Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11
FORTY..FIRsT CONGRESS-.

MAsn1Nnros. Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 3.
In the Senate, the House joint resolution to
make the Both Of May a national holiday forever,
vas taken up, but in spite Of the efforts OF its
friends to procure its immediate passage, it was
referred to the Military Committee by vote Of
81 to IL. Mr.. Sherman was opposed to more
legal holidays, as they intcrlcred with the course
Of business and Mr. pomeroy thought the iloral
decorating Of the soldiers graves should be vol
untary, not compulsory. The House bill to grant
n pension Of $4,000 to Mrs. Lincoln came up,
and Mr. Sumner begged for its immediate passage,
but Mr. Edmunds, who is evidently opposed to
the pension, objected, and the bin was placed on
the calender to take the regular course Mr.
1rumbull, from the Judiciary Committee, report
ed, with amendments the bill to amend the bank
rupt law. The bill to give S2j 900 to negro
college. called the Wherefore University, led TO
lively discussion in which Mr.. Trumbull called
the attention Of Mr. Sumner to the fact that here
was an institution that Disseminated on account
Of color Objection being made, the bill was laid
over
In the House of Representatives, concurrent
resolution for the adjournment Of Congress on the
An of July was under the action Of the previous
question, adopted by o vote Of So TO g. Mr..
Schenck made an Intellectual attempt TO defeat it.
The order Of the day being Mr. Jonckes's Civil
Service bill the debate was opened by Mr.. Jcnckes
with statement Of the principles and details Of
| the proposed measure. In the course Of the dis
cussion that followed, Mr. Peters, of Maine, CONF
planned that the bill opened the Offices of the gov
eminent to the competition Of "rcbcls, with
hands dripping with loyal blood. The House
in committee finished the iron paragraphs of the
Tariff bill aud took up the proposed duties on
steel. \ long struggle between the protcctionists
and anti-arilT men resulted in the cutting down
of the duty on cast ingot- and rolled and hammer
ed steel in bars and sheets from % 10 - cent.
per pound Railway steel bars Of the Be-semei
process were reduced from "a and > cents per
pound to 500 per ton, by vote of Is to 90.
WEDNESDAY, May 4.
The Senate took zap the House joint resolution
| for the adjournment Of the session on the 4th Of
July next Messrs. Wilson and Trumbul op-
posed it for the reason that many important meas
urcs, such as the tariff, reduction Of taxation and
extension of banking facilities. would not have
time 10 be discussed and decided before the day o
adjournment. Mr. Wilson said that no Congress,
had talked more and done less than the present
one After heightened discussion the resolu-
ton went over until to-day. The Senate passed
the House resolution to pay the widow Of General
| Bawlins one years salary and the House bin Go
amend the Bankrupt act.
In the House, the regular order being Mr.
Jcnckes's Civil Service bin, speeches were mad,
against it by Messrs Peters, of Maine, Bingham
NibIack and others. The points made by thes,
speakers against the bin were that it was inn
practicable outside Of Washington, it gave q
three commissioners the entire under patrouag,
of the United States it appointed officers for life
it excluded capable crippled soldier, who coulC
not pass scientific or literary examinations, il
created an arstocracy or privileged class, and q
was contrary to the spirit OF the Constitution
The House in committee took up the Tariff bib
and went through the paragraphs on steel rail
way bars, steel wire, and steel car-whcels AZ
ter the usual struggle the rates were cut down
on all Of these articles
TnnsDAY, May ..
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