Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-03-02
Congress-.


introduced bill to enforce the amendment
to the constitution declaring that the right
to vote shall not be denied or abridged on
of race, color or previous condition
of seryitude. 1t provides that any person
hindering a citizen of the United States, on
any of these grounds, from being registered,
from voting, being voted for, or holding office,
shall be punished by fns of not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than three hun
dred dollars, aRa by imprisonment for not
less than thirty dA&aRor more than one year.
Refusal TO register the name, OF to receive
count, or give proper legal effect TO the vote
of any citizen, under any pretence of race,
color, ETC., shall be punished by a fine of not
less than five hundred dollars nor more than
four thousand dollars, and by imprisonment
for not less than three calendar months, nor
more than two years. The L. ;. District
Courts are given exclusive jurisdiction in
these cases and required to enforce the law
Referred to committee ON Judiciary.
The chair announced the appointment of
Reyels on the committee of education and
labor respectively.
At one O'Clock the funding bill came up
in order. Senator Sherman, chairman of the
finance committee, delivered long speech in
explanation and support of the bill. He
reviewed the history of the public debt and
IunuliE bAAlHY Euu dhStEttA NAldl tue oGCEcNdEN
of the Treasury was confident of funding
the debt upon four and half per cent. bonds.
In reply to a suggestion by Senator Corbett
relative to a prOviso TO the eighth section,
that not more than one-third of the bonds
deposited by any bank as a security shall be
OF the classes now authorized, on which the
maximum rate of interes: is four and half
or five per cent Senator sherman said he
had prepared an amendment as a substitute
therefor. The amendment changes the rates
Of interest upon the bonds referred to from
four and a half or FIVE per cent to i've or Eve
and half per cent
Senator DAVIS gave notice he would move
to recommit the bill with instructions to the
Committee.
At three O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session and subsequently adjourned
In the House a number OF bills were intro
duced and referred
Mr.. Sphinx, OF Dakota, offered resolution
in favor OF such a tariff for revenue on foreign
imports as Will incidentally protect domestic
manufactures, aud without impairing revenue
impose the least burdens upon, and best pro-
mote and encourage the great industrial in
tercsts Of the country. The resolution was
adopted, yeas lU3, nays 81
As the vote was taking, the fact became
known and caused much amusement on the
Republican side, that while the Democrat:
generally were voting against the resolution
1t had been copied verbatim from the nationa
Democratic platform, adopted in New York
July, 1868.
The Speaker presented the designations o.
GOllsday, of Kentucky, and Deweese, o.
Nort,-~s.n..-5lna, understood to have been i'm.
pilcsted IN utspostng OF cade1snIps-
The House went into committee on the In.
dian appropriation bill. The massacre Of
eH.. 49, R,1-
was further discussed. Mr. Wilkinson die
not believe Gen. Sheridan was responsible
for the massacre. There was another officer
standing between him and the Indians, thai
was Gen. Hancock. Mr.. Wood declared Gen
Hancock had nothing TO do with it, as shown
in the correspondence read here last Friday
Debate being closed the House again went
into committee, and the clerk proceeded with
the reading of the bill. After progressing
through thirty-fOur pages of the bill, the
committee rose.
Mr. Garfield asked that the committee or
banking and currency have leave TO report
asked on behalf of the minority, leave 10 re-
port at that time the views of the minority
agreed to.
The polygamy bill was made the speca
order for the 22d of March.
In the Senate March LIST, Senator Drake
from the committee, reported substitute iol
the joint resolution concerning colleges fol
the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts,
The substitute provides that no State
which shall not before its enactment hav,
complied with the conditions of the Agricul-
tural College Act of July ID, 90, shall be
entitled to receive any grant of lands or scrip
under said act, unless the Legislature of said
State shall by law first provide that in any
81, lt1b ~
in accordance Herewith, all persons, without
distinction of race, color, or previous condi
ton of servitude, shall be entitled to equa
advantages, rights, and privileges and pro
vides THAI said lands and scrip 50 granite
shall be forfeited by any State hereafter re
pealing or allowing such laws, so as to make
the distinction of rights and privileges or
account of race, color, etc.
At I.l5 the Senate resumed consideration
Of the funding bill, and Senator Corbett sub
mitted and advocated the amendment previ
ously introduced by him as a separate bill
He proposed to substitute it for the first thret
sections of the bill, which authorized loan
of twelve millions, in three equal amounts
at different rates of interest 1t authorizes
the issue of one Thousand million, with thir
ty-ive years to run, principal and interest
payable IN gold coin. each bond bearing in
terest at per cent. for the first three years
per cent. for the six years following, anC
four and one@half per cent. for the next SAL
years, and four per cent. for the twenty year
following.
Senator Ferry gave notice of his in ,ention
to offer amendment section declaring
that whenever proof shall be exhibite to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury
of the loss or destruction of any registere
bond. it shall be lawful for the Secretary
pom receiving the bond with sufficient secu
rity to indemnify the United States agains
any other claims on account thereof, to issu
In its place new registered bond OF tn
same value. Without disposing of tn
amendment, the Senate went into executive
session and subsequently, adjourned
| In the House the committee on militar,
affairs, Deweese having resigned, reported
report being signed by all the membership
| following:
Resolued, That John L. Deweese, late rep
resentative from North Carolina, did MAKE
an appointment to the Naval Academy, in
huenced by pecuniary considerations, AM
that his conduct shows him unworthy OF
seat in this House.
Testimony read from the clerks desk was
that Mrs. NJ. Ii. Bean, proprietress of tn
United States Hotel in Washington, had pai
$500 to Deweese for the nomination OF he
son to the Naval Academy, and that tn
amount had been refunded by Deweese. Tn
defence offered by Mr.. Deweese was, that a
the time he received the money be did no
know there was a particle of wrong in it
and that the Secretary of War and Secretar.
of the Navy were both cognizant of what b
was doing. As soon as he had realized b
had done wrong. he had returned the money
and had sent his resignation to the governo
of his State. He had not acted from merce
nary motives, for he had expended Sl2 co.
in his State last Presidential election.