Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-17
FOrty-Third Congress.

TUESDAY, juno 9.
In the Senate, Joint resolution for the ter
mination Of the treaty with Belgium wa.
passed The greater part Of the session wa,
taken up with the discussion Of the mocty bill
which was greatly modified, but final action on
it was not reached
In the House Of Representatives, the rcsolu.
ton declaring pnchbock not elected from
Louisiana was adopted, and the committee was
authorized to take further testimony in the
case The bill to abolish the western district
Of Arkansas was passed Mr.. Buffers sub:
sttute for the Geneva award bill was discussed
at length
WEDNESDAY, June 10.
In the Senate, the mooty bill was further
considered at great length and was finally
passed. after being amended in various par
ticulars
la the House Of Representatives, the session
was mainly taken up with the discussion Of The
Geneva award bill, which became quite heated
and aboundod largely in personalities. Mr..
Butler supported his substitute, which was
finally passed, the amendments being generally
rejected
TuuRsDAr, June H.
In the Senate, the conference report on the
currency bin was taken up, and Mr. Morton
explained and advocated IT, Speeches were
also made in favor Of the bin by Mc.srs sher.
man, Harvey and Logan, and against it by
Mcssrs. Boutwell,, Morrill, of Vermont, Ere
lnghuysen, Jones, Thurman, and Stewart.
Pending further discussion the Senate adj.
journed la Executive session, the nomination
of D. G. Blncroit Davis, to be Envoy Extraor-
binary aud Minister pIenipotentiary to the Ger.
man Empire, was confirmed.
In the House, a large number of bills were
taken from the Speakers table and disposed off,
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was then
taken up in Committee Of tho Whole. Civil
service reform was discussed at length aud
Mr. Creamcr mado a speech, in which he al.
luded to President Grant as incompetent to I'm
the Executive Office without action the
House adjourned
FRiDAY, June u
The Conference report on the currency bin
was taken up in the Senate at the respiration d
them0rning hour Mcssrs Sargent, Stewart,
Morrill, Of Maine, aud llager made vigorous
speeches against the adoption Of the report, no
Senator speaking in its favor except Mr. Howe
At the conclusion Of the debate the report wa.
adopted, thirty-two to twenty three and shortly
after the Senate adjourned
The House passed bill approprinting $780,
600 for the sufferers by Southern floods The
consideration Of the sundry civil appropriation
bill was resumed, and another debate took place
on civil service reform. Mr. Starkweatber pro.
tested against the criticisms on the President
delivered on Thursday. Mr. Kellogg amend
ment for the carrying out Of the civil servic,
rules was rejected Two amendments for ap
preparations for charitable purposes were alsc
rejected. Without di-posing of the bill III,
House adjourned
SATURDAY, juno 20.
No business Of public importance was trans.
acted in either branch OF Congress
MoNpAY, June 10.
In the Senate, Mr. Elmunds, FROM the con.
ference committee on the bankrupt bin made a
report, which was agreed 10. lie explained
that most Of the amendments were OF ycrba
character and the bin was substantially as it
passed the Senate, with the exception OF The
section relating 10 voluntary bankruptcy. The
bill, as passed by the Senate, provided that a
bankrupt should pay thirty-,hroo per cent Of
his indebtedness. As modified By the conference
committee, a voluntary bankrupt could be-
discharged upon payment of thirty per cent Of
his Indebtedness with tho consent Of one fourth
the number Of creditors, representing oue-tbird
of the value Of his indebtedness The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration Of the ap-
preparation bill and adjourned
In the House, Mr.. Garfield, chairman Of the
committee on appropriations, stated the appro-
priation bill appropriated little over S23,-
100000 against S91 900 600 10 a like bin last
year, but this bill did not contain any APP
preparation for the board OF public work, Of
the District Of Columbia, as the bill Of last
year did. The bill was passed