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

from the finance cOmmlttee, SAID ne fegrc
ted to report unfavorably on the Senat
bill for the resumption of specie paymen
and for free banking. He had no right t
disclose what took place in the committee
but it was well-known that the committe
are made up of odd numbers, and in on
of seven numbers, where three favore
the bill and three opposed it, with the sew
enth one a little mixed, the report had t
be unEtvorable The bill was placed OF
the calendar, with adverse report, us ais
the bill refunding internal revenue take
enormously collected, which was reported
upon adversely.
| Various relief bills were passed, an,
q lite an amount of miscellaneous bushes
done
House. The currency bill was taken up
Mr.. Cox made long and able speed
against imitation. Mr. Orth made tn,
leading speech on the other side Messrs
Eldrdge and E. r. Hoar had a sharp col
loquy on the appointment of justices
Strong and Bradley to the Supreme Cour
in 1870. Mr. Ioar stated the selection
| had been made without any reference t.
| their opinions on the legal tender case ther
before the court, and had been made OF
their character, professional eminence anC
fitness for the office, and that it was n slam.
der to impute their appointment to then
subserviency on a particular question, OF
Il particular interest.
WEDNESDAY, Senate. Among the pri
vate bills passed. was one for the relief o.
Postmaster Dalton of Cavendish. Vt.
House. The existing eight hour law
was up for discussion, on Il report that il
was not violated in government work in
New York.
Mr. Woodiord. from the civil service
committee, reported II bill providing that
no officer of the United States shall. di-
rectly OF Indirectly receive or be paid fol-
his own use or benefit, any money or prop
erty of the United States, except his salary
or compensation. and that no public prop
ertv shall be used by officers, or bv any
person. for private use, this act not to be
so construed as to prevent the payment OF
all actual, necessary travelling expenses,
when travelling on legitimate, necessary
duties pertaining to their offices.
The bill after short discussion went
over till Thursday.
The currency bill was then taken up.
Mr. Coburn of Indiana, made a speech in
favor of the bill. He maintained that it
was not capital the south and west lacked,
but currency.
Mr.. Townsend of Pennsylvania, opposed
the bill rs one that provided for an unlm-
tied imitation of the currency
Mr.. Beck had a bill Of his own that he
had hoped would have been reported, and
he still hoped TO be able to move it as II
substitute.
All the depreciation of the currency had
been brought about by the government in
the interest of the bond-holders by the re-
pudiMion of redemption, and by refusing
TO take legal tenders in payment of Gus
tom duties while its citizens have to take
the legal tenders in payment of private
debts. 1t was the duty of the government
to manage its own currency and to see
that it Is kept good, uniform, and of equal
value everywhere. He warned the east
not to Cypress The west. For it might be
that other great avenues to the ocean
would be found besides the present ones
that the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence
might be made the great water-hiohwavs
Tor the products of the south and west.
The people Of the east had their wealth in
income bonds, and Congress had a right
to tax them all. He hoped to see the day
when the wealth of the country and not
is povcr.y would bear the burdens of Y
ltion. There WAS an evening session for
lebatr
THURSDAY. Scnafc. The session was
mainly occupied b., the consideration of
he bill for tie incorporation and regula- !
Ion of railroad companies in the terrific
les. The object # the bill WAS stated to
D. to allow people in the territories to
build railroads with their own money. .
without applying to Congress or the terri
orial legislature for charter The bill Z
granted no public land except stations and
he right of way. No vote was taken.
House. The bill reported by Mr.. Wood +
ord from the civil service committee was
debated.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts. said they
heard 4 great deal of talk NOWADAYS.
Ibout going back 10 the simplicity of the
aIher> and wedding out abuses Of the gov
bat Washington never travelled
, rod without making requisition on the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS department for a
.oach and six horse, for himself and four
lor>eS and coach for his secretary. He
never rode ont without his coach and six
lorscs. and the servants of the quarter
masters department. John Adams did
he same. and Jefferson. who did MT like +
he old horses the government furnished
nm, had them sold and used his own. for
Which he charged the government; but I
loW-a-d1I>, II an encouragement bought I
carriage III good taste. for which the I
newspaper reporters could get n French /
lamc, 1t was Described rs 4 terrible abuse :
MIR. Merriam Of Now York, who intro
luced the bill originally, stated that. the !
morning after he did 50. government
t1icer perchcd himself upon the floor, and
n very excited manner approached him,
aging the bill would ruin him. that it
ook away the carriage which he used.
nd that it was impossible for him to get
long without it. He said it was very
ard on him, but especially 50 on his wife.
nd he saw no objection to her riding
yhen he did not want the carriage. He
Merriam} told him that the republican
;lrly could not afford longer to carry the
wives of public officials
The currency bill was taken up. f. r.
Ioar opposed it. He had no objection to
rec banking. provided there was provis-
III for the redemption in specie of the cur
oney to he issued. Conger of Michigan.
,vored, and Tremain opposed the bill.
fairfield in opposing it, quoted Carlyle's
Shooting Niagara and After"
He said they had a very vulgar, homclv
roverb in England, - Cheap and nasty"
ut there was Il pregnancy in that homely
Cage, which ought not to be misundcr-
TODD. 1t was the rude, indignant protest
f human nature against elements which
ought for quantity at the expense of quail
y; which sought bulk at the expense of
nth and usefulness. That characterized
is tGarfield's) opinion of the policy which
eemed to have been fixed upOn nv The ma
'rity of the two houses Referring to
le efforts of reputation in 1867 and 1868,
e said the American conscience had re-
pended to those efforts in the election of
icneral Grant to the presidency, on the
larked and distinct issue that Reputation
Mould have no name or place in the Amer
an republic. That verdict had been
ealed when, in the first annual message
f General Grant, he declared that no man
Mould have any place of honor, trust or
rofit, who did not repudiate reputation, ;
nd who was not willing to do his utmost ;
, preserve the Dublic faith untnrniShe,I ,