Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-01

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Waahangton C0sFespOndence.
Congress and Tennessee Repr'-
asa~le1-Nexsrslity and the Fenions-7as-
tv Legislotion, and Liquidation that - not
sty-C0a6 rmati0ns.
e. WASHINGTON, D. c.,
July q, 1866.
ooNoRxss AND TENNESSEE.
Mn. EDITOR This, the last week of the
Session has been one of the most interesting
Although no great advance in establishment
of principles has been made, during the pres
emit session. great step has been taken to-
ward restoration, and q basis fixed on which
all the States can be represented, and restora-
ton te completed. We have now seen the
full development of the policy of Congress,
and can but be satisfied Herewith, feeling that
anything else would have been unsafe.
On Monday the House agreed to the Senate
amendments, to the bill regarding the resto-
ration of Tennessee, which principally affect
ed the OF Gamble, and the bill was sent to the
President that evening. On Tuesday the mes
sage of the President announcing that he had
signed the bill although he did not approve of
it, was received. During the reading OF the
message, there was much merriment and ap-
pIause. mmeiiately after the message was
finished, Mr.. Stevens moved that the Commit
tee on Reconstruction be discharged from the
consideration Of tie State of Tennessee, and
that the credentials of the members elect
be referred to the Committee on Elections.
This was done, and in a short time the Gre
dentials were again laid before the House, and
three members, Col. Stokes, Maynard and
Taylor were duly qualified. On Wednesday
two more members were quallhed-Cooper
and Leftwich. Thus has the country gained
the active cooperation of loyal men who be-
fore were necessarily somewhat numbered in
their action, of the new members. Stokes
and Maynard are truly radical, the Others are
of various degrees of Johnsonism, from that
of Taylor to that OF Cooper. One Senator
Has been admitted, and the other, Judge Pat
terson, is just now kept.back from his seat by
inability to take the test oath, he having held
the Office of Judge 10 seeded Tennessee and
taken the oath of allegiance to the rebel gov
ernment
ROUSSEAU REPRIhANDKD.
General Rousseau was reprimanded, in &C
cordance with the sentence, on Saturda y, al
though he had previously announc ed his res
ignation. This action of the House Was very
happy at that xact time, for the rebuking Of
plantation manners" is a very proper preface
to the admission OF Southern men TO the halls
of Congress.
NEUTRALITY AND THE FENIANs.
A very suggestive fact in the legislation Of
this Congress is that which was shown In the
neutrality laws, which the House has virtu.
ally repealed, or at least so amended to al
low our citizens to furnish arms and mum
tions of war to bellIgerents with whom W
are at peace. The vote was unanimous, thu
showing the immense power possessed IN the
country by the Fenians, for whose especla
benefit this matter is supposed To have beer
gotten up. No one dared TO vote against tn,
bill, lest the opposing party should thereby b
enabled to make little higher bid.
HAsTY LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATION THAT
NOT HAsTY.
The legislation of the past few days ha
showed much haste,and seemingly very SINAI
desire for the retrenchment So long spoken OF
The Senate have finally raised their salar
to So 900 per. year, and at the same time re
fused TO consider the bounty bill, or the re
organization of the depar tments which is s
much needed. The currency bill has bee
land over MI the next Session. as also th
bankrupt bill.
The House is not willing to allow the bOuu
ty oiII TO be lost, nor to increase their sala
ries. In consequence thereof one of the ap
preparation bills may fail The military bi
may yet pass, though it is likely to fail. W
must say We had expected much more of Cor
gress this Session, though perhaps unjustly
We had hoped for bill amending the cuI
rency law, for a bankrupt bill, Tor mllItar
bill, tor tariff, and for many others equal
necessary, but perhaps We should be Statistic
with The glorious results OF our Reconstru'
ton plan, and the solving OF that most diff
cult problem.
In the Senate, the following confirmation
of Importance have been made: Lieu tenan
General Grant 70 be General, Vice Admir-,
Farragut, Admiral. Major General Sherman
Lieutenant General, Henry Strausbury, a
torney General, and Y. ii. Browniog, Seer
tary OF the Interior.
| The Session of Congress will probably clio
tomorrow, and l will try and give you
short account of the closing scenes. W.
Second Letter.
An Erpfoaation-Fino! Sc, mes, Congression
| Decortm-A Compromise Conference, Il
| port and ,0hat came of 1.-THE Memph
Riots and Jeff Dauis-Closiny Remarks an
ReGections-FareveH Hope.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
July Is. 1866.
AN EXPLANATION.
Mr.. EDITOR My letter dated the 27t
| was In reality written to-day. As the speak
said, on Legislature Friday, although the NOR
ing had already begun to dawn. and the hu
| of the city commenced ere L had finished.
had desire, coupled with necessity, of Sc
| ing the last session of Congress, and as plea
ure always calls me ito the House since
| is much more business-hke Il had an oppo
tunity of seeing the stern legislators in T
| Taxed state.