Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01
Eorfx.F0urfh CONGRESS.

ported back from the printing committee
his resolution for making the Congresslon-
al Record more truly 4 record Of the con-
oressional debates, and showed that he
had got new light or courage on the sub
iect, and was willing to go the whole flg-
ure, by moving to amend the resolution
bv striking out all the latter part in regard
to correcting speeches, and the time within
which they shall be returned to the report
er, etc. but the Senate evidently were not
up to it, and finally rccommitted the reso-
luton.
1t seems very likely that Congress will
continue the foolish and wrong custom OF
making the Record sham instead of what
it should be.
The Senate finance committee reported
favorably on 4 bill authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to refund the debt into
Alp per cents to the amount Of $5OO,OOO,-
900.
House. Most Of the day was spent in
discussing pensions for the war of 1877
Gen. Banning, Of Ohio, introduced an
army reform bill, reducing the army and
its expenditures SO as to save, it is claim
ed, at least So sis. 93S annually. 1treduces
the number of cavalry regiments to 8. in
f,ntry to % and artillery to 5 light and 6
heavy batteries, TO be known AS corps. and
stops enlistments till the total force is re-
duced to 10000 men; there is like and uni
form curtailment of the number of otfi-
GERS.
THURSDAY. Senate There was Il long
debate on the bill comforting jurisdiction
over Indian reservations on United
States Courts. 1t arose from an attempt
to exclude the Black Hills from operation
of the bill tire Western Senators aiming to
get rs much chance for miners to raid
on Indian lands rs possible.
Eulpgies on Representative Starkweath-
er were pronounced.
House. The principal event was dis
cnSsion on Il bill to erect q cnstom-house
at Memphis. Tenn, limiting the expense
to 100000. An amendment limiting ii
TO S40o 900 was adopted by vote of l3l
to 1C6 Eulogies were pronounced on
Mr.. Stkarweather.
friday Senate The Senate debated
the West Point appropriation bill, but
without action. and passed Secretary
Bri>tow's refundinS bill, giving him au-
,horitv to refund the debt into - per
cents to the amount OF 500, 900. in
-
thirty instead oftifteen years to run.
WJnSt. The only matters OF lntcre>,
were the po>tponcmcnt of action on the
ccption of the Schenck correspondence re.
garling the Emma mine business, which
was sent to the foreign relations commit
tee and ordered printed.
SATURDAY. House. Mr. Landrrs o
Indiana mbottlcd for two hours and /:
half the ranke>t kind Of imitation talk, bu
with scarce half dozen present to listen
Mr. Riddle of Tennessee also spoke in fl
yor of tie repeal of the resumption act
and Mr. Durham of Kentucky addrc>se,
the House in relation to the improvement
Of the national highways Of the the coun
try.
MONDAY. Se1utt. Senator Sharon o
Nevada took the oath and his seat.
The civil service committee reported IA
vorahy bill providing that from and AT
ter March t. 1871. the presidents salar,
shall be- fixed ut 10000 per annum.
The bill for the admission of Colorado
rs :. state with the appropriation TO pay TO
the expenses of the constitutional convtn
ton. passed, although there was a >larl
orat"rcal tight over the appropriation.
Nou>c Mr.: Kerr WAS back in the speak
err chair.
The House adjourned without doin:
anything important, in 4 fright over tn
! currency question: Holman and two "
/ three other western intlationi>t> wer
ready. when the rull-cAll of the states va
ended. with Il resolution for the repeal o
/ the resumption ac. and the Democrat,
NJ
IN adjournment; and through the aid c
the republicans 1t was carried. us to | IL
The vote was So clos. that there was
GOOD dead of excitement over it. and
would not have been carried bat for TIT
activity If Blaine and Hale Of Maine al
other prominent republicans in announe
ing die" VOTES in the affirmative. 50 III
democratic c:luru~ has another week i
which 10 ny To patch up Il compromise "
Ihc currency question. ana the lnVr>tyl
ton into the whisky frauds by the llouS
is also postponed. 1t is evident that Norr
son cannot lead the Democratic flock eve
on a question Of al ournmcit.
EEN>EIr DIDN'T pA>CH.--Ihcy ar
having a great laugh in the other Nr'
York newspaper offices over the discover
that james Gordon Bennett and the larg
special party of ladies' and gentlemen, il
Guiding his ti.lncer. Miss Ida May. whor
he chapctoneI to Canada on speci:
chartered tram at ,iflv miles an hour, Iii
not attend the great ball OF the earl ,
Dutfrrin al Ottawa the other night. ate
AL. The story is. that Mr.. Bennett tel,
rrlpllcd Captain Hamilton. aiIe-dcclm
t. his cxcrl.cnrv. asking for tickets to Ii
dr:u hall. lie received answer. Stain
that all The invitations hid been issue
some time before But the Journalist vii
sends :, Stanley into tn. wild> of Afric;
and cables EUROPEAN court news bv tn
column, wasn't to be pa; off thus easil,
AMI took his party W To- Ottawa " on spec
ulltion. II WAS " no 20. though; the
hadn't been invited. and get in the
couldn't. 50 the beautiful costumes
the beautiful ladies' slept in the mammot
Saratoga trunks. and the New York steal
cnwinr party, through in ten hours.
sucked their thumbs and played cribba.
At the hotel. while select and cxcluSiy
aristucratic Canadian heels were doing til
may in the vice regal palace. The mari
ed absence of any mention in the utiaw
mornin. papers of the toilets of II
American ladies' visions and expectation