Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-27
FOrty.Third Congress.

sine die, June %, was received, and on
motion of Mr.. Edmunds agreed to.
The civil rights bill was called up by
vote of 81 to ID.
| Mr. Pratt spoke in favor of the bill and
| Mr.. Thurman against it.
/ House. A motion to take up the Senate
Joint resolution for adjournment. June y.
was objected to by western members until
some disposition should be made of bills
affecting their interests, but a similar reso-
luton being offered by Mr.. Dawes rs
privileged question, it was adopted, l43 to
| 40.
The post office appropriation bill was
taken up and an amendment providing
that the agricultural report be sent free of
postage was adopted by a vote of ITO to Is.
! THURSDAY. Senate Two bills for the
improvement of the mouth of the Missis
sippi river were reported and the commit
tee favored the proposal of james b. Eads
for deepening the channel Of one of the
outlets by what is called the Ead's jetty
plan.
The civil rights bill was taken up and
opposed by Mr.. Johnston of Va. who az
gued that the colored people were now
we'll treated and have equal rights. Mr..
Morton argued in favor of the constitution
ality of the bill.
| Mr.. Boutwell, of Mass said the public
school was an epitome of life, and in it the
children were taught the requirements and
conditions of life, not to be gained after
ward. He, therefore, favored mixed
schools, and said it would be in the highest
degree ineXpedient to either establish or
tolerate separate schools. In the public
schools the doctrine of human equality
could be taught, and it was the chief means
to secure the perpetuity of republican in
situations. In the large cities it might be
possible to establish separate schools, but
| he was against it as a matter of policy. In
a large portion of the South, separate
schools could not be established, and no
attempt should be made to do so. In
speaking of the constitutionality of the
bill, he said that with all due respect to
the supreme court of the United State, he
thought it made mistake when it intima-
ted. in the New Orleans slaughter house
case, that there were two classes of rights
enjoyed by the citizens-those derived
from the general government, and those
derived from the State. In his opinion the
first privileges and immunites enjoyed by
a citizen were those derived from the gen
eral government.
Mr.. Stockton of n. j. opposed the bill.
House. The post-oflice appropriation
bill was passed, and the pension bill was
taken up and passed ut once. The pension
bill appropriates S299S, 100000.
The bill repeating the law which author
lied the Sanborn contracts WAS called up,
and Mr. Foster of Ill. made a speech in
favor ofthe bill. He criticized Mr.. Buffers
speech of some months ago in defense of
| the Sanborn contracts and in regard to the
| treasury officials He could not overlook
| their carelessness and general loose man
agement; their attempts to shift the re
| sponsibility from one to the other We're
! discreditable TO all of them. 1t was i'm
| possible to determine exactly where the
responsibility for the mal-administratiOn
of the law rested, but it rested somewhere
| in the treasury department. He did not
intend to reflect on the integrity of the
secretary. In fact there was nothing to
show that any treasury official had had any
corrupt connection with Slnborn In con-
| cluson, he complimented the republican
| party for its courage in purifying itself
and said the republicans were determined
to have it understood that whenever and
wherever corrupt official head presented
itself, there should be u republican club
raised to hit it.
The matter went over without action. as
Mr.. Butler of Mass. who is to speak on
| the subject. was still confined to his house
with sickness.
The bill for the admission of New Mex
leo rs a State was discussed and passed by
Il vote of 100 to 81
FRIDAY. SeH1tc. The Republicans had
determined to bring on a vote upon the
civil rights bill, and the democrats were
equally determined to prolOng the discus
sion The Senate which met ut | p NJ
Friday held fourteen hours session there
! fore, coming to a vote ut seven O'Clock
Saturday morning, when the bill was passed
by vote of % to 16. Merrimon of North
Carolina spoke for three hours against the
BILL and there was a vast amount of talk
and dire predictions from the "unrecon-
structed." 1t awaited nothing however
scenes of other days when the chamber
was accustomed to the sound of negro
hating voices.
\ bill was introduced giving relief to the
survivors of the Polaris expedition.
House. The Sanborn bill went over,
the main reason, being that Gen. Butler
was still too i'll to speak upon the subject.
SATURDAY. House. Another long
stride was taken toward possible adjourn
ment June -, rushing a large number of
bills through, generally without discussion
and in no more time than what was abSo-
lutely needed to read them and vote upon
them.
Mr. Cobun of Ind. reported bill to
provide for the gradual reduction of the
army, reducing the cavalry regiments to
nine, artillery to four. and infantry to 20.
I II TO ,;t,a ,,c 81,
whole.
A spicy debate occurred over Il bill which
was passed for the sale of the Rust valley
military reservation in Utah.
\ sharp spat also occurred between
Messrs. Hawley of CT, and Gunckel of O..
occasioned by a remark of the latter, us
he reported a bill allowing II bounty of s.
33 per months service to soldiers during
the late war and providing for grants of
land to them, that the bill was only to carry
out the pledge of the two political parties
in national and state conventions.
Mr.. Hawlev denied that any such pledge
had been made.
The introduction of the bill was ruled
out of order, and referred to the committee
of the whole, Mr.. Gunckel giving notice
that he would, on Monday, move to pass it
under suspension of the rules.
MONDAY. Senate. A large amount of
miscellaneous work was done. Mr. Stew
art offered an amendment to the Consti-
tuition providing that if any state shall not
sustain free schools the United States may
establish them.
House. Mr.. Maynard, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, re-
ported back the substitute for the Senate
currency bill.
Gen. Butler moved to suspend the rules
and take up the Senate supplementary
civil rights bill, and refer it to the judiciary
committee with leave to report at any time
Lost, yeas 153, nays 50, not two thirds in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Tremain rose to announce the death
of his collea0Ie Nh Mellish and rennest