Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-08

Congress.

In the Senate Thursday, the bill TO abolish
the Thanking privilege received its quietus
for the session. 1t came up in the regular
order, and Mr. Pomeroy moved to pass it
over. The friends of the bill asked to make
the vote test, and it resulted in the indef-
mite postpOnement of the measure by yeas
80 nays 90 The consideration of the In
dian Appropriation Bill led to a speech by
Mr.. Morrill, against the policy of the govern
ment towards the Indians, and by Mr.. Stew
art of Nevada, in defense of Phil Sheridan
and the frontiermen.
Tie House proceedings were almost en-
tirely devoted 10 a discussion of the income
taxA Mr.. Beck of Kentucky offered an
,d dP e u tsE Ia he Bill btsT the
on : sgcSernment bonds five per cent
Ths1 Yendment was carried, 90 to 65, when
MIR. Willard demanded the yeas and nays,
with the remark that Mr.. Beck's amend
ment taxed United States bonds abroad, and
was 10 that extent Reputation. Amid much
excitement, and without vote, a motion to
adjourn prevailed.
In the Senate Friday, June Sd, commit
tee was appointed TO consider the subject of
retaining the alluviaI lands on the Missis-
sippi River. A memorial was presented,
calling for action concerning the massacre
of Jews in Roumania. The Indian Appro-
priation Bill was further amended
In the House, the tax bill being the bust
ness, the vote was taken on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Judd, to confne the income
tax to invested capital rejected, yeas IS,
navs ll2. The next vote was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. FInkelnberg limiting
the allowance for house rent to $500; agreed
to, So to As. The next vote was on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Potter, providing
that the income tax shall not continue or be
collected after the year 1870; reiec; ed, yeas
/ -, nays log. Various other amendments
were rejected. Among those adopted were
provisions, increasing the income tax exemp-
ton to 81, 600 and reducing the rate to three
per cent, prohibiting the publication of in
come returns, adding to the exemption losses
+ by floods, allowing assistant assessors to in
crease the amount of any returns they have
reason to believe understated, and not re-
quiring income returns to include the wages
OF minor children not received. After an
animated discussion, Mr.. Beck's amendment
q tax the interest on all U. 5. bonds, which
came near passing just at the adjournment
of the House yesterday, was rejected by
vote of ITO to IS. The House then proceed
ed with the remaining sections of the bill
! In the Senate Saturday, discussion on the
Indian Appropriation bill with various COM
ments were made on the policy of employing
the Quakers as pacifers of the Indians. The
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able distinction in favor of particular re-
ligious sect.
In the House the bill for the reduction of
taxation came up. Much time was spent in
flibustering, and the House adjourned with
out coming to a final vote.
In the House, Monday, June 6, Mr. Dawes
reported the river and harbor appropriation
bill, and the sundry civil expenses appropri-
alton bill, which were made special orders.
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w ednesday OF next week. He stated that
these were the last of the appropriation
bills.
Mr.. Sehenck, chairman of the committee
of ways and means, reported the bill to au-
thOrize the refunding and consolidation OF
the national debt, and for other purposes ;
recommitted and ordered to be printed.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill to reduse taxation, the question be-
ing on Mr.. Schenck's motion to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider the vote where
by the main question was ordered on his
amendment to the first section of the tariff
bill. A filbustering movement was inaugu
rated by Mr.. Eldridge, in a motion that the
House meet tomorrow at - O'Clock After
this one dilatory motion the motion to re.
consider was laid on the table. and the amend
ment was agreed to by l39 to 49, Mr.
Schenck then offered as an amendment the
second section of his tariff bill, being the
free list section. He moved the previous
question, which was seconded, l02 to 26, anC
; the amendment was agreed to.
In the House Tuesday, June 7th, Mr.
Lynch introduced a joint resolution authori
zing the Secretary of the Navy to sell the
Navy Yard at Charleston, Mass. referred
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the Senate amend
ment authorizing an increase of compensa
ton to census takers was taken from tn
Speakers table and passed.
In the evening session but few member
were present, Mr.. Amber in the chair
Several prepared speeches on the currency
bill were read or ordered printed in the Globe
The proceedings had no public interest