Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-05
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION

TUESDAY, May o.
In the senate the House resolution for final
adjournment next Monday was concurred in.
work on the tariff bill was continued through
the day and evening under the FIVE minute rule
and considerable advance was made.
In the House n resolution was adopted 10 CON
tlnue the investigation into the charges against
Judge Delahey Of Kansas, with power to send a
subcommittee 10 Kansas 10 take testimony The
MI 10 create a board nf commissioners of com
merce was recommitted. The conference report
IN the supplemental appOrtiUnmcnt bill was
agreed TO. The Senate bill extending the Ku-
klux bill until the end Of tho next session Of
Congress, the Senate supplementary civil rights
bill and the bill to confirm to the Mississippi and
Missouri and the Chicago and Rock Island and
Pacific railroad companies lands in Iowa granted
Tor another railroud were rejected The confer
cnce report on the bill to further the administra.
ton Of Justice was agreed TO- A motion 10 SUSPEND
the rules aud pass the Senate amendment 10 the
civil rights act was rejected by party vote. Tho
conference report on the bill authorizing the presi
dent TO appoint paymasior-genera of the army
was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY,, May 20.
In the Senate, the report Of the committee on
conference on the supplemental apportinnment
bill, recommending that the senate reccde from
ts amendment was agreed to. Bills were passed
to establish western judicial circuit in North
Carolina, and to amend the soldiers and sailur-
homestead bill. The Senate then took 40 the
tariff and tax bill and fixed the tax on tobacco AZ
% cents per pound IL wis voted that the stamp
tax on matches he taken Of on the first of .July
instead Of the first Of October. The amendment
Of the finance committee for the repeal Of the
stamp taxes imposed by schedules b and G o
section 10, OF the act OF June 80. 1861, was
agreed 10. Al the evening session the bill was
lurther considered and the section disseminating
moieties to infIrners adopted. An additional
rafutfffpv oil tay
lected from shipbuilders and manufacturers I'M
Ter section 4, OF the internal revenue act ui
March III, 1868, was adopted. The House bill in
relation % the centennial exhibition was passed
In the House the bill authorizing the construc.
ti0n Of bridges across the Missouri at several
points was passed. bill passed u release the
Japan government irOm paying the indemnity
fund. Mr.. Butler reported bill 10 amend the
enforcement act in regard ~ elections, on which
the Democrats resUrtei to parliamentary tactics
% prevent vote, and finally the House adjourned
without action.
THURSDAY, May 30
Ia the Senate MIR Sumner offered ioint resp
luton proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, providing for the election Of President hy
direct yute OF the people, and abOlshing the Office
II NiceP President On notion OF Mr. Conklng
bill providing for commi S-iun Of three t. con
-der and examine the various methods of raising
revenue, and report the best system they can de.
wise having regard to the interests Of labor, CAPT
tai, commerce, and all classes Of people, was, ai-
Ter long debate, agreed 10 30 To % The
tarih bill then came up, and consumed the time
nt the Senate until very late hour, when the
Senate adjourned
In the House, the various reports of the com
mittee on affairs in Louisiana were presented and
ordered printed. Without trausacting any fur
| Their important business the House adjourned till
evening, when session was held Tor debate only.
FRIDAY, May 81.
All interest in the proccedngsof Congress was
lost in the absorbed attention given u Senators
Sumner and Schurz The Senate, at the c0nclu-
sion OF it, session Of Thursday, passed the Tariff
and Tax bill by vote Of 50 10 3. The House
rOn.cUncurred in all the Senate amendments tu
the bill except those IN reg,rd to spirits, tobacco
and bonded warehouses on which special votes
were taken. The tax on spirits was placed at 20
cents, on tobacco at 10 cents, and the amendment
IN reference to the time for the abolition of bond
ed warehouses was non coneurrcd in. A confer
| encc committee, consisting of Messrs Dawes
| Kelley pa and Kerr, was ordered
SATURDAY, June /.
In the Senate the resolution fixing upon Mon
day, June 3, Tor day Ol final adjournment Of
Congress was after debate rescinded. At the
evening session of the Senate Messrs Blair
Ccnking and others fully discussed the political
situation in strain similar to that INDUCED in
| in the afternoon, the question being upon con-
curing with the House in liking the time for ad-
iurnment on June TO- which, alter several
amendments, was adopted-l2 to Band the
Senate, at II Is, adjourned.
In the House the concurrent resolution extend
ing the session till Tuesday evening next at :
I'clock was adopted Several minor bills were
acted on when a motion for recess till half.pa-t
seven in the evening was carried by the casting
vote Of the Speaker.
MONDAY, June 3.
In the Senate, able speeches were delivered by
MeSsrs Carpenter and Logan, in answer to the
Trades OF Messrs. Sumner and Schurz. Each read
extracts from the campaign speeches of Secretary
Stanton, in which Mr. Stanton spoke in the
highest terms of General Grant, and warmly en-
d,rsed his n1mination, which eiectually di-poses
of the Islander OF Senator Sumner in this par
ticuar.
| Ia the House but little business was accom-
plished, and that not Of public character
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