Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-07-06

CoxoREssIoSAL-In the Senate on the % ult
Mr.. Poland called up the bill to allow claims
Of loyal persons in the late rebel States for
five hundred dollars and loss for stOres fur
nishei to the army, to be settled by the
Quartcrmsster' Department without being
taken to the Court of Claims.
Mr. Howard desired TO know of the Senator
from Vermont whether the Committee had ever
inquired into the probable cost Of this bill, II
would call for millions
Mr. Poland said the Committee had made no
/ inquiry on that subject.
Mr. Howard said he was utterly opposed to IT.
1 II would open the door to great imposition. The
! priyations Of the rebels were caused now by the
/ attitude in which they hal placed themselves
/ toward the government. aud they would have to
| pocket their Losses. he could Lot 20 hcms 10
/ his constituents after voting for such bill.
! Mr. Trumbull said this was bill for loyal men
/ AZ he would ask whether the Sesstor was not
in favor Of paving thFE.
Mr. Howard said he was not in i-y0f Q. paying
any man in the disloyal States for supplies taken
iJr the Use Of cur armies.
Mr. Trambuii So the loyal men in the dis
loyal States who stood true when i-eason raeei
| around him. should be honored. and should be
paid for his losses.
Mr. Wilson said the Eas a dangerous bill aud
he did not think this Congress should psss it
He had been told by gentleman who had beer
giving attention TO this subject for four years,
that it would be very easy under this bill for al
the inhabitants of the disloyal States to prove
that they are and always were loyal.
The bill vas not acted On.
The tax bill was taken up.
Mr. Anthony offered an amendment that tiiC
Income list shall be opened to public inspection
but shall not be furnished iJr publication
practice which he said was extremely cdioas Il
the public.
The Senate did not, however, agree viii
him.
Mr. Elmunds (of va moved to change tn,
tax on cotton from two to three cents per poInd
which was disagreed to. Yeas 6, nays &c
Messrs Chandler, Elmunds, Poland, Trumbull
and Wade, voted in the affirmative.
Tie bill was thea read the third time AM
passed
Horsr.-Mr Morrill,. fro,a tha committee OIL
way and means, reported bill aBendstoTy Q
the tariff act, which was read twice and refeFrel
TO the committee Of the whole on the State Of tn
Union. II was ordered to be printed and mad
the special order for Thursday next, from da
to day, until disposed Of.
Mr. Hale (Of y. W offered resolution i
reference to the case Of Torrance Atwater, lat
a private in the United States army, and pris
ouer Of war at Andersouville, where he was dc
tailed 10 keep the death record, and secured tn
only complete list Of the dead, and who subs5
Quently sold a copy Of the same to the War 10
I partment for three hundred dollars and clerk
1 ship. and who was afterwards tried by cour
! martial, sentenced aud imprisoned on the charg
of larceny. for having re-possessed himself {
$ his own properly.
e The resolution Instructs the committee On mi
itary affairs to find out whether injustice ks
not been done to AtEater which ought to be n
dressed
T After a statement by Mr. Hale rejecting S,
verely On some army officials the resolution wa
passed
I Mr. Hogan (of No. asked leave to offer
resolution requesting the President TO inform Ii
House whether any steps have been taken by Ii
Executive Department 70 interpose its good of
p ces with Great Britain or that Of Canada, d
rectly for the release Of those persons arTeste
in Canada during the late troubles along Ii
= border
s Mr. Banks (of Mass stated lie had reason
believe that steps had been taken on the subject
and he therefore thought the inquiry should b
deferred a few days longer.
The resolution was not received.