Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

prisoner was discharged AMI the prosecuting
attorneys went away TO find that they were
the laughing stock Of she profession C.
Congressional.
In the Senate on Wednes lay, the l4th
inst. Mr. Sumner s resolution on the French
arms case was taken up aud discussed up to
the h0ur of adjournment, without o irving
at a vote. During the debate, Senat OF vii
son, chairman 81 the committee on mill
tarv aif8rs, made the following sta temeut
He was now. as ne had always been. in favor
of the fullest investigation, and it any wrong
had been committed in this matter, he
wished 70 have 1t exposed and punished lie
then said that mt the close on the war our
government had arms, ammunition, and
other war material On hand tJ tho value of
millions of dollars, which Congress author
lied the Secretary Of War t1 dispose off,
The sales commenced in lo65. and continued
till ISL TIE arms G... sold hv the gov
ernmont from the first OF April, l>u5, u the
Both NJ June, IL T. amounted tJ ST :. u21. -
l42 4. every cent Of which h4i heeu faith.
fully accounted for and paid into the treasury.
A. 20 the alleged sale ot arms d. the French
government. he was authorized % say that
our government had never sold dollar o
worth t. that government, OK O. any man
whom they knew Co Be its agent Iac gov
eminent, at the time of she sale e. Richard
-on. lad rs kno,yle,I,.. tbat n, yg,- t.7 ..eu-
counsel. or ATTORNEY off. or in any vyav ..la-
ucctcl with Remington S. son AS t1 .4c
suspicious expressed by the French Assembly.
30 should BE- remembered that che-e purchases
were made mostly Dry the Gamhc-tl Govern
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NJ Morrill, e,id tbat n hin grs,ttn., lands
for the construction If this road was nsssed
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rant NV this bilI lie was oprosed 10 ali
9sncb biiIs bsI;svine, that railroads would he
b,-jIt a. f,., a. noeded
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NJ W,Iso, ros,rictin., the t-li,n, of tbc
I bnfF,l, On the publie Lands. r,r the c3nsoli-
/ dation Of the Indian TRIBES under civil
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AMI ,Iso f12 AN amendment In the c,nsti3n-
/ ton nroyidinr that no candidate shall be
! eIi,ibie IN an9 federal Office who is addicted
| - fbe nse Of intoxice,inr liquor rs bever-
a,o
Personal ordinations nv Mr. Back II Ken
tnckv or AS the Trib1,uS nuts +, 81. M, nm
I instifable time was taken To saw !. Yon ,ro
anotber; = IN Mr.. Brownloyy. and 70 tell his
colleagues that nobody could strike him and
4 live ,9as the order of business in the Uousc
I 4 Iar,e numhor Of nrivate bills were nassed