Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-12-27

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death the ballot once in the the
Hands of freedmen never was, and lab
! never could be taken away. Whoever to 7
expected such thing simply butted rea
his head against the wall. Whenever ME-
it was attempted he trusted his friends tina
on the other side would 60 down with to
the army of notification, and they dur
would be, welcomed in a way that due
would make them understand that the fro
negro had some of the attributes Of 10
men-to wit: The knowledge Of their
rights, courage to maintain them, and fro
steadfastness never to yield them up. the
: Mr. Getz inquired whether Mr. Butler sus
meant that they would be welcomed ma
with bloody hands to hospitable try
graves. ers
Mr.. Butler said he did not mean we
that. The negro was kind, amiable moi
person, and whenever the gentleman the
: should fall in such an unhallowed con- ly
test he would be kindly cared for out
: with tenderness and mercy. The ne pal
gro had fought for the country, and die
would fight for himself whenever he tax
= was attacked, and not until then. 1t pei
was said that there was about to be gu
war of races. Why should the me- gil
gro rise il, as the gentleman from New pc
York (Mr Brooks) contended, they
were now on the top9 They could fro
: not get any higher. He had listened thu
TO all such false prophesies, but he CO
9 would say that the party to which he cd
= belonged would take no step back
= ward. IA ....... co.
:, Mr. Randall would like to know
. the gentleman's own plan, for he had Sc
- seen it iBtimated that he had plan &C
to introduce negro voting into Penn fel
i sylvania and other States. it
: Me- Butler declared that he had no
. such plan, as he never forced anything i'm
- upon anybody that did not deserveit.
y Mr.. Randall remarked that he knew en-
~ he Butler) had not forced much Oh OK
= the rebels. th
- After further discussion the Com Sp
: mittee rose and reported the bill to Ct
=, . the House without amendment, and ii all
~ was passed-yeas 81; nays 80.
- Mr. Dawes, from the Election Com til
- mittee, reported that Mr.. Cleaver had in
- the prima tdcie right to a seat as Del er
l.. egate from New Mexico and should be th
- sworn in without prejudice to the
~ merits of the case. re
- After considerable discussion the
report was agreed to and Mr. Cleaver &C
, was sworn in. - til
~ Mr.. Stokes introduced a joint reso es
- luton amending the act OF July f. in
=. 1864, to more effectually secure the TT
- payment of claims to loyal persons e.
Tor property taken and used by the I'll
=, Federal forces during the war. Re p
- erred to the Committee on Claims. Vi
Mr.. Kerr offered a resolution in ii
y Structing the Military Committee to ii
=. inquire into the eypediency of retain "
~ ing in the service the Veteran Re- ii
serve Corps, &c. Adopted. ii
After other important business, the n
90 House, at 4 80 P. NJ, adjourned. ii
or Friday, Dec. 20. p
les SENATE. II
lb- Mr.. Howard presented petition
tie of citizens of Michigan asking that y
tn the pension laws be amended to apply u
Ter equally to regulars and volunteers
nit Referred to the pension committee.
the Mr.. Sumner presented a petition :
from forty presidents and professors =
to of colleges, praying for the removal =
ms, of the fifteen per cent. duty on philo-
OF Sophical apparatus as a burdensome :
en- tax on education, and detrimental to
American science. lie hoped the chair !,
In man of the committee on finance wo d
md give the matter his best attention. |
ncy Several petitions for pensions and for
the relief we're presented and referred.
, to The bill to repeal the cotton tax
lea was taken up. The question was on
gu motion to postpone to February next.
Mr., Sherman earnestly opposed the
OF motion to postpone, saying 1t involved
ute postponement Of the bill until the
/. whole question Of revenue should be
all decided, while it was Indispensable to
for the laborer and planter to know im-
10y mediately if the tax is to be paid on
ash the next years crop. More than one
AIRY half of the cotton crop, perhaps, was
pledged to the laborers. They were
18th really partners, but the planter was
ton obliged in the meantime to support
the laborer. No one denied that the
de- tax was onerous, absorbing one bale
ais If cotton out of four-one fourth OF
ex- the producing-one fourth of his 'corn
dodgers"-a tax that could not be en-
did dured and one that was laid on no 9th
er product. 1t was not a question of
cost politics. These people were not rep
outh resented here; and he spoke as much
Y in in the interest of loyal black men as
of rebels. Political feeling, therefore,
here should be kept out of the discussion.
5ers Their already deplorable condition OF
the poverty, broken in spirit, as they were,
ex should appeal to senator's not 10 heap
Iere Goals of fire on their heads. He took
At so up and replied to the argument that
gov other kinds of products bore an equal
N in burden. as alleged by Mr.. Stewart,
Body Mr.. Ferry and others, and asked what
let. others bore such tax. ap .g
hand Mr. Ferry-@The sale of manufact
the ured goods" ., a.s- l.a-a-a.-
had Mr.. Sherman-"How much is
omas that p 4a -.l -
; Or Mr.. Ferry -"Five per cent. on
5 fol- sales.',s u0seter n lbuaos a.I
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