Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-13
Congress-.

FEB. S. SENATE. A bill - passed provid
ing that the law for the payment of va
claims shall not apply to the rebel states, ez
cept Tennessee and West Virginia. Tn
Bankrupt bill was debated. and finally rejecte
by vote of 20 yeas to % nays-l0 senator
being absent.
HOUSE. The House went wild over Gen
Phil Sheridan, who was introduced in glow
ing terms by the Speaker. The army sppro
priation Iili was made q special order. Vsriou
bills were reported by committees, and passed
FEB 6. SENATE. A letter was receives
from the President, transmitting the letter O
Geo. W. McCraken of New York which drew
forth the correspondence recently published
between the Secretary of Stat and MINISTER
Motley. The letter was ordered to be print
ed. Mr.. Dixon Cffered preamble and reso
luton, proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution. The bill TO regulate the tenure o.
ofhce came up, the question being on the mo-
tlcn to concur in the amendment made in the
House to include Cabinet Ministers among
those officers Tho are Lot TO be removed with.
out The consent of the Senate. The amend.
ment Was amply discussed, AID, finally, on q
vote being taken, was lost by a vote of yeas
II, na,s %, seven members being absent O,
not voting. The bill now goes to a Commit.
tee of Conference.
HOUSE. The lndian Appropr iation Bill
came up and gave rise to discussion relative
to The difference in the expense of managing
the Indians by the War Department or the In
terror. The bill was recommltted to tb,
COMMITTEE on appropriations with iostruo
lions HE bin 10 reAu.ata the civil service
Of the Government was taken up. A motion
to lay the bill on the table prevailed by d
vote Of yeas u, lays 66. MIR. Stevens in
troducsd a bill Tor the more eficien. govern
menI OF the lnsurrectlonary states. Ii pre-
Vdes that those states shall be divided into
hive mIIltary districts, and made subj CT ~ the
military authority of the Uni,ed States
each OF these districts to be commanded BY
Brigade General, who shall have power to
punish al! dsturbers of the public peace, to
try OF nders by military commissions, and
prohibiting all courts issuing writs OF habeas
corpus IN behalf OF the military authorities
The bill Was read twice and ordered to be
printed, Ills consideration being po, tponed
FKB. /. SENATE. Inc resolution allowing
~ pes cent. increase CT pay 10 cer,sin en-
ployees OF the Government was called up and
gave rise to lengthy debate. The amend
ment aipropriating $50 600 for com pensation
OF temporary CLERKS IN ths Treasury Depart
ment met with much opposition, but was
finally agreed to.
House The session taken up, to a
great extent, by the discussion of the bill, in
troduced by Mr.. Stevens on the previous day,
providing tor the government Of the lately
Iebelous States by the military power.
FEB. 8. SENATE. The legislative Execu-
tive and judicial Appropriation Bill, as re-
ported from the committee or the Whole,
was taken up and passed The bill to admit
Nebraskt Into the Union, which was vetoed
by the President, was called up and passed
over the veto oy OF 81 yeas to NAYS
he bill goes to the House for It's concurrence
HousE. TIE debate on the bill reported
from he IeconstI uction Committee by Mr.
Stevens, providing for Military Government
or the lneurrectIonary States was resumed
MIR. ShankiIn opened the debate ty speech
IN opposition 10 the blll. He was followed
By MIR. GrIswold and MIR. Raymond On the
same side, Messrs. Thayer, Harding and Sne-
laoarger speaking IN favor OF II. Mr.. S e.
Us moved the previous question, but the
House reiused To suetaIn hun. The vote was
taken amid great excitement, and gave 81 for
lie previous question, and % ag1ins,; So
the debate wen, over, Gen. Banks having the
floor Tor tomorrow
FAB 9. SENATE. Mr.. Yates Ull.l presented /
a re itlon OF one OF the men killed in the New I
Orleans riot, fer pension, and expressed the .
nope that every sufferer by that horrible mas
sacre, would be cared tor by tho L. 5. Gov
resolution was introduced Z.
directing the JudIci4Ty Committee to INQUIRE
whether Andrew johnson, vice president and
acting president, had any authority to
al point provisional governors IN the insurrec-
lsllr tpcr rna h.ok
rupt D Ii was reconsidered but no further
action vas had upon It.
UoUsE. Gen. Banks maize an elaborate
speech gainst Mr.. Stevens reconstruc ton
bill, Directing to it principally for Its m ilita
~ features, aud he offered a bill tor the recoI
'truction OF Louisiana which PROVO a COM
MISSION oi three persons To be appointed Tor be
purpose, ~ Proceed 10 louisiana and Cause
Z gistratlon OF the voters, exciud.pg tain
'etels, and regist ring all persons - enty one
years vi age VINO ci1 read write, or have
ought ID the Union army, own property
% the value o. 500. or pay taxes. or have
lereiuiore voted. These voters To elect cou- {
tltu ionai convention, which is 10 re- IrganIz. {
he sta e goveruInvn, ii said convention az ,
II ; this OASIS OF rec instruction and adopts
he constitutional amen Inent already pro-
20 ed. The bill To admit Nebraska was passed
Mt veto. Toe recJ IS .rtcsIO1 bill Was deol Led Z
lnUi the adjournment.
FEE. II. SENATE Nix Sumner offered a ,
solution instructing the JUDICIARY Commit. a
ee to irquIe as to the expedency of so amend e
ng the CIV Rights act, as to remove cases
lder to be I. D Courts. Not acted upon.
be resolution Of inquiry into ne usurpatIon I
PRESIDENT Jchneon IN appointing provisIon- v
i governors Was tabled without d DIVISION o
House.. After the introduction of vari Us r
ssolutlons, hlli was ported fr, IN the select O
'mmIt,ee The New Orleans riots, for the
establishments of evil government IN Lou
iana The 7 revious que stion was ordered
on the bill, but the House adjou rned with o
ut sose Il
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