Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-22

I a pension to Mrs. Lincoln, were considered
without result The bill abolishing the
franking privilege was discussed, Mr.. Sum
ner' 9 cheap postage substitute being rejected
In the House, bill equalizing the
bounties of soldiers was passed The oiii
granting Goat Island to the Western Paclhc
Railroad Company was defeated-yeas, oU'
nays 80.
In the Senate, Monday, June 20, Senator
Summers amendment to the bill for the aoo-
lition of the franking privilege, for one cent
postage on half ounce letters, was rejected
yeas 10, nays %. An amendment by Sena-
tor Nye for two cent postage was lost, 70 to
%. An amendment by Senator Drake, al,
lowing $500 for postage to each member OF
the Senate and House, was rejected without
a division. Senator Nye moved an amend
ment permitting all newspapers to be sent
free to bona fide subscribers within the Uni
ted States; lost, % to 35.
Senator Spencer moved that the abolition
OF the franking privilege shall not take effect
until October first agreed to, IS to %.
Senator Drake introduced joint resOlu-
ton concerning telegraph companies, prov-
ding that all foreign telegraph companies
having Offices and receiving moneys in the
United States are subject to the provisions
of the internal revenue laws, and requiring
the enforcement of said laws, as to the future
and past receipts of income and charges in
the United States of said companies. Refer
red to committee on finance.
Senator sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported with amendments, the
House bill reducing taxation.
In the evening the Senate took up the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill as the special
business of the evening. An amendment
providing for the consolidation of the Ala
bama and Chattanooga, Vicksburg and Meri-
dian, and North Louisiana and Texas Rail
roads, and their junction with the Texas Pa
cifc road at Marshall, was discussed, upon
the propriety of reviving the old land grants
to those companies. The amendment was
finally adopted. with the provision continu-
ing the existing grants.
In the House, the army appropriation bill
being discussed in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Dawes moved the appropriation of $50,
600 for taking meteorological observations
and giving notice TO sea ports and ports of
the Northern Lakes of the approach and
force of storms. Adopted.
The committee then rose and the bill being
reported to the House was passed. 1t sppro-
pirates about $50, 900 200. Mr.. Cox, from
the committee on banking and currency, re-
ported the bill to require national banks 60
ing into liquidation to retire their circula-
ting notes. Passed.
hr. Scofeld, from the commi ttee on naval
affairs, reported the bill extending the pro-
visions of the act of June II, 1870, relative
to furnishing artificial limbs for officers and
soldiers to the navy and marine corps.
Passed.
In the Senate Tuesday, the amendments
by the committee on appropriations
were adopted
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viding for Consul General at Liberia, rais-
ing the minister to Japan TO envoy extraOr-
binary and minister plenipotentiary, and
the appropriations for the contin-
gent expenses of foreign intercourse, and for
missions abroad from $50, 900 to Sl50,000,
adopted. The bill was then reported to the
Senate.
The Senate in committee of the whole,
took up the naval appropriation bill. Sew
oral amendments, reported from the commit
tee on appropriations, were agreed to. At
5 o'clock the bill was laid aside, and the tax
and tariff bill was taken up, when the Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House the committee of the whole
took up for consideration the sundry civil
expenses bill. Mr.. Dawes, chairman of the
on appropriations, reviewed the
work of the committee and of the House,
showing the estimates tOr next year 70 De
eight millions less than the estimates for the
present year.
Mr. Churchill offered an amendment re-
pealing the law requiring revenue cutters on
he lakes to be laid up, and authorizing their
employment for life saving purposes reject
ID
After discussion on the motion to strike
tut the aPpropEi1rsn Of $4,000 for the
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