Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-20
by Mr.. Sherman in pressing the present


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The House, on the 18th, by special ap-
pointment took up the Senate bill 70 extend |
the time for the state of Wisconsin to CON- !
plete railroad from Lake St. CrOix to Lake |
Superior with the amendments reported by !
Mr. Ketchum, from the Committee on Public
Lands
Mr. Ketchum, chairman of the Committee
on Public Lands, gave notice that he would
move the previous question at 0 clock that
day. lie said he had ep)rted back the bill
aud amendments by order Of the House, and
he proceeded 10 give a history of the road
and to call attention u some important facts
which had come to his knOwledge, and which
warranted him in opposing any legislation
revviDg the grant. The bill made what was
virtually a new grant of lands, which were
to-day as much the property Of the United
States as any other part OF the public do
main.
In addition to the two points made by him
that the land had reverted To the Uutted
States and that this was therefore new
grant, he argued that there We're no valid
reasons why Congress should maze this a
new grant, and that the 'vernment was not
eauitably bound 10 make 1t by reason OF
having held land on the alternate section to
settlers at 81 80 an acre, he moved "A suhsti-
tute for the bnl, dec ar'nS the lands all Tor
feted T. the United States, and Teservng
them for homestead entry and settlement
under the Homestead act OF Goth Nay, 1862
The fual consideration oil the bill on
the 18TH, and "a 1t vas the Z cat contest OF
the session thus far, we give the somewhat
extended report OF the Tribune corresp md
ent
All land grant schemes came to their death
to-day, IS lar as the present session Is con-
cerned, the long and bitter strn ssle ovec the
81, Crolx Railroad hill having endsi 10 the
r al defeat Of It's supp lrIer-. All the mod
tic atoms. and saving clauses :. AMI homestead
provisions win eli mad been added did NJ avail
"a save IL. MIR. ketcnum ruthless motion to
cut the body OF the bill, and attach 10 It's
euactlnr clause new blll declaring the
lands turreriy granted u tue raIlrOa tor
/ ielted To toe United States. AMI reserves tor
! hOmeste al settlement, pre- uled by the close
vote Of "a to IS Messrs Eldriige ami
Rusk who ID fOu sht for the grant with the
sreatesJ perIInacIy throughout the contest,
I would not give up the battle As lost even
alter this vote, and res steI the adoption OF
tue usual motion u lay on the table . motion
% reconsider. Iney tr.el o carry al ad-
\ ,urumeut, hoping 10 gain a tew votes #
v tney could postpone final decision until
next week. aud t,lIng H. tnis, as a last Jpe,
/ they dc handed the yeas and nays on a mo
/ non tab.Ing the mJ-IJn t. rec Ins Il r; but
they were again beaten by yeas. 90; nays,
/ - 50 Mr. ketchum = substitute was firm
IN clinched. No further attempt was male
u resist the passage OF the amended BILL
/ through lis various stages, and tie title wa
. q anged 10 correspond with the new text
Tue bill as pissed is totally different from tha
= hicn cane from the >euate. IL provides
that all land granted by the United states e.
,.,. - N for - and
Lake Superior Railroad has been forfeited
% tue Unlled States. AMI shall bs reserved
exclusively fer homestead settlement, Aud
tina none OF tue lands shall = tie Northern
Pacific Road The latter clause was added
On motion OF Mr. Banks. Tue advocate al
the renewal OF the grant We're greatly dlsap
counted at the result. luey had strong hopes
81 success, and with good reason too, loI
nothing had been omitted that could help ht
uIlL NJ similar measure ever bad a body VI
more earnest and persl-ten- friends M 'he
uouss, OF a stronger outside btckIng- Com
oIuatt.us had been jud ciouSly maze wal
/ III. friends OF the measures lOr an exchange
Ut votes, aud a variety % curious and uuueut
influences had been brought o. bear IN b-hdl
% the bul, Tue opponents oil land grants
were very happy over their victory, and Mr.
! keIcuum, Chairman OF the Pubic l. and
/ CJlnuls.soo, >>l5 had gwen tae Gni-hiu-
X
Mas warmly congratulated upon has skIItuI
leadership of the opposition. The IOu7C
was in no MOOD 10 aulertake other business
alter the close OF mucn the hardest aud closes
-tru,.lc. ot the session. aud at tu e trlv hJur
adj burned TIL Mouday. The friends OF thu
>. Crulx grant have yet q FAINT bOps re-
uainlug lhc bul must x back - the Sen
ate, winch Will, vi course, disagree u tie
substitute. and there Is a possibility thar
something may be done Tor st Cr3lx IN a
Ic,ufursu committee, aud agreed TO by tie
/ uJusr, bu. thIs u 100 doubt al 70 ahyTd
much consolation.
ia the Seua.e. Mr. Ramsey from the Com.
mItIeu Un Post Offices, reported the House
oil punIsulus by hue ami ImprIs 1umeuI
perrUu- contracting 70 carry the maiis aul
| then iailIug or refusing 70 carry out their con
ua.ts WITH amendments lue O'Jcct oi The
! bnl 8 70 break up tue system OF e straw
| DGding
! Mr. Trumbull rose to personal txpan To-
/ tion aud neut 70 the dCsk 10 b. read an ex-
tract from " ashi. gt0n letter IA The Re
yubACau BdnHer, put llshej IN Has ing7,
AlIcn charging that senator Erumoul hau
Illegally pOckeIcd "a SO 900 lee n the Nc
Ardle case IN the Supreme Court, having
been em plOy,d 10 represent the United States
/ by Pr,sIleuL j 5husOn, and ch irg,nS further.
Luat his vote on the imp,acumeut trIai Wa
influenced by TINS lee, aud ealing tor an Iu-
veetisatiUn into the matter by the Senate.
Nj IruIn boil SAID thlt during seventeen stIS
soIyIcc In the o-udtc tic uld not De ore risen
u d personal explanation, aituJug ne hal
often been III isrcpreseuted aud cdlnmu atDd
lie denounced tie cuarSts as maiic GUS AMI
prepust, rous. lie produced letters showing
chat be was employed not by johnson. but
oy Secretary Stanton and zen. GIant Two
rttt4t gFFtrt. ts4 fU Q
against johnson we're prepared. aud tnat the
Ice was fixed BY Secretary Stanton. lie ar
gued That his employment IN the matter was
perfectly legal Add proper lie charged that
tue letter was w,Itleu Dy N "a IN me en-
pluy OF the Government, and IutImatcd that
TIE charge had been made TOR the purpose Ol
luIurInk hun because lie was hostile 10 the
huence by which the man was Kept IN
office.
Mr. Trumbull also re erred u the resolu
ton oil, red by Mr. Chandler, some time ago,
tor an inquiry whether any senator had taken
"a lee from Cne United StLJes, contrary 70 law,
ana SAID that when the authors Ot tless
slauders discovered tuat he had been en-
plo, ell by Grant instead OF johnson, they
wouid not ask again iOr an investigation,
but, like Shiny snakes, would crawl 10 their
dens.
Mr. Chandler replied lie denied that he
had ever thought that MIR. Irumbull had
been employed by Johnson, and SAID that ms
object was 10 ascertain whether the Senator
had violated the law lie still believer that
he had done SO and as 10 Mir. Trumbults
pt rsunal alluslon To him, he hurled back the
slime upon its slimy source.
The Wee President called Mr. Chandler to
order.
Mr. Chandler apologized to the Senate.
The Tariff bill was tnen taken up and Mr.
Sherman addressed the Senate at length ON
the subject.
Mr. Logan called up the bill TO enable
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