Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-03
From Washington.
MONDAY, Dec, 10.

Minister PisnipDtehiioryJ from The Republic Of
| Teras," has arrived at Washington.
Congress. In the Senate, the credentials oil
| James Buchanan, reelected Senator from
Pennsylvania were presented MIR. Clay in
iroducod his land bill, to take effect fr'm the
last day of 1886 and continue till the last day
Of 1871. On motion of Mr.. Rugglcs, a COM
fnittee was raised 10 consider what measures
arc made necessary by the burning Of the pa
| tent office, SC. aud the Vice President ppoin-
ted Mcssrs. Rusgles, Prenlss, Strange, Por-
ter ard Buyord the comtAiilee. MIR. Benton
held forth several hcars against MIR. Ewing's
resolution to rescind the Treaury order. In
the House, the discussion Of Mr.. Adams mo-
lion to refer the coal memorial was renewed
the motion negatived 1874 to So, and the me-
mortal referred 10 the committee ,f Ways and
Means.
TuEsDAI, Dec. go.
In tho Senate, petitions were presented by
Messrs. Tomlinson, Prentiss, Robbins and
others. Mr. Webster introduced resolutions
calling for a statement Of the stat. of deposilc
banks, &c. Mr.. Crttenden Of Ky. replied 10
Mr.. Benton, on the treasury order Nothing
Of Importance done in the House.
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81.
In the Senate message was received from
the President, recommending fire proof bull
ding and other provisions for the Post Office
partmont-ieierrcd. Mr.. Calhoun nlrdlu-
ccd bill extending the provisions of the de-
poslte Tor dislrbution) bill Of the last session
TO tho surplus remaining on the LIST Jan. ls4s
reservng five millions discussed by Me'srs.
Calhoun, Clay, Walker, Rives and Buchanan,
and referred to the committee of finance-ayes
%, noes 22-the Vice President giring tie cas-
ting vote in the affirmative the whole ,f the
opposition in the negative, and the while Of
the administration senators in the affirmative,
save Benton, Morris and Tiptori. Iti.tnown
that the committee Of Finance is hostile 10 the
bill. Mr.. Webster addressed the Semitic on
Mr. Ewing's resolution. In the House Mr..
W. 3. Sheppard Of N. C. presented PETITION
praying the continuance of the principle Of the
dcpose bill-that is, of distributing tht sur
plus revenue among the states referred ~
committee Of Ways and Means. Mr.. Lane
Of la. spoke an hour against Mr.. Wise'srcso.
luton.
THURSDAY, Dec. %.
In the Senate, long message was received
from the President concerning Texas no rec
commended non-lnterfcrence. Mr.. Swift intro
duced bill TO provide for the moral and reli-
glous instruction of the army--also a bill TO
incorporate Washington manual labor and or
phan school. Mr.. Webster concluded in ia.
vor Of Mr. Ewine's resolution, and Mr.. Niles
replied. Nothing OF interest in the ii ouse.-
Adjourned to Monday.
LETTER TO THE EDITORS.
WAsHIsGros, FRIDAr Dec. %, 1886.
On Monday, MIR. Calhoun introduced bill
into the Senate to deposite among the several
states the money that shall be in the Treasury
onth first day Of Jan. 1888, reserving millions,
in the manner and on the terms and condition..
provided in the act, passed last June, 10 resu.
late the deposites OF the public money. On
introducing the bill, Mr. Calhoun made some
remarks in regard 10 the conduct of the Secre
tary of the Treasury in his estimates of the
receipts and expenditures of the Government,
showing errors in the Secretary's calculations
of many millions of dollars. He said, How
these errors arose, whether from negligence or
inattenton, or whether they were made pur.
posely to subserye certain political views, it
was not for him to say. We might search the
fiscal records Of all civilized nations, and would
not find in the compass Of history errors so
monstrous. He stated this with no feelings OF
i'll will towards the Secretary, but with emo
tons of shame and modification for the honor
OF the country.
In the course OF his remarks he alluded to
the famous compromise bill of 1892, which he
did not wish TO dislurbe but to preserve invi-
olate in all its provisions, and for this reason
and to give the benefit Of the money TO the
people rather than TO the deposite banks, & TO
keep it out Of the hands of Government spec
ulators, he introduced the present bill.
Mr.. Clay followed Mr.. Calhoun in a brief,
but happy and eloquent speech. He alluded
to the land bill and the compromise act, and
said It's fate 1.-THE fate Of the compromise act
was ia the hands of majority of the Senate,
as now constituted, and q majority Of the
House. II they choose 10 repeal it, or 10 make
any material alteration in the measure Of pro-
lection secured by that act, he could only deep