Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
Mr.. Beck of XIV. in the discussion of the |

tice had appealed from the decisions OF the
court of claims in cotton cases, and had
dismissed appeals wherever friends of the
department were employed. and had their
fees arranged; that the department had
used the army for the basest of purposes
and was Il department of injustice instead
Of 4 department Of justice.
Mr.. Speer Of Pa. supported Mr.. Beck,
and was replied to by Mr.. Garfield of o.,
who criticised the use of such words as
vampires, thieves, robbers and swlndlers
in connection with Il department of the
| government. He declared that while the
judiciary department had not always been
us economical Us it ought to have been,
there had been steady, earnest work done
in cutting down the expenses Of that de
partment, not alone by the committees of
Congress, but by the department itself.
The republican majority in Congress had,
on his (Gartield's) own motion, made the
appropriations for contingencies definite
| and by the piece, instead of appropriating
us the democrats had done in their rule.
millions of dollars in a lump. Against
what particular thing in the bill, he asked,
had the gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA
| (Speer) directed his thunder? That gen
tleman had been kicking against the sky
the skies re-cchocd Where were his
| birds?
Mr.. Cox-Thc election brought them
| down.
Mr.. Garfield said he was tired Of this
everlasting clamor. of this vagucncss and
| mere hurrih to which we are treated ev-
ely hour. and if we do not get up and roar
in answer, we are told there is no economy
in the House. They say to Us, Wait till
we show You our economy" The country
did wait and let You show Your economy
for many long years, until the government
| had run down and touched bottom in bank
ruptcv and protest, In that broken con
dition the republican party saved the gov
eminent from degradation, and slavery,
and rum, and treason, and rebellion, and
lifted it up into the light Of freedom. and
into respect for the rights of man. Bark,
said he to the democrats, but remember
the glories that You bark ut.
Mr.. >pecr did not propose to be lectured.
and certainly not by Il man whom he
claimed came out of the mi>ts and clouds
Of suspicion. if not of guilt.
The rental Of Il house leased of Boss
Shepherd WAS cut down from 5000 to
500 Il Year; it being shown that the
house sold for $4,000 in year or two.
Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, .Stuatc The consideration
Of the bill providing for the government Of
the District Of Columbia wa, resumed
Mr. Salisbury ccntcndcd the people of the
District would be better Oft with three com
mi>>ioner> appointed by the president.
than to have the voting and corruption
| that had been going on. He therefore OPP
posed Mr. Morton> amendment which pro
vidrd for an election by the inhabitlntS.
Mr.. Salisbury said the millions of debt
had been voted by men who did not pay
! the taxes.
H2'~. Mr.. Trcmain of New York.
denounced an "infImou> assault" rs he
called ii, M ldr on him by the New York
S"n. Irenain claimed his bill WAS intro
duccd honestly TO repeal the oiious fca-
lures Of the pre>>-@ag law, and that Dana
had ml>rrpre>cntcd ii. The House rcflls-
ed to pass Mr.. IIolmnn's resolution rcla-
tive To refusing >ub>i,lies- it receiving not
quite 4 two thirds vote.
Mr.. Dawes reported from the committee
OF WAYS AMI means. that the witness in
the Pacific Mail invest cation. Richard b.
Irwin. refused TO answer certain questions
Mr.. Dawes went IN to say: this witness
Fc;'dliy ana almost rherrfulIv states 10 the
committee ami to tn" country, that for the
purp">" of procuring private legislation
by Congress he hlS taken S1Io."Jp and
brought it to tn" very doors of Congress.
.'nd then bcc.tuS'' ne dill not enter these
nails with ms money bag IN hl~ hand, and
WA \ up ana down these ai~!">. dl>irlhnt-
in- il, hnt put til" reminder of his work
in the hands Of third parties he flnrr~
tlat ne can pat stop I" thl> investigation:
'nd IN" question l"r tins Iiou>" To deter
'nlhr + whether. having iltd rolled on Ii
>l""'tr> III inference; "iiI'n IL l. ilhp">-
>I"!r "lhFrWl>e |" rrprl III" House shall
let that inference remain that that subsidy
WIS procure" ny tHe expenditure OF tll>
sum "f money
Alter 4 l"h- i>Iu>>."n thr House passed.
4 r'-"In'inh |" nave me lr|htr Issue ms
grant 10 tIl' >'!G''tlt-'i Arms coinmand-
In- nun II take IRWIN INT" custody. and
"rlnE INN before the bar OF the House II
show cause WHY he should not he punished
Tor contempt
IN resolution 10 'lj'urh over the holt
dAV>' rom i''ctiii"eT - - January ,. WIS
adopted III |" -.
Trr>p,y. >,,7tt, P,n,linr fine cn.s-
ton ON th,, district lin brinr IN mntinn
of Mr.. Morton. 70 provide. for. IN. cl.c.i,n
of commissioners, hr the ,,,,,Iiti..1 voters &c
the dis rict in~tcad of having them APP
! pointrl hy the president. Mr. Nrrrimtn
| smoke in oppo>ition To il.
The bill WAS laid aside and the bill TO
provide for the r,sumntinn of sne,i,. NV
| mrnts taken up.
Mr.. Sherman s,id every line of This bill
tended towards the announcement in its
title. The bill mirht fall >hor, in many
n,rticrI,r. b,t il ". ON, which Inm,,j.
rr,son,lle ce.sions from everv senator
He then cxrl,inrJ the v,rious nrovisinn.
If tho lin .nI sid The tirst se,tior ,rn-
vilinr for the retention of the fractional
,urrrnrv with coin mrt the ,nnrov,l of
both the secretary ofthr treasury and the
president. The second section which re-
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