Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-20
Forty-Fonrth Congress.


In the Senate Mr. Morrill, Of Vermont, reported
for the committee on finance Joint resolution
authorizing Thomas W Fitch, engineer in the
United States navy, To accept a wedding present
Of jewelry sent by the Khcdi,c OF Ecypt To bis
wife, Mrs Minnie sherman Fitch passed Mr.
sherman, Of Ohio from the committee am finance.
reported the House hil declartory Of the act re-
pealing the uoiety system passed At O'Clock.
Mr. Howe took the floor on the Louisiana question
and the discussion continued until adjournment
Ia the House, the committee ON post offices aud
post roads were directed To inquire and report II
there can be any change In the postal laws in the
direction OF the reduction of expenses Of tc most
Office department, without importing The useful
ness and efficiency Of aid department Mr. MAY
nard, Of Tennessee, from tie committee on bank
ing and currency, reported back thc Senate bill 10
remove the limitation restricting the capital Of
banking associations Tor the issue Of gold notes to
100000 the bill was passed On motion Of
Mr. Hale, Of Maine, the Senate amendments To
the naval appropriation bill were cuncnrred In.
and the bin was passed Mr. Hale stated that the
Senate had only increased the appropriation a.
the amount Of S20Oo0-a thing unprecedented In
an appropriation BIN
WIZ NEsDAY. january ~.
In the Senate the message Of the President. on
Louisiana, which will be found elsewhere. WIS
presented. twas accompanied 10y large num-
Der Of documents comprising kilograms and letters
between the President and Governor Kellogg and
Marshal Packard also the orders 10 Lieutenant
General Sheridan and the dispatches passing be-
tween MN ana the war Department and other
matters Inc message at once gave rise 10
i'hsihy debate upon tAc matter which continued
unti late hour when, after an executive session,
the senate adjourned
In inc House Mr. Colt Of New York presented
memorial oil the New lorh Revenue Reform As
s"0la''"h US l" reduction OF the cust IN the coli
'oeuoh oil revenue DIT cannon, oilllnois intro
u"ye" OH 10 promote commerce among the
suites ana 'n"lpeh transportation between the
N'lanue ana 'he west Inc House then went into
ooinl''t''e oil the whole ON The Indian apprupra-
uoH pnt AFTER some dlscnss'oh' The committee
nse ana tue house adjourned
InCRsnAY, january Il.
Ia the Senate Mr.. Sargent OF California. from
the committee ON appropriations reported the
House bill in reference TO the compensation Of Of
hcers Of the government engaged in taking obscr-
yations Of the transit Of Venus; passed Mr.
Morrill,, of Maine, from the committee ON anpro-
priations. reported the legislative c,e,ptiye and
judicial appropriation bin, with snndrv amend
ments. and rave notice that he wound c,il itr,.,
Monday next. Mr. Thurman If Ohio fr,,,u r,n
judiciary committee. reported with amepln,o,,,s
bill in relation 10 the crime of uopslon,,,,,o.
Mr. Fdmunds NJ yer,no,, fr,,, 49,. -.
on the judiciary renor,eJ vim NJ, a,,,o,I,.,',
the House bill relative to marshal. foes Tho
session wound nm uiu, Tho nsu.I d.i,a,o -, ,i'o
Louisiana question
The Houso resolved it.olf int, q oo,,,,,,,,... -,
the whole and resumed tho co,siIora,,' ~
Indian appropriation bin Mr. Beck ofKontncl.,
made pro foru,a amendment and doronn.aaa,ts.l,
whole system Of Indian agencies os ,t ,,o,or, o,,
Quoted resolution was adonted directiro, ,I1o
sergeant at arms To make careful ,o,,.r 20 ~
writ Of Aabeos eor,,,s sworn ont M, n IA I-ri. N
fore Judge Macarthur and rorort Tho,
!. hold hy rr, ~ 3D. 49, -so, 'r"' 'ne prisoner
10 ons,yer ", ,'JS9. y, N,l'sen'a''es
~. "s"ns' MN LOT contempt
=, -, - P'', wy any action on the part
VI 'uuse McArthur, winch might release Irwin
~ sue'ouy u No"siess' uhul ne had d.
"''oH "' n"p piiu money Tor the pnr-
,'i"e",'"s 's'S'"'o" III 'ne matter OF the
' v,
IN ,bo sor,,. ,,,,.,..,,.,. > 1"iiu"'y 10
ann ,he IN ~. '. w. ia'' oi ihul-
IN ,io dar, .,.t ~. s'"''''"S pensions
rcd 10 ,ho was ieoohu'
New IIamns,,re iu,rodorod 49, o'"s'n VI
,,o,or,n, t '',eac'
lnmbia. referred ~ tno cor,,,,oo n'.,e' ~ W
Of Colnmb,o ,fr p1r,,,,'1. y, VH u'e "iSu'c'
d,ced I'M 10 ,'s,,.o,', 80, 'N'''0",' miro
ns,rit p,s'e"' eiue,'y 10 animals IN tho
dietary. The Louisiana debate wos oan,,s ~, '"-
In tho House I'm, net ,,as w. I''' 'o''''nueu
,,.o ,,','o ",'s uone except 70 re-
~ No t,,,1,aI ~ ','''i o' 'ne crews
for gallant ser,icos IN p on''l ~" i"Nahg'
uoar If Massachn.o,,s sr"'o ""'sis hr' a. r.
an TonIs,ana ,,u,.ao, .V S''''' co"i'tee
was ordorod ~ ha i'lof'' "h,eh
iou,nod min Mon5a,' ''''D '''o''''i''''ed' Al
: ,r,..,..,.
~. e...,.. MAI january H.
i"s en-, o"'E was IN session. and its business