Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL

In tbe Senate. Jan. ~. Mr. Ramsey reportcd
the House bin fixing salaries of post route agents
al not less than nine nor more than twelve hum
dred dollars.
After debate il was passed
Mr. Morrill,. from the Committee on the District
of Columbia, reported a bI 10 prevent illegal
.otinp in the district with amendments
The bin to regulate the appointment Of pen-
sion agents came up aud Mr.. Fc.scudcu of Maine
spoke npaiiN&N until thc expiration of the morn
ing hour.
The bin 10 regulate the tenure Of office came
up and was discussed at loupth Mr. McDougall
of Cal. smoke auaiust it,
Mr. Do6little of Wisconsin said that az some
future time he pxppcted TO prove that lhe policy
of the administration was the policy of Mr. Linz
coin and from which the republican party had de-
parted MIR Howe Of wis reulipd that the pcn-
tleman DoolitilD has spent considerable time
irving to show that but tbus far the people had
failed 20 see it. Mr. Doolitte said he could dom-
oustrate il from his colleagues own speech on the
question Of admitting Arkansas to representation.
Mr.. Sumner in thc COURSE of the debate, said
Doe Thought il the duty of Congress TO protect the
loyal people of the country against The President
of the United States. and added. "Therc was no
such dun ON our Predecessor. i'm ths chamber.
because there was no President of tine United
States who bad become au enemy Co hi. ,ouutl, d"
Mr. Dooli,ile said such language should not be
used toward thp executive. The chair decided
that the words did not go beyond the usual license
OF debate. Mr. Doohtte appealed from this rul-
ing, and the appeal was laid ON Che table 10y a
vote Of 20 TO 10. Adjourned.
In Senate Jan. H. Mr.. sumner introduced a
resolution calling on the Presdentfo furnish the
CORE spondence between the Government and Mr..
Motley. our Minister a Vienna, relative TO his rec
ported resignation.
Mr., Buckalcw objected and it goes over
The bin TO regulate the tenure of office was
amendment.
Nj Sumner spoke at length in favor of the
amendment.
Mr.. sumner said IL is now little more than
year ago since | folti my duty TO characterize a
message OF the Presidents rs ''whteVashine ~
That message represented the condition of thing,
in the rebel States as fair and promising when the
evidence was the other way OF course the evil
dcncc was whitewashng. aud ibis was mild term
tor such q document, and ou do not forget now
Scuutor, horror-,runk .at this plainness, leaped
forward 20 yindicate The Presidents yesterday
some of these Senators again leapcd forward 10
the same task Time has shown that ! was right
ON the former OCCASION. II anybody doubts that
] was rieht yestcrday. + commend him TO time
and he will NOT have TO wait long. In hol inr up
Andrew johnson 90 Indictment / DO not allude TO
his open exposure Of himself iu a state of bestinl
INVESTIGATION while he was taking his oath of Office
nor do alude TO the maudlin speeches DIV which
hc has dspiaced the country as il neverwas before
degraded. nor do ! hearkon 10 any reports Of par
doas sold or of personal coiru,tion but there is
another cause which is ample The President has
usurped the powers of Congress ON "a colossal
scale, and he has employed these usuucd mowers
in iomeuting a rebel spirit and awakening anew
the diving Gres of the rebellion.
Mr. Howe renewed his amendment which was
offered and lost few DAYS since TO strike ont tho
.xc,utious of cabinet Gicor. so os ID, ,,ray,ut tl
removal of such officers without the consent oil
the Senate. lie al.o stated thar tbe rerort bad
got abroad, that Mr.. Cowan was TO have tbe mort
folio of Secretary Of War This was s,bseouent-
ly contradicted 6v Mr.. Cowan
Mr.. Edmuuds offered the following amendment
TO section seven: Provided that the President
adjournment 6f tbc Senate commissions f9r oll
officers whose amendments shall lave been adj
,i.ed and consented 10 bv N. senate Tbc
amendment was odopted and the b,i uas.ed n,..
% NAYS q
Nr Poland moved to take mn tbe BarLrrnt lu
which was agreed 10.
Before proceedinp 10 the consideration Of if tbc
Senate went in oxecuti,e session and soon a0o,.
adiourned
In the Uouse. Jan II After the transaction
of some business of no general npportu,re ,be
House went into a Committee of tbe Whole MIR
Colb in tLa chair an the Legislative, autrorristi,,