Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-31


ment which provides that tho provisions Of the
bill shall not prevent the actual furnishing Of
substitutes. Boards of enrolment must make
dfails Of the required number and SO per cent
In addition. Notice may be served in ten day,
or at any time within SIX month";. The House
bill making an appropriation Of $92S 900 as
an award Tor damages from the depredations OF
The Sioux lnllans was passed Mr.. Trumbull
reported iayoraby on she bill to provide for the
taking OF census in 1868. Mr.. Lane moved
that the usual oath DO administered to the Sen
atOr from Arkansas, Mr.. Fishback The con.
slderation of the matter was postponed. The
lax blIl was taken up. An amendment to tue
Senate Finance Committee amendment to the
bill, making the tax on barrel of lager beer,
ale, beer or other iermented liquors, 81 Is ID.
stead of s so, was adopted.
HoUsE.-lhe Speaker laid before the House
the reply Of President Lincoln to the resolution
adopted yesterday iuelosing the correspondence
between Secretary seward and Mr. Dayton rela-
tive to The resolution adop'ed by the House
against the INVASION Of Mexico by France Mr..
Seward says that it is practically an Executive
question that 1t does not belong to Congress to
take action IN the premlses and that while the
President receives the unanimous declaration OF
the House With the profound respect to which
1t Is entitled, be directs MIR. Dayton to inform
the French Government that he does not intend
to depart from our heretofore enuncated policy
concerning the French occupation Of Mexico A
report from the Committee of Conference on the
Army bill was made and long debate follow ed
on the equalization OF the ply of soldiers. The
House finally rejected the rep,rt, Yeay 25. Nays
III and asked Tor new Committee. rb3 eff.
feet OF this is that The House insists upon it's &C
ton that there shall be no distinction in pay IN
consequence OF color
SENATE, May 26 MIR. johnson offered a res
olutlon calling upon the President for informa.
ton as 10 the delivery of Sr Arguelles to the
Spanish authorities Mr.. Powell offered reso-
luton characterizlng the act Of the Adnnistra-
non 10 suppresslng the publication Of The New
York WorM and The Journal of Commerce as
a violation Of the Constitution.
House. The House then resumed the consid.
GRAFTON OF the Reciprocity question The House
first voted on The amendment oi Mr. Arnold OF
Illinois, authorizing the President, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate, to appoint
three Commissioners to confer with like num-
Der OF Commissioners duly authorized by the
British Government TO negotiate new treaty
based on true principles OF reciprocity between
the two Governments, with view of enlarging
The basis OF the present treaty, and for the re-
moyal OF the existing difficulties, provided, that
IN case one shall not be agreed 70 by both Gov
ernments, then the President shall give the NOTICE
Tor the termination according to the provisions
OF the present treaty, THIS was disagreed tn
81 to 81 The Ilouee then voted on Mr.. Nor
nils substitute, authorizing and requesting the
President to give the stipulated notice foI the
termination Of the treaty. This was rejected
"a to %. The original resolution as reported
from the COMMITTEES ON Commerce was next read,
MI. Stevens moved 1t to be laid on the table.
Disagreed to, 70 against rs. The House agreed
to the preamble to the resolution which recites
a reason for modification of the treaty. The
question recurring on the passage of the Joint
resolution, Mr. Stevens moved its further con.
sderaton be postponed TIL the second Tuesday
OF December. The result WIS, Yeas, 7S NAYS,
~ -so the resolution was postponed.
SENATE, May 27.-Mr. Sumner submitted the
following
Resolued, That State pretending to secede
from the Union, and battling against the Ma.
tlonal Government to maintain their position.
must be regarded as a rebel State subject TO
military occupation and without representation
IN this floor until il has been resdmitted by
vote Of both Houses Of Congress and the Sen
lte will decline TO entertain any application
rom any such rebel State until after such
tote by both Houses.
lie remarked that he desired 1t to lie upon
he table until it could be referred to the com
nlttee to be appointed on the credentials of Mr..
'ishback.
House. The House passed the Senate bill modi-
ylng the existing law so that documents and lei
ers may be sent TO Government officers without
he prepnymeutof postage. Mr. Morrill, reported
he new Tariff bill, the consideration OF which
vas postponed till tuesday. Mr. Smithers
allied up the report heretofore made in the case
II Mclienry against Yeaman, which concludes
With resolution declaring that the latter is en-
tiled to retain his seat as the representative Of
he Second Congressional District of Kentucky.
Without action the House adjourned TIL Mon
lay.