Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-02-01

No, begging the. UaiOn's pardon, we are
truly loyal, yielding due allegiance to each
Of the coordinate branches Of the govern
ment, in their respective spheres as laid down
by the constitution. On the other hand our
Democratic friends seem sometimes to forget
what those spheres and roWers are-to over
ook tie iaos that it is jas: as constitutional
for Congress to pas an act By a two thirds
vote over the Presidents head. as by q ma
j)riiy with hi concurrence that there are
ccn-titu.i'nai methods Of reorg lniziug the
Supreme Court; and that the people are the
makers and il astegs Of Presidents, Courts
and Congresses.
CoScRFssIoNAL-On Saturday IN the Sen
ate the Conference Committee on the h.ll
regulating the appointment Of pension olic-
ers made report, v Itch was agreed to, and
the hll BOW goes II tie Precedent Mr.
Wilson introduced he bin TO increase the
pay OF army officers. ana the Jadiciary Com
mittee reported back the joint resolution
Prohibiting the reelection Of any person 20
the ciice Of President; Of the United States.
The tariff bill was then then taken uT Mr..
Edmunds moved 10 amend By changing the
duty on all marble. from fifty cents per cubic
foot and twenty per cent ad ra'oreG, to one
dollar Fer cable foot disagreed to l3 to -.
10 the House Ihad Stevens recoastruc-
tion bill came up. Mr.. Ashley having said
that he did not doubt that there were men
On tie focr who during the war had been in
alliance with the rebels. Mr. Hunter. a
hithorto silent democrat from BROOKLYN, dis
tinguis1ci himself BY pronouncing the
statement al lse' SO Tar as it referred to hin.
vote THAI Mr.. Hunter be censured was
thoreupou passed, and be was duly ceusured
b. o., Speaker.
On M0rday m the Senate NJ Poland ia
tr5io,.d hii! 10 amend s,c.ioa lorty-oue Of
tie ac. 70 Fovii, national Currency e.
f.r7el 90 tie commitiec On finance
The tariff bill was resumed and several
amendments offered. The vcl4 message Of
oil tie President GA tie bill to admit Col3ra-
Do WIS chen read.
II. ye,o,s the bin on the ground that the
population is ouly IS 600 and less than that
If any other state which has heretofore
asked TO e ADMITTED, als) on the grounds of
the evident incOugruty OF the legislation Of
the territory sud that Of Congress on the
subject Of the conditions precedent Of per-
hitting citizens u y0te without distinction
Oh race or class, and urges that the questions
involved be submitted 10 the decision of the
people but says that within the sixty days
specified II viii be impossible to reach GER
tam portions Of the territory owing 70 the
winter distinctions Of travel. lie says that
a state applying for admission should have
population at least equal to the ratio OF the
Federal representation.
Mr.. Morrill's bill from the committee on
ways and means, providing for the examina-
tion Of the Treasury and other executive
depeI mcnts in December in each year by
three persons selected by the President and
Senate. was read three times and passed
Ina Secretary OF the Treasury was ms
tructtd TO report the amount Of taxes annu-
ally paid by banking associations in the {.
:, also the amount paid 10 the states in
which the banks are located.
The HJuse then Resumed Mr.. Stevens re- !
construction bill. which after much discus |
sion wac referred to the reconstruction CON. |
by vote Of IS to 65. This result was
secured by the ard OF the votes of the demo-
Gratis and was very distas;eiul to Mr.. Stew
ems, who hoped to secure the passage Of the |
bill with slight amendments