The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-08


In Congress on Monday but little was
accomplished In the Senate, progress
was made with the Currency bill, but final
action was not taken. Mr.. Morton's a.
mendment was rejected. In the House
the Tariff bill was reported, and after de-
bate, was ordered to be printed.
The statement of the public debt shows
net decrease of 1888, 664,3 during
the month of January. The coin balance
is SOL ,600,730, including coin certi6-
Gates amounting to $50,000,000 The
currency balance is SS,690,S07. The
purchased bonds and interest amount to
97,Os2,3S4.
In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. CHAM
DLER stated that he was "non-infation-
ist." The amendments of the committee
of the whole were adopted, Mr.. MORTON,
as compromise, allowing a change in his
amendment, acted on the day before, fix
ing the amount of currency to be with
drawn from States having an excess at
$4,000, 900 instead of $13 100000. The
bill was passed by a vote Of 80 to %.
The bill providing for transfer of naval
appropriations was again discussed and
again laid over Mr.. HowE made speech
in advocacy Of his bill to more effectually
preserve our neutral relations, referring
particularly in his remarks to the present
position Of the Cuban question. After
he had concluded, considerable discussion
arose as to whether the debate on the bill
should proceed further, or whether the
Census bill should be taken up. No con-
cluson was reached.
In the House Messrs. POLAND, GAR.
FIELD and Cox were appointed Regents
Of the Smithsonian Institute. A number
Of petitions were presented and several
bills introduced of no particular interest.
Among the resolutions was one offered by
Mr.. Logan looking to the recognition Of
the Cubans as belligerents The bill es-
tablishing uniform system of naturaliz-
alton was reported and recommitted The
report of the committee on Foreign Rela.
tions, and the resolution in reference to
American citizens imprisoned abroad for
political reasons led to long debate.
No action, however, was taken on the
subject, and it went over. In Committee
of the Whole the Senate bill for the relief
of the poor in the District of Columbia,
appropriating 100000 therefor, was dis
cussed at length, but without final action.
In the Senate Thursday bill was in
troduced providing for the relief of sick
and disabled seamen. Mr.. SHERMAN re-
ported the bill for funding the national
debt, extending banking privileges and es-
tablishing specie payments.
In the House large part of the session
was taken up with discussion Of the bill
to supply the naval deficiencies, amount
ing to S3,000,000, the result Of which
was the adoption of an amendment reduc-
ing the appropriations to 81 100000, and
the passage Of the bill as amended The
bill for the admission of Mississippi, which
is exactly similar to the one under which
Virginia was admitted, was reported, aud
after some days passed A substitute pre-
viously offered for the admission of the
State Internationally was rejected by a
vote of 50 to SO. A bill amending the
act in relation to additional bounties, which
extends the benefits Of pensions, &c, to
the families Of deceased soldiers who en-
listed for period of less than year
was passed The subject of American
citizens imprisoned abroad was discussed
at some length, but no action taken. A
mong the resolutions offered and adopted
was one of inquiry as to the propriety of
granting to all citizens the privileges of
banking on all Government bonds. An
extensive and important bill providing for
the execution of every and all the laws in
Utah Territory was reported and recon-
mitted. A majority report was presented
in favor Of granting the seat of the Elev-
enth New ork district to Mr.. Van Wyck
The case will be brought up on Tues
day next The Tax bill was made the
special order for March |, to be taken nd
after the Tariff bill
But little business was transacted in
the Senate Friday. A bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to withhold moneys due to States in de-
fault of the payment of interest on bonds
held in trust by the Government A
long discussion was had in reference to
the abolition of the ranking privilege on
motion to take the House bill from the
table. The motion was lost by vote Of
30 to 81.
In the House resolution was adopted
after some debate authorizing the Com.
mittee Oh Military Affairs to investigate
the reported sale OF appointments to the
Naval and Military Academies by mem.
bers Of Congress A number of private
bills We're passed, and bill was intro.
duced to provide mode of paying pen
sions. The bill to relieve Francis f
Shaler, member elect from North Caro-,
lima, from taking the test oath, was tabled
by vote Of 80 to -. In Committee o.
the Whole the bill for the relief of the
poor Of the District of Columbia was con
sidered, and subsequently passed aftel
the adoption Of the amendment of Mr.
Logan instructing the Secretary Of Wa
to issue rations to the poor.
Elective Officers.
la Republican government one of thu
chief peculiarities, is that the officers ar