Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18
,oYu CoNcREss---isT SESSION
WASHINGTON, Jan, 10.
SENATE.

SENATE.
bill was introduced TO nix the h''l-
tarv peace establishment OF The army
It provides that the army shall HeFeat'
Ter consist of seven regiments OF artA-
lery. 10 regiments of cavalry, ana SlNIy
regiments of infantry. In addition 10
the 1--WE regiments OF artillery no" az
naniZed there shall be two new ONES
one to he composed of COlOrcd and one
Of white persons, and ottcercd by Seltc-
tious rom the volunteer officers. TWO
new regiments of cavalry are To De Oh
white and two o. colored persons. In |
the infantry there shall be eight frSl' |
ments composed Of men from the t.-
erau Reserve Corps, and oiilcereu 0y
officers of that corps. There shah oe
one Lieut. General, five Major Generals,
and ten Brigadiers. The Dill was re-
Cerred to the military committee.
A resolution was passed to PRINT SIN
thousand copies of Gen, Grants Report
The bill to regulate the elective iran
chise in the District of Columbia was
taken up, read and reCommitted TO Tue
District committee.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Howe
declaring that the states lately IN rebel
lion had Forfeited their rights as states
and il was Tor Congress 10 say whether
their rights should be restored, MT
Howe supported the resolution, athrm,
inc that 6y the acts Of secession and
, rebellion the Southern states had DIES
troyed their functions OF civil govern
. ment
Nh. Jobusou Obtained the floor, when
/ the Senate went INTO executive session.
e and afterwards a memorial OF the Amer
n lean Free Trade League, praying Tor
removal. oil The protective tarlti wa
nresrptcd and referred 20 the hnanc
committee
= The House bill authorizing the ap
Y pOintment OF au assistant assessor OIL III
n terpal revenue by the Secretary OF III
a | Treasury. instead of as many assessors
10 was reported from the finance commit
tee. but not acted on.
HOUSE.
T. A resolution was adopted InStIucuh
l. the COMMITTEES on Commerce to lnquli
lr into the expediency Of deepening tn
Y | Upligatv channel.
~ 4 resolution was adopted requestln
a. the President to inform the House WI
ISL Davis CLAW and others are kept in col
,e- finement.
A resolution was introduced pledgiI
70. the House TO support the President
- plan OF restoration. Referred.
Iva Mr.. Wilson of Iowa made a speech
)St favor Of negro suffrage in the Dtstri
On of Columbia.
en- Messrs. Schoheld and Kelley spoke
try reference to negro suffrage.
MT a
- rom the committee on appropriation
An The c0mmittc of ways and means "
rsI instructed to consider the expectancy
dispensing with income taxes entlre
d-a4ssing them only on incomes
re- Vi u.s. diva brr4 sod dollars, and Of
NV, ~. ducing the present per centum.
mis- The committee on freedmen's atta
for was instructed to inquire into the trr
esk of the alleged injustice OF the So'
Carolina planters towards freedmen
Vic their employment.
The committee OF ways and me
ue- was instructed to inquire into the eX
lSu- dienCv Of exempting the manufacture
rom crutches and artificial limbs from
rial, / ternal revenue.
A bill was introduced to punish co
dl0 terfeiting with death.
we A resolution was adopted calling
most information in reference to the "ln
% to rial Express Co.. organized in
nto York under the authority Of the
ould caI'ti E'I9'1D, ~ radn hetwren
Win leo and the United States.
Several resolutions heretofore Off
ding were referred.