Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-03-27


$1,000 600 to a direction to the Secretary Of War
TO use She uneNpcnded balances appropriated for
freedmen for this purpose.
The House refused TO second the previous ques-
ton on Mr.. llulburd's resolution asking for the
removal Of Collector Smy the Of New York, when
Mr.. Stevens moved 10 amend SO to impcach
Smythe.
In Senate March 22-edditiondt- senator
Wilson introduced the following bill to regulate
the elective franchise in the United States -
WHEREAS, The fourteenth article of amend
mcnt to the Constitution OF the United States has
been ratified by sufficient number Of States and
is therefore part of the fundamental law aud
WHEREAS, The first section Of said article Of
amendment declares that all persons born or natu-
rallied in the United States and subject TO the iu-
rsdicon thereof citizens Of the United States,
and of the State wherein they reside, and that no
State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunites Of citizens OF
the United States.
WHEREAS, The said fourteenth article of amend
ment to the constitution empowers Congress TO
enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions
of the said article, therefore,
BE II enacted, That there shall be no denial Of
the elective franchise TO any male citizen of the
United States by any State on account of color or
race or previous condition, anything in the cons-
tuition or laws Of any State to the contrary notwth-
standing.
SIC. 3 Ind be il .fytlerenacied That each
and every person who shall violate the provisions
of This act shall, on conviction of any Court Of the
United States be fined for each and evey ofense
not less than $1,000, and be imprisoned not less
than six months, or both at the discretion Of the
Court
March 23d, the President sent in his veto to the
Rreconstuction bill. 1t makes thirty-two pages
Of manuscript, and is a straight out and out une-
"a
the veto of the original bill it contains specific
objections against the provisions Of the Supple
mcntary bill.
There was an exciting debate in the Senate on
the reported brihTT7tol Senators Patterson and
Doolittlc by Collector Smythc Patterson posi-
lively denies ever having received a dime from
Smythe, directly or indirectly, and prononnces the
testimony of Hull that he admitted the receipt,
lalsehood or worse than a iasehood-a perjury
Doolittle also denies IT,
The House passed the Supplemental Rcconstruc-
ton Military bin over the Presidents veto by
vote of I "a TO %. The bill will now 60 TO the
Senate
in Senate, March %, additional-The testi-
moGy taken by the House committee on the New
I or, custOm-house frauds was offered. and after
considerable debate referred TO the judiciary com
mitlce, who were authorized to prosecute inyesti-
CATION.
Mr. Doolittlc Of Wis said that he protested
against inns ltW-NOfN courtesy III lNt tNNttNlltll
OF testimony on the part Of the House committee.
1t was a miserable preteNt from the BEGINNING
He demanded that the testimony be read 1t bore
the stamp of perjury on It's face.
Mr. Patterson of Tenn. also concuwed in de-
manding the reading Of the evidence, which was
therefore read.
The name Of the witness is David A. Hull He
tesuhes 20 having overheard conversation be-
tween two men, whom he believed to be Senators
Patterson aud Dootile. in which the former said
he had received his 5000, and did not care a
damn for the committee or any one else. Mr.
llull is unable to identify the Senators, and test-
fees TO overhearng only disconnected words about
'custom-housc" and committee He was an
applicant Tor Office in the New York custom-house
al one time.
The reading Of the testimony caused consider
able merriment in the Senate, and on its couclu-
sion MIR. johnson asked if that was what the
House had sent hprey
Mr. Patterson said he had never received dol
lar from Mr. Smythc, and never asked him for
one As to the general order fund, be never
knew what it meant until he asked Mr.. Brooks OF
New York. the other day The testimony of this
man Hull was every word perjury
The supplementary reconstruction bill was taken
up and passed over the veto 40 to Z.
Mr. Irunhull of III, offered a concurrent res
CLINTON for adjournment on Tuesday till December
Various attempts To amend, so rs to make the
time If adjournment the 10Th of October and the
first Monday in November, were voted down, as
was also Mr.. Summers proposition to adjourn till
June, and then, unless otherwise ordered, till De
ctmber, and the resolution passed, % to l6.
In the House, Mr.. Blaine Of Maine, offered
concurrent resolution that when the House ad ourr
next Tuesday, it be - November /. After
lengthy debate, involving the impeachment mat
ter, Mr.. Benjamin OF Mo. moved TO table the res
olution, which was negatved, SO to 20.
The previous question was then seconded and
the House, without disposing of the subject, adj
/ journed.
( In Senate, March 70, Mr.. Wilson moved that
the Secretary be ordered to request the return b'
the House of the resolution for adjournment, witt
a view TO the reconsideration of the vote by whcl
/ il passed the Senate Agreed to.
In the House Mr. Schenck moved concurrent
resolution that each House of Congress shall adj
iourn the presen; session ON y o'clock on Thurs
day next, March 2sth, to assemble again on the
first Wednesday In MAY, first Wednesday in June
or first W ednesday in November, unless the pre-
siding officers Of the two Houses shall, by pro
camation ten days previous to either date, de
clare that there is no occasion for the meeting
Adouted tO3l