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

The Senate pissed the House bull removing
the disabilities from LucIus G. q. Lamar f
MIssIssil pi, who cau NV take the seat which
he occupied before the war as a representa-
tive from Mississippi.
The Senate has passed the bull recon
structinS the internal Revenue service.
Assessors are to be di-pensed with, and their
present duties are to be performed, without
am. increase of net compensation, by the
Collectors, and by the Commissioner of In
rernal Revenue, aided by twenty-five add
tional revenue agents. Among other new
provisi ms is the following: Zach Collector
of thermal Revenue, shall place and keep con
spicuously in his Office for pubic inspection, an
alphabetical list of the names OF all persons
who shall have paid special taxes within his
district, and shall state thereon the time,
place and business for which sucn special
taxes have been paid.
By the pass4ge of the bill, a considerable
annual saving is effected ; Senator Sherman
estimates 1t at 50. O00, 900 OF more. IL is a
necessary Tetreuchment, and his been very
generally demanded by the country aud the
S-uate has showed unexpected heroIsm IN
passing the bill, which cuts OF 80 many OF
It's pers ,nal retainers.
Judge Adds OF Vermont, a member of the
Southern CLAIMS Commission, IS the Iaet
nan mentiOn,d in Connection with the Once
IF COMMISSIONS of IniIan Affairs The
Pre- sident has already stated that he will
make no appointment until after consult
ton with the Indian Peace Com mission.
There is a general expression of regret that
G-n. Walker will no. remain at the head OF
the bureau. Recently Mr.. Sargent, while
discussing the Indian bill, spoke OF him 10
the highest termo, and to-day MI Beck oil
XIV. followed in the same strain. lie IS con-
ceded on all sides that his administration OF
the Office has been an unexceptIonaole, nom
est and efficient one.
Mr. Mcpherson, assistant messenger IN
he II use Of r pr, sentatIVesd died last week
and within five hours of his death Mr.. Bdo-
son had no less than fifteen applicants iar
the vacancy. Before evening the number hau
swelled To twenty five.
In the Senate, Senator Morrill, of Vermont
presented a bill providing for the purchase
1t the remainder of the square on which thu
B ist1n Post Office 10 located. and II was re
e red 10 the committee on Public Buildings.
In the flIu-e, on Monday, a bill was III
trjduced providing that State elections,
NAtIOual elections, and all regular elections
or Consressmen, shall be he'd on the same
day in all the States. The f,ct o: such Il
law would be 10 keep no the excitement oil n
presidential contest, with all It's uncertainty
until the day OF election, aud Pre.ent tue
| pJeeIDl4lLY OF = lew CLhlSr dC-lAiu5 ~ 49,
test by their vote 10 October.
Among the bills introduced in the House
last week, were the Toll wing E-tabhsnlng
a new scale of fees. and salaries ot Custom
officers: rpealIns the bankruptcy act r
pealrn. the SPECIAL tax on retailers OF lea
tobacco: repeating the enforcement act
aholishiug stamp duty IN bauk checks, &c.
The House toJk up the bill rep1rted las
session from the Military mint e.
enable Lonorsbly discharged soldiers aud or
phans to acquire hOmes,etds on pubhc landF
with authority TO assign certificates aud L
locate their quarter section OF the lands
through ege Is or attorneys
On the l2th lust, this bill was agar
taken up aud the ITIbuHf s Dispatch IN rels-
ton thereto Is as follows
The temper OF the House was obviously
hostile u II. but a large number OF member
feared to 20 on t ( T, cord ss IN any way d
ptting a measure that pretended To he 10
q c benz n of soldiers, however groundles
tie pretense might be IN their judgment.
atd - "A notion TO rtcpmmIt was lost on d
call # the yeas and nays. Mr.. Holman at
once offered as a substitute a oil OF yety
. q feIent import, which, 1t II should become
a .aw, would prove OF some small adv 'utas,
TO tie sold els, although 1t would he Ut
struct We u the entire homestead system
AAlH EuD0AANhNt ~ ~ 49,
who served IN the late war anG WAS hCuOrs-
blv discharged, OF to the widow OF auy sueu
soldier OF sailor, or the MINOR children II the
widow be dead, the right 10 enter one quar-
ter section OF the public land, either IN per
son OF tv agent alter such entry ls made a
patent ~ to be issued IN the name OF the sol
die or sailor, whv then becomes possessed o
the land, and may dispose Of II ct will, 10
settlement or cultivation beng requned
M 4 "A - ~. AfrNrFarsr .N.rnHrrrRa rFnHIrE-F
actual settlement, ana provided Tor the Issu'
o. assiLnablc certificates, emitting he no der
to receive a patent, but only after u years
actual residence had been mpleted.
Ii would consequently have been OF no
value to the soldier, unless ne wanted To tax
a homestead, or could iud a purchaser VINO
did MIR. Holman substitute VAS adopted.
cas- lU5. NAYS o., and the bill as thus
amended was passed. Lest some soldiers
should be deceived by this action int, be
ii,ving that It Is Intended by COngres s. TO
1--WE them 100 acres of land, or put the va ue
oI 1t iuto their pockets, Ii is proper u sa
that the passage OF the Holman bill was on
~ A rcpetItIun Of an old and Contemplate
trick that las been practiced repeatedly
within the past four years.
Ii IL rerie,t thy well %knoWnby the members
1bo voted for the tilI that 1t Will be
IN thcred in the Senate There is a sort OF
tacit understanding between the House and
the Senate that the former body shall he al
lowed to make political capital by passing
bounty bills and land bills, promising great
things to the soldiers, and that the latter
will protect the treasury and the public
domain by quietly Ignoring them Demo
Gratis and Republicans vie with c ca other IN
advocating these measures, and boast to
their c instruments OF their efforts TO benefit
the -uldIers. Ii is a very cheap KIND OF
d-emaSogtsm-
Mr., Htwley of Connecticut opposed the
bill and showed how Unfair aud lnluriOusly
the Iounty land system had worked rs ap-
piled to tie soldiers OF the Mexican war.
Mr.. Udwley of Him is calculated that
those soldiers got 3d. 900 q from the sale
# their ltud warrants. aud that the actual
settlers had paid $I51, 600 900 Tor it, the
difference going into the hands OF land spec
ulaIors. The pending measure would work
Infinitely more unfairly than that one, be
causc now any one could settle on the lands
under the Homestead and presumption laws.
Under this bill 1000 600 persons would be
ntitied to land scrip If only one-tenth OF
them applied In the year. That would
throw on the market 81 QUO, 900 acres and
the scrip would only hold good tor a year.
The effect would lie that the soldier, W, q
spent at least SlU getting his warrant could
not eel 1t IN tue market Tor 50 The mea-
sure would, therefore,, prove to tie practical
~ a fraud ON the soldier. He teld most
rigidly to the pol cy OF preserving public
lands Tor actual settlers.
The usual annual debate on the India n
policy OF tie Government, showing the alb
-urdItv OF makIng and continuing treaties
with tue Indians and the possibility of civil
zng the Indians, took place. and was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Sargent, Garfield
Beck, NIbiack, Conner and SnAnks
/ The committee rose an reported the bill
TO the House, when 1t passed-yeas III nays
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