Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-15
FOBTY.SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION

TrEsDAy, May 7.
In the Senate. the post.olTcr appropriation bill
Wa taken up. 1 ~ nmcudment increasing the
Pacific miil steamship subsidy wis concurrtd ip,
md the -uh-dy fr TIC limEiiau nmil servic.
wa% increased u 900 600, the service To he sent
monthly
~ tie House .tbe Scnnie amendments l., the
deficiency hdl Ncfc disposed ,i w the S,uth
CHrdina rmte-tei election cssc "a rcplrt wa
nldo n .iswm 1T Mr. Wallace, the sitting mem.
her The nrili bin WI. taken up in clmmitter
4 the Whole. aud the euactinq clause struck nin
Tic bill VIZ thcn rep rted ~ the nuu4e and re-
committed. wIh instructions ~ reduce csrbin
dntie~ tn niufty per cent. ni tho present u,ie-
vol wa~ then reported lmrk IN sec ,riaure witli
fhc instructions md rrlercl o. the cunmitter 10
tw wlnlr llr actiin Nedue4lay Tue n use cid
in evening se.-nu. Ht which tie hills tle.talli.h
The lny Ul enlisted men In the nruy. ~ prevent
drsettiin nod elevate the cmfitiun NJ tho ar,ny.
and % establish military pri~in NJ liuck Island.
H., we're pissed A Till ~ enable Sildier4 and
~,flrs, pr their widows and urphunS. u arquir.
mfhe,trnds on public binds, was reported and
discussed. bat without action,
WEDNESDAY, May 8.
In the Senate, the election bill for Washington
and liahn Territories was recpnsidere1 and
passed. The pust.uihcc appropriation bill. with
ue peuding amendment, wits passed. The House
general amnesty hill wits discussed
IN the House. the supplementary appprtion-
meut hill, Increasing the number Of Representative
"a 202. wa~ m.sed The tariff md tax bin wa.
taken up in committee Of the Whole. and tie
items If tea aud coffee struck nut. The hill wa.
luther considered until the close of the afternoon
Session. IN tho evening, several bills from the
military committee were acted upon.
lnuHspAr, May Q.
In the Senate, the West Point appropriation
bill was passed. The general amnesty bin wis
tken M, and Mr. summers civil rights bill.
nilrred MS substitute, was rejected hy a vite ul
q u 2S Mr.. Slmner then Uffsre1 il rs an
amendment, and It WIS adopted % e. y. the
Wee President giving the CASTING vote, but when
the question WAS taken up4n the amnesty bill AS
amended t ~a- HIST, twp-thirds not voting in th.
amrma i've. The steamboat bill was reported
wuh amendments
In the lln-e. Mr. Wallace. the sitting MON.
her, WAS awarded the contested South Carolim
seat The sundry civil expense appropriation
hill was reported. The tariff and tx hill WIS
Considered 10 e."smittee Of the whole. the pro-
gre-s was slight
FRioay. May TO-
In the Senate Mr. Sumner offered anew his
| supplementary civil rights hli An apprbprit.
tl'u WIS mpde fr public huidinus Ia h,, erected
IN x rkiand, Maine. The l. ,uismim election hill
IVES las-td. The bin lO amend the enforcement
act WIS discussed
W NttN - fAN' Ailt A'NitlNitit0 nIlFNpflNttlf
bin was pt~-,d \ single linc Of ne tartlf and
* llll VA. disposed OF.
SATURDAY. Miy II.
ln thc Senate, nm Investigation into me election
81 cenmtr~ PnnrrN und Caldwell 81 X uu-n- wa.
"rltrrd Ioc mHj nit, nod minority report ul
the French arms investigating committee were
presented. The enforcement hill wi- considered
10 ttU House the tax aud tariff bill occupied
nearly the entire se~siun.
MoNDAY, May H.
IN the Senate tic hill Increasing hy twenty per
cent. the pensions uf totally -tl~the,i soldiers Wn-
passed. An evening session WIS held ut whicn
a number. OF ciatu and peu,ion bils were
passed
Ia the House Mr. VOORHEES, or Indiana made a
personal explanation iu regard e. his pi-itirn on
the nomination ut te Cincinnati convention, de-
ruring itm-elIm1~t mpiuticaliy against Grreey.
and lntimailug tlmt ui tie TWO h- preference wt~
Tor Gnut. \ hhl WIS rapurt0i and passed rem ~
ing political disabilities rim ni per- ms VIVA were
connected with tue teleili u except members ul
the thirty sixth aud thlrN -.eyenth Cuug,e~- iudi
eat, military ami u val officers vi the Uuted State
head, 81 departments and ureign mui-trl~ ntt
another rem wing political DISABILITIES irIuAhIut
%, UO pets ~ WAS ais passed. An app oIri,tinn
al s2j 600 ea- mule iur a marble statue ul th,
late SenHllr Baker If California Fac Texas con
tested election tst~e wits settled by the removal Vi
the sitting mrnler and the ndnis>iInui MIR. Gn.
dug, tie contestant. Debate IN the urH bal
wa~ oldred tube clo-el NJ Three o click on ruuis
day afternoon