The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-22
Congress.

In the Senate, Feb. 10, Mr.. Hen
bricks called up the bill to punish lar
ceny of Government property, by
fine of $4,000 and imprisonment not
less than one nor more than ten years,
or both. Passed.
After other unimportant business
/ the House resumed consideration Of
/ the bill for the establishing of Military
Governments in certain States
Mr.. Van Horn argued against the
legality of the governments set up in
the lately rebellious States, and that
being under the control of the leaders
of the rebellion, they could not and
must not be recognized by Congress.
In reply to question, Mr.. Boutwell,
said the power of Congress to suspend
the hobeas corpus was not confined to
the period of rebellion or Invasion
The power arose at such periods, but
did not cease to exist until i'll the
Judgment of the lawmaking power the
causes of rebellion or invasion had
passed by and no longer remained
The effects, consequences and Incl
dents of the rebellion still remained in
these States.
Mr. Blaine moved the bill be refer
red to the Judiciary Committee and
with instructions to report back i'm
mediately the bill reported by Mr..
Stevens, with his (Blnine's) amend
ment added as the sixth section
The previous question was seconded
on this, and the yeas were 60, and
nays So
Mr. Stevens appealed to the House
to pass his bill without any of the
amendments offered he said in re-
ference to the Louisiana bill passed
yesterday that be believed that course
led by forbidden paths into the sheep
or goat holes of the President.
5 Mr. Blaine's amendment provides
t that when the constitutional amend
ment shall become part Of the constitu-
ton, and when any late confederate
l State shall have ratified the same and
I confirmed its state constitution and
7 laws to it in all respects and the cleo
tive franchise shall be enjoyed equally
and impartially by all male citizens,
. except such as may be DISTINGUISHED
s for participating in the rebellion, and
G the state constitutions thus amended
o shall have been ratified by the popular
vote of the states and submitted to
Congress for ratification and approval
o OF said state, if approved by Congress,
IS shall be declared entitled to represen-
d tahon in Congress, and thereafter the
% preceding sections of the bill shall be
imperative in said state
. 4 motion to refer it was defeated
e 10y 60 to %.
n The bill was then passed by 100 tc
a So, and at 4 80 T. NJ the House took
. a recess till 1880.
In the House, Feb II, on motion OF
e Mr. Schenck, the Senate bill to regu
n late the tenure of certain civil officer.
S. was taken from the table The Senate
.e having refused to concur III the Hous,
!, amendments making the bill apply tC
cabinet officers, the House insisted OF
y its amendments and asked for com
S, mittee of conference
d After other uuimportant business
il the House took up the bill, reported
January Is, from the select committee
on the war debts Of the loyal States, e
n reimburse the States who furnished
r. troops to the Union army for advances
81 made and expenses incurred by rais
ing the same.
In the House in answer to ques
d ton Of Mr. Delano Mr. Blaine STATED
1t that the bill authorized the issue Of
" per cent stock, not negotiable fol
~ twenty years, for one hundred and IF
teen millions of dollars.
Mr. Delano argued that this was no
N the time to pay these advances, as tn,
&c credit of the Government was no.
a equal to that of any one of the Stat, S
Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania moved
to lay the bill on the table Rejected
d yeas, Gi nays, 81.
Mr. Thayer moved to refer the bill
&c to the Ways and Means Committee
> Agreed to, 81 to A
~ In Senate, Feb Is, the House bill
~ for the reconstruction of the govern
st ment of Louisiana was finally taken NJ
st and read.
al In the House, on motion of Mr.
W lnOl VI lOMui llt 'DtcltldlN VI FOlul
was directed to inform the House
what States now represented in Con
e. gress, have ratified the Constitutions
is Amendment in addition to those com
nc municated in the report of Feb. 9th.
=. The House proceeded to the con
az sideration of the bounty bill.
in Mr.. Schenck, Chairman of the Mill
lis tary Committee, explained the bill.
" was, he said impracticable to brin,
;, the bounties to all the soldiers up t.
the standard of the highest bount
'l paid. The bill was not to give
th bounty to those who had receive
o. much but to those who had receive
nc little or nothing.
:. Most ofthe amendments offered wer
-, rejected, and the bill finally passed b
ld 95 to IS.
In The Senate amendments to Tia
ty bankrupt bill were taken up.
tv The House on-concurred and ask e
for committee of conference.
80 In the House, Feb. 16, Mr.. Went
worth submitted as a question of priv
lit ilege long preamble and resolution
i'm relation To the assertions of the n