Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-01
Congress-,

| it should be a national holiday. The SEN
ate devoted the afternoon to the Indian ap-
preparation bill, and in the House the de-
hciency bill was the order of the day. Dur
| ing the consideration OF the items for the
building of the New York and Boston Post
Offices little breeze sprung up, Mr.. Farms
worth renewing his charge against Gen.
Butler, accusing him of taking mirrors from
the. Treasury department to furnish his house
with.
Gen. Butler very quietly disposed of the
charge and the member who made it, by
showing that Farnsworth was talking out
side the the record and without the least
evidence or proof upon which to base his
assertions. The charge that he had borrow
ed mirrors for his residence was too rldlcu-
lous to be noticed, and he denied the truth
of all that had been uttered against him in
this connection. There were some things,
Gen. Butler said, that one could not help
coming in contact with occasionally, and
that could not be avoided. For instance, II
passing along the street, if dirt from a slop
cart splashes out and defles the garment,
all you can do is to wait until 1t gets dry
and brush it off There was no use getting
annoyed and irriated at the circumstance.
After this the debate was closed and the
bill passed
Thursday, bills for the relief of distillers
of brandy from grapes, and To impose an
additional revenue tax upon lotteries, were
reported from the finance Committee and
indefinitely postponed.
! The remainder of the morning hour was
occupied in a discussion Of the Philadelphia
Centennial Celebration bill. Mr. Conkllng
argued that New York was a more appro-
pirate place for the celebration, thus defeat
ing the repeated efforts Of the Pennsylvania
Senator'S to secure a vote on the bill.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up and amendments from the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs were disposed OF,
with much accompanying discussion upon
the merits and defects of the present Indian
policy.
The House passed the Senate resolution
prescribing the oath to he taken by Senator
elect, Miller of Georgia, also the river and
harbor appropriation bill. motion for an
evening session was rejected.
In the Senate, Friday, reports were made
! from the Committees on the judiciary and
the Pacific Railroad, in reference To the
question of Government treIghtS over the
/ Pacific Railroads, and the withholding OF
the entire amounts due them by the Govern
ment, to be applied 20 the payment OF the
interest on their guaranteed bonds. The
judiciary Committee Mr.. Edmunds dis
sentingl disagree with the Attorney -Ieneral,
and conclude that the Government can only
retain 80 per cent OF It's Indebtedness to the
roads The other Committee recommend
that the Government DO all its transportation
70 the Pacific coast by way of the Pacific
Railroads The Judiciary Committee also
reported favOrably the bill for the absolute
repeal OF the test oath. The Southern Pacific
Railroad bill was discussed without action.
Mr. Blair called il - dclusion and snare =
as it now stands, and he and Mr.. Pool said
that they would sooner have no bill than
accept TINS one. Mr. Conkliug insisted on
proceeding with the amendatOry enforce
ment act. 1t was taken up few minutes
after II o'clock, and discussed till 80 N.
when It was passed. Yeas 80, nays 10
The House was engaged most OF the day iu
considering the civil appropriation bill and
disposed of twenty out OF the hlty-hve pages
il contains On motion OF Mr.. Banks OF
Massachusetts,. the item Of $4,000 due 70
Winnie Ream for the statue OF Abraham
Lincoln was increased u $4,000.
The Senate on Saturday recOnsidered the
vote by which the bin for creating an addi-
tional judicial district in Arkansas was laid
on the table and passed the same. Senator
Edmunds was one of it, strongest opponents.
The Senate worked about five hours on the
Post Office Appropriation bill Senator vii
li2ms, amendment to give an annual subsidy
of $500, 900 TO the San Francisco and Aus
trallan Steamship Line was laid on the table,
and similar disposition viii probably be
made of Mr.. Coles amendmcut u increase
the subsidy Of the Pacific Mail steamship
Company to 81 100000.
The clause making an appropriation for
postage stamped envelopes was discussed
upon tie expedIency OF continuing the prae-
tice OF Government in furnishing stamped
envelopes, with business cards and addresses
printed thereon. The clause was finally
adopted as amended, 10 prohibit any eugrav-
ing or hthographiug upon envelopes, or any
other printing than request to return the
letter II not called for u the address of the
writer. and also prohibiting any person who
has been detected IN frauds on the Govern
Inent from bidding for "a contract To furnish
envelopes.
In the House Nj Hooper read letter
, from Commissioner PlcaSaut,n calling atten-
ton to the fact that unless the Income tax
bill be acted on Immediately. great expense
will be incurred by the Internal Revenue
bureau in preparations for its collection.
Seventeen tuns az blanks must be printed
, Immediately in order TO begin the work. Mr..
Hooper Will attempt 10 take the bill up al
the earliest possible moment. y large por-
, ton OF the day Yesterday was spent on tho
>undry Civil Appropriation bill, and during
: ITS consideration numerous appropriations
Tor the district were rUtbleSslv slaughtered
On Monday the Post Office appropriation
, bill was further considered m the Senate
: Mr.. Coles subsidy amendment being laid on
the table and the same disposition was made
OF an amendment relating To the coustruc-
tion OF the Cincinnati AMI Newport bridge.
/ The house having reached the 43d page 81
the deficiency appropriation bill, and there
being nothing more but lighthouse appropri
atiOns, the section TO allow the Secretary o
! the Treasury TO refund dues 10 parties emit
t tied to such reiunding, and the section I.
5 place the mission of the German Empire OF
I the same footing as tile missions to England
and France, the remainder of the bill wal
agreed to by single vote under suspension
: of the rules
: Mr.. Hooper from the Conference Commit
S tee on the question between the House anl
r Senate in reference to the right of the Sen
a ate to originate bill to repeal the incom,
: tax, made report on behalf of the House
. managers.
1 REPORT on THE RIGHT OF The SENATE To RE
e PEAL tbs INCOME TAX.
The report recommends the adoption o: thu
a following:
c Rcsolred, That the House maintains tina
c it is its sole and exclusive privilege TO orig
q mate all bills directly affecting the revenue
whether such bills be for the imposition
q reduction or repeal of taxes and in the ex
Y ercise of that privilege in the first instanc
t to limit and appoint the ends, purposes, con
q siderations and limitations of such bills
: whether relating to matter, manner, measur,
: or time of their Introduction, subject to tn
e rights of the Senate to propose or cOncu
c with the amendments as in other bills.
' MIR. Hooper gave notice he would call uI
: the resolution for action at the first opportu
# nifty.
The army appropriation bill was proceeds