The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-08
Congress-.

continued the session until ~ o'clock !
noon of Monday, March 4, when the
39th Congress was dissolved, and the
10th Congress commenced its session.
RECONSTRUCTION.
On Sunday, in the House, the veto
message was read, when Mr.. Eldrcdpe
/ (dem,) said it would be vain for the
majority to attempt to defeat the bill,
and he contented himself with protest
ing against the bill as dissolution of
the Union. Other Democrats wished
to fillibuster Mr.. Stevens humorous
ly suggested that the mourners dsa-
greed So seriously with each other
that the House could not harmonic
them, SO he gave the floor to Mr.
Blaine who moved that the rules be
suspended TO act on the bill carried,
and the bill was then passed over the
veto-aycs 1875, noes 49,
In the Senate, Mr. Johnson of
Maryland defended his vote for the
bill, on the ground that it offered east
or terms to the excluded States than
they can ever get again Salisbury,
of Delaware Hendricks, of Indiana,
Buckalcw, of Penn, and Dixon, Of
Conn, opposed the bill, when the vote
was taken ayes 3S, noes l0-so the
bill passed, the veto to the country
notwithstanding
TENURE or OFFICE.
The bill was vetoed, but passed both
Houses over the veto-in the Senate
80 to II, and in the House 131 to 81.
THE BANKRUPT BILL
Passed the Senate, "a to 20, and
the House 73 to II, and was signed
10y the President
THE TARIFF BILL,
G Which passed and was signed, was
r. the wool and wooens bill of the last
session, being that part Of Mr. Nor
rills bill which was agreed upon by
e the wool growers and manufacturers.
l. 1t was moved by Mr. Brigham of Ohio,
! and passed by the House, after the
Il general Tariff bill of the last session
e had failed in the Senate This bill
e was kept by the Senate and was con
{ Cured in, when it was apparent that
% the general Tariff bin Of this session
would fail in the House
THE COMPOUND INTEREST NOTE BILL
.e Was amended so as to provide simp-
w y for the redemption of compound
d interest notes in three per cent certii-
i Gates, the amount OF which out stand
ii ing at any time must not exceed fifty
v millions. The bill passed and was
is signed by the President; so. happily
-e the inhahopists were defeated
It. THE REVENUE TAX Bull
rs Was amended so as to tax cotton
$, - cents per pound Incomes to
Mt $1,000, exempted Bill passed and
NJ signed
" coRRUprIoS IN THE NEW YORK CUSTOM
HOUSE.
- The committee of investigation
n make an ugly report, showing that
N Mr. Johnson's Collector Symthe ha.
is continued to get a corruption fund GU
!. of the business of the Office, for in
~ stance $4,000 for political purposes
~ and $4,000 each TO Senators Do0tW
no and Patterson, the last named being
is son-in-law of President Johnson.
e- SEARCH FOR sUBRArr
es Mr.. Woodbridge, from the judiciar,
e- committee, reported that for NOR
NJ than a year, that is from Sept 1856.
nd to oct 1866, after government ha,
Is knowledge that Suuatt was in Europe
ce the Executive Department took no Of
en- fcient steps for his arrest
te- IMPEACHMENT.
~ Mr. Wilson, from the same commit
IL - tee, reported that a large number O
~ witnesses have been examined an,
- documents collected, but that the com
do %s mittee had not been able to conclud
~ ~ its labors, and adds these pregnan
~ passages:--
~ "lf the investigation had even ar
~ preached completeness the Committe
~ would not feel authorized to presen
~ the result to this House at this lat
~ period of the session, unless the cbGrgf
- had been so entirely negatiUed as to adm
va va Of no discussion, ledicb, in The opinio
'oV of the C0mntiHee, Is not the case. Cel
T" tainly no affirmative report could b
- properly considered in the expirin
IL hours of this Congress- The Commit
'se- tee, not having fully investigated a
los los the charges preferred against til
oy President of the United States, it
N u deemed inoxpedient to submit an
~ conclusion beyond the statement Thu
III r. sufficient testimony has been brougl
% % to its notice to Justify and demand
~ ~ further prosecution Of the inyestigl
Tue ton"
?, COMBINATIONS FOR VERMONT.
,n Posimasters: Geo w Soper, Nortl
cos field; J. l. c. Cook, (of the Banner
3ed bennington; Justin w Moody, Waite
mt bury
an REJECTED.
lch James H. Williams, Bellows Fall
the as pension agent for Vermont.
an
tba Another Heavy Bank DeialcatiOl