Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-31
letter from Washington.

HnenVs 20 the amendment nave been OOfCN
/ by different senators and accepted by Mr..
Sumner Nothing however, will satisfy the
Democratic side of the House but pure
amnesty. They think the ci7ii rights amend
ment unconstitutional and hastily drawn.
Besides this, they object to its being Joined
/ in any manner to the amnesty measure, and
declare in the words Of Mr. Thurman. that
the only reason for so uniting the two. is
- thet we may have a fine rhetorical heading
70 the bill-R bill Of grace to the gracelcss
and of justice to the unfortunate" On the
other hand the civil rights amendment is,
with most Republicans, the only redeeming
feature in the bill, for the sake Of which
they are even willing to vote for universal
amnesty, although-ss Mr. Morton says-jt
removes the last mark of legal disappr95s
ton of the rebellion, and declares TO posterity
that the South were in the right and the
North IN wrong
Garrett Davis has called al bic blood
thirsty resolution authorizing Investigation
into the private affairs Of the President, 49,
his accounts as an army officer, his connection
with the Seneca Sandstone Company. and the
like-aud tried to make a speech on the
same. Having announced a determination
% TO beard the lion in his den, the Douglas
ia his ball, he opened gently with remark
ing that the President had been published as
q deiaulter. since the Mexican war. ID the
amount OF four or FIVE thousand dollars and
no one knows where he would have brought
up had he not been taken of his feet aud
safely placed in his senatorial chair by a
point Of order The Kentucky senator had
just time to say that he should cali up his
I resolution again. and hoped On that future
occasion 70 have one of the fullest, frecst
and most excited debAtes possible.
f. The Senate has finished one thing After
quite warm fight. Mr. Loran= bin e1-
emptiug from duties building msteri1 Is 70 be
used in building up Chicago has been passed
Messrs Carpenter of Wisconsin and Chandler
Of Michigan were on hand with amendments
including in the provisions 81 the BID build
ing materials to BE used in the burnt districts
ot their States. Mr.. Carpenter argued on
this question much as Mr. Norton dtd on the
amnesty bill Mr.. Morton said with regard
70 granting amnesty at the present time, 2. ]
regard it As inbumauitv-. regard x NJ, inn
moral" Yet he was willing Is vote ur
inhumauity and immortality IL they could be
ioined with civil right. bin. 81 with Mr.
Carpenter lIo commenced ~ showing to
his own entire satisfaction that d, remit
duties on articles intended for a rertl,,,Isr
city was violation Of that provision Of the
Constitution which SAYS that all duties shall
be uniform throughout che United States
But he was quite willing ii have the Con
.titution violated after All Fl bs could 4,,pr.
FIR hi- constituents a -b7-s FL -5s -t.Isr
fruit The rationale of this isafa an arm
lnsnt seems to be to give the advocates of n
measure thorough scare. 1v tb. aid ~ the
Constitution or othcrwise. and then when
tbcy are sufficiently alarmed f5- tae safety y
theIr scheme. offer to supr9rt Il /. oprv sa,b
land sa,s an amendment v.ll "a accented
But tbe senate -awa distinction f..tes.sn
i. Chicago and sue villages ii Wisconsin and
Michigan. and the amendments were voted
down
The senate Lac ais. resolved. The Ilouse
clncurrins. to adjourn ,qe a.. IN the taird
Nondavof NAV }ybv r4i- unusual haste m
the face Sc The isc- that nothing 81 national
Importance has vet been accytnyI sized q
The questions u amnesty and negro equality
seem no nearer solution than ever. tue tarlH
bills still sleep IN the room Of the Finance
Committee civil service reform a5- hardly
been thought OF the appropriation bills
have no5 come IN from the House. the Re
trcnchment Committee bas but entered upon
the work laid out before Il And vet the
Senate hasten Is FIX an early dav t1- adjourn
ment and thus hands over these great
measures 90 hap hazard
Ia the House. Mr. Farnswarra has pre-
sented the memorial Of those citizens and
taxpayers 10 Washington who complain ID
the territorial legislature ana tie Board Of
Works. It appears that within thr past
eight months SLY ,O$5.14 has been paid nv
the legislature for advertising in rho different
papers Of the city. OF a. the men1r.a'ists
pat 10. zubsijling the press rde com.
plants number fifteen, and if balf Il them
can be proved. no ono VIII denr that tie
,.,rls b,a ;-zt e.ase =. -,orts-o Tie
It is often said that the workCt the House
10 done bv it's committees This Is asno,.a1l,,
$3.50 -. -.
- 'o "a '-i' '- -'- 'l' "'IA
which II performs. VIZ dispensing tEa pup
lilo funds The House has voted away within
the mast few davs thousands ~ dollars with
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