Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-29
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
TUESDAY, May 81,

TUESDAY, May 81,
Tuesdays session of the Senate did not close
until past ten O'Clock Wednesday forenoon. The
habeas corpus suspension bill was discussed until
four o'clock and then passed. Mr.. Carpenters
civil rights bill and the last House amnesty bill
were then successfully taken up and both passed.
In the Senate. the supplemental apportionment
bill was passed
In the House the ma jOrity and minority reports
of the naval investigating committee were pre-
scented. The sundry civil service appropriation
bill was considered in committee Of the whole,
and some progress was made.
"WEDNESDAY, May 90.
In the Senate the House resolution for final
adjournment June 3, with an amendment rescind
ing the resolution to adjourn May 80 was report
ed A bill to pay tie Kentucky war claims was
reported and passed. The tariff bill was taken up.
and among tire amendments agreed to was that
providing for its ing eject July |, 1872. The
conference report upon the bill Tor the appoint
ment of shipping commissioners was agreed to.
The House bill granting right OF way to the
Dakota Grand Trunk Railway Company was
passed. Considerable progress was made upon
the tariff bill at the evening session.
| In the House n substitute for the pension bill
was adopted. The post-ofhce appropriation bill
was passed. A resolution to extend the session
to June was adopted. The bill revising the
mint and coinage laws was passed. A bill to re-
in bonded warehouses was reported and passed.
The conference report on the shipping commits
sioners bill was agreed to.
THURSDAY, May 90.
In the Senate number Of House bills were re-
ported. In executive session the treaty matter
was considered at considerable length, but no
action was taken. The House, after doing some
concurrent business, went into committee of the
whole upon the sundry civil service bill. Dn-
ring its consideration information was received
that the President had signed the amnesty bill
whereupon Mr. Rogers OF North Carolina was
sworn in, which completed the representation in
the House of every district of every State. The
sund-y civil service appropriation bill was subse
Quently amended reported back to the House and
passed. An evening session was held at which
the Senate amendments to the sh piping commits
sioners and the supplementary apporuonment
bills were non-concurred in and conference com
mittee ordered. A number Of bills were reported
by the naval committee and acted upon. Among
those passed were the bills for the employment
of apprentices in the navy, granting pension to
the widow of Admiral Farragut, and 10 abolish
the grades Of admiral and yice-admiral by proyid-
ing that future vacancies shall not be filled. The
bill for the construction OF ten war vessels was
reported, but vote was prevented by dilatory
motions.
FRDAY, May "a.
In the Senate the conference report on the post.
Office appropriation bill was agreed to, and a new
conference committee was ordered on the Brazli-
an mail subsidy amendment. The Senate went
into executive session on the treaty business but
came to no conclusion.
In the House the Teas contested scat was given
to Mr.. HerndOn, the sitting member. The Senate
amendments to the army appropriation bill Were
disposed OF and a conference committee on the
disagreeing vote ordered. pension was voted
to the widow Of General Robert Anderson A bill
appropriating 500 900 for government build
ing at Atlanta, Ga, was reported and passed