Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-28
FOrty.Third Congress.
TUESDAY, January 90.


expcdiency Of reporting bill providing for
general system Of railroad interpretations, was
called up and referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittoo The credentials of A. G.. Thurman,
re- elected from Ohio, were presented. Mr..
Oglesby presented a petition of the National
Board of Trade In regard to increasing the IA
ciltics aud cheaponing the rates Of transporta-
ton between tho interior and the soaboard,
asking for the improvement of the natural
water routes, etc. Mr.. Bogy, Of Missouri, adj
vocatcd cheap water transportation, and said
good word for the grangers. The subject Of
national finances was discussed, Messrs. Brown
low, Of Tennessee, and Gordon, Of Georgia, OPP
posing a resumption of specie payments.
In the House, new rule, providing that all
motions to suspend the rules, except to 90 into
Committee Of the Whole shall be seconded by
a majority gave rise to considerable discussion,
and some hard hitting between Mcssrs Butler
and Dawes and g. f. lIoar, The rule was
adopted.
WEDNESDAY, January 81.
Mr.. Wright, from the committee, reported
back the bill providing for an appointment of
a commission to investigate the manufacture
and sale Of alcoholic liquors, with an amend
ment in the nature Of a substitute placed on
the calendar. Mr.. Anthony offered resolu-
ton lorbidding publication Of remarks in Con
gressional Record Of any portion Of speeches
not actually delivered in the Senate OF House
The consideration of the resolution Of the
Finance Committee was resumed and Mr.. Mer-
rimon addressed the Senate, arguing that il
was impossible to make paper currency equal
to gold,
The House, after a discussion, adopted bill
requesting the President to extend, in the name
Of the United States, respectful and cordial
invitation to the governments Of other nations
to be represented and take part in the Interna-
tional Exposition Gen. Ilawley, in the course
Of the discussion, announced that the commit
tee would bring before the House this session
proposition asking directly and frankly for
government aid. lie would see whether Con-
grcss would refuse to appropriate three or four
million dollars for this great purpose Of peace,
while it can give forty, fifty or sixty millions
year for the army and navy. \ session was
held in the evening, for the consideration of the
repor, made By the Committee on the Revision
Of the Laws.
TurRspAY, January %
In the Senate, Mr.. Sargent presented
| lengthy petition from Susan b. Anthony, de-
/ failing the circumstances of her trial and con-
yiction for voting in Rochester, ~ Y, and ask
| ing that Tie fine imposed on her be RENTED
Mr.. sherman presented a resolution Of inquiry
into the eSpelioncy of susponding the expendi-
ture Of appropriations for all public buildings
upon which work is not yet commenced, and
cover such appropriations into the treasury.
Agreed to. Subsequently the consideration Of
the finance resolution was taken up, and Mr.
Boutwell, addressed the Senate, replying first
10 the remarks concerning himself in Mr.
Schurzs recent address
Ia the House, Mr. Dawes, from the Com
mittcc Of Ways aud Means, reported back ad
yersoly the bills TO repeal all axatjn on bank
checks and friction matches, and moved refer
enco TO the Committee Of the whole and to
make them the special order for Wednesday
next Agreed to. Mr. Dawes also reported a
bill to fix the amount Of legal tenders at four
hundred millions, and moved to make the bill
tho special order in Committee Of the Whole
on Thursday next Agreed to.
FRIDAY. January %.
10 the senate Mr. Wright, from the committee,
reported layaraby on the petitions asking for
the appointment Of commission to investigate
the traffic and manufacture If alcoholic liquors,
the House bill to accomplish the object having
already been reported upon hyorably. Mr..
Wright, from the Finance Committee, reported
fayorably on the House bill to abolish the Office
Of Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen introduced bill to iaeili-
tate the distribution Of public documents,
which was referred 10 the Committee on Post
Offices and Post roads. The bill contemplates
reduction Of postage to twenty-five cents vol.
ume, and di-penses with pre- paymentof postage
upon them The Finance Committee resolu-
ton was taken up, and Mr.. Stewart spoke
against the initiation Of currency, and favored
free banking on a gold basis. Further consid-
Grafton Of the resolution was then postponed
till Tuesday next
In the House, no business Of public i'm
t portance was transacted.
SATURDAY, January "a.
The Senate did not meet, and the House met
only for debate. There was a lively but short
discussion there on the civil rights bill and the
currency question, and Mr. Robins, Of North
Z Carolina, made fierce speech against the civil
, rights bill, contending that natural dstnc-
r ton existed between the white and black
masses, and that the passage Of the bill would
tend to drag the white man down to the level
Of the negro, and fail to elevate the negro to
. the white mans position. Sir, Cain, Of South
r Carolina, replied repelling the insinuation
, that black men could not fight, and said that
when black men were on the battlefield there
was no linching. That black men were igno-
rant was the fault Of those who had for two
: hundred years, kept them in that condition.
n lie hurled back the insinuations against the
race, and said there was but slight difference
between the whites and blacks Of the South,
notwithstanding their previous condition of
slavery, and even now they fear not a COMPARE
e son as to the education Of the past eight years,
r In the course Of his remarks, Mr.. Cain made
sharp retorts, and was frequently applauded
on the Republican side, and was personally
complimentcd by nearly all of the Republicans
present.
Y MONDAY, January 90.
2. The Senate passed the House bills to permit
foreign coinage at all United States mints, and to
, abolish the Office of First Deputy Commissioner
U Of Internal Revenue AT the expiration of the
x morning hour the Louisiana case was taken
y up, and Mr. Morton moved that the case be re-.
d committed to the committee on privileges and
a elections, and that said committee be instructed
to send for persons and papers and investigate
the conduct of Mr.. Pinchback In connection
with said elections.
I In the House, Mr., Field introduced bill 10
repeal the stamp tax on bank checks, drug
gists's prescriptions and lucifer matches. Mr..
Poland moved to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to inquire into the legal relations exist
}, ing between the federal government and the
!, local government of the District Of Columbia,
q and the exact character Of their mutual obiga-
tons in regard to municipal expenses; and
whether some accurately defined basis of ex-
penditure cannot be prescribed by law The
rui daIo a . Il.