Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-26
FORTY-.FIRST CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON Monday, Jan. H.
In the United States Senate after the pre5enta-
ton Of on avalanche Of petitions TOR the abolition
Of the ranking privilege, ON motion OF MIR. Viii
SON. the bill prohibiting retired officers from being
assigned to duty which entities them 10 full pay
for their services was taken up and passed The
Senate then went into debate upon the Virginia
Bill. Mr.. Morton elaborated his theory that Con-
gress has the right of supervision over recon
structed States for all future time, and can remand
them TO the territorial condition whenever the
safety of the negro is imperilled. On motion oil
Mr.. Stewart the Senate bill was laid on the table,
and the bill passed by the House ON Saturday WAS
taken up. Mr.. EImunds offered TO amend by in
sorting proposition previously incorporated IN
the Senate bill, requiring the imposition Of an
oath in the of state officers, that the lncum-
bents are not ineligible under the fourteenth
amendment. After long debate this amend
ment was voted down. Mr. Morrill, OF Vermont
opposed the House bill with yehemence, and
serted his fear that the Republican party was
committing suicide.
In the House, a large number of bills and reso-
lutions were introduced and referred Among
the former the most important were To repeal
the tonnage tax on American vessels 10 dispose
of the public lands in Florida Alabama, MIssls
sippi and Arkansas to pay one year. salary as
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court, 10 the
family of Edwin NJ Stanton 20 declare null and
void all acts done by legislative, executive, and
judicial officers laborlng under the disabilities OF
the fourteenth amendment, and TO establish a
postal telegraphic system IN connection with the
POst-Oiice Department The House went into
consideration Of Mr. Judd's bill to apportion the
representation Of the several States in the House
OF Representatives Tor the FOrty-second Congress.
Mr.. Judd and others addressed the House, aud il
was evident from the tenor Of the debate that a
bitter sectional feeling is growing up between the
East and the West.
TUESDAY, January Is.
The admission of Virginia hangs fire in the
Senate. There was dun, prosy debate yester-
day a talking against time while the extremists
are devising new measures to keep the State uut
in the cold. The prospects now are that Virginia
will not We admitted upon the easy terms agreed
IL by the House. Among the new bills intro
dueed into the Senate was one by Mr. Abbott 10
increase the efficiency of the army.
In the House, the sensation was stirring,
slashing speech by Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts,
upon the extravaganza OF the administration. Mr..
Dawes told plain and cutting truths, and his as
sOciates gazed upon him with open mouths, as
founded by the explosion in their own camp. Mr..
Kelley attempted 10 reply, but was cut of by tho
expiration OF the morning hour. The House dis
cussed Mr.. Judds appOrtlOnment bill, and re-
ierred it 10 the Committee Of the Whole. Gen
eral Slocum introduced bills for the erection OF a
postothce and other government buildings ia
Brooklyn, and for the removal OF the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 10.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, the Virginia bill
was discussed by M6ssrs. Norton Wilson and
Summer, and was amended by adopting the Ed
munds amendment, A5 10 10, which requires the
imposition of an oath upon State officers that are
eligible under the fourteenth amendment. Thi.
sends the bill back TO the House.
In the House, the bill for the removal of the
Philadelphia Navy Yard to League Island was
taken up. Messrs. Kelley and Diokey, of Penn
sylyania, defended the bill, and the last named
replied to the speech Of Mr.. Dawes, the preyiou,
day No vote was taken.-Alr. Schenck, Of Ohio
introduced bill to continue the income tax an
other year.--Ihe Pension bill, whichappropriate.
thirty millions Of dollars, in addition 10 five mil
lions now on hand, for payments of the coming
year, was passed
FRIOAY, Jan, 81.
In the Senate, after further discussion, and q
sharp passage-at-arms between MIR. Sumner and
Mr.. Trumbull, resulting in both of them being
called to order, a vote was taken on the Virginia
bill and after several amendments had been
adopted, the bill was passed by party vote, Mr..
Sumner not voting. The bill goes 10 the House
for concurrent action. Mr.. POmeroy submitted
proposition for an amendment to the C0nstitu-
ton, to base suffrage upon citizenship.
In the House, it was announced that q revision
of the tariff bill would be reported next week
shAs buNltl uiNShilNoh W itlil " Jaws
speech on national extravaganza, but was pre-
vented by a rigid enforcement Of the rules Most
of the session was devoted to speech-making.
SATURDAY, Jan, -.
The Senate was not in session. In the House
speeches were made on different subjects. Mefssrs
Moore and Logan, Of Illinois, favored removal
of the national capital to the West, and Wash
burn, of Wisconsin, opposed it.
MONDAY, January 2lth,
In the House
MIR. farnsworth moved TO pass over oil inter
rening business on the Speakers table to take up
the Virginia bill with Senate amendments The
bill was taken up and the Senate substitute was
read. Mr.. farnsworth moved to concur in the
the Senate substitute, and various speeches were
made sharp passages taking place between Bing-
ham of Ohio, and Butler OF Massachusetts, Mr..
Farnsworth's motion was agreed to, and the Sem
ate substitute eoncurred in by strict party vote,
yeas 1856, nays 81.