Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-09
FORTY.-FlRST CONGRESS-.


INV tuilfltN question fillfW~-tu tit hiNtntluU
Ut the Senate. Mr.. Shcrman's amendment 10 al
low banks having excess Of capital under the act,
to 90 into States having less than their equal
share Of circulation, and establishing banking
houses therein, was adopted. An amendment 10
increase the amount of circulation provided for
in the bill TO one hundred million, was rejected
Mr.. Morton introduced bill 10 provide for the
admission OF Mississippi. IL imposes the same
conditions as in the case Of Virginia. Mr. Ram
scy reported iavorably the House bill 10 abolish
the ranking privilege. The same Senator also
reported back from the Post-oiice Committee,
with amendments, the bill to establish a postal
telegraph system and TO Incorporate the Postal
Telegraph Company. Mr.. Cmgin introduced a
bill to abolish the office Of Surveyor Of Customs.
In the House of Representatives two bills were
introduced for the admission Of Mississippi and
a bill, by Democratic member from Alabama, Tor
the removal of all political disabilities. resp
luton iavOring the payment OF bonds IN green
backs offered by Mr. McNeey, Of Illinois, WIS
tabled by nearly eighty majority. Mr.. lngersoll
offered a resolution directing the Banking Com
mittee to report back his bill authorizing an adj
ditiona issue Of lortyiOur millions Of legal ten
ders, but the house refused 10 entertain it. Bills
were ntoduced to abolish the Department Of
| Agriculture, to reduce the pay Of members Of
Congress and to grant belligerent rights to the
| republic of Cuba On motion OF Mr.. Banks, the
Cuban champion, the latter was referred 10 the
committee ON Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Cox asked
| ltANt W bHtI u Tt~puLlnl ln1AIuttluk Ait W hyH
and means Committee ~ report a clause repeating
the unjust and burdensome tariff on coal. The
coal men rallied in force and voted the resolution
down, 10 10 a., which is ominous for the poor
man s free coal when the tariff comes under rcyi-
sion
In the Senate, Mr. Summers finance bill was
discussed at length, but the expected vote not
reached. Mr. Sumner made a speech, intorpolat-
ing it with extracts from private correspondence
/ indorsing his views. Two amendments by Mr..
| Morgan one to increase the additional cir
culation from iorty-hye 10 flty-two millions Of
dollars, the other authorizing the withdraw
al of thirteen millions OF circulation from the
States having an excess, and its distribution
| among the States having less than their share,
were adopted. The amendment offered by Mr.
Sumner ~ issue two hundred millions Of addition
al currency was voted down. Various other
amendments were proposed and rejected, and the
final dispositions Of the bill was deferred till to-mOr
row Mr.. Ramsey offered o resolution in favor of
mediatng in the Red River difficulty, which was
referred TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. salisbury presented memorial praying for
such legislation as will secure the government Of
| the United States 10 the white race, which was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Pome
roy introduced bill 10 establish prohibitOry
liquor law in the District Of Columbia Ii there
was ever one needed anywhere it is where the
present Congress is sitting
In the House, Mr.. Schenck, as Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported the new
bill to amend the tariff law. A discussion sprang
up at once, during which several members Of the
committee, Democrats and Republicans, attacked
the bill in front and flank. Mr.. Cox inquired
whether the bill was not - an aggrayation Of the
present monopolizing, fraudulent, scoundrelly
system of tariffs now existing and Mr.. Mar
shall, one Of the committee, replied that it was.
The bill was ordered to be printed and was made
the special order for Tuesday, the 18th inst. The
! House went into committee on the Appropriation
bill, and several Democrats eulogized Mr. Dawes
and assaied the administration for its extrlya-
gance and corruption. The Republicans, not rel
ishing these denunciatons, choked of the debate
: and adjourned the committee.
WEDNESDAY, February ?.
Mr.. Sherman's Currency bill was passed in the
Senate By a vote of 80 10 % 1t is on the whole
I as favorable for the National Banks of New Eng
land as could have been expected. ltproyides FOR
the retirement Of the three per cent. certificates,
which is a step towards specie payments, and il
-. gives to the South and West a share Of the Ma
tional Bank circulation which is but simple act
, of Justice New England financers at Washing
ton, feared that larger proportion Of circulation
would be taken from the New England Banks
I Sumner and sixteen other Republicans voted a.
gainst it. The Senate also discussed Mr.. Howe,
Neutrality bill.
. In the House, Mr.. Logan introduced resolu
/, ton requiring the Committee on Foreign Affair,
to report on the feasibility OF recognizing the bel
ligerency Of Cuba, which was adopted Thi,
brings the matter to head if the committee doe.
5 not dodge the responsibility By negecting 10 re-
c port The House, in committee debated at length
n the Senate bill to appropriate 100000 for the re
lief of the negroes Of Washington. The bill wa,
u not disposed OF when the House adjourned. Mr.
+ Swami, of Maryland from the committee OF
Foreign Affairs, introduced resolution in refer
ence 10 the treatment of American citizens (Fe
LII IA, Dritiah MpgSrs NWanp ~,
of New York and Wilson Of Minnesota advocated
the resolution, and Mr. Willard of Vermont 0p
posed it.
, The speaker announced the appointment o
! Messrs Poland Of Vt. Garfield of o. and Cox o
b n. Y as regents of the Smithsonian institution.
!, THURSDAY, Feb. 3.
The Senate, in executive session, rejected, by
vote of ayes "A, nays 80, the nomination of Eben
> ezer r. Hoar as Associate Justice Of the Suprem,
J. Court The vote was a square one on the issue
and the President stands snubbed for insstin.
upon the confirmation of his unpopular candidate
A bill 10 authorize the funding and consoida
;, ton of the national debt 10 extend banking aci
j, lities, and to establish specie payments was IN
o PRODUCED from the Finance Committee, by Mr.
Sherman. Ii was ordered 10 be printed. Mr.
ABBOTT, Of North Carolina, offered a resolution 0
inquiry into the cOnstituti0nalitY and expediencl
Al of establishing a national police force for th'
southern States lin other words, OF continuing
- military rule) After discussion of some lengtl
: upon the matter Of naval appropriations, th'
o Senate laid aside the order 50 to allow Mat
d Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, to get of his long in
cubated Cuba sympathy speech. Mr.. Carpente
:, advocated the repeating OF the Neutrality law
j Mr. Howard defended the policy of the admins
i tratiOn and risioulcd the professions Of the Gu
u bans TO q responsible government
, In tho House, Mr.. CulOm, from the Territorial
l. Committee, reported the hill TO prohibit poygam
in tho Territory Of L tab. The bill to admit Mi.
=.
, | ed BY b. f. Butler, from the Reconstruction Com
II mittee The features Of the bill are precisely TIN
e same as in the act admitting Virginia. Mr.. Bee
10 offered substitute tO admit the State uncondi
= tonally, but it was voted down, IS to %, abou
half of those voting in the affirmative being rad
: cal Republicans. The original bill was the
/ passed. The remainder of the session was devote
e TO debate upon the bill introduced by MI
+, Dawes from the Committee on Appropriation.
> 10 supply deficiencies for the navy. The bill aske
Z, for So, 0OO 900 In the course of the debate au
!, sion was made to the packing Of the hayward
with supertluous laborers at election times, and
the alarming ineihcency of our naval vessels. MI
g. Logan called the latter old tubs. Mr. Bank
le quoted Admiral Farragut as saying that woode
TO vessels were as good as iron ones Cuba wa
dragged into the discussion, and MIR. Benjamin
in behalf Of the administration, announced tia
it was not prepared at this time even to recon
10 mend the recognition of Cuban belligerenc'
- Finally, an amendment, cutting down the Apr,
" priation to 100000, was agreed to, and ii
10 bill was passed.
III FRIDAY, February a,
n The friends of the bill abolshing the franklin
" privilege, attempted to put it on its passage
ts the Senate to-day but after debate on its me
its, in which considerable opposition to it was d.
nc yeoped, il was obliged to give way to the speech
order, and the Senate refused by vote Of 81 I
%, to take it up again. This is supposed to ind
/ cate the strength of the friends and enemies
the measure, and, of course to ioreshadow its d.
10 feat. The Senate passed the bill authorizing tn
Secretary of the Treasury to withhold money
M due to any State which may be in default Of pay
- ment of the interest on any of its bonds held
trust by the United States, The bill to incorpC
I'd rate Homeopathic Society, amended so as
"a prevent the exclusion of negroes, WIS passed.
- In the House, General Slocum read an adve