Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

Thc1e Is a hitch in the pcssage Of the De-
fciency Appropriation bill. The Conference
Committee on the part OF the Senate would
not agree 10 q clause giving twenty per cent.
additional pay to employees of the House.
Mr.. Sherman in his report % the disagree
ment, said such an increase would lead at
once to a corresponding one for other civil
officers. The Senate could not increase the
nav Of civil officers while it refused sn IN
erase to army officers. If any increase was
m de, it ought to be to those who had suffer
od and endured hardshITs and privations in
tie army, and the Senate voted TO adhere to
their proposed amendment. new commit
tee of conference will be needed.
BY way of expressing ''thc sense Of Con
gress on the subject of negotiation, Mr..
Clark Of New Hampshire introduced joint
resolution as follows:
hesolred By the Senate and HouIe or Repre-
nfdtiUes, ~ Congress assembled, That no ne
gotiation, terms Of settlement, or concession, or
compromise, be entered into, proposed, yielded,
OF made with the rebels, directly or indirectly.
until they have manifested their implicit and
unconditional submission 10 the authorities Of
the Government and further, that however
much peace may be desired, the present war must
be waged with all the resources and energy OF
the Government until said submission shall be
secured, and the supremacy Of the Constitution
and the laws established over the entire terrific
~ Of the United States as heretofore clsimed.
The resolution was ordered to lie printed
and to lie for the present
The Join; resolution for purchasing the
Merchants Exchange in New York city for
Custom House purposes, was Tassed by the
Senate. It had previously passed the
House
\ jsint resolution passed the iIouse for
making the duty n printing PAPER three per
cent. ad yalorcm. The vote stood % yeas,
40 nays.
Airport having appeared ola gross assault
made 10y 4. P. Field, oac OF the members
returned from Louisiana, on VIM d. K,lly,
member OF the House. led to lo' . discus-
cussior, IN which the old Sam Houston ami
S,ansbury case was brought up for illustu-
ton and argument. The result was IA vote
disallowing Mr.. Field the privilege Of a scat
on the floor TIL the matter was Investigated
and d, TRIMMED on
Ano'Ler hrc' II sprung ~ in the House on
the pr, s,.ntation hy Mr. Brooks Of New York,
of what he con-ideIed viol ton OF priv
leg. Ia airport of q spccca ia IL, GLOBE,
he Lao called General Bailera "a gold rob
Der" lie sand an officer under General But
Ter brought i'm a note inquiring whether
he used the lInguage just ar reported, or
with QUILTING words.
Mr. Brooks thought the language Of Sen
cral Buffers n,Uo was quite in the duellist
style, md lie found iault that tie messenger
Nrs IN a military dress. The Speaker did
rot See any improperly IN General Buffers
inquiry \ desultory detate sprang up
about Gcn,ral's Buffers conduct al New
O.lyans in taking Mr. Smiths gold. ana tie
in-n.uaii # Mr.. Brooks, al b. had not
pad it over, though it had been reported 10
the War Department, dc Sharp remarks
we've made by Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania.
a OF the Liberty tak'n by members Of The
House 10 assail in an outrageous ana lnde
cent manner great and patriotic men, under
the shi,ld Of their privilege. Pending Mr.
Stevens remarks, the House adjourned