Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-11
w.sn,urton Correspondence.

| Washington Correspondence
Action OF, tire Civa Rights BiH-Bo"nties to
Colored Sohiie,s-1he Industrial EEh'b'-
tion-Dodqev .. Brooks-JohnsoS Meeting
| Financial Freedmen's Bureau.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., April ., 1860
| ACTION ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Mr.. EDITOR The veto message, action on
which was deferred on account OF the death CT
Senator Foot was Oh Wednesday takcn up by
the Senate. Mr.. Trumbull, according to no.
tice. answered the message in his accustomed
ma terly manner, showing not oaly the weak
| ness OF the I'resldent's argument, hut MS IN
consistency and duplicity. In the course OF
his remarks he stated that he had drawn up
this bill, after several conversations with the
President on the subject, thinking that 1t ex-
| pressed the views of the executive. On sub
hitting the bill to him it Was approved, and
even after the veto of the Freedmen bureau
bill, on being asked If he would have any
change made 10 the Civil Rights bill, to IntI-
mate 1t to Mr.. Tru.abull and it should be
made, he expressed no desire tor any change
whatever Yesterday MIR. Trumbul1 was an
swered by Reverdy johnson, than whom there
is no lawyer OF higher standing IN the country,
and no more determined opponent OF every
thing which tends in any way to restrain the
rebels from their trea onable course, or TO pro-
tect the loy al men, both white and black, IN
the South. To-day the consideration oi the
matter was continued with the determination
that il vote should be taken. Ihls morning
many expressed doubts DIS 10 the result, but
when it became known that Dixon would not
be present and ihat Morgan had changed ms
posltio-, all were assured of success. The
vote Was not taken till alter SIX O'Clock, d.
though 1t was announced 10 take place at four
4 OF course there was a deuse crowd to hear aud
see every slightest word ard action the gal
lerIes wee DIVIDED and the members OF the
House, which had just adjourned, flied the
floor W hen Morgan voted 0ye, there was
much applause, but when The vote was de-
clared and the glorious result announced,
only follows the passage OF some great, vital
measure which was not certain OF success, but
spontaneously from every quarter AND well
1t might, for such result Is the hArbinger OF
many things yet to come, and was tar better
than had been generally anticipated. " { ali
hoped It would pass, not only Tor the sake OF
the bill, but OF Inc power 10 pe ,aIned by such
rebuke OF the President, and by such an
emphatic Remuneration OF his policy, bat
hardly think the most sangulne dared u be-
liege that thirty-three OF the toTt} eight eni.-
tors would have courage t. raise their voice
against the monstrous act Of the Gut0cratlC
Johnson. We can only understand how ion
por can't this vote seems to the people, when
We see their joy, hardly less than when the
constitute amendmentEa bolishing slavery
was passed or when Lee surrendered. Every
one was happy-i SAID every one-l must re-
strict. | know not how It affected the autocrat
himself, who assured OF his own strength went
one step too lar. May he profit by the H.
structon There was class, however, which
was yisiblY affected otherwise than lo3fully,
whose downcast eyes and chopiallen counJe
nanees betokened L conIerrdtsue, or q copper
head, or q rebet, for ali are one IN tins matter.
1t Is fortunate fox Ar E4munds as wei -
tor the country that he arrived here yesterday
and was qualified, thus beng enabled 20 give
hls vote on such q momentous question.
BouNrIEs TO CoLoAKD soLDIKRs-rHE INDUS
TRIAL EXHIBITION.
The bill for securing the bounties &c
col red soldiers passed the Senate yesterday
and Will probably pass the House at an early
date. The House bill to enable the people q
the United States to be properly represented
IL the great international exhibition at Paris
il ls67, passed the Senate also, WIKI amend
meuts.