Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-06
E0rtY.Third Congress-.

res of committee clerks 80 per cent, and
those of nearly all the other officers and
employees of the Senate 10 per cent, repeal
: ing the law under which the civil service
: commissioners were appointed, and pro-
viding for the appointment of clerks to the
executive departments, subject to examin-
alton, with geographical classification to
: correspond with congressional districts,
vacancies occurring to be filed from the
district which has the least representation.
The consideration of the civil rights bill
: was begun, and Mr.. Frelinghuysen advo-
Gated it. saying it was intended to secure
, equal rights to whites and blacks, but did
not touch the poiIt of social equality, as
that was not an element of citizenship.
House. Judge Hoar's citizenship bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Hale of n Z.
made speech in opposition to it.
sidered in committee of the whole. and
speeches were made against turning the
Indians over to the war department.
THURSDAY. Senate. Mr.. Norwood of
Ga. made long speech against the civil
rights bill. 1t was full of poetical quota
tons and quite a learned discourse, the
object of which was to predict ruin for the
} republicans and their obnoxious doctrines
of equality.
House. The discussion of Judge Hoar's
citizenship bill was resumed, and MI
IIoar replied to Mr.. Hale and said one pur
pose of the bill was that if an American
citizen chose to enter into the civil or
military service of Il foreign power, II
should not be the duty Of the American
government to assert its jurisdiction over
him, or to look after him, OF to interfere
with him. The present law of the German
empire was that any person going INTO The
service of that government became thereby
Il citizen of Germany. 1t worked natural
ization. This bill did not provide that an
American who entered the service OF 4
foreign power should thereby permanently
lose his citizenship. In reply to question
of Mr.. Tremain, rs to whether such per
son returning to this country would be ut
liberty to resume his citizenship, or be natu
,, rallied, Mr.. Hoar said that was the great
mistake which ran through the whole of
Mr.. Hale's speech. This bill did not say
that such persons should cease to be citi-
zens of the United States, bat only that
: they should not be regarded as subject to
: the jurisdiction of the United States
The bill went over, and the lloase took
up the Senate amendments to the House
bill relative to the Louisville and Portland
canal, and the bill was passed after Il long
discussion.
The case Of Cannon, the polygamist
delegate from Utah, was reported upon
but no action taken.
. FRIDAY. Scuatc. Senator Waslburn
t of Mass was sworn in. The bill giving
$50 900 for the relief of the Louisiana suf-
: fcrers was passed. Mr.. Chandler reported
. Il bill to define Il gross of matches rs H.
l 400.
i House. \ brisk discussion of the COX
ernment's Indian policy was had, the In
\ ! dian appropriation bill havi2g called it out.
u The peace policy was ridiculed and ably
Il defended.
; 4 bill reported by Mr.. Poland of Vt.
; from the Judiciary committee, was passed
: changing the time of holding the circuit
i and district courts in Vermont.
SATURDAY. House. Mr.. Luttrell OF
: Cal. attempted to make Il personal eXpla-
- nation in regard to an article in the Ma
= tional Republican, charging him with
making incoherent statements in his com
= plants of the post-offce department, bat
~ Mr.. Cobb of Kan, objected, and he was
obliged to content himself with the re-
mark, The man who wrote the article
committed Il base falsehood. and | am re
>ponsible for that declaration"
Mr. Roberts of y. Y. from the way.
and means committee, reported n new
t bill to amend the customs revenue laws
:, and to repeal moieties,
y MONDAY. Senate. Senator Morrill, O
r Vermont. called the attention of the sen
ate to certain improper transactions be
t tween the District government and the
L market-housc company. and procured an
it order for an investigation. In the course
of his remarks he expressed the opinion
that the present District government woult
{ be very short-lived
!. Tie bill giving 100000 to Louisian;
\ sufferers was recalled from the House Hn(
= Il motion made to amend by inserting
: 500, 900 1t was referred to a committee
i Bills were introduced: BY Mr.. Stewar
/ of New. to resume legislative control o
Il the District of Columbia; by Mr.. Pratt o
Ind, from the pension committee, with N
amendment, Il bill increasing the pension,
:, of those who lost an arm nj or above tn,
e elbow, from SIS TO S24 per month.
e Mr.. Fenton made il long speech on Gus
f toms reform.
House. Mr.. Foster of O.. from til,
ways and means committee. presented
their report on the Sanborn contracts
which was ordered printed and recommit
: ed, with leave to report ut any time.
/ he committee on territories were give
$ leave to report for action, ON the DIST inst.
- Il bill for the admission of New Mexico II:
a state. and the judiciary committee wer,
i given leave to report at any time on tn,
:, bankruptcy law.
II Mr. kasson of Ia. moved to suspen,
= the rules and pass Il bill to provide for tn,
-, more equitable distribution of the nationa
= bank currency.
L The motion to suspend the rules WAS, il
e the midst of much confusion, seconded, 9;
# to II, and Mr.. Mason called for the yea
and nays on his motion. but, pending thai
vote Mr. Ward of H.. moved to adjourn
e which was carried, 105 to 104
Is Mr. kasSon's bill repeats the law whicl
Il provides that no circulation shall be with
drawn until after the S5f,000,000 shall
have been taken up, and directs the con
/ troller of the currency to make requisitiol
Il on each of the national banks that NAV
4 have an excess of currency To withdraw
and return the excess, and, if they fail tt
II do so. the controller is to sell enough o
10 their bonds, deposited in the treasury, t
;e redeem such excess of circulation. Ih,
/ controller is also to issue circulating note:
to Il corresponding amount % the banks il
those states and territories that have les
than their proportion of circulation unde
Y an appOrtionment made on the basis o
population and wealth; provided, that tn
whole amount of circulation so withdraw
' and redeemed shall mot exceed $4,000,
II 600. and shall not be withdrawn, except "a
,. applications are received from time t,
/ time from the banks in those states havin:
less than their apportionment.
|. Details of the abandonment of the steam
e ship L'Amerique,re received by late European
e mails, do not improve the aspect of tn,
n case From the reports of the salvag,
It crews it appears that the ship was aban-