Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-29
Congress.

! JAN. 22,-The Senate passed the House
/ bill abolshIug the grades Of Admiral am
/ ' lce-Admral IN the ravy. Passed amend
il ent IL the oloop-of-War bill providing that
ten ius;ead Of SIX shall lie built. Senate b Ii
u abolish !rauklng privilege passed, 80 to
/ IL.
Tle House laid the Slipping Bounty bill
/ on tie table.
/ Jan. 23,-Ihe House on motion OF Mr.
ctcyeI son directed the Poland committee to
luqui. c into the allegation that members
ad been interested ID the Dubuque and
SIOUX Cry, and Central Pacific Railroads
! JAN. 4.-rre Senate confirmed j. IN
| croft DAVIS, Ass slant Secretary OF State,
/ wee hares Hale resigned.
/ MIR. E i'm nds, offered an amendment TO
/ he appropriation bill directing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to withhold all pay
ments to any railway company on account
! . lei hit or transportation ut any kind to
the amount OF any payment made by the
! United States for interest upon the bonds OF
tue United States issued to any such compa-
/ ny AMI not reimbursed.
| Mr. Sherman having expressed q doubt as
to the jurisdiction OF the Court OF Claims in
the matter. Nj. Edmunds offered the follow
lug addition to his amendment:
And any such company may bring suit in
! the Court 0! Claims 10 recover the price OF
such reight and transportation, and IN such
SUITS the right OF suca company to recover
! The imc upon the law and the facts of the
case shall be determined, and either party
to such suit MAJ appeal to the SUPP enc
| Court.
/ The House decided that neither De Large,
the sitting member, nvr Bowen the con-
teStant, were emitted to q seat from South
Carolina The Central Pacific part OF the
Stevenson Investigation resolution was
changed on request of Judge Poland to the
W ll,un Committee.
JAN. 25.-ln the House sir Sargent of
| Cal. offered a rosJlution, which was adopted
asking Tor Information concerning the &C
cupation by British subjects If San Juan
and the Other islands recently awarded to
tie Unite d Sites under the treaty of Wash
ington.
Air. Garfield of O. presenting a bill ap-
propriatIng $500, 000 for an addition to the
site of the Boston post office, which was
referred to the committee ON the whole.
JAN. 27.-ln the Senate there were sever
al important bills introduced one by Mr.
Cragin, directing the pootmaster-general to
make contract with Mediterranean & ORR
entail Steamship Company for Carrying mails
of said company to the amount of Sl3 ,000,-
0C0. Referred to the committee ON CON-
merce. One by MIR. Fenton, making all the
highways and roads now in use, on any
Indian or military reservation, or any public
lands OF the Unit. States, public Highways,
and one by Mr.. Lewis, approprlating 50,
000,00 Tor the promotion Of education in
the southern states,
On mott Of Mr.. Conkling, the committee
on public buildings was instructed to inquire
into tue expedlency OF making any use of
the executive mansion other than to which
it is now devoted, and Of taking any steps to
provide another residence for the president
The bill TO requn the national banks to
restore their capital when impaired and to
amend the national currency act. was passed
On consideration OF the appropriation bill
Mr. Edmunds said that he had received a
letter from e. Ii. Huntingdon, the Vice
President OF the Central Pacific Company,
which In compliance with the request of the
writer, he laid before the Senate with much
| pleasure because it seemed the letter of a
man oil honor and fairness.
| The letter was read bv the clerk, and
states that the Central Pac fc Company
entered into contract with the government
upon the construction of the statute relating
TO freight and postal service, which was
acted on by the government for several years,
and which has received the sanction OF Con-
gress; aud if they had understood it other
wise they woull not have entered into the
contract, but that the company is nevertbe-
less ANXIOUS to have the disputed question
legally adjudicated, and is willing to accept