Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-21

day, TO move 70 ef,rsnce his cred, n g.
tlals TO the Judiciary, so that q full In.
vestigatlon might be had the motion
was agreed TO.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House 10 day Mr Bingham in.
troduced the jjint resolution TO correct
the error in the enrolment Of the bill of
last session, increasing the duty on
wool aud woolens. The error was an
omission of the words Canada long
wools," which were engrossed in the
bill passed.
Mr.. Julian asked leave to introduce a
Joint resolution in relation to the issue
of agricultural college scrip, prohibit
ing any further issue or delivery of such
scrip TO States recently in rebellion, ex.
cept Tenn, or the acceptance Of such
scrip or Of any heretofore issued, until
those States are fully restored to their
rights as States by Congress
Mr.. Burr objected, and on motion of
Mr.. Julian the rules were suspended
and the resolution passed under the OPP
Grafton OF the previous question, by l03
to 90.
The Speaker reported disagreement
of the Senate to the House amendment
TO the supplemental reconstruction bill.
The House then refused to recede by 81
to II.
The House then on motion OF Mr..
Wilson, voted TO insist and asked for q
committee of conference without divis-
ion. The Speaker appointed as a COM
mittee Messrs. Wilson of Iowa, Boutwell,
Marshall.
Mr.. Stevens called up the motion to
reconsider the vote by which a bill in
troduced by him on March llth was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole,
being n bill to conflscate all public
lands in the lately rebellious States, and
TO contiscate and condemn all such
property belonging to the beligerant en-
envy as is deemed conascated by the act
OF July II, 1862. He proceeded to ad.
dress the House at length in support OF
the bill. After reading a few passages
it became evident that Mr.. Stevens was
not strong enough to enable his voice to
he heard, and at his requst the clerk to
read the rest of the speech from the
clerks desk. The reading occupied an
hour and qurteI, and at the conclusion
Mr.. Chandler obtained the floor, but
gave way to Mr.. Stevens who moved to
postpone the bill to the second Tuesday
in December, which was agreed to.
The House went into committee of the
whole and took up the Senate bill APP
propriating a million dollars for the re.
lief of the restitution in the South.
Mr.. Butler proposed to Offer a substi-
tute for his substitute offered last week,
by providing that the several district
commanders, under the the act OF the
second of March, shall have power to
assess and collect by military power,
reliability on all persons to within
their districts owning more than 100
acres of land, or who shall have an in
come of more than six hundred dollars
a year, such sum or sums as such COM
mander may deem necessary TO relieve
the destitutlon and pauperism of the
white people there.
The Chairman informed Mr.. Butler
that he had a right to modify his first
substitute by substituting the other for
it, but Mr. Butler desiring to have both
pending, withdrew the latter, whereupon
Mr.. SChenck offered it as an amendment
to the substitute.
Mr.. Woodbridge made an eloquent
appeal to the committee in favor of the
bill.
The Speaker announced the agree
ment OF the Senate to the report of the
conference committee on the supple
mental reconstruction bill, whereupon
Mr.. Wilson made a similar report to the
House, which, after short discussion,
was agreed to, and the bill now goes to
the President. The House then ad-
iourned