Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-29
FOrty.FOurth Congress.

I NOHnIVSos
WEDNESDAY. Senate. The Senate has
stonned the rc,lucli ions in both the West
Point and diplomatic appropriation hiiS'
The objections are that the reductions
will cripple the service. 49,. -,
House. The bill to prevent political
assessments was discussed. amended and
passed; Mr. Blaine congrat"latlnS the
demo rats on their abandonment Of the doc
trne of States rights and consent t" the
passage of L bin involving the principles
they objected to in the force bill.
The bill passed hy II vote of us to s.
The first section provides that no officer or
employee Of the government shall be re-
uulitd or requested to give to or rrceiv"
| from any other officer or employee OF the
same, or other person. directly or lndl-
rcctlv. any money or property, or o'hcr
thin" of value. for political purposes. ana
any such officer or employee who >ha o.
f,n.l against the rovi-ions of the act sitIl
at once be dismissed from the service "l
the United States and also be deemed
rui,tv of i high mis,lemranor, and on con
viclun thereof be fined no, less than Sooo
nor more than : 600. and be imprisoned
not more than one YER ut the discretion
of HE Judge trying the case. The second
section makes it u misdemeanor tur any
person to Use force, duresS, menace,
violence or bribery. to influence the cleo
tons o, president, vice PRESIDENT. senator,
representative or delegate in Congress.
The third section gives United States
District courts iurisd elton Of the offences
or, alc,l 10y the act. The fourth section
directs the Judge of the Circuit and Dis
trict courts of the linked States to give
the facts in charge of the grand jjurics.
THURSDAY. Senutc. The Senate did
iilti" bat d' bate the bill to provide for the
counting Of the votes tor president ana
vice lrc,i,rnt Mr.. Eaton of Connecticut
began 4 Let speech against the bill, ut Wa
forced 10y illness to stop.
UoA> The House passed without de
bate Tie bill rclcaling the law which for
bids the app intment to any position II
Tie army 81 Any pcr-on VIII" >eIve'l IN any
,HpacitI in the military. naval Or civil scr
VICE ot the conf, leIa,c >t.tt's Ill the lat'
Icb, Hon.
Mr. Yratcs # n G., southern demo
r;'..t made i political speech which wa,
,m.,>r,t ny thr horthrr Democrats mucl
lat cr l;i.n Ben lii!i's talk. Irai's lae
an ,y- T. Ike nor:ilrr.: ,otr. evidently.
iNf;tY ). 4,l.c. he Srn,tc p1>-c'
H. hli I" provide !oc u, coming Of votes
to.' l.r,s;,,,l., and wee pre- .unt- tlf no
tia = ,,t.,i., der " = "ntyrc'i u g.tt on
- rtuh.i for lIgll.cr amendment. Ihs
:..'I::t.c vutc,i = -i4,k - is :;rp!n =. lHll"l
81 II "',p lon tn,: Sur, ny >lpt< ln''.Hii'
=, -,.>it.-l tiy S.",1."No u! t.c !i"u>' bill
ID.>g ! mere Wy, :. lit-'v drHtc a.:
th.' l,e!'Ic. iua & cUnGr, >s:rCn .:urr!r> Il
= ....'. wins h rc'is'cl:"n j, n po-t'. u ;ji'
t,..4,i. d: 81" al, r.; I;..t.on b:!! Hn''.t.
Il. : ti!.r.a. f til" n.rl,ure Foster OF On"
4Gore. :" reduce r.. ply - = . \ ihA'
Nou',i ,tnr Il ten i"r cent from ii" pay "
t";i4r, >-nl'n rs il tNt>'cd Il; Ne 'lnlr ;!lt
clerks >unri,s (Which have been cut dow.
tttn pr ccrt) were ilNr''-
Mr.. Townsend of n Y SAIL lie had II,
hrsit .iion in declaring himself opposed L
he amrndm,n, of HE gentleman from
Ohio (Fn-tcr), rs he WAS opposed to lh'
PROPOSE. ION cf the committee. He hl'
come here under 4 Substantial c"rtrac
between himself and the people that h'
W.l~ to h. allowed = geo !, wear for Ii
: ~crN {. and he WI, unwilling to allow
. any set of .r~"r~ 10 practice rcpud:tj" ion
IN HIM IL, did not hriic>r the people dr
Sized L. rive over ihrir ,'c~t;nir~ T. protr-
~ionai politicians CT L. rich n,cn H. wish
c.I he W. rich. too, The prc>cm, >slu,
VS. mot nHcA for any m"n who coul
$50, Etc on; of h,> private fortune, ar on
"f lo~t-trttrl-~hi~. Ct ""t + r.,jirnA'
.-.:N.}~ ana tl."rr w:i- not enough "t then
, 70. -. around II mcmbrr~ were t. live "a
tall. and TO .lt',.With lh,r hu II .inr hou~
hr.psr- .r! wr>hyr-wum"n. 1h-y soul
rr>sr reduce. 1npr 81 ll,'N.
T.runr,,iau hrii,.rl,,kru.nN Foster
..mrl.di',rt 10 fix The ptv Il. $500. il ".
; r, i.,.,.I. there mr. bat II votes in tn
affirmative.
Mr. Holman alvuclt,,l s. 600 and Va
taken 10 ias> hv i MarvL.nl ,!,nncrr. Nj
O :rirn. lor b in.s l-nnv wise and poun
. TOO in. A. h.. ,l.ulnlnl favored The bonn
. +, III thtl WI ttnr i hundred miiun
urrdtc-~'v .rom IT,. treasury. Holman Il,
tented tn. hpuutv hU1 lhn House II,
.rInrdt.1 MunI:v.
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,|.,n,ri,. IN IH.. rn,,u;,,.e had ,ln,.1.,
,n.,.,r...',,,.,1Ir h. IN ti.'r. ,In,p If y,
J,n.n >h.t ,nr.v ruI,~r,l ~ IA I..,
. .,,,,unIi.b,..i hv the Ions. which ,I,. c,,,,
u,i,t., I.,l r,.tnr,,l
/ Jhn oj,~,i.u "a, taken On rL.. FIR,
: ,uorn,In,'n: nos i hy the S.n,.r com
| mi. er..> follow for salaries nf envoy, r>
. .,,..nr.iiu.,r, and minister nInin,,,nt.,rv +
G,,.,, Eri..,in France. G,r,u:,nv ,nl In.
sin fined bv the House IT >i+.u.5,; IN
&. lnntt..c move 20 strike out 2l.u:,; an,
insult Sl7..,4n tie >riat. agreed TO III
: amcuAm,nt.
/, The II, It ancn'ment WA, IN rc-tnrin
. ltlIv /" il FORMER position. bit which n,
! hern ~;ri k,u or, Iv lie House Mess.
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