Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-29
FoRTY..FIRsT CONGRESS.

w,sur>orox. Tuesday Jr


Committee on Military affairs, offered resolution
declaring Mr. Whiitcmoro unworthy ola scat in
the House, and directing that his credentials be
returned 10 him. The resolution was adopted by
vote Of l3l to 2i The other proceedings oil the
House were important Gen. Butler reported
from the Reconstruction Committee " full ana
general" Amnesty bill The bill was rccommit-
ted Mr.. Schcnck reported back the Funding bill
amended It will come up ON Monday next
The House in Committee discussed the Civil Ex-
ponsc BILL
In the Senate the final vote was taken ON the
post-olHce Appropriation bill Thcbill was pass
ed. but the amendment providing for the aholi-
ton Of the Thanking privilege, which passed the
House almost unanimously, was lost in the Sen
ate by two majority The Finance Committee re-
ported unanimously against the House 0l'OOO'-
600 currency bill, and recommended committee
of conference. The Senate ratified the report.
The bnproyiiing for hc paving of Pennsylvania
avenue WIS passed. The Consular and Diploma
tie and Nawl Appropriation bills wcrcdiscussed.
An amendment attached to the first creates a
Consul General for Liberia, and raises the Minis
ter to Japan to Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter plcnpotentaiy.
I.u.e.,.,. ,t. s.,nor G.,,, u,c Commit
I'm p..ri.,. I,,l,t;. ,,,,,r,c.l lill. to author.
$50 49,. .,..,.;.',. LII, D., pormpl,
All pI.,i,n, .r,. s.n,,o ,i.rotc1 fine bin 10 re-
.,.., i,,o.,,.i ,,y,,i., rbo or,oplment rcpcal-
l,,,. ,,,,,l,ntol There
I.... l......;., ., Do income tax the
80. ,.,.i.l, ,.,. c,,..,ll, T., tbo totl ob5-
|l;,i., t. ,v A.. y.., ,,os reached The
was dsy,tcl b, a consideration Of
I.,s..,,i..., I.,.ie.. r,,lr.,lbu
s....,. .....-...i. t,. ,m
J." ''' '''' n'.,''.. .,t.'.,.,,.l Rove
~ ''-'. 5''',1, '',' .,''''. -n.;,l.
''.' ''' ...',1l r.-,,crs
.'','' a,,1 80, A.. Pill ,n,J.o rcport
c.... -, '.......,,,.,.' e.. ...o,ry Scott
81. '...l...',r,t.. Wi. r.,,,,,
| Post. whom Mr.. Fitch desires to have expelled
from tt, rc,,rter'. gallery e,r SANDER The COM
mittee eyonerote Ne..r4 Fitch and Mccormick
from tile charge. of the correspondent. but re-
commend that the latter be permitted TO remain
The feature of the DAVIS proceedings was one of
those scene. of diseacelul personal alteration in
which Butter Ui Massachusetts D. ltfluNtdiN
involved The question before tie House was
.up3n sustaining the President veto Of the bill
for the extension of the pistol patent owned hy
Ronin White. Butler made speech in favor Of
White. whercupon Mr. Farusworth interrupted
him with the charge thnt be had received fee Of
80 ooo for sl,,catin, the claim on the floor of
the Uouse An intcrchaurc of bitter yitupcra.
ton followed. Eutl,r said lathcwoulln1t sub
NIT e, interrupti5p from b. man who had more
beard than brain. Fun.worth rat1rtcd that
s.. tine ,nculer might curse IA. brains. but d,
should mott steal under the shadow of his beard 81
lie said chat with hi.permi..ion. Butler "shoult
not perpetrite fraud ike thi. on the people
Butler made a heated defence. IN the course o.
which he denounced Ernsworth a. u coward
and d. assassin" There was much excitement
during this episode. The House settled the mat
ter ly sustaining the veto Butler securing onl,