Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-01-19
lift with us, the wheel soiU roll. Shall
we all lift?
WAsuINeToN, D. G., Jan. Z, 1869.
Remoual of the Capital.

Remocal of the Capital.
The extraordinary interest manifested
by the old inhabitants, who are property
holders in Washington, in all projects for
the improvement Of the city, has signifi-
canoe, which, may not appear on the sur
face. They seriously fear that efforts will
be made in right down earnest, and before
very long, to have the Capital removed /;
and they regard every additional building
railroad--or even hope of one-and es-
pecially every Government improvement,
as so many persuasives operating with the
people of the nation to allow the Capital
to remain; and the confident hope is frank
ly confessed that if all these additions to
the desirablencss of the city as place Of
residence. and of cost to the nation, as
the seat Of Government, are allowed to go
on for few years, the desire for the re-
moval of the Capital will be safely coun-
tervailed by the shocking sense of waste,
which would stagger the minds of the
whole people at the bare throught Of the
thing.
With this view, Senators and Members,
owing real estate here-men Of wealth,
and Of age too far advanced to wait for
another Capital to enjoy it in, are joined
with the private citizens in common inter-
est.
One of the Congressional measures in
this interest is a bill recently introduced
into the Senate and more lately still into
the House for the erection of new Ex-
ecutive Mansion.
The Right Of Transit Through State.
General Butler introduced yesterday
bill to secure the right Of transit and
delay of forty-cight hours to every citizen,
through every State other than that where
of he is citizen without being sued OF
arrested in that State unless on an affidavit
that he is fugitive from justice or from
his creditors.
Interesting IN the Senate.
On motion OF MIR. Williams, the Com
mittee Of Agriculture was directed to in
inquire into the propriety of recognizing
the Department of Agriculture, SO as to
secure the appointment in the the Depart
ment- of one person from each State fami-
liar with the wants, agricultural resour-
ces, and development Of said State. Mr..
Sherman called up the bill to promote
commerce among the States and to secure
the prompt transportation Of the mails,
and said the bill proposed three roads, one
from Washington to New York, one from
Washington to Pittsburg, and one from
Washington to Cincinnati The questions
involved was as to the power Of Congress
to charter lines of railroads, and the pra.
cticability Of extending them from Wash.
ington. He spoke at length showing a
mong other evils, of the only road to New
York, the extortions in Maryland and
New York. There are eight Railroad
Presidents here, to dissuade Congress.
from passing the bill. Mr.. Ferry resolu
ton, requesting to President to transmi
to the Senate a copy Of the late amnesty
proclamation, and inquiring by what au
thority it was issued, was debated at some
length. Adopted. A bill was introduc
ed to incorporate company for ventilat
ing, cooling and warming public and pri
vate buildings in the District of Columbii
by patented means. A communication
was sent to the Senate yesterday by thu
Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to th'
resolution of December 16, 1868, request
ing information as to the cost of priatinl
the fractional currency.
The Secretary states that the cos
for printing the currency up to this dat,
is 81 1855, 948.62, and the amount of cur
rency printed was 500, 9,O99, ,53S.O5. Mr.
Cummings nomination for Commissioner
ship of Internal Revenue, it is expected
will be rejected.
I j. Watson Webb. Esq, our minister t,
Brazil, was upon the floor of the Hous'
yesterday, surrounded by large mum
ber of members.
Mr.. Voorhees,, member elect from In
diana to the next Congress, has arrived
here. His election is not contested, as i
generally supposed. His opponent talke'
of contesting, but did not give legal no
tice of such purpose.
The limitations Of corruption agains
Postmaster General Randall in the far
west mail contracts are provoking him t.
replies and attempted explanation. This
in itself, has bad look for the Postmas
ter. lie will doubtless have to go througl
a Congressional investigation.
Mrs. Elicit, the authoress, has come +
Washington, for the purpose, it is said
of finishing her new work, 1.-The Cour
Circles Of the Republic"