Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-25

In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. Casserly in
PRODUCED sbill to facilitate she TRANSMISSION
I of Asiatlc goods across the continent in bond
The Senate discussed the bill to enforce the
fifteenth amendment.
The evening session was consumed BY Mr.
Cragin in a lengthy speech in favor Of the
bill to abolish polygamy in Utah.
The House considered the Naval ApPro-
priation bill, which, after being amended in
various. particulars, was passed. An amend
ment materially increasing the pay of officers
of the navy, was carried by a large majority
The Committee ON Elections reported on the
contested case of the Fourth South Carolina
District in favor of Wallace, Republican.
In the Senate Thursday the debate was
! continued on the bill to enforce the fifteenth
amendment. Mr.. Howard delivered a speech
full of power and inyective.
In the House there was an excited discus
sion over the Consular and Diplomatic APP
preparation bill. The charges of extrava-
gance against the administration were reit-
Grated by Radical and Democratic members,
and the San Domingo job came in for a thor
| Ough overhauling. An amendment by MIR
/ Banks to restore the mission to Rome gave
rise to personalities and confusion on account
of the accusations hurled at each other OF
Know Nothingism and hostility to the Cath
olics. The matter was not decided, but il
is pretty certain that no Minister will go to
Rome.
| In the Senate Friday the resolution fixing
the final adjournment of Congress on the 4th
of July was taken up, and amended so as to
change the date 10 July Is. la the course
of the debate Messrs. Drake, Cameron and
Upton INDUCED in personalities, and the hat
ter made fierce personal attack on Forney s
| Chronicle.
| The evening session was devoted to a dis
cussion of the bill to enforce the fifteenth
amendment. Mr.. Sherman favored the ad-
vanced step in a sharp speech.
The proceedings in the House were devoid
of interest. The Senate's amendment fixing
adjournment for July Is was eoncurred in.
In the Senate, Monday, May %. the APP
preparation bill was discussed The pend
ing amendment, placing women under COM
pensation on the same footing with men,
was modified by adding to it the provision
authorizing tho heads of departments to APP
point feminine clerks in any of the classes OF
clerkships in the departments.
Senator Morton said the amendment would
substantially give first class cIerkships at
$1,000 to ladies now receiving 5000.
The bill was then proceeded with, and
several amendments were adopted, among
others one by Senator Sumner, authorizing
the President TO send out enc or more expe-
ditions to the North Pole, to appoint such
person or persons as he may deem most fitted
| for the command thereof, to use any public
vessel suited for that purpose, and appropri-
ating one hundred thousand dollars to be
expended under the Presidents direction.
Adopted, yeas 90, nays Is, the Vice Presi-
dent giving the casting vote in the afirma-
tive. {
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Bingham,
the Senate amendments to the bill to enforce
the rights of citizens of the United States to
vote in the several states, was not concurred
in and a committee of conference asked for.
Mr. Dickey from the committee of appro-
priations, reported the army appropriation
bill, which was made the special order for
Wednesday. The bill appropriates $29,-
977 ,o67.
The House at half past one went into COM
mittee of the whole on the consular and di-
plomatic bill Messrs. Dawes and Brooks,
n Y, had another tilt about the latter's
know-nothingism. Mr.. Banks amendment
to insert Rome as place for a minister res
ident, was rejected without division. The
committee then proceeded with the conside-
ration of the bill. The paragraphs for Com
missioners to Hayti and Liberia were amend
ed by the words, - Minister resident y for
Commissioner.
At three o'clock the committee rose and
the House proceeded TO vote on the motion