Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02

ready To adjourn.
A joint resolution to pay the Chaplain
of the House was passed.
The committee from the Pre- dent re-
ported he had nothing further to com.
municate.
A resolution of thanks to Vlae.pres.
dent Foster was unanimously aassed
Mr.. Foster returned thanks aud then
declared the Senate adjourned sae ~
[HoUsE REPORT or FRIDAY ~ i on.
TINUED.
After a second conference q iae
on the civil appropriation bill eeb
apeointed, about four in the - ae
there really remained no. mure buS sess
before the House. The Speakers table
had been cleared, aud there was nothihg
pressing fer action, but it was necessary
TO keep the members together, and so
the Speaker Aa nounced that the morning
hour of the legislative day Of Friday
would now commence, the business Of
which was the calling OF committees for
reports of private character, This was
followed by disposing of bills reported
from the committee for the District OF
Columbia.
The disposition uniformly made was
to reject or lay them on the table. The
! only one that got through safely was
the Senate bill donating certain lots in
| Washing Jon to the coioreJ schools.
At haIf-pastsix Mr.. Boutwell, brought
! IN for action the resolutions reported
from the judiciary committee relative To
! the alleged completely of Jefferson Davis
! in Mr.. Lincoln 5 assassination, and they
were adopted.
The bill to pay Norman Wizard S255ll
for expenses in delivering steamers at
Augusta, Savannah and Hilton Head
in January, 1863 was passed.
At seven message from the Senate
ANNOUNCED that they hal agreed 10 the
conference report on the army bill and
the civil bill. Mn Banks presented the
conference report on the civil bill which
was read. 1t retains the provisions for
increase of compensation OF member,
and senators with an additional amend
ment ixing the pay Of the Speaker at
IS 600 per anum. In relation to 00un.
" the committee reports an additional
section, euacting that levery soldier who
enlisted after the 18th OF April 1861, 10Y
period not less than three years and
who, after having served his time OF en-.
lstmpnt and been honorably discharged
and who mas received or is entitled to
receive from the United States, under
existing laws, a bounty Of one hundred
dollars, aud no more, and every such
soldier honorably discharged on account
OF wounds, and the widow of mino.
children or parents Of such soldier VIM
died in service from disease or wounds
contracted in service, in time OF duty,
shall be paid an additional bounty Of one
hundred dollars. The soldiers who en-.
listed fOl two years, AMI who are en-
, titled to q government bounty Of fifty
dollars under existing laws, are to &c,
under the like conditions an additional
3 bounty Of fifty dollars.
After debate and considerable SQuirm
ing and changing Of votes on the CUES,
ton orincrease of salary, the repOr. was
. agreed to, 81 against 80,
At "A quarter before $ the House sd
i0urntd ITS private session to met agal
at II.
SAqURnAy-Thc House met at .vve1
p. IN. Mr.. Stevens WAS allowed go nave
his Hame recorded in the affirmative o4
5 ,ha .yn,r. ngrprina fn The rr1ort o.. .b.
: cnpa.r.nr.. c,,nmi,tr., nn the clyi. saor..
T. nrfa,fon bin. He wa, ssIcpp when
y Was a.ia9.,d. There being no ba-iag~,
Z I,.,.- I'M, UnDer NJ stevens made
~a,.r. la .lvor a. ~. bill to ruag.e IL,
ID Soutatrn States regain their u3,.nag
=, in Tie Cuion.
i resolution Of tnaa k 'o 'ar ~iaaaa
was adopted uuaumoH-.y. ua "o.0a O..
Il Mi R4odalI t,r nr di4uiued. impartial
= and d,c,rou, Haua"r in wslca Il. Dis
n charged his duties.
Il Nv Rogers from the judiciary c'H'
5 mittva presented '1r minority lrPol q.
The ca" %. The alleged comp"c,' -.
Jed Dave ia the assassination u. i'''
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