Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-10
FOrtY.Third Congress-.

The House admitted Sypher and Sheldo
~ repu blicans from Louisiana, and did not
ID eide on the case of Pinchback, the mulat
D. ex-ileuteuant governor. Mr.. Pinchba,
70 has also claims to a seat in the Senate al
has about concluded he prefers to sit in tn
+ more august body.
\ Wednesday MIR, Fenton introduced bi
providing for loan of eight millions to e.
o large the Erie and Oswego Canals.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont made a speech G
> a resolution lnstructing the committee q
t hnarce to consider the expediency of repor
f ing bill to provide for the resumption
specie payments, January ], 1875. b
thought Congress should take advantage {
the present circumstances to return to speci
payments, to relieve the people of the fut
tuatlons OF the currency. He controverte
many OF the objections which have bee
made to return to specie payments. Til
continual flow of gold abroad was contin
ual advertisement of the depreciation of tn
currency. 1t no efforts were made to pre-
vent our bonds going to the specie payin;
markets abroad, our currency would b.
handed down from generation to generation
as Incurable. The expansion of paper cur
rency had shipwrecked many enterprise.
that otherwise would have been successful
and the mercantile community had beer
seriously inc lnvenienced by the operations
OF Wall street. The proposed issue of bond.
interchangeable with United States notes, he
considered scheme for the expansion OF the
currency, and he deprecated an excessive
| paper currency. Outside of our own coun-
try, our paper does not pass at par, and our
deprecated paper is working ruin to the
morals of the people. Labor is cheated and
disguised, and work is out of fashion. All
obstacles to free banking would be removed
by return to specie payments He favored
the plan instructing the secretary of the
treasury to issue four year certificates at
800 per annum. requiring the banks to
keep one mOlety of their reserves in these
certificates; the government on the 1st OF
January, 1873, to pay its notes in cash and
to negotiate loan of $500, 600 900 in coin at
b per cent the certificates when redeemed
to be used by the treasury to pay claims. 1t
would be an honor to the republican party
to sweep away the dark cloud of greenbacks,
and he gave notice that he should offer bill
for return to a specie basis.
The House considered the case of another
contested seat from Louisiana, and admitted
Geo. S. Smith, republican.
Thursday the James River and Kanawha
Canal bill was introduced, and the bill pro-
vdlng tor the resumption of the loan Of
twenty millions of 1858 was passed The
Standing Committees were appointed and
the names Of their members will be found
elsewhere.
In the House, MIR. Hale of Maine proposed
a select committee be appointed and bills
for repeal of the salary bill be referred to it.
The committee was appointed and consists
OF Hale Of Maine, Maynard, kasson. Schofeld,
Hale of New York, Niblack, and Jewett. A
great variety OF bills were introduced. to the
number of 232.
MIR. Poland of Vermont offered resolu
ton to so amend the rules as to provide that
all resolutions calling for information from |
the President or from any executive depart |
nent shall first be referred to some appra pri-
lite standing committee, and such committee |
hall report without delay, whether such |
Information IS necessary or not; also, that
I'll resolutions proposing investigation COM
nlttees, shall first be referred to a standing
to ascertain If there be good
eason Tor such investigation, and the per-
on Offering such resolution shall appear
'elOre said committee and state the basis of
lis proposed investigation, and such stand
ng committee shall report whether its in
shall be ordered or not, and the
ote upon ordering the same shall be taken
Without delay.
1t is generally thought that the al0p ton
this resolution would effectually kill most
Investigations, and that it is sort of - how
OF to do it - plan.
Friday the House Committees were an
ounced. They will he found elsewhere
IS 10 chairmanships, Mr.. Blame has Qiven
lew Eugland :, the middle states Q, the
Vest IS, the South O. Among states they
-and as follows: Maine, l 4; Vermont, /;
Massachusetts,, /; Connecticut, l; New.
ork, 3 Pennsylvania, . Ohio, 4; Indi {
IA, 3; Illinois, , Iowa, 3; Michigan, |
Isconsln, .; Minnesota, l; Kansas, / =
irginia, l; North Carolina, Alabama,
Iisslssipi, , Louisiana, >; Tennessee, >.
Mr.. Willard is on Foreign Affairs and is
'cond on the Reform of the Civil Service
ldge Poland is on the Judiciary and chair I
an OF the committee on Revision of the a
avs. Mr.. Hendee goes upon District of f
olumbia and Private Land Claims
Mr.. Hale 5 special committee had a session l
lturday. Their bill will let the president Il
nj judges alone; will cut down the con- J
'esslonal salary to the old figure s. ,00G; {
Ill confirm the title of the government in t
e backpa that has BEEN or may hereafter |
;, covered into the treasury; will not be u
etroactlve . in any other respect; and
Ill 90 into effect from its passage Il
Monday was spent by the House in consid-
ing bills offered by Mr.. Hale, chairman of
re Salary Repeal Committee, a minority
ii report by Mr. kasson of Iowa. and a
bstitute bill offered by Judge Poland. Mr..
ale's bill is simple repeal not touching
e president Mr.. Kasson's is more radical
I'd proposes to cut down the appropriations Il
r the White House. Judge Poland's bill c
as greeted with some merrment. 1t was B.
le which be thought would meet the popu a
demand and which Gen Butler is reported IL
favor. 1t repeats the whole bill; charges a
e pay OF members since March 4th as part o
their salary under the new compensation L
tabllShed charges those members of this
)ngres5 who were also members of the last, i1
18th the excess of their salary for the last p,
)Dgre6S, who were not rec tected to return el
CIR extra pay to the treasury From the :,
ay IN which the bill was received, it seems g
have been thought bill that by its ex
aordlnary character would defeat its pro +!
ssed object and kill itself
In the Senate Mr.. Wright of Iowa made a N
ns and able speech against the increased y
larry. s.
Yesterday the Senate was largely occupied d
receiving new bills among which was one S.
llch in effect establishes postal telegraphy.
The House was occupied in discussing NJ
ale aud kasson's Salary repeal bills and Z
e debate was at times quite bitter. Negley Il
d Kendall Of Nevada opposed repeal; the A
ter on the ground that it was not the calm to
1se OF the people but popular clsmor only c.
at opposed the increase m
HE CoMMITrEEs.--Speaker Blaine has D
'de up his committees as found elsewhere. u
lie list meets with general appreciation as w w
ing pretty good selection. The Speaker :,
made many changes, transferring men b,
IN committees with whose duties they were NJ
niliar to Others of about like Importance. b
is, though it may prove good way to get C
W ideas on some questions, promises to