Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-17
FROM WASHINGTON.


NEEriNG OF CONGRESS- IN GOOD IENrhR'
Congress met on Monday Do'h Houses o'-
ing well attended and Vermont FULLY repre-
sented' oolh IN tue senate an" 'n' iio"So' W
roll-call The members met IN excellent
tompcr-the Administration men cha'''neo'
and the opposition clated by the 'ero'c' OF
the people in the elections OF inc year N'
parties come apparently disposed ior inc as
patch of business though dare not nope Tor
the accomplishment OF much Inc truth U.s.
Congress is badly adjusted "ino-m'l inc
harder the gale the smaller the srs'
H'1f"B--Mof"u nan" P"''
In the Senate on Monday asIaNery "eoo''
sprang up, even before tne reception OIL inc
Presidents Message on bill FOR indemnify
ing the master ana owners oil inc spanish
schooner Amistad ana her slave cargo an"
again. after the Message hau oeeh reau' ooh-
ator Hale promptly TOOK issue win the res
ident on the Kansas question: Ner'hoH'eIS
VIII be gad 10 learn 'na' senator ''e""''
gave notice mat ne Would cal" up MI MOT
nils Agricultural college OIL al an carry oay
Tor CONSIDERATION ms p''l' VIII uo TO-
memhered' passed inc House at the last Sos-
sion' ana now awaits tne concurrence OF inc
Senate. Tho chances arc iaVoraoIc Tor IT'S
success
Ihe 1"2P-CtamS-fdeVe H"'fod"'
immediately after inc roll-c'l' ol 'no iiouSo'
ana inc drawing OIL seats inc 'pe"Aoi Pio-
oeeded win can OIL the o'a'eS ior 'oSolu-
tons' Nhen Tehh'yi'an'o was ca'leu' MI
Dc"art DEM introduced resolution IN
structing the Committee oil ways ana means
Ito report Dill increasing the uuly 0" coa'
and iron. niue tuo TO tnat org wh"'e
Pennsylvania. run al'e Tut IN iead' says
llhnois-and Dewart could not dodge lead
"oot ''oo' shout members All arouhu from
the wool-growinS states vermont inclusive
Mr.. Morrill, appeals uirec'iy 10 Do""l'' anu
Dcwart taxes wool "ro" ASKS MS oo''o"Buo
20 step on 10 broader anu n'oi' So''u s,ou"u'
ana alrect 'he 'oiniii''oe W 81 "''"'il VI
change the taf'H as 70 ra'So inc necessary rev
ennc to support inc government ou' MI
De"ar' says no. Mr'MoII'S ol ia''ol'o"s WIN
suggestion TO ado alter WOOL ana sucn o'h-
er articles as need protection against ior'lEn
competition and MI Dewart accepts inc
suggestion Louisiana cries ior S"9"'' out
Mr.. Dewart determines 'hat ms meulclhe Shali
go without sugar ana Nen'ucN! cries "e"P
hemP bit MI De"art Is "ir"d OIL hemp'-
Meil' the resolution was mus hNeu' ana tneh
objected TO- motioh 10 suspend 'he RUE
aled Tor want oil t"o-'h'ruS vote 1t Is
worthy oil remark however tnaV tue No'o
showed hi'eeh n'gofl'! III 'a'ol Vi 'e'houl-
hea'ion OF the 'arih' "i'n an increase OF uu-
ties on all articles requiring protecuoh against
foreign eompeuNon' Inc rfes'u'h' MOS
sage followed anu somewhat 10 'he surprise
OF many members the PRESIDENT recommend
ed revision OF inc tarln' WIN an increase OF
duties ana Pec'He d''''s az mat Inc neees-
sites OF the government are too strong for
theorists and party preludlces The Govern
nent wants money and must have IT. The
creation OF a national aeot IN time oil peace
won t do so Uncle Sam cant borrow Direct
taxes would he the signal Tor renelhon' ana
so the President Is forced to come back to
the Old practical and sensible way OF getting
the most money in the easiest safest and
surest way--that is by duties on imports,
and specific duties as far as possible-ior' as
the President truly says specific duties arc
least liable to frauds The Secretary of the
Treasury reluctantly admits the necessity OF
an increase of duties and by no means comes
up to the recommendations OF the President
The Cabinet evidently is not an unit on this
question; and whether this is the result of d
simple disagreement in opinion, or OF a design
to play to both sides on this question is d
question cannot determine. The vote II
the House Is favorable to an improvement il
the tanh but 1t Is to be remembered thai
he defa"' OIL a bill cannot so easily be ar