Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-06

Summers resolution, was laid before the SEN
ate, 1--WE give the substance of it elsewhere).
The veto of the Colorado bill was considered
without vote. The tariff bill was then taken
up, and debated, and various amendments
were acted upon, wnen the Senate, being
without quorum, adjourned
HousE.-The House bill to equalize the
bounties of soldiers and sailors was reported
with an amendment and ordered printed.
The agricultural depa1 tment and Mr.. New
ton were debated and then laid upon the ia
BILE. The general appropriation, and consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bills we're
considered. When the latter bill was under
discussion, there was lively debate on the
question of making an appropriation to pay
Harvey, the Minister at Portugal the same
Minister who gave the rebels information OF
The attempt to relieve Fort Sumter, and who
had, after the assassination of President LIN
coin, written to Secretary Seward o letter eu-
logizing President johnson, and cOndemDing
Cougress.-There was also debate on prop
osition to abolish the Legation al Rome but
the House took no action on either of these
propcsi lions before the adjournment.
Jan. 3O.-SKNATE.-The credentials of John
Anthony Winston. claiming to be senator
from Alabama, were laid upon the table
The veto of the Nebraska bill was read and
ordered to be printed. A bill was reported
establishing an educational department in thf
District of Columbia. The House bill &c
prohibit counterieits of the National Curren-
CIV was passed with amendments The tariff
bill was again considered. Various amend
ments were adopted, when the Senate, being
without a quorum, adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr Stevens (Pa.) introduced a
bill to establish free schools in the District
The bill provides for the establishment OF a
sufficient number of schools to educate all the
children of the District between six and six
teen years of age and that no father or
guardian. who shall not send his child or
ward to school, shall be allowed to vote. The
bill to give the control of Indian affairs TO the
Secretary of War was debated. The diplo-
matte appropriation bill brought up the ques-
ton of keeping minister at Rome Mr..
Morrill, (Vt said this government ought not
to bave been at the expense OF mission at
Rome for the last ten years. The House, by
s. to As, struck out the appropriation for a
Legation at Rome, but made provision for a
Consul to reside there. The appropriation
bills were reported to the House, when it ad-
journed.
OdU Ol-OENATE-h icoOiu eioh Voc
adopted calling on the President tor any cor
respondence which may have taken place be-
tween the Department of State and our Min
listers abroad, respecting the policy of the ad-
ministration. The Motley-Seward cores
pondeuce was debated without vote. The
tariff bill came up and after various amend
ments the bill was passed little after mid
night by vote of q to 10, the Vermont
Senators voting for the bill.
House,. H. Webster, Maryland, who
was member of this Congress. but resigned
before the members grabbed their $4,000 ex-
ira pay, was voted his proportion of the
- swag.' (This shows that tho plunderers
mean to be honest with one another-espec-
iAliy when the plumber doesn't come out OF
their pockets.) The bill to prevent smuggling
was passed. The consular appropriation bill
was passed, without an appropriation Tor the
mission to Portugal or to Rome. resolu-
tion adopted calling upon the Secretary
of State for Information as to whether the
President had filed IN that Office the bin re-
pealng the amnesty law, and the bill provId-
ing for equal suffrage in the territory, as the
President had retained those bills until, by
the Constitution, they had become laws. The
Indian department was considered, and bill
passed transferring the control OF 1t to the
ar Department. The Senate bill to punish
illegal voting in the District o. Columbia was
passed.
Feb. I-SENArE -Mr. Poland introduced
bill for the appointment of a surrogate for
the District of Columbia The bankrupt bill
came up and the question was upon pro-
posed amendment TO strike out the clause
allowing "a debtor 70 retain the property ex-
empted from levy by the laws of tee state IN
which he resides. [. was claimed by those 10
favor OF striking out the clause, that the Sec
ton it stood put 1t In the power of the
states u exempt ali debtors property, or 50
much of it as would actically deprive the
creditors of the benefit of the debtor 5 prop
erty. On the other side, it urged that
state exemptions ought to be res pected by the
bill. No vote was reached.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill regulating the
tenure of Office WAS considered. An amend
ment was proposed to iuclude cabinet officers
among those who could not be removed except
according to the terms of the bill. Mr..
Woodbridge (Vt.) opposed this amendment,
and desired The bill to pass as 1T was The
amendment was rejected by close vote, but
a motion to reconsider was made, when the
House adjourned.
Feb. 2. -SENATE.-Mr. Summers resolu-
ton calling for the letter upon which Secretary
Seward based his inquiries Of Mr.. Motley, was
passed The Bankrupt Bill was debated, and
the amendment TO strike out the exemption OF
property, exempted from attachments by state
laws, was opposed by Mr.. Poland aud others
and rejected by vote of % to IA. The bill
regulating the tenure of office came back from
~ II no
Guiding Cabinet officers in its provisions Mr..
Edmunds moved that the Senate disagree with
the House, and call fer committee of confer
ence. Mr.. Trumbull Ul.) fay ored the amend
ment. Without coming to vote the Senate
adj o urned.
HoUsE.-After the isposal of petitions and
motions, the bill regulating the tenure of office
came up, the quest ion being on reconsidering
tie vote rejecting the amendment including
Cabinet officers among those not removable by
the President except with the consent of the
Senate. The vote reconsidered, and the
amendment adopted 80 to SO, Messrs. Baxter
and Morrill,, of this State voting for it. and
Mr.. Woodbridge, who opposed the amendment
in u short speech, not voting. The Senate
amendments to the tariff bill, were on motto n
Of Mr.. Morrill,, referred to the Committee on
WAYS and Means. Several bills on the private
calendar were acted upon. Adjourned.
Feb 4-SKNArR-Mr Patterson present
ed resolutions of the Tennessee Legislature,
asking extension to the state of benefits of the
act donating land to establish Agricultural
Colleges. Mr.. Wade gave notice that to-
morrow he should ask the Senate 10 axe w
the proposed constitu tional amend n snt. linn
ting the President to one term. The Bank
rupt bill was taken up. Section thirty was
amended to read that any creditor opposing