Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-16
The FOrty.third Congress.

WEDNESDAY. Senate Mr.. Scott OF
Pennsylvania presented Tom Scots
bill' for the Texas Pacific road. which in
wolves matter of twenty millions. The
old committees, with very few changes,
were elected.
House. Fernando Wood made his at
tack on the Poland revision of the laws
and cot 4 resolution referred to the ways
and means committee. calling on Secretary
Bristow for a full statement Of changes in
duties collected since January l, last
on account Of the revision of the laws and
the new Interpretation of the revision
The resolution is very intricate. and will
compel Commissioner Blodgett Of Phila-
delphia to make very full statement OF
his conduct in both revising the laws and
interpreting them after they were revised,
his Judgment having been taken in both
cases.
The Omaha bridge bill was postponed
until the second Tuesday in January, 10y
consent of both sides.
Bills were introduced for the relief of
the sufferers from the grasshoppcrs in Ne
braska amt other states, by allowing home
stead settlers to absent themselves from
their land till May, 1870 for the relief OF
Rear Admiral Worden and the officers and
crew of the Monitor who participated in
the action with the rebel iron-clad Merrl-
mac on the sth of March, 1862.
4 dispute arose over the debt of the Dis
trict of Columbia Randall of Pa, claim
inr it was $2OOO0,0OO. while Hale OF
Maine contendcd the presidents statement,
that it is Sl4,O00,0o0, was correct.
THURSDAY. S'nate. The House bill
appropriating $4,000 for scale, to
4 I \,
partment was passed with an amendment
giving the contract to the lowest bidder
I George Bancroft WAS made u Smithsonian
regent in place of Gen. Sherman. Adj
journed till Monday.
UolSe Stowcll of Va. denied that he
sold 4 cadet>hip for 81, 900, and got {;
committee to vindicate him.
The financial debate on Mr. Kellev'>
500 bond scheme was resumed in commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Tyner of Ind. occu-
pying the chair. An amendment was
offered bv Mr.. Willard of VT, providing
that grcenback> -hall not be a lc@al tender
in payment of debts contracted after july
|. 1870, and the debate was then opened
bv Mr.. Dave, of Mass chairman of tho
committee on ways and means. He SPOKE
of the present condition Of things ~ be-
ing ir..ucht with evil, and said the pa
ticnce of the people was w"llnlgh cX-
hlu~tcd He Argued that the @rcenback
would be worth II much Is gold. tolav. if
the government would pay IL when pre-
scented. and it never would be worth a
mach rs gold until the government did
that. Let it do thar, and all the rest will
follow. Another way TO bring green
backs up to par WAS to make them scarce
L., bod
posed. n the last session. the funding of
the grecnback> into gold bearing bonds
Then, if any legislation should decide in
effect that. As between grrenback> and
national bank currency. the former should
20 10 the wall. they would 20 there with
out los 10 the holder and without di>hon-
or to the government. In conclusion. he
said: Those who are responsible for pub
lie affairs have no time to lose. We can
put of oar duty in the premises no longer
The republican party has Just three
months to save or DESTROY is own exist
cncc No other power than itself can ac-
compli>l is ruin. Ii will pass ont OF mind
and memory in the politics OF this country,
if n all. bv il own hand. 1t has the pow
TT as we'll ~ the privilege of accomplish
iur either OF thv>,. results. Whatever IN The
near future awaits that party. let it no, ii,
Tor want Of courage.
Mr.. PnclI> Of y. j.. also argued agtln>,
the pending measure. and Mr.. Smith ot
NEW York. declared himself opposed t"a
inillton and in favor OF The rc>umpt on oi
specie ptymrmt by the Government a tn
earliest moment possible.
FRIDAY. H,u>c. Mr.. Garfield of O..
rose To 4 cr>onil cNplanat:on in re-td I,
IN article in the N,a' YORK TriJ'plt chtr--
inc the committee on appropriations will
havinr inserted an item OF S5op.opD in the
pn~t-rttirr apprupyi alton bill ~ IN add
tjou.h -ul-.,> i-ul Ire Ia, itic Mall Cnn.pt
ny. AL of which. he said. was without the
~ha low OF foundation, rs the bill hal no.
ben rcpnrie or even considered by the
committee.
The House sustained the president : veto
Of the lill extending Rollin Whites pa
tent .en firearms.
Nh Dawes Of Mass. rising 10 a question
Of privilege called attention 10 the IA I
that the committee on WAYS ard means
had ttk,n up the investigation into The
Pacific Mail subsidy. commenced nj the
close OF the last Congress. and which had
fallen through because III" committee had
failed 10 secure tn. attendance of Richard
Is. Irwin. agent OF the company. no WIS
the onlV person who could give the lnfrr-
nation sought for. and who went to Ell
rope. while the president OF the company
hctame temporarily insane. or pretended
insanity. This Irwin had recently To-
Turned from Euror, and th,. coulany had
caused hi- arrest AMI brought suit az .nSt
him FIR the recovery of &.J1.0o obtainc I
bv him from the company He hal then
rivcn bail. and then again gone To Europe
nut Ind since returned Irwin claimed
he WIS sick AMI could no: come before tn.
committee before Tuesday. the fifteenth
but 4 resolution WIS passed ORDERING hi,
arrest. HE object bcino to prevent another
possible tlioht to Europe. Mr.. Sarc. ex
nrcsiIent of tn. Pacific Mail Company
has been before the committee and say.
mo- on. rxren. Irwin can tell what he dIJ
,-;tI, tho n,nnny pn.1n, Of \ ,l,in,o