Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-28

city Jail, for criminal offences are sold to sub
stitule brokers and placed III the army Mr..
Cox offered resolution, which was laid on the
table, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
to communicate to the House what amount OF
gold in the Treasury, il any, not nee ssary for
the payment of the interest on the public debt
and for the sinking fund, has been sold under
the act Of March IL, 1864 what amount Of
rates of premium, and the names OF agents en-
gagged ia the transaction. The House then pro.
oseded to the consideration OF the bill providing
Government for the Stat es subyerted or over
thrown by the rebellion. 10 the midst of the
debate on this bill, Gen. CRAFTS dispatch, an.
nOuncing the evacuation OF Charleston, was
received with great applause. Several gentle
men gave their views on the subject Of recon-
sruction, and at $50 tho House adjourned.
Feb. q. In the Senate, bill was reported
amending the pension act 50 as to include with
n It's provisions soldiers wounded while on pick
ct duty. A resolution was introduced creating
the office Of Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate
General.
In the House, financial matters we're under
Consideration, aud the Ways and Means Com
mttee reported bill authorizing the Secretary
$600,000 900, and to issue bonds for the amount
payable in forty years. The consideration of
the bill providing Government for the States
overtime Nn or subverted by the rebellion was
resumed, and, after much discussion, interrupted
only by the reading Of Gen. GiImoro's ofbJial
report announcing the surrender OF Charleston,
was laid on the tsble-9l TO 60. A resolution
was agreed to ins!ructng the Sergeant-at-A Arms
to spprehent Hon. A. 2. Field, member from
Louisiana, and bring him before the bar Of the
House to be reprmsnded by the Speaker, for
his late assault on Judge Kelley, Of Pennsyl-
yania.
Feb 22.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Trumbul from
the Committee on the judiciary, asked to be
relieved from further consideration 0 petitions
asking for a recognition Of the Suprem Being
IN the Constitution OF the United States. The
Freedman's Bureau was under consideration,
aud resulted in the rejection Of the report Of the
Committee OF Conference on shat subject, The
5 nate insisted on It's amendment 30 the original
bill, and another Committee of Conference was
called for.
In the House Mr.. A. P. Field, who assaulted
Judge Kelly Of Philadelphia, was brought be.
fore the bar and reprimanded by the Speaker for
bis offence, after which he wac discharged from
the custody Of the Sergeant at Arms Tie sub.
jet OF elections IN The States declared to be in
instruction was discussed az some length. and
resulted in the tsbling Of the bill referring h
the matter This Senate resolution 10 promote
enlstments 10 the amy, BY declaring the wives
and children Of such OolOred mgn 81 enter the
service forever free, my law or custom to the
contrary notwithstanding, and declaring married
such men and women IS have lived together in
that character, was reported and passed
Feb. %. la the Senate, an adverse report was
made By the Committee on Naval Affairs on the
petition for an increase ia officers tsy The
question Of taking up the LOisiana question was
debated for somn lime, aud eventually decided in
the affirmative, Dir. Sumner then moved
substitute for the resolution, asking for COW
Of an order issued b. Gen. Banks, in Now Or
leans, on Feb. 70. 1854. Mr. Summers subsli.
tute declared that no State that has been de-
eared 10 state Of instruction shall elect rep.
resentstiyes 70 Congress-, until the President has
proclaimed tho cessation Of hostilties within
that State. Mr.. Summers motion was rejected
by vote OF eight to twenty.eight. A lax dis
cusslon ocsurred upon motion TO procure bust
of the late Chief Justice Iansy--some of Seps-
tors opposing the motion.
In the House, bill was passed repeating so
much Of the JOINT resolution explanatory of an
act to suppress insurrecton, punish treason and
rebellion, and contiscats the property OF rebels
approved July II, 1862, as prohibits the ioriei-
ture OF the real estate OF rebels beyond their
natural lives. The bill was passed Yeas, 70 /;
Nays, II. Before the House rose, the Arnenda-
tory Enrolment Bill was taken up, and an
amendment moved by Mr.. Blain, of Maine
providing that no credits shall be given except
the men are actually furnished on present and
future calls and mustered into the service of the
United States, was ultimately passed bya vote
Of 80 to GA.
Feb. "A 10 the Senate the bll to give a
$500 pension to the revolutionary survivors was
passed. la the evening session, the resolution
IN relation 10 the State Government OF LOUISE
ana was debated a, some length by Messrs Sum
ner and Hendricks but no action was taken on
il.
In the House, certain amendments to the
Navy Appropriation Bill we're disagreed to ,
and Committee Of Conference was ordered.
On the debate upon the amendatory Enrolment
Bal, alter some discussion, llr. Mardsworth, Of
Kentucky, moved az an amendment that q" il the
substitute desert the principal saal. be shot. If
the substitute run away the principal ehail be
Imprisoned during the war at the Dry Tettugas.
II a substitute rob a hen roost, the principal
shall carry rail on his shoulder Tor two hours.
Mr.. Rice Of Iowa, moved to strike out the en-.
tire section making principal liable lor his
substitute, &C., which was agreed to. Mr.. Ste.
vens offered new section, that the mustering in
Of q snb,tIute shall be conclusive in favor of
the principal, and exempt the latter from mill.
tary service for the term for which he was DRAFT
ted. This amendment was likewise agreed to.
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