Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-15

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. to print five hundred copies of the nava
register for 1874, for the use Of the Senate
and involving the question of the frankine
privilege. 1t was not decided, and went
y over.
. The territorial railroad bill was debated
! and an amendment -adopted, forbiddine
: the crossing of any Indian reservation by
any line established under the bill
, House. Work was soon resumed on the
currency BILL General Butler wanted the
Senate bill passed. When they had passed
, that, then he would go in for perfecting
the House bill. In the language of the
New England fishermen, he thought they
had better 'pawl." that is, put down the
catch and hold what they had got, and
then spit on their hands, and take another
heave. He said he wanted the bill passed,
SO the country would see what policy was
adopted, and so the talk of the PRESIDENT
vote would be stopped. The president
would not veto the bill.
Kellogg inquired of Butler if he said
the president would not veto it, and the
speaker forbid the discussion of the ques-
ton. 1t was an invasion of the dignity
and rights of the House of Representa-
tives to allude to the possibility of the
president vetoing a bill.
A sharp colloquy ensued between Cox,
Butler, Dawes, f. r. Hoar, Hale and 9TH
ers. The first vote was on Mr.. Buffers
motion to lay on the table the motion to
reconsider the postpOnement of the vote.
and 1t was defeated by the casting vote of
the speaker, amid great excitement, the
vote standing 126 to 12G, whereupon the
speaker voted No.
The question was then taken on the mo-
ton reconsidering the postponement of the
vote. and 1t was recOnsidered, 1913 to 100.
The question then required on the motion
to postpone. and it was rejected on a vote
by tellers, 10 to JOG. This brought the
bill again before the House for action.
The seventh and eighth actions were struck
out, and various other amendments de-
feated, when the House adjourned at six
o'clock without final vote.
/ SATURDAY. House. The House refused
to order the previous question on the cur
rency bill, 1l2 to 120. Mr. Beck of Ky
moved as substitute for it the bill intro
duccd by him, March 40, authorizing the
issue of 800, 900 of legal tender notes.
the retirement of national bank notes, and
the substitution therefor of treasury notes
and 800 convertible bonds.
Pending the vote Mr.. Speer of Pa
made the point of order that Messrs. Po-
land of Vt. and Phelps and Hamilton of
n. D., being presidents and directors of
national banks. had no right to vote on Il
bill which imposed a tax on national banks
\ rambling discussion followed partici-
pated in by Messrs. Cox of n Y, Butler,
L. X. Hoar and Dawes of Mass. the latter
suggesting that when member belong
Ell to a class of Il community which might
be affected by legislation the rule was that
hn b.,, l. l.
of bank stock was no more Interested in |
this question than the holder of stock in Il
manufacturing company was interested in |
aquestion which imposed duty on foreign
manufactures.
The speaker overruled the point of order,
and an appeal being taking the decision
was sustained by the House, only nine
members voting against it.
The House adjourned without action on
the bill
MONDAY Senate. The territorial rail
road bill was passed, 20 to Is. The Louis
lana question came up for discussion,
Mr.Carpenter asking that his bill for a new
election should be made the special order
for Tuesday
House. The House passed lis to A, the
bill allowing newspapers to circulate free
in the county where published and also
free exchange list
Mr.. Hays of Ala. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for the free trans
mission by mail of all seeds, cuttings. and
plants sent by the commissioner of agricul-
cure, but the House refused to suspend the
rules, the vote standing, Yeas l46, nays, 81.
not two-thir,lS in the affirmative
Mr.. Wood of y. Y introduced the first
If the four bills which the WAYS and means
committee have been preparing for the re-
formation of the customs laws. This first
one provides that no moieticS. perquisites
OF commissioners shall be allowed collec-
tors, naval officers, surveyors or other Off
GERS or employees of the collector depart
ment; that all proceeds from condemna-
tons by seizures shall be paid into the
treasury; that district attorneys, upon com
plants. shall make an investigation into
the facts before the commissioners and
shall then cause the arrest of the offenders
that compromises by special agents or dis
trict att0rnIeS shall be unlawful, with pen
alties for felony, but the secretary of the
treasury may remit, when no intention of
fraud Is proven: that only single items of
shall he forfeited. instead of
entire invoices; that all settlements of
duties shall. in the absence of fraud and
in the absence of protest, be final upon all
parties that suits for recovcries must be
within two wears, and that
books and papers must be ordered by the
Judge ola district court. and the books
must be accessible NJ all times to the owners
In discussion of the subject of mail con-
tracts. Me>srs. Luttrell and Page of Cali
fornia became enraged at each other and
had furious and unSeenly war of words