Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

for the nineteenth time proposes his
amendment TO exempt beet and sugar
machinery from duty, which he don't
get In, but he does get the House INTO
snarl, and they have several hearty
laughs at his expense. A half hour la
ter, Mr.. Woodbridge from the judiciary
committee, makes :eport on the arrest
OF John Ii. Surratt, which brings the
ouse TO strict attention for the first time
since the reading OF the veto message In
the afternoon. The voluble Mr.. LeBlond
obJcts, as usual, but the report Is read,
a brief colloquy ensues, and 1t Is ordered |
TO be printed. Mr.. Hulburd follows
with the New York custom-house report |
which gets In smoothly and Is supposed |
to contain a great many racy things. |
Mr.. James L. Wilson, chairman OF the |
judiciary committee, presents the long |
looked-for impeachment report. That
much has been done, that the time has
been too limited for thorough action,
and that the developments thus far de-
mand the continuance of the investiga-
ton which they earnestly recommend.
A minority report by Jack Rogers is
submitted through Mr.. Ancona, in
which he asserts that the committee has
done its best, and failed to procure a
particle of evidence that would be COM
petent in Justices Court. Mr.. Rogers
is not IN his seat, and some mem6ers
suggest that he is at work on another
report which Is laughed at, as ne Is not
largely in that business. Like MIR. Lee
Blond, he bids farewell to the House on
Monday.
At five a. m, the House shows evil
dence OF WEAKNESS. The sleepers in the
gallery are two to each bench, and look
like corpses on a battle.fe Strong
coffee and strong other things have kept
the House in good temper, and in fair
business order; but daylight is streak
ing the horizon, and some sensitive gen.
tlemen are nervous about being diseov-
cred here by the church-goers, so they
talk about adjournment again. But the
Speaker replies, that while he is pro-
foundly sensible of the feelings which
prompt the motion to adjourn, he deems
it his duty to inform members what will
be the effect of adjournment upon the
public business. Its effect will be, he
says, to cause the loss Of several import
ant bills. The motion to adjourn is
withdrawn, and the business goes on.
The fourth conference on the Legislative
bill is appointed.
At half.past six, a. m.-After half an
hour spent in squeamish discussion as
to whether this is really Sunday or not,
it is resolved that when the House adj
journs, it take recess until this even
ing at 8 o'clock. A resolution to appro.
pirate $4,000 for the relief of the col
ored poor of the District of Columbia,
comes up from the Speakers table, and
Mr.. Hotchkiss makes frantic effort to
have it passed, but the freedmen having
got the ballot the bill is voted down.
The fourth and last conference on the
Legislative bill comes in and reports an
other disagreement the Senate insists,
and Mr.. Morrill, makes an appeal to
members against allowing such bill to
fail because single amendment, which
affects only the House itself, is disputed
He moves that the House recede, and
demands the previous question. Tellers
are appointed, and the House votes to
recede by large majority and the bill
| is passed.
At seven, u. M, the sleeperS in the
| gallery are waking up. One female
| spectator, out for an early walk, has
| Just dropped into the eastern gallery
| and looks with establishment at the
scene below. Movements to adjourn art
still pending, but Mr.. Kasson promises
to have the naval appropriation bill bach
in half an hour, and the House proceeds
to business on the Speakers table. Mr.
Alley gets in resolution, under suspen
sion Of the rules, to subject shoe-string
and shoe hastings to the same duty a
hastings in the piece or pattern. Tn
House is IN good humor, entertains tn
resolution, and gives Mr.. POmeroy al
opportunity to offer Mr.. Hotchkiss' ever
lasting beet sugar amendment. Bot
are agreed to and passed. The confu
sion wears upon the Speaker, who re
minds the House, in his kindly way, tina
it is the Sabbath, and that there are tn
gravest reasons for preserving decorun
The Senate has been engaged for tn
past two hours on the same routine bus
ness as the House, but because of thei
long executive session they are not a
well up with their work, but matters ar
being pushed with much energy by tina
stern, irrascible and most thorough leg
islator, Senator Fessenden, and the Ser
ators keep wide awake and lose none {
, their frmness or willy regard for thei
own interests in the frequent confer
ences with the House. They have beate
| that body twice since noon on two i'm
portrait measures, viz g.: the loan certif
| cate and the legislative appropriatio
, bills.
At eight o'clock, only two bills IT
main in conference and the defcienc
bill is unfinished in the Senate. Thel
J are several bills on the Speakers tabl
but as the engrossing clerks cannot 81
t. daylight through their work for hour
! to come, the House at eight twenty a. n
r gladly adjourns TO indulge In breakfas
/ sermons and sleep. The attendance hs
: been unusually large all night, and tn
! order has been all that the most ia!
tidious could desire. On Sunday eyr
ming, when the church-bells ring, Coz
gress resumes its work, and the journ.
calls it Saturday.
/ On Sunday evening, NOTWITHSTANDING
: a dissagreeable sleet and snow storm
| 10 80 a.