Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-07

1aIs OIL III thf Druhtef JOINT fetUlu ZION ~
he Ouo Legislature against the Bankrupt Bill
gas presented. Mr. Sumner reported bill foI
tne extinction Of The Schel it Dues A res3lu'
ion offered, and ordered to be printed G Ill
ing upon the President for information 10 regard
o communications with jeff Davis The r9so
luton ilt the rppoIatmen, Of a staadIng Conn
ultteo on C0rruptI0ns Of the Government wa
taken up, and Mr.. Hale resumed bisremsrks on
she subject. The Retaliation resolution wa'
hen taken up. The subject was discussed by
lesss Hendricks, Wade, Sumner, Sprague
lnd How, After being soneB nat amended, tbe
'csolauon was adopted, and lha Senate adj
olrnal
In the Hou'e Mr. Fernando Wool asked
leave to ofr ye7oution IN regard % recon.
'trucu0n, bat objection was made 70 its recop-
IYu The House hen resumed consideration Of
tho Senate jjnt resolution, proposing amend.
meat 10 the Constitution II the UutCd STATES
de'rs MeAlistsr, CoGroth aud lieslick, spoke
strongly iu favor p. the amendment ana Nessrr
Brown 81 Wisconsin, Illrdng 81 kentucky,
Ui x lJdosch D. New York; agaiu.t h. lhe
Ie0a'o having cl0s3 she previous question was
| ltmandet. 4 motion WIS mtde and lgst 60 lay
! Il Oh the table. mo question to reconsider the
! vote by which the amendment was lost at tho
| asi session was then taken and decided Ia the
Affirmative. Tho vote was then taken on the
senate init resolution There was some con-
uHon throughout the proceedings, amid which
'he Cierk proceeded to call the roll. Sew.
eral Democrats changed their votes from "No ="
aye, thus securing the passage OF the
resolution The announcement OF lts passage
by the vote Of 10 ayes against Sc nays was
greeted With immense demonstrations Of APP
plauee
Feb. lin the Senate otter number Of
miscellaneous petitions had been presented and
referred 90 the appropriate committees, the
house resolution Of thanks to General Sheridan
Was taken up and unanimously passed The
House resolution, declaring that certain States
we're in rebellion, and not entitled to represen-
tauon in tbs eee oral college, Was reported with
| an amendment which wls4dopted Ii was also
moved to amend by striking OUT the word Lou
isiana' AZ this point further e0rsiderd ion OF
the subject was postE oaed to giyt way Tor the
credentials Of Mesars. Nye and Stewart, Senators
elec' IRON Nevada lnese gentlemen were ad
mtted and sworn in. The consideration OF
tho House resolutions was resumed, the ques-
| lJn beng on the motion to strike out the word
Louisiana, After som debate, the seoate went
! ITO executive session.
In the House, Mr.. Cresweli, OF Maryland,
ASKED ltaye 10 Introduce 4 resolution, direct
lns the Secretary Of War to report what
compensation, II apy, has been awarded to each
OF the several slavo Slater, represented in Com
gress, to ya persons, to whom oolored volun-
teefs, az the time Of their enlistment owed ser
vice Or Labor Objection was mado by Dir
] O. .
ceeded to the Consideration the bill g. Goa.
sIuct ship canal round the Falls OF Niagara.
lh' measure was supported By Messrs. Spali.ng,
hFu9Q, oi0u7e, AMI others aud was opposed
by MesSis Dawes and Randall ltwas ut lsnglh
passed. by vote Of % yeas to 81 nays. The
ILLINOIS ana Michigan ship Canal Bill was next
taken up, pending which tho House adjourned.
Feb. 10 the Senate u resolution was pr,
scented calling upon the Secretary Of War for
the publication Ui the record OF the court-mor
tlal In the cas9 Of Colonel North. Alter an
attempt by Mr. Sumner To call up the resolution
relating TO the Peace Commissioners. the w..
oluuou declaring that the electoral vote of GER.
Ioin States shall not be counted, was taken nm
An animated discussion ensued, in which nesr.
ly al the members participated. but no eoncIn.
SION was arrived az prior to the adjournlnent A,
four o'clock
II the House, bill was passed to nav tbo
surviving revolutionary pensioners gratuity
81 sow dollars year, IN addition to their pen-
Sous Inc report IRON the Conference Gam.
'nlttoe on tho treedmans Bureau was received
and, alter discussion, postponed FOR one week
Iho bill 20 aid the improvement OF tho Illinois
and Michigan Canal was then taken IN and
after lively discussion, b was psased TLo
House, on motion OF Nj Stevens. insisted on
IFS non'concuuonoe in the Sena.e's amend.
mem % the Dehclen3y Appropriation Bill.
FEB. 3 Ia the Senate, tbs House hill for
The construction OF ship canal round the Fells
OF Niagara was read twice and referred TO the
Military Committee Mr.. D4les resolution
calling Tor Information IN regard to the emplov.
ment OF Government detective, was taken IN
and passed. The consideration OF the mint res.
ulution to exclude the electoral votes of certaic
States in rebellion vas then resumed. and a lo.y
debate ensued upon Mr.. Zen E,cks motion N
strike out the word g" Louisiana 90 as "a ar
empl that STATE from the provisions Of the reso.
iuhon, IT, proposed amendment was adyoca-
t-d warmly By Mr.. n0olittle, OF Wiseops,n
but the motion to strike cut was disspreed 10
Pending the discussion OF an amendment offered
oy hr Colamcr, tho Senate adjourned
The entire session OF the House was occunisd
by Mr. Davis, oi Maryland, End Mr.. Rice. Of
Massachusetts, who spoke at length npon the
amendment to the Navy Appropriation Bill.
cutred by Mr. DAvis, proposing the ostahllsh.
men' oil board Of Admiralty Mr.. Davis
took decided grounds against tho pohcy Of the
Navy Department, esp.eiall in respect ia IN.
construction Oh monitors. Mr. Rice replied AZ
length 20 M DAVIS structures on the nav.
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