Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-13

Duslv pushed. Besides, Mr.. Wilson, speak
ing for the Military Committee, disclatmed
any desire to investigate the Hodge analr
and Mr.. Logan showed that the fault 1t fault .
there be, was in the Treasury Department, 4
and not in the War Department, and that, .
if either of the standing committees Was 10
be charged with the work it should ne the
Finance Committee just a. the Senate
seemed 80 be settling down for few days
debate on this question, = ieh OF these two
r. solutions should he considered first, Senator
Thurman cut the knot BIZ reminding Mr.. .
Trumbull that since ConkllnG would not
WELD, he might offer his resolution Is an
ame ndment 70 Conkiin1's, after striking ous
all Of the latter after the word - ResJ we'd
Ibis done, Mr.. Trumbull began very
able speech en- the necessity OF reylvlng the
RetI euchment Committee. lie alluded u
Gland er, who boosted that his Commerce
Committee was ready, as it always had been,
TO investigate all irregularities ln connection
with commerce. lie asked the gentleman
from Michigan if the Commerce Committee
had discovered the smuggling across the
Isthmus aud SO into California, by means OF
which great sums Of money you'd have been
lost by the Government few years ago
# the Commerce Committee had discovered
the frauds and bribery and corruption IN
the New York Custom-inuse, rep irted ny
MIR. p tterson, Chairn an of the Refreuch-
meut Committee, on the last day OF the last
Congress 10 show the need Of such com
mittee last March
lie also showed that even when Mr.. Bout
welt wrote rather sharply e. Murphy about
the ge0,rI order swIndle, - which his
attention had been called by letter signed
hy one hundred Of the leading merchants,
Murphy toll the merchants that they had
4 a.. 4 aHaE If
do nothing IN tie ~ ttter. IL said there
were certain people who had 10 be taken
re of, ana il var well that they had - be
taken care Of. and mob DIV IN the party would
say anyth ng about Lis taking care Of them,
aud he wauid do IL, that Lcet & CO nude
more than ! 100 600 year IN the general
order business that men as poor as rats
had 10 he put into the Custom House on q
salary of -, 500 year. and that among
them was = Mr.. Laaju; TINT men were on
The rui = who preJrned no duties and tnat
Nm + Dodge, Jr.. believes that the man &c
mcnt OF tue New YORK Cusr0m-Hodse j.
greatly behind the age, the great curse ot
the man cement being that the -nr loyees ar
appointed entirely for political interests.
+ without tie slightest reference T. their fitness
/ Tor the WORK la conclusion Mr.. I-uJuhu ]
said that be did not object t. party urgani-
cation, but be dii obirct 20 this syst IN Of
/ appointments. which cost the country 20
( much money, AMI "a demorGlizing our whole
civil service.
During the Hhole Of this speech CeUkitng
sat in MS seat with the sullen air Ji man
I Who hfs been whipped. hut will not give up
Ills plans q ret the late defslcti0ns referred
70 the Standing Committees. and then SAY
that there Was nothing for a ketrenchmen'
Committee % %, mss utterly failed GuI tae
speech with which Eimunds closed the day
debate was weak affair for him
There will yet De lively scenes over tuu
question, and there is much -peeu alton -
night a. to what Conkling aui those 3,
leads will DO, 70 vote down Trumbull
amendment Will, - repest an e1Pressi n use.
by a Senator after the adjournment, &c SIN
up a big hornet neat.
In the House. Monday. under the call @
States, = great number of bills we're intro
duced AM r. erred. The most u1tevo~gh,
were Ar. Cox S b'ii. granting complete am
nesty; Mr.. MOrggu's bill, proposing G'
amendment d tle Constitution uf the t
ted States. - a. T. make naturalized citizen
eligible 10 the office 90 President and Wee
President o the United States Mr. Shanks
. bill. - establish q Bureau II Labor gu,
Nr Banks bills 10 carry INTO effect 81
treaty ct Mav :, 1871, IN relation o. ta0
fisheries TO give Effect 10 the American au
British Claims mmis-iou. aud 70 carry int
eject laws prohibiting the ownership b
slaves Nv American cit.zeu- abroad
4 re-olutj8u was passed ordering an In
vestISatlon INTO tie recent Treasury iota'rs
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tie resolution wore ,in5sisetl,,4 ami NJ
Wood 4rprsre.i Is .tink h.. mad ,..- -ba n.
puhlicaas IN an uauleasaDt dilemma b., r,r.
in.r t.eIn TO either vaf. a.ra5ast -,.,., .
their own lr5p.ii,le- ~ ~ s.,r.. Min e.
Democrats FIR tI.I- platform r., ~, n
.ruhll.tn- ,Eer. a..-...t All ,-..rr.s4 ana $50
-y.ldlv us-r, suspend ale rIl..- p, ,..s4 Id
p resolution Tucv were ,slreI Nv MI m
, P,uusv jyaum Drmacrat-. who liked an
. the resolution cxectt "a cIsu-e ..v.ir5r-.4 ID,
revenue tar.f- wuic5 So s.oilsi ~. uF.l
tulns a. their taste rhs. ,tay refused .
swallow IL Mr WeoI-. re-l..t...r. MIN
beaten BIZ ye- 77.utY- 10.
TIE appor.i8umcut hnl- we're taken up +,
c. ln.n.ttec os t.c Whole Fa, ot. ~ N .
,.l,. pr,,urietv ut ALLOW, inn States. 1yf...a H.
. ,-la -ur,s 1, not NEE, ans winner p, -
pouo redIstrictlng. ana elee, aJ. I,r,,naI No.,
hcrr on q .cnerel TICKET w. 4 h,r,.i r.
son,. time Tue IndNn membera W. 70 ...,-
stcul4tl, interested In rettjr.u,, Tins ~
ION ia the b II Mr. shank. al tt,., 4,
ana has n legislative l.jy ,h,t cam ,oea,
aud eau have n,,.c until .,lfer ,r,.t,-,, ..j..
tion Fhtv Democratic members b..5 :.
, s.gned, he said. "a urd.r Io b5esk an, ~
legislature. and there va not ! ,ors+irr