Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-04-27
Thirt, Ninth Congress...First Session.

SESATE--The House bill to amend the habeas |
corpus set was taken up.
The Committee on the Judiciary recommended |
that the following amendments be inserted at the |
close Of section 2:
.'But no such order shall, by force Of the |
act or acts, to which this is an amendment, be a
defence to any suit or action for any act done or
omitted to be done after the passage of this act"
The amendment Of the committee was adopted
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out of the first
section the words ''or other trespasses or
wrongs done or committed which, after a
short debate, was adopted.
Nr. Howard moved to amend the first section
by inserting after the words, "to whom the or
der is addressed the words, cor for whom it
was intended agreed to.
Mr. Edmunds offered as an amendment at the
close Of the first section the following words,
''Or so far as II operates defense for any act
done or committed in any State represented in
Congress during the rebellion, and in which, at
the time Of any such set or omission, martial
law was not in force After a long debate,
the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April %.
HousE.-A resolution was introduced. favor
ing the admission Of Representatives from Tenn
essee, and referring their credentials to the Com
mittee on Elections it was withdrawn after
debate.
A resolution, demanding the trial and eIecu-
ton Of JEFF. Davis, was taken up. debated snd
/ lies over till Monday next.
! The Judiciary Committee reported adversely
on the proposition Of the President to modi Y
the test oath.
A joint resolution was passed, authorizing the
President to take measures to prevent the
introduction Of cholera or other infectious dis
eases into the country.
The bill reorgsniEng the army. was taken up.
Mr.. Woodbridge made some remarks in de-
Tense Of the West Point ACSiemy.
Mr.. Schenck disclsimed. for the Committee
snv reflection on that institution. Further Dc
bate took place and the bill was laid aside.
HousE.-The army bill was taken up.
Mr. Woodbridge moved a substitute for the
iJtA section the corresponding section of Senate
bill.
Mr. Hate moved 10 strike out the clause max
ing West Point graduates ineligibls 10 appoint
menis IN the subsistence department. BOJL re
iectei
Nr Conkling moved to strike out the 10Th
section, in reference TO the Provost Marshal's
Bureau
Mr.. COnkling caused 10 De read q letter from
General Grant 10 SeuatOr Aesmith, in Bhiah BE-
says
Il am opposed TO multiplying Bureaus and
think there Is no necessity for a Provost Mar
shat General; in fact, if we had to organize the
army anew, would not have as many bureau.
as We now have. In my opinion. the country
you'd be lust as well and much more ecOuomi-
. cally served u the coast surveys were added e
the engineer bureau .aGd the quartermaster's. thu
subsistence, and the psyriaster's department:
were merged into one"
Mr.. ConklIng opposed the perpetuation of ihi
Provost Msrshsls Bureau, from which hi.
constituents had suffered beyond his capacity Il
express. He spoke in very strong terms Of con.
demnation Of the Provost Marshal Of the IVES
tern division Of New York. and Of Genera
Fry.
Mr., Blaine defended General Fry SIS an hon.
orsble and high toned officer.
One Of the personal alterations which DIS
grace Congress followed, in which slr. C5nklin.
pronounced statement of Mr.. BlAine's 'false, :
and said that he was ready TO answer for BIZ
language here or elsewhere. Mr. Blaine re-
piled that he did not presume the gentleman
from New York really meant that he want
ed TO fight dnel. When he (Mr Blaine) ha.
to resort to the epitnet Ease and 20 into tn
cheap sTagger Of answering here and else
where" he should have very little faith in tn
cause he stood up to MAINTAIN.
Nr. Stevens moved to substitute a section
providing that the Provost Marshars Burea,
shall be sustained only as long as in the judg
ment Of the Secretary OF War is ne,es5ary {
! close up the business thereof, not exceeding ii;
months from the passage Of this act. Mr.. Ste
vens' substitute was adopted. The 23d section
relating to the pay department, was amended b,
adding to the sentence excluding West Poin
graduates from appointment, provision that
shall not apply to officers now in the pay de
pertinent