Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
FOrty.FOurth Congress.

resolution for the payment of the interest
on the District 3.G5 bonds, and agreeing
to Mr. Sargcnt's amendment striking out
the clause limiting their issue to $15,0OO,-
600, and prohibiting further issue of them.
House. The House passed Il bill after >
warm debate, giving an American regis
ter to n vessel which run up a foreign RAG
dun ing the war to save itself from the reb
cl cruisers, and devoted the rest of the day
to the presidential term question. Nc
Crazy of Iowa made u strong speech in fl
vor of one tcrmi>m
WEDNESDAY,. Senate. The contest
over the question of stopping the issue OF
District 800 bonds at its present point ,apd
the governments responsibility for those
already issued. was continued, and the de
bate kept up till 80 in the evening. but
without result. The principal speakers
were Mcssrs. Morton, Christiancy, Herman,
EdmundS. Allison, Logan and Sargent, the
last in defence of the board of public
works.
The House devoted itself othc prcs;dcn-
tial term question. The bill-to provide
for u constitutional amendment limiting
all future presidents and vice presidents tC
one term, and present and past ones to
what they have got-was lost for the lack
of the necessary two-thirds majority. bul
the voting showed Il majority of the IIous,
to be in favor of one term. although against
lengthenin@ the term to six years.
Knott of Ky, dilated upon the expenses
of the White House and proved that he
cannot forget his rcputation us Il wit though
at the head of the Judiciary committee
The subject was discussed by Garfield
Woodwork of O.. Young of Gu, and 9th
ers.
\ motion to rccommit WAS lost by tn.
casting vote of the Speaker. IN amend
ment offered by Mr.. Reagan of Texas, tc
make the single term one of six wears. in
stead of four us at present, was rejected by
the overwhelming vote of Isl to 20. Mr.
Fryes amendment to make the bill nope
rativc till after lSS5, and making no one in
lcigible unless he has served two Years IL,
least, was also lost 100 to III. and the bill
then rejected, IA yeas to LOG nays. not the
necessary two-thirl>.
All the Vermont members voted a@ains
Reagan amendment rs di,! all the New
England republicans present. Joyce and
Hendec voted in favor of Frve's amend
mcnt and Deni>On against it. The rest
of the New England vote WAS pretty even
ly divided. Forty-two democrats voted
again>ts Frvc's amendment. All the Yer
mont delegation voted against the bill
finally. Fifteen democrats voted against
it. The defeat of the bill surprised the
Judicial committee. 1t is very evident that
third termism and two tcrm>m are birds
of Il different color in the ewes of cogrcs,-
men.
Tit HsDAY. .>Ntt.. +. {. Billings
nomination for District Judge of Louisiana
WAS reported favoraby by the Senate iu-
dietary committee in executive session.
He brought letters from District Judge
Wilson. who investigated Durell, to prove
that he had nothing to do with DurclI~
midnight order
The Senate concluded the debate on the
District affairs. and passed the House
Joint resolution to provide for the payment
Of the interest due on the District 3,GJ>,
after loading it down with amendments
radical enough to satisfy the most ardent
opponent Of the Shepherd ring.
\ resolution submitted by Mr.. Hitch
cock of Neb. was also agreed to. instruct
inc the committee on the District of Col
umbia to inquire into the expectancy of
providing a proper form of government
for the District. and to report hv hill or
otherwise
Ho11S,. The House got Il little way
ahead with the consular and Giplomati.
bill, which appropriate>
500, 81. Mr. Singleton of Miss. who
bad charge Of the bill ran off with a politi-
cal speech He said the bill saved >loo.-
BOO, and then took occasion to refer to
what Mr. Hale OF Me said a week before, in
reference to the claims "f couthprn citi-
1cns, and said he was tired of thas.. rohoo
tons upon southern men. H. was him
self a southern man from the top of his
head to the sole of his foot But he had
not come here for the purpose of getting
up discord; he had come for the purpose
Of peace, and he wanted to see the south
IN representatives treated like gentlemen.
He accused the republican politicians in
he House of an effort to create discori and
hereby make political capital. but he
knew the people saw through that dis
yui,e. The South. he said had three
schemes to accomplish in this Congress:
one was to improve and protect the evees
If the Mississippi. and to reclaim The al
uyial soil of the delta. which would be
# more value than all the Black hill sin
he country, rs 1000" 900. bales Of cotton
.oud be raised on this reclaimed land
Mr. Hale wanted to know what the
,ther schemes were and he replied that one
vas the Southern Pacific Railroad He
.cfused. however, to tell Hale whether the
bird was the refunding of the cotton loan.
md Il lively debate spran@ up rs to whc,h-
II Singleton should be spoken of rs Il
southern democrat IIol-
nan and others insisting that the Miss
Sspp;,n spoke only for himself Singleton
inally seeing the fright he had put some
If his democratic friends into disclaimcl
speaking for anybody but himself
The military committee reported the
lmended bill to regulate the pay aud al
owances of the army officers. which was
ordered printed and referred back to the
committee The alterations alc rs fol- !
ows: The general Of the army, $4,000, !
instead of $l3J0 a year rs now allowed; |
ieutcnant- general. 5000, instead of ST.
100; maior-g generals, 5000. the same as
low; brigadier- $1,000, instead of
5000; chaplains. $1,000, instead of $500; |
III other officers salaries to remain as now
established.
FRIDAY. Stmtie. Morton spoke for
'incLback.
Speeches against the admission of Pinch
Jack are expected from Christiancy, Ed
nunds and Hamilton of Texas
The Senate confirmed Charles X. Gill of
Wisconsin to be commissioner of PENSIONS !
Mr.. Boutwell, presented 4 petition from
he Massachusetts temperance alliance !
skiing the Senators from that state to vote
gainst an appropriation for the centen-
ial exhibition unless the sale of spirit
ous OF malt liquors is prohibited in the
entennial buildings or on the grounds,
nd the Senate adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY. .Sendtc. The Senate cot fair
V under way in the debate on the tdmis-
ion Of Pinchback, when they went into
Nccutivc session. and the great oontro-
crsy went over.
House. The Monday morning ca!l for
ills for reference, lightened the pockets
f 4 large number of members who have
cen carrying prodigious bundles of fools
ap for the past few days. An effort was
Jade to get at the strength of the mem
ers on the financial question, but the vote,
Ihch was on the motion to suspend the
ules, cannot be said to give anything like
f.,i Initiation Of : ~ r,,I,+;,-p