Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-07
Congressional.


a bill to declare the meaning Of the Intsrna
tional Revenue set of 1870 being under
consideration, substitute was adopted end
passed, directing the Commissioner to remit
or refund the 10 per cent. tax on all diyi.
uen05 OF saTaings, incomes, or gains, and
undivided profits OF any bank, trrst com
pany, canal cavisation company, and slack
water navigation company, declared OF uIas,,..ee
or which accrued or were earned and added
to any surplus, contingent, or other fund,
during august, September October, Noyem-
Der and December, 1870, in ali cases where
such corporations had already paid or would
thereafter pay upon dividends of earnings,
incomes, or gains, and individual profits OF
the previous months of that year, tax
equal TO at least 2 II per cent. per annum.
Mr.. Chandler of Michigan addressed the
Senate ct length on the Amnesty bill, and
Mr.. Summer replied to the argument OF
Mr. Morrill, OF Maine, made last week. In the
House, the bill Justiiying Secretary Bout
well in his negotiations with the Syndicate
was debated
Thursday February LIST, there was further
debate IN the Senate on the Amnesty bill
without reaching a vote, tiossrs Carpenter,
Thurman and Davis occupying most OF the
time.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
report indorsng Secretary Routwell's negO-
tlations with the Syndicate, winch was
adopted by strict party vote. Yeas no,
nays So.
The Indian appropriation bill was next con
sIdered 10 Committee of the Whole. Dele
gate Claggett Of Montana proposed a novel
plan for ciyiliEing the savage tribes of the
far West. lie wanted to give them cattle
in place o. annuitiss in money, blankets,
tools, and other articles, and thought that
this would induce them TO adopt peaceful,
pastoral life, and that, instead of scalping
and robbing the settlers, they would give
their at tention 20 the harmless aud respecta-
bic business of stock raising. Mr.. Claggett 5
idea was not iay0rlbly received by the House,
Nh Sargent Directing that the Indians
would first kin and eat the cattle, and then
resume their depredations as before.
Mr. TaHe OF Nebraska offered an amen +
'mcnt providing that no payment shall t.
made 20 tribes that are d. war with the
United States but that II portions OF such
tribes shall remain at peace and observe
their treaty obligations, payment may be
made 60 such portions pro rata, ana also
providing shat all appropriations for Indians
shall be liable u payment for depredatlon7
committed hy any - those tribes.
Without t.sp3s.nE 81 tais or any amend
ment. the House adjourned.
On Friday, the Senate was not 10 session.
The Education bin was discussed ia the
House without result. y be renewed on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Perez Of Mississippi from the Com
mittee on Education ana Llhor. reported
bin o. pay u tIo College 9t W iliiam and
Mary. in Virginia, S6jO00 for the desJruc-
ti0n without authority by dis3rJeriy soldiers
81 the nItcd States during the lake Rebel
l.u-nu money ID BE paid except Qn ace
counts rendered. and duly verified AMI pro-
sen. Referred 81 tle Committee of che
Whole.
The Indian appropriation si.l was COM
p.cted and passed in Committee 81 the Whole,
rejecting the amendment offered by Mr.. Taac
The present system is t3 pay all arrearages
OF aunuities as soon as peace j. made. The
Indians have. therefore, nothing % lose
bv fighting, and know that a. soon as they
get tired of war they have only TO say -,
and 70 d the aycncy ID draw their money,
blankets, AMI ammunition, just the same as
!. they had kept the peace
On Monday Mr. Pomcr5y introduced q
bin ut relief, with an amendment Tor the
sufferers 5y tire DO tho northwest, providing
that homestead set ers. burned out in Min
nesota ~ i-cous.n and Michigan be allowed
one year from cac passage OF the act. TO
rebuild on aud occupy the said homestead
lands
The debate ou tho educational hlll was
continued bv Ne--r- Carpenter, Norwood
Wilson. P5mcray. Anthony and Sumner In
-,.sev, it,t -t'trfr,.t rr1uu-r uu r. t'1c tf7uc
., adjournment.
Iu the House -cvcra. bills were utrolu-
ecd anon. which was ono lis Mr Willard.
supplementary 10 the superintendent bib and
3D.