Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-14


provements of the internal and ex-
ternal revenue law.
He said that there had been some
irregularities in letting contracts, not
rejecting, however, on the fidelity
and integrity of the Postmaster Cen
eral, who acquiesced in the propriety
of making new contracts.
The amendment was agreed to,
and the committee rose and the bill
was passed, after which the House
took a recess.
The time for the consideration OF
the currency bill was extended through
Wednesday, speeches being limited
to ten minutes each, and the House
went into committee of the whole on
the Post Office Appropriation BILL
The amendment restricting the letter
carrier system to cities at $4,000
and upward was agreed to, and those
raising the pay of letter carriers to
$l1OO year, and to strike out the
appropriation of $1,25O,OO0 for let
ter carriers, were rejected, the latter
so TO 81.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment
providing that no part of the appro-
priation for stamped envelopes be
used, except for supply sufficient to
last.tiil next October, and except to
carry out the contracts hereafter to
be made with the lowest bidders on
samples to be furnished by the Post.
master General.
! Washington, June I, 1870.
SENATE.
Bills granting condemned ordnance
for soldiers monuments at Providence,
R. l., and Bucksport, Me-, were pass
ed.
The Representative Apportionment
bill was assigned for Thursday, and
business from the Banking and Cur
rency Committee for Tuesday, the 18th
inst.
The Indian Appropriation bill was
then taken up, and Mr.. Pomeroy OF.
fered and advocated an amendment
, for the removal of the Usage Indians
in Kansas, the sale of their reserva-
ton to actual settlers at 81 25 per
acre, and the settlement of the tribe
t in the Indian country.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine opposed the
) amendment as an attempt to take I'M
= fair advantage of the Indians, and
submitted an amendment to provide
:. for receiving the balance in trust,
e with a view to their disposal, at 81 %
G per acre, for the benefit of the Indi-
d ans, and providing homes for them in
O the Indian Territory.
!. Mr. Morrill's amendment was or-
e posed by Mr.. Norton, who pronounc.
t. ed the indian reservation system a
# failure, and it was rejected-17 to %.
:. After which the Senate went into Elk
ecutive Session and adjourned.
&c HOUSE.
% The Senate joint resolution for the
&c relief of Commander A. B. Bissell
d. with an amendment extending its pro
Is visions also to Commander John G.
y Carter, was passed.
he The House resumed consideration
Is OF the bill regulating the payments o
p, members in cases of contested cleo
H. tons.
s. Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts re
Il sumed his argument which he ha(
IL commenced when the bill was up las
Ut week.
d. He reminded the House that with
in the last twelve years up to the be
e. ginning of this Congress, the Hous
IL. had paid to persons who it had deci
rs ded had no right to dollar of tn
ar public money, the graIuity of $l79
,s- 600, and that in the present Congress
ur an additional sum of $4,000 ha
he been paid under the same circumstar
he ces. Under this state Of things tn
nt elections contested were in such nun
or bers that the House had been con
ed PEELED this session to make five di
he ferent and separate committees {
or Elections, involving the House in tn
a. absurdity of five different courts an
re- making five different independent an
conflicting rulings, perhaps On th
cd same question of fact. He fayore
mt the principle of the bill, to pay onl
to half compensation to the sittin
on member whose seat is contested, III
u. til the contest is decided.
tb- Mr. Willard of Vermont argue
he that the bill did not cure the evil
ID. 1t simply legalized it. He was in f
m. vor of saying to the contestants thu
ad unless they made their claim goo
oh nothing would be paid to them eithe
al. for expenses or gratuity.
nj Mr.. Marshall of Illinois oppose
in and Mr.. Paine of Wisconsin favore
ed. the bill, after which it was laid on tt
table-90 to so.
,m A bill to promote postal and cor
rt- mercial intercourse between Ced;
ia Keys, Fla, and Havana, Cuba, autho
en- iziug a contract with John f. Pate
ere son and associates for a weekly ma
for service at cost not exceeding ST.
ed 600 year, was introduced and +
the ferred.
The House then proceeded wi
of the consideration of the Currency hi
ms, Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, Chairman
re. the Committee on Banking and Gu
ma rency, taking the floor in explanati'
Sos, and advocacy of the measure. Aft
red discussing the general subject of d
tinction between coin and paper mo
bill ey, he quoted from recent public
be. ticn-"The Science of Finance"
on Robert II. Patterson of Scotland.
the to show that the paper circulation
vas the United Kingdom had remain
irst practically stationary for the la
twenty-five years, since 1874, VIII
by the great currency act of Sir Robe
g a Peel forbade the increase of pap
,or- money, except In very limited WI
and then under great restriction
the and yet within that time the Uuit
the Kingdom had trebled its wealth a
to quadrupled its trade. The great
strumenu of British trade was neitl
an coin nor paper, but the check,
his commercial bill and the draft on t
n. bank. This remarkable fact show
sed that the bank was to-day the gre