Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-24

The Senate worked on the Indian APP
nropriation bill till near midni mt. T. no.
aies were delivered by Me>srs. liamlln and
Morrill, Of Me-, upon the life and charac-
fer of the late Representative Jersey OF
that state; by Me>Srs Oglesby and Logan
of Ill.,. upon Mr. Rice, representative fr"m
Chicago: bv Mcssrs Wa>hburn OF Mass
and W:uleigh of y. H., upon the lt;e
Alyah Crocker. and by McSsrs Boutwell, OF
Mass. AMI Morrill, eff VI. upon Mr. Hoop
or. Resolutions of respect to the memory
of each were adopicd.
House. The tax bill was discussed at
length Eulogirs were delivered upon the
late Alvah Crocker. by Mcssr> Dawes ana
Butler; on Mr. Hooper. by Me>srs r: H.
Hear, Pierce and Butler. and by Nlblack
Of Ind: on Mr.. IIer-ey of Me, by Me>srs
Hale and Frye of Me. and Dunncl OF
Mimi: and on Mr. Rice of ILL.,, by Mc>>r>
Ward, Fort and Corwin of III.
MONDAY. nutc.-Much work was
done on appropriation bills. and great pro
rre,s was made upon several of them
House-Thc House passed the river and
h,rbor bill, appropriating $50 1000 also
the bill to prevent the importation OF
Chinese women for purposes Of pro>tiiu-
Southern claims commission award OF
about $50 900: also the bill regulating
the selection of Grand and Petit Jurors in
the District of Columbia. intended To flcil-
late the Indictment of Bill King: also The
bill making the Secretary of the Interior,
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
and the Librarian Of Congress, Il commits
sion TO adopt means 10 restore the writing
e 1,I N
dence, with the signatures thereto. now IN
the lrltent office.
4 motion was made to set aside the rules
and take up the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill. Mr. Willard of Vermont inquired if
that WAS not Tom SCOTS subsidy bill.
The House refused to suspend the riilc>.
HI to Us. not even Il majority f,voring il.
The lobby WAS astoni>hed. Judge Polan
lrisa to have the rules suspended provid-
inc for a commission to obtain Statistics Of
the alcoholic trade. The House refused.
1872 to -, not two thirds.
TUESDAY,. Senatc.-SrnatUr lowe re-
ported bin providing for the commen nee
mrnt of the erection Ola National Library
Building in Judiciary square.
Senator EdmundS offered an amendment
providing for the extension of the present
library. and the merits Of the two plans
were discussed.
Mr.. Eimund>, ftem the judiciary Com
mittce. submitted the report on the qlrs-
ton whether the contract with the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for Semi-month-
" service of the China mail is still obliga-
tory on the United States The committee
report that in their opinion the Govern
ment is not bound in law to carry this con-
tract into effect. The main reason as
signed is that the company did not furnish
| the ships required for the additional ser
vice ut the proper time. and that the
Postmaster General lad not lawful author
ity to accept vessels when thy We're
rendered, and his action can not bind the
Government.
The Senate then went to wora on APP
preparation bills
House. George +. IIoar presented to
the House the two resolutions upon which
the Louisiana committee have agreed
| The resolution states that the five members
| elected by the military shall be seated and
VIM. PITT Kellogg shall be recognized AZ
Governor of L"ui>ion.t 10 The cni of thu
term Of office for which he was elected.
The tariff bill WIS > lOa,ed with mend
ment, that Nj Dawes moved to STRIKE out
the enactiny clause which was done and
50 the bill is dead