The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03
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fiscal year was adopted Mr.. Wilson's
i'll regard to the rations
of officers and their three months adj
pay, and concerning tobacco
to be issued to the troops, were adopt
ed The bill as amended was then
passed. Mr.. Trumbull reported bill
from the judiciary committee recogniz-
ing the State government of Louisiana
In the House, the amendment to inter
nal revenue bill was considered. Several
made in committee of
the whole were concurred in. The
amendment of the committee reuuir-
ing gold brokers to pay license of
one thousand dollars was rejected
Other amendments were adopted, and
tho bill was passed. Mr. Schenck,
from the military committee, reported
bills providing for removing the Unit
ed States Arsenal from 81. Louis; au-
thorizing the President to appoint
Second Assistant Secretary of War, at
$4,000 per annum; providing for the
publication of full army register;
defining what shall constitute officers
servants; in relation to calling out the
militia; for the better organization of
the subsistence department, and to es-
tablish bureau for refugees and
freedmen's affairs, oil of which were
passed. A bill from the military com
mittee was also passed, to increase the
pay of the officers of the army below
the grade of brigadier-general, and
privates, and also exempting officers
from income and war taxes.
FEB. 20. In tho Senate, bill was
introduced to equalize the expenses of
internal revenue assessors. The vote
whereby the army appropriation bill
was amended to remove the distinc-
ton between regular and volunteer
officers IN certain matters, was recon
sidered, and the bill with this amend
ment stricken out was again passed.
A bill was passed for the better organ
ization of Indian affairs in California.
The House refused to lay upon the Ia
bic resolution calling for list of
persons incarcerated, but not convicted
of offences against the government.
The committee on the District q CO.
mmbia were instructed to inquire into
the truth Of the allegations, that crimi-
nails had been sold out of the jails to
substitute brokers. The bill providing
for the reconstruction of the rebel
States was discussed.
FEB 81. In the Senate, q bill was
introduced providing for the appoint
ment of solicitor and Judge-advo-
cate general in the navy The Secre-
tary of War in reply to resolution
stated that he had furnished the names
of all political prisoners in the district
to the judges in it. Several private
bills were passed and also the resolu-
ton of thanks to General Thomas
The name of Admiral Lee was coupled
with that of General Thomas. The
Senate refused to postpone for day
the freedmens bureau bill In the
House the committee reported that
they had prepared bill to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to Dor
row six hundred millions of dollars.
A bill in aid of the railroad and tele-
graph from Missouri to the Pacific.
and two bills relating to the postal
service, were passed. The resolution
for reprimand of A. p. Field for as
sault upon Judge Kelly, was passed
FEB. %. In the Senate, bill was
introduced to compensate naval con-
tractors. The judiciary committee re-
ported against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, to allow OF
taxing exports, also against Mr.. Sum
ner's proposed amendment in relation
to representation. The military com
mittee reported n joint resolution au.
/ thoriNng n survey for a canal around
Niagara Falls, and for one from Lake
Michigan to the Mis- issippi. The re-
port of the committee of conference on
the freedmens bureau bill was reject
ed, and a new committee appointed
In the House, Mr.. Field, who assault
ep Judge Kelley some time since fol
words spoken in debate, was brought
to the bar of the House, reprimanded
and discharged from custody Tn,
Judiciary committee reported bill re
latiye to the election of congressman
from rebel States, which was laid up
on the table. Mr.. Wilson reported
the Senate resolution declaring the
families of soldiers who had beer
slaves, free, and declaring those legal
ly married who had lived together il
that character. The resolution wal
passed, as was also one to prevent
persons in the military and naval ser
vice interfering in the State elections
: Mr. Williams introduced bill in re
lation to the confscation of the rea
estate of rebels.
FEB. %. In the Senate, bill wa
passed extending the provisions of tn,
act of 1913 to the mackerel fishery
also, bill TO reorganize the apprais
er's Office in New York. A bill wa
introduced to create the National Pa
cifc Bridge Company A joint resolu
ton was passed to publish a full regis
ter of all the officers who have been il
> the United States service since tn
commencement of the rebellion. TIL
bill to increase the efficiency of tn
: medical service was passed. In tn
House, the bill in relation TO FORFEITURE
of real estate of rebels was passed. |
was agreed that the evening session b.
devoted exclusively to the considera
ton Of general appropriation bills
r Bills were passed relative To fraud !,