.. Stevens, from the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means eported a bill pr1yld-
ing that Of the 5000 900 600 loan authorized
by the act Of March Sd, 1863, in teR-lortics
w 1900 900 be put IN the market, redeeinabe
10 not less than five nor more than forty years
The Deficiency bill for 1864 was reported; it
appropriates about 100000 000..
SENATE, Feb 26.--Mr Sumner introduced a
bill, which was referred, to exclude disloyal per.
sons from the public lands they are refused
the right OF presumption, and excluded from the
right OF retaining missing lands or recovering
Tor damages to such property Mr.. W ils0n in
uoduced bill which provides that future en-
istments in the Regular Army shall DO for three
instead Of five years, and that soldiers in the
Regular Army who enlisted prior to July %,
1861, shall have the privilege Of re.en istlng I'M
I'll the LIST day OF May next, with the existing
bounties. The Senate agreed to the report of The
Conference Committee on the Lieutenant Gener-
al bill. Ga motion of Mr.. C0Ilamer, tie bill to
remove dlsqualdcatons on account OF color in
carrying the mails was called up. Debate en-
sued on tue amendment OF the Post Office Com
mlItee which provides that here shall be no
exclusion OF witnesses in the Courts of The United
Slates on account OF color. Messrs Lane Ut In
diana, Hendricks, Powell, and Salisbury, Sum
ner, Collamer, and Harlan supported it. With
out coming to decision on the subject, the Sen
ate, adjourned until Monday.
HousE-Mr Highly introduced a bill to ex-
clude traitors and public enemies from the
courts and settlements on the public lands. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary. MIR.
Schenck, from the Committee on Military Al
fairs, reported joint resolution that the boun-
ties authorized to be paid under existing laws
and the regulations and orders OF the War De.
parIment to veterans re-enIsting, or persons en-
listing In the Regular or Volunteer service for
three years or during the war shall be paid from
the lst of March to the lst of April, any law
or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding,
and that the said bounty be paid out Of any
money already appropriated for that purpose.
Mr.. Coffroth suggested an amendment credlting
veterans to their respective localities. Mr..
Schenck said tina. was already provided for in
the enrolment bill MIR. Coiiroth replied that
the Provost Marshal has issued an order antag.
onstic to it. MIR. ochenok said, then that officer
must be held responsible. The House then
passed the resolution to extend the time for pay
ment Of bounties The House passed a resolu-
ton Of thanks to Admiral d. D. Porter, officers
and men, for eminent skill and endurance in CO.
operating with the army IN reopeOing the Miss
issippl River also resolution OF thanks to
Commodore Ringgold, officers and men, for OAR
ing and skill in rescuing the United States
troops from shipwreck during 1861. A bill
was reported providing for the proper bountes,
&c to men enlisted in the UuiOn service in the
revolled States The Democratic side opposed
it, and 1t was adopted, 81 to Al The Committee
on elections reported against the claim of Lew
is Mckenzie to represent the 9Th District of
Virginia, and the report was adopted the
Lieutenant-G General bill then came up, being
tn report of the Conference Committee. Mr..
Washburne OF Illinois said although General
Grants name was not in the bill, he would be
appointed and given command OF the armies in
the field. The Democrats generally opposed the
bill, and it was adopted, Yeas 49, Nays Al.
Adjourned.