Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-06
FORTY..FIRST CONGRESS-.


borors aud mechanics against COolic and Chi
nose imported labor The House then pro-
cccdcd to the investigation Of private claims.
The remainder Of the session was occupied in
explanation Of the Currency bill, by Nlessrs.
Garfield, Jones and Sheldon, Of the Confer.
eucc Committee, the first two considering it a
measure Of expansion, while Mr. sheldon said
it would contract the currency, but without
action the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, june %.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Tax bill Mr. Yates amendment, pro-
viding thai no duties shall hereafter BE levied
on tea and coffee, was rejected by vote of
yeas @, nays Al The Senate reconsidercd
the vote by which it refused to strike out the
/ House amendment to reduce the duty on SUI
CARS, and then by vote Of y to 20 struck
il out, leaving the rates at three cents per
pound, according to the present law. The
Recommendations Of the finance Committee
striking out the House rates on wines, cham
pague, brandy, cordials and manufactures Of
cotton were agreed to, The effect is to leave
the duties as at present The paragraph re-
| gulating the duties on manufactured hemps
at s2j per ton was adopted.
The House Of Representative. discussed
the Civil Service Appropriation bill, and
adopted an amendment appropriatng $751;
600, in addition to $4,000 already appro-
priated, for the bronze statue Of General
Scott, to be erected in Franklin Square. The
House passed the bin to prevent the cxtermi-
nation Of iur-bearing animals in Alaska, and
the bill allowing the transportation Of certain
article. in bond from seaports to interior
towns Mr. Brooks Of New York, protested
frauds on the revenue, The report of the
Conference Committee on the Currency bill
was called up and ELECTED considerable de-
bate There was a wide difference of opinion
as to the effect Of the bill, some members con-
tending that it meant contraction others
that it meant expansion Without reaching
a vote, the House adjourned in consequence
Of the extreme heat.
In executive session the Senate took some
what important action on the San Domingo
treaty. 1t was agreed by three majority not
to consider the treaty at this session but to
let it 60 over to the adjournment when the
President can convene the Senate in extra
executive session for the final disposition of
the question The time fixed for the ex-
change Of ratifcations with Baez expires next
Friday There is every prospect of the re-
lection of the treaty.
THURSDAY, June 80,
The San Domingo treaty was killed by the
Senate in Executive session yesterday by a
vote of IS yeas to 2s nays. As a twO.thirds
vote was required, the treaty was rejected
A number Of Senators were paired off, and
= others lodged
: In the Senate, yesterday, the House amend
ments to the bill to prevent the determination
of fur-bearing animals in Alaska occupied
the morning hour, and were concurred in by
a vote of y to 9. After the executive ses-
sion, the tax tariff bill was taken up. The du-
ty on steel railway bars was reduced from ! !
to / cents per pound. The rate on all rail-
way bars made in part of steel was reduced to
one cent per pound. Mr. Sumner attempted
but failed to get books in foreign or dead Ian
guages Of which no editions are printed in
this country restored to the free list The
Senate held an evening session, and worked
away at the bill until it was found that nc
quorum was present
In the House, the Senate amendments to
the Indian Appropriation bill were consid-
cred, and several of them non-concurred in.
There were a number Of bills reported from
the Committee on Commerce and passed
among them a bill creating collection dis.
trict in New jersey, to be called the District
( of jersey City, and making it port of entry
The Funding bill was debated until the hour
Of adjournment, and amended in various ways
Two sections were disposed OF. Among tn,
amendments voted down was one by % to 81
, to subject the new bonds to taxation.
FRIDAY, July |.
. Ia the Senate, the House amendment t
y the bill for ship canal between the Missisip
!. p River and Lake Michigan were coucurred
a in. The Tax bill was considered, and al
i. amendment taxing Government bonds fiv,
O per cent was rcjocted--l2 to &c. In tn,
evening session the resolution striking on
the Income Tax paragraphs was reconsidered
,- and an amendment adopted continuing tn
/. tax to December 81, 1872, at the rate Of 2
o per cent, by a vote Of p to u, with 2OOO ex
s. emptions
lie 10 the House, the Funding bill was take
m up. and after considerable discussion was pass
C ed by a vote of yeas 1919, nays fl, wthou
:, material alteration The bill as passed pro
e. vides for one thousand millions Of thirty-yea
=, four per cent coin bonds, exempt from taxa
ID ton, which may be sold at par for coin, tn
lie proceeds of which are to be applied to tn
redemption Of any maturing bonds, Beside
r this coin deposits bearing three per cent il
Mt terest are to be received, for which certificate
d, will be issued
o. SATURDAY, July 2,
I'd In the Senate, bill was reported estat
Of fishing transatlantic postal telegraph sy'
,e tenn by an American cable. Tho Naturaliza
III ton bill was debated at length, an amend
We ment being adopted striking the word white
d from all naturalization laws.
al In the House, large number of bills il
I. relation to the public lands was passed. A ne'
m Conference Committee was appointed on tn
I'd Indian Appropriation bill. Q, b. Dare