Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-22
From Our Washington Correspondent.
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WASHINGTON, July 10.
MrssRs. EDrroRs -
The scorchng, blstering heat continues to
pour down during the day, and to hang in the
still, sultry air during the night. The earth
in the public squares, and in the country
around the city, stunned to stone and parched
and scanned by the drouth, it exposes Its fever
cracked lips in mute appeals to the pitilcss
skies for water Leaves, sered and yellow,
are falling from the trees as though blasted
by an mtimcly frost. Springs have ceased
to flow and wheezey pumps rattle IN vain over
iwells that never failed before. The expan-
sion Of the heat wrenches the rails of the
street railroads from their fastenings curying
them up into impossible arches, or bonding
their loosened ends up into dangerous snake
heads"-necessta repair corps to be
constantly at work, replacing the restless rails.
/ The daily papers contain columns OF reports
of sunstroke and sudden death, illustrating
how weak and how heplessly dependent man
| is upon the slightest condition of the elements.
The House of Representatives have attempt
I'd to render their Hall ondurable by using
the powerful machinery used to blow hot air
| in winter, TO blow air over or through ice into
the Hall. This experiment instead Of per-
coptibly cooling The immense room, saturates
/ the air with clammy moisture so that SIT
| ting therein is like taking a bath IN glue
pot Both Houses OF Congress, however, are
iudustriousy at work. and continue their scs-
-ions late into The evening. \ great amount
Of important legislation has been gotten
through during the week.
The bill making the necessary approprla'
ton for carrying the Alaska purchase INTO
effect, which for several weeks has been strug-
glng through the House, has finally passed.
With preamble claiming the JOINT power OF
thA House with the President and the senate
to conclude treaties which assertion Of CON
current authority ON the part OF the House
has been stricken out by the Senate. As TINS
is purely q technical point not touching inc
merits of the treaty IN question: 1t will prob
ably be rcconciled by committee OF confer
ence, and the purchase be finally consumma''
cd without further delay.
1t IS understood that the Senate military
committee will report against the House bil
for the reduction of the army, ON the grounJ
that the army is already being reduced by
deaths, assertions and expiration OF terms o
service, as fast as the necessity OF the countr,
will require. 1t is believed that the General
in-Chict is now invested with all ncccssar,
powers, and hence that no legislaton-a
least during the present sessions necessary
y bill providing for the gradual discontin
uance Of the Freedmen's Bureau passed OIL
Monday, with an amendment providing TO
its final and entire discontinuancc on Jan. LIST.
1869
VIM. NJ. Evarts, ESD, was confirmed b.
the Senate, on Wednesday, as Attorney Gen
crll 1t will be remembered that MIR. Stan
berry resigned the position in order that h.
might the more properly act as one of tn
Presidents counsel, upon the Impeachment
trial Immediately upon his acQuittal, tn
President reappointed but the Senate refuse,
to confirm him Thus while Mr. Stanber
last the position in consequence of his partic
nation in the impeaehment trial. Mr.. Eyart
has bva sinoular SEEMING Inconsistency. gaia
ed il nv the same means
7, j. st,tod tbot tho prcsident will max
no further nomination for the nosition of Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. but as 500
nc CONGRESS adionrns will ,nnoipt \ q Ont
Ter as Commissioner nd interim in ploee =
Mr. Rollins
Tho trout, concluded h, tho cocrot,ry
State and Minister Rnrlngamc and his os.C
ciates of tho Chinese Tmbassv was sent :
the senate ON Thursdav II docs mot rene,
or ro,loco do troot, ~ 1873 I'm, Is only IN,
,,Io,rd,,,al to.ot, ,nJ oo,,t,;r, so,,or,i III
portant ,rovis;ons
Ar,ial, dooIoros that Cb;,oso ,roto,
shon ho no,troI and ,,rarantoos tbo cecil
,,ronort,. ami o;t;,ons 81 tho IrnitoJ Stat,
from att,ck thorein by other novyers vii
whom thov NAV be At war and Tho Un;te
Sfotos aaree ~ obstoin from ogeoe;rel,, y
tacting fbo;r enemies within tbe ;n.;sl;ctio
of tbe rbineso Emniro
Article . reserves 10 the Cb;neee Cover,
n.ent all privileges and immunities with r,
spect to trade in the Chinese Empire not il
claded in the treaty stipulations
/ Article gives the Emperor of China tn
same right to appoint resident consuls an
commercial agents in the United States as
now enioyed by Great Britain and Russia.
Article 4 provides that citizens Of the Uni
ed States in China Of every religious pursu
sion, and subjects Of China in the Unite
States, shall enjoy entire liberty Of conscienc
and shall be exempt from all disabilities al
prosecutions on account Of religious faith
worship, in either country.
E Article provides against the coolie ira,
t or involuntary emigration.
q Article 6 provides for the same rights
travel, trade or residence of the subjects
either government in the country of the 9th
r " as is enjoyed by the most favored nations
+ BY article each Government agrees
e use It's influence for the establishment, by 1
general agreement Of all nations, Of unifor
standard of coins weights and measures.
= Article provides for the admission
r Chinese subjects into schools, colleges, a
other educational institutes Of this countr
without hindrance on account of their natio
} atty, and gives the citizens of the Unit
States the same right, and to establish and
maintain schools in China at those plac
"nefeioro'Sners lre "ilo"eu " .loa'y 'oIosi'
i if not unnecessary Bv it the United Stat
i virtually agrees not to eompel the Chinese