National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-03-10
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.


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? ported from the Judiciary Committee
The bill extending the time for Aim
: bounty claims 10 Jan, IL, 1870. was re
ported without amendment. The Leg
lshtivc appropriation bill was taken up
! on the repeal Of the provision making
the possession Of pardon evidence o
disloynlty in the Court of Claims. The
repeal was carried by the casting vote 81
the Vice President. The amendment
increasing judicial salaries and consoli
dating the public grounds ut Washing
ton, were concurrcd in, and IN agree
ment WINS made to take the final vote on
the bill
In he Senate, the resolution having
reference TO the acquisition of British,
America was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
A bill was introduced to aid in the cs-
adjustment and support of schools in
th, South.
The Legislative, Executive and Jul
dical Appropriation bill was passed, the
motion to strike out the Increase to the
Educational Bureau having been voted
down.
In the Senate, a petition from citizens
Of Alabama WINS presented, praying for
protection against Ku klux outrages.
The Indian Appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole,
and various amendments were passed
upon.
Memorials were presented in favor of
the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad,
resolutions of the Indiana Legislature in
favor of removing the Capital to the
Mississippi Valley, and resolutions from
Michigan in favor Of extending the Ex-
Tradition treaty with Canada.
Among the bills reported was one in
cooperating n company for constructing
and maintaining submarine tunnels from
New York to Brooklyn and New Jersey.
and one incorporating the Asiatic Com
mercial Company for the purpose of
carrying on trade with China and Japan
and other Eastern countries.
The bill amending the Bounty law,
and granting 800 to all soldiers mustered
in for three years between May 4 and
July %, 1861, was passed.
The committee on the Pacific Rail
road in the Senate, presented report
recommending that the Government
transport all freight overland, instead of
via Panama, and retain fifty per cent,
thereby providing for the semi-annual
interest.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably the bill repeating the test oath.
The Senate passed the bill to revise
the patent in copyright laws.
The bill providing for the celebration
of the centennial anniversary of 76 by
an exposition at Philadelphia was passed.
In the House, the report of the Com
mittec of Conference on the Consular
Appropriation bill was agreed to.
The Army Appropriation bill was then
considered.
The amendment to perfect the title Of
the national cemeteries was rejected after
some debate. The bill was subsequently
passed.
In the House, bills were introduced to
punish the printing or depositing in the
mails of counterfeit bank notes or frac
tional currency, to encourage and aid
the establishment of free schools
throughout the country, and requesting
the Commissioner of internal Revenue
to enforce the collection of the tax on
the scrip dividends of the New York
Central Railroad Company, leaving the
liability to be determined by the proper
authorities.
The bill authorizing Joint commission
to fix the Northwest boundary, passed
by a vote of 100 to r.
The Sundry Civil Service Appropria-
ton bill was reported. 1t approprates
$50, 900, 900.
In the House, resolution was adopted
giving the Appropriation bills precedence
over all other business hereafter
The Southern Pacific Railroad bill was
then taken up and the amendment cut ,
ting off branch roads and reducing the
capital to $50, 600, 600 was adopted after
some debate. An amendment excluding
the proposed road from consolidation I
with roads hereafter to be chartered, was
also adopted, and the bill then passed by
a vote of 1874 to 70.
In the House the deficiency bill was
which appropriates S10,677,- t
500. Among the items is $500, 900 for {
the work on the New York Post-office. t
This gave rise to some debate, Mr.. Farms
worth, of Illinois, having made an at
tack upon the work, and charged that
there We're corrupt contracts III concec- a
ton with it. He also charged Gen. But I
Ter with having the use of Government
and deriving profit from some y
granite quarry in Massachusetts, which =,
furnishes stone for the New York and |
Boston Post-offices. This led to lively I
passage between Butler and Famsworth.
Mr.. Dawes stated that the conte af
seats in the House had cost $4,000.
In connection with the item for aril =,
Deficiencies, a debate arose on the use of -
troops mt the elections and in quelling -.
Shiskey riots, but signltied little. Mr..
Wood moved to strike ont the items for
he Freejmen's Bureau, and made it the :
occasion of a TRADE against that organi-
.ation, which was defended by Mr. Hoar q
md Others. This bill was finally passed t.
without change by vote of 90 to A. it
The hill making appropriations for G.
ortifcahons and defenses was passed. p
The bill making appropriations for f
i'll harbors and rivers was d
passed ,
In the House the item of 5000 due ;,
o Winnie Ream for her statue of Lin :.
'oln, was changed to Sl00 making
he total amount $4,000 a
Several unsuccessful efforts were made :"
n the House to bring about the re- &c
luction of the duty on coal. A
The House struck from the appropria- al
ion bill an item of Sc. 600, 900 TO indem- n
MY States for war expenses and another m m
VI SS5O,OOO to pay for horses and other tn
property lost in the military service. RAJ
IN item of 5000, 600 was added for works &C
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