Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-18

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ed to dispose of lands or to promote settle
ment of the territory, except by Indians.
The sole purpose Is TO establish and execute
proper civil law, and to prepare for the civil
izatIon of,all the tribes.
The Senate has vo,ed to have an elevate
constructed, which will be a great conven-
fence, especially for Nessrs. Brownlow and
Morton, who now have to be carried up and
down stairs 10 chairs, owing to their infrn-
tiles.
The House Committee of the judiciary
gave Gen. Banks O special hearing to-day to
enahle him to present his reasons for urging
his bill TO increase the salary OF the President
TO $4,000, and to pave the way for a single
term of Office of six years duration. The
speech is spoken of as having been a very
eloquent one, and its effect on the Committee
was conclusive. The salary proposition was
discussed for some time by Gen. Butler and
John A. Bingham, the latter favoring the
proposition very earnestly. The Committee
decided TO recommend the increase of salary
to the House.
AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT IN PATENT Ex-
TENsIoNs.-A bill having been reported
authorizing an extension in a case whore a
patentee, OF his attorney, had allowed the
time fOI application to pass by. Mr.. Myers.
the chairman of the committee, said the COM
mlttee had to grant all appllca-
Uions in such cases.
Opposition was made. but as the House
passed the bill, it has established the princi-
PIE that an application for extension may be
made through Congress, alter the legal time
has expired.
"Perley'' telegraphs to the Boston Journal
that 1t appears that the bill providing Tor
the adjustment of the Alabama claims under
the treaty of Geneva, which has been in
trOduced in the Senate by Governor Morton
and in the House by Gen. Banks, was not
drafted at the State Department, or by any
Of the gentlemen officially at Geneva. This
concerted action in advance of the customary
method of introducing legislation TO carry
diplomatic negotiations into effect by the
preparation OF IA bill at the Department Of
state, has raised the question whether the
MprtOn-Banks' bill Is not intended 10 bentht
,Ome Particular class of claimants to the
prejudice OF others.
HE CREDIT MoBIIER INVESTIGATION -
The credit biobilIer investigating Committee
met again on Friday. The Tribune telegram
-ay ST. ingeut InJunttIOns of secrecy were
ard upon tile members, the shOrt-hand re-
orter, aud the witnesses. Col hcCumb
.as sworn, and gave testimony that greatly
astOuIsned the Committee AMI up, ned d broad
held or future Inquiry. lie is SAID TO have
made a clear, PLAN statement OF the history
1t tue Credit MObtlIer Company and OF UakeS
Ames's relations with 1t, aud To have filed
important papers To sustain his evidence
lie sand that Ames ID demanded and TeeeIv-
"a rom the Company a large amount OF stock
with the avOwed purpose OF placing IL among
Members OF Congress in such a way a. to m
i leuce legIsiatlun IA which the union Pdcii-
Railroad was IuteTes' ed. The stock WIS
paced IN his hands with the distinct under
standing that he was to make this Use OF It,
aud II he had not done 81 then he had made
aise repre-tntatI ms, and must have wrong
ully az prOprIated 1t to his own use. Gu.
McCOnb said tntE be had personal K, ~OSleIgt
u the acceptance OF stock by one Member al
Congress only. lie was present at an inter
view between Ames ard a prominent Demo
5ratIc member, wnOm he n4mel, VINO Of red
% do all ne c Il d to control the Democratic
,Ide vi the House 10 the interest OF tue raI,-
road, 10 consideration OF nifty shares of stock.
- be dellve'ed 10 his brOLner-lu law, and
Ames closed the bargain with hun upon tbes
erms. Ames haI III ormed McComb thAt
b had secured other members VI the House,
tud also q number Oi Senators, IN the sauv
Say. The wItues- cJuid not TESTIFY as TO
the truth of Amts : assertions IN this re~pect,
puJ he Is reported 10 have satisfied tie Com
nitJee that Ames had taken tue stock ana
le testified positively 10 tue explanations
Anne had made 10 hun OF Its use. HIS evil
Ience made a strong impression upon the
Committee, who could not see how, unless
McCOmb ; oath was shown To be worthless.
Ames could escape iron the dilemma Oi
eIther acknowledging that he had deceived
tie Credlt MobIlIer directors, and had con
SCrted to his Own use Il large amount o
stock, under preteuse OF distributing 1t among
congressman, or elsO admitting tat be hal
distributed It as he pretended 70 have done.
Col. McComb Is understood TO have made
: me Startling revelations about tue In tnage-
nent ot tue finances of the Union Pacific
Railroad, into winch he was necessarily
o0lIgeu 10 20 10 some extent, in order 70 ex-
PLAN fully the workings OF the Credit
MOouIer Company.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
has decided that Tor the present 1t viii not
take action upon the bill introduced by Gen.
banks limiting the Presidential ofhce TO one
term.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
Is pertecuns a bill tor the erection of head
stones IN tie national cemeteries. They Will,
AZ the suggestion OF the Secretary OF War,
correct tie detects of the bill OF last session.
winch made the appropriation enurely to-
low, and they viii Alec Indicate the kind OF
material 10 be used.
General Logan Is preparing 20 reply TO MIR.
Summers b.tue-das resolutions.
Col. Lamar, who was stricken with paraly-
sis on Friday, Just alter Congress lad remov-
Ell his disabilities, mas 50 lar recovered IhAI
he was able to 20 10 Baltimore.
RooeTt NJ. and Stephen A.. Douglas, sons
of the late Senator Douglas, have prepared
and viii present TO Congress on Monday a
claim Ot $3.50, 900 TOR their private cotton
and ether property taken, used and appro-
prIated IN March, 1868, IN Mississippi, by q
portion ut the army OF the United States
Civil Service Reform was Snapped at IN
the House ON Saturday, by the member nan Ell
Suapp from ILLINOIS. his speech was read
IN .suy to empty benches and was not regard
Ell as uamasIug.
In the Senate on Monday Mr.. Sherman,
from The committee on huance, reported, WIKI
amendments, tue House bail AUTHORIZING the
exchange OF registered bonds Tor coupon
bonds. As announced The bill authorizes
the secretary vi the treasury TO Issue coupon
bonds III exchange Tor reg stervd bonds, 10
other respects vi The same class aud escrIp-
ton, provided the expense OF TINS issue be
paid by the owner thereof, and under such
regulation as tie Secretary Ot the treasury
may prescribe.
la the House Mr.. Stevenson, (OhiO), offer
ed n resolution which was adOptrd without
dscusslUn, requesI,ng the Preeldent to COM
nuuIcate lnIOI nation relating ~ Tue eondI-
uou vi atflrs IN louisiana, aud what action
oil any, he Las taken with Ie.aId thereto.
There will be only eight members OF the
next House OF Representatives who have
SCI we'd Continuously SINCE tue InlTty-E gntL
Congress. lnUse are Blame, Dawes, Hooper,
KeIey, Randall, SonvheId, Garfield aLu
EIdrIdge.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BURLINGToN.-At an