Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-03-07

mittee on the judiciary, reported, in accordance
with a resolution recently adopted by the SEN
ate on his motion, 8 bill further TO protect the |
constitutional rights Of citizens and to punish |
violations Of the same. Il was placed on the /
calendar. The conference report on the |
internal revenue bill was agreed to. by us |
provisions the tar on tobacco has been re- |
duced, and the tax on lucifer matches re-
tanned. The consideration OF the deficiency
appropriation bill Was resumed, the pending
question being ON the amendment appfoprlat-
ing S250, 900 for court expenses snd for ex-
penses incurred under the enforcement act
and, after debate II WAS agreed to- and the
bill passed. At the evening session large
number Of relief and pension bills were passed,
after which the sn at adjourned.
The majority OF the Hller committee OF in
vestigation into alleged election frauds pre-
! ssuted their report 80. Mr.. Morrill, reported
| from the fl Snce com pittee an amendment to
the bill making an appropriation for the pay
ment OF arrears in pensions. which provides
/ for the issue and sale Of four per cent. bonds
to the amount of SIS, 600 600, or in lieu there
OF the issuing Of government certificates Of de-
posit 800, 600 copies OF the agricultural re-
port were ordered TO be printed zee. The bill
| making appropriation for the payment of pen
sion arrears was taken mp. An amendment
was sgreed to providing that pension agents
shall receive for their services thirty cents for
every payment, and appropriating $50 600 to
meet such expenses also that the pension ar
resrs act shall extend to pensions granted by
special act of Congress. Resolutions in honor
Of the late Representative Douglass were
adopted. Adjourned.
House.
The committee on expenditures in the State
| department presented report ordering a war
rant to be issued for the arrest OF Minister
| George f. Seward for contempt as a contu-
| uyit I'm ba ht1ein
the speakers table was proceeded with. The
second Dill was the House bill for the repeal Of
the resumption act, amended by the Senate.
providing that after the passage of this acl
United States notes shall be receivable the
same as coin in the payment of four per cent
| bonds, which are authorized by law to be is
sued and after October l, 1879. they shall
| he receivable forduties on imports. Mr..
Ewing, of Ohio, acting under authority of
the committee on banking and currency, sub
mitted amendments, the first striking out
"Oct. |, 1879" 30 as to make United States
notes Immediately receivable for payment of
customs duties. The second amendment offered
by him was as follows; Provided that the
money hereafter received from any sale of
United States bonds shall be applied only to
tho redemption of other bonds bearing the
highest rate of interest and subject to call, and
provided that whenever, from time to time,
the proceeds Of the sales Of bonds shall aggre-
gate So, 000, 600, the secretary OF the treasury
shall ISSUE call for that amount of bonds and
the interest on the bonds called forredemptiop
shall cease in thuty days from the date OF such
call, and all United States notes received into
the treasury shall be reissued and kept in cir
culation without change in the aggregate
amount of the several denominations existing
on May 81, 1878, and it shall not be lawful to
, issue legsl-tender notes OF larger denomina-
ton than 81 000." The amendment was sup-
ported by Messrs. Ewing, Kelly and Phillips,
, and opposed by Messrs. Garfield, Price, Chit
tenden, etc. Mr.. Garfeld's motion TO lay the
bill and amendments on the table was agreed
, to by 14l to no. The Senate amendments tC
the bill restricting Chinese emigration were
, agreed to, and the bill went to the President
I Adjourned.
A conference committee on the interna
revenue bill was ordered go. Bills were intro
duced By Mr.. Cox, Of New York, to retire
r national bank notes. 1t provides that when
!. ever any national bank notes shall be received
8 at the treasury, it shall be the duty of thu
: treasurer to burn or otherwise destroy them
8 and in place thereof to issue an equal amour
: Of United States notes Of the same denomina
r ton, and no more national bank notes shall b.
r printed or issued or paid out by the treasure
or the assistant treasurer. By Mr.. Kelley
a authorizing the issue of coupon certificates o
4 deposit to aid in refunding the national debt
The sundry civil appropriation bill was thel
passed. 1t appropriates ZIG, 1885, 900.
: Mr.. Monroe moved to pass the bill provid
u ing for the payment Of arrears OF pensions.
provides that the act "to authorize the issu
10 Of certificates of deposit in aid of refundin
/ the public debt" be so amended as to author
D ize the secretary OF the treasury to apply suc
h portion Of the proceeds Of the sale of certih
Is Gates Of deposit provided for in said act as ma
o be necessary, not exceeding 800, 900 900, 70
70 the payment of claims for arrears Of pensions
s. Mr. Atkins called attention to the fact that tn
: House had already passed bill appropriatin
n SIZE, 900 900 for the payment of arrears OF per
9, sions, and Mr.. Monroe replied that his bill wa
d to provide the ways and means. Mr.. Monroe
If motion WAS defeated by 1875 to 116. -. {. Th
Vt House went into committee of the whole o
ID the Legislative appropriation bill, the pendin
at amendment being the one repeating the la
l. creating supervisors Of elections A long de
70 bate took place, at the conclusion of which til
amendment was adopted by 149 to 8, the RI
pubhcans abs aiming from voting. The bi
Was then passed-yeas, l43; nays, lit. Ac
journed.
The national census bill was passed withor
- a division. The bill provides that the enun
~ GRAFTON shall begin on the first Monday
:, June. $780, and the returns shall be forwarde
~ to the supervisors on or before the LIST of Jul
10 following; and in any city having over II. 0G
:, inhabitants, the enumeration shall be take
:, within two weeks from the first Monday in Jun,
- The President, by and with the consent Of th
N Senate is to have the appointment or the supe
-, visors Of the census, whose number is Unite
~ to $50, and who are to receive COMPENSATE
20 of $500 each. The sum of $4,000, 900 ($250
~ 600 Of which is appropriated by the bilD
or limited as the maximum cost OF the censu
10 After discussing the sugar bill and the intern
~ revenue bill, the House adjourned
~ Speaker Randall, calling MIR. Carlisle to til
~ ~ chair, rose to personal explanation. 3
a quoted from a letter printed in the Philade
- phia Ledger, signed by Special Agent 81. l
~ Williams 10 which it is said that appropriate
w warrants were illegally signed to get money
j. continue operations of the bureau Of printin
= and engraving, which was directly in the int
l. eat of Mr.. Randall, who was said to be a stool
~ holder III the paper mill which supplies IL
bureau. Mr., Randall entered the most abs
I" lutte denial, and offered resolution for Il
~ appointment Of select committee to inquil
y into the facts OF the accusations The resolI
A. ton was adopted. =. The conference report c
- the internal revenue bill WAS adopted TT
"a Seward contempt case was then taken up, an
~ after much opposition, the resolutions for til
N arrest OF Minister George F. Seward, as COL
Is tumaoious witness, we're agreed to An evel
- log session was held, at which several repor
"A from the ways and means committee wei
~ acted upon. The bill regulating protests ar
~ appeals from decisions OF collectors OF custom
a. was passed. Adjourned.
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