Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Montana Territory.

hVHtuHO AUfNo'ys
April Is, the Senate agreed to the report
of the Committee Of conference, on the bill to
constitute the territory Of Montana, -whioh
was to permit citizens Irrespective of color
to vote. The House disagreed, SO to So, and
asked another committee Of conference, Which
the Senate refused. The House will have to
back out, else the bill will fail
The Senate refused to agree to a second
conference on the Montana bill on motion Of
Senator Colamer, and because Of the manner
in which the House had asked til. e. with
instructions TO the House committee not to
strike out the word white" and permit
colored citizens to vote. Mr.. Fessenden said
he was tired of making the Senate tail to
the kite OF the House. Judge Collamer was
clearly right in this case: when the House
tongue-iied its committee, it practically said
there should be no conference.
The Gold Gdmbier,
April 16, Senator Collamer moved to strike
out the section prohibiting the purchase or
sale of gold at any place other than the ordi-
nary place Of business of the seller. Rejected
April Is, he moved to strike out the provis-
ions relating to foreign exchanges, and spoke
in favor Of the amendment.
The telegraph gives the following abstract
Of Judge Collamer's points against the new
gold bill:
Mr. Colamer said that n We undertook to change the
value II gold by such fictitious measures those proy
ded for in the bill should take ourselves from the
kets Of the world The gold gamblers did not deal in
gold because they cau'ed to huctu.,s but because 1t
did auotuAte in price II these gamblers knew hiatt they
could affect gold, they would lose any money by IT,
Gold fuctuated In accordance with national successes
and owing TO other The Auctuation in the
currency Gold just any other article Of trade.
Every article Of fuetuatsd with the currency
He did not think Congress should say that inasmuch
these agreed 20 pay money at future day for
gold it their interest and inclination to depreoiAe
the currency before the day arrived when their
to be performed II we have right TO declare
tain In the states unlawful have equ.
right 10 declare contracts lawful declared by the
states He did not believe the constitution gave e
Their Of these towers, this bill would Mr. Col,
Amer then at length defined our constitutional powers
bearing upon local contracts lie denied that this should
be passed the plea Of military necessity" or the
"publie welfare"
National T'drdtion and Currency.
April Is, there was quite a Ptnic in the
House well there might be, } indicated by
various sweeping projects on taxation and f.
nance. Mr. Stevens frat proposed to increase
duties on imports so per cent. for sixty days:
sent (by an objection) TO committee of the
whole. He then moved to suspend the rules
to admit bill to double duties and tax tie
free list 10 per cent. till July LIST: ayes so,
noes 45-not two thirds. Still again he tri-
cd 40 per cent. increase Of duties and S D. c.
on the free list; ayes ~, nays 3s--not two
thirds. Mr. morrill, proposed rs per cent
increased duties and 5 on the free list, and
that question was pending at the adjourn
ment.
The House passed the national currency
bill, SO to 63, with the following amendment:
Nothing IN this act shall be construed to prevent the
TAXATION BY the several states Of the Of banks
established under this the the property Of
other moneJed corporations for state municipal pur
poses but state shall impose any the capital
stock, circulation dividends Of said banks higher
rate than the taxation imposed by such the same
amount Of moneyed capital In the hands Of individual
oi,iLens Provided. however that no state tax shall be
imposed any part Of the capita stock Of such a.soe
ton which is invested in United States bonds deposited
security for circulation
Fugitivs Slav. Laws.
April 10, on motion Of Mr. Sherman, the
Senate voted to except the act of 1898 from
Mr.. Summers bill to repeal all fugitive slave
laws: ayes "a, noes H.
The House considered the tax and recon-
struction bills.
Secretary Stanton doing Justice.
Some months ago a negro servant in New
Orleans was charged by paymaster II. X.
Lawrence of Wisconsin OF robbing him of
$4,000. The negro was first numerically
logged and subsequently sentenced to hard
labor at the Dry Tortugas for life. Facts
which have recently come TO the knowledge
Of the war department fix the guilt upon Law
renee himself. Secretary Stanton arrested
him a. Washington a few days ago. and put
him in the old capitol prison. Twenty thou
sand dollars have been recovered, and papers
were found on him duplicating New York
contractor. Peck He WAS aiso hrouohf 10 ,ka
old capitol priton to await trial by military
commission. Orders have been sent to Tor
tugas to release the negro