Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-29
Our MashingtOn Lelter.


the victims confined therein are looking for de-
liyemuce on the fifteenth Of July, IL their powers
of endurance will preserve them d that day
That there inuy be no possible demand for pro-
tracing the session beyond the day agreed upon
for adjournment both Houses are working like
beavers, and the Senate proIongs rs sessions UNI
Ill late into the night
As If the temperature oi their hell was not
sufficiently chocric the House has kept itself in
continual fever of excitement during the past
week, during which angry and exciting personal /
encounters have been of daily occurrence between
the members. OF course the commtiye and de-
fant member from Massachusclt, General But /
ler-who seems to De standing pro'oction, hos |
been the object &C. mot the cause Of most OF these
attacks. For some months pas. there has been
condition of open and relentless war existing be-
tween him and General Fausworth, of Illinois,
originating in some difference arising in The
Reconstruction Committee, of which they are
both mcmber- Since ibis rupture, Ftu.w.r.h
has devoted himself to digging pitfalls in front
of Butler 90 attacking him in flank, aud har-
m.-ine him in rear Three times during the
past week has he charged down upon Butler and
as often ias he been roughly grapplcI and hurled
back wor-ted and confused. Whatever may
have been bis abilities as military -ua,egist,
/ General Butler /. absolute ma-tcr of all the arts
of political and forensic warfare, and DE courts
defeat who CROSSES swords witi him in th- ncul
One % the most exciting contests OF Che se'-
sion occurred in the House on Thursday upon the
/ Apportonmcut bin, which was more of % -ectiln-
al than of political character
/ Itis known that the census, NOW Icing taken.
viii show such change n the relative popuIa-
ton of the different States as will Material, al-
feet their right of representation in Conuo-s.
The West will gain largely hy it, immense i'm
crease in population and the South to the ex-
tent Of two-Glths of It's former slave population,
while the Eastern aud middle States will lose
corresponding proportion Of i.- present represent
tation.
Impatient to ENJOY ut once the advantage tAcrc-
by occruing to them, the Western and southern
members united in support of hnl providing for
O hast, summing up, and ana immediate proclaim
alton Of the population statistics. 50 as TO carry
the new basis Of representon into effect in season
for the approaching fall elections. As il would
be impossible to re-lstrict the State. in time, it
was proNheu tual auch SUITES IT'S 9"u'" "c 0'-
titled to an increase in this representation
might elect the additional number to which they
are entitled upon % general ticket M iargs BY
this arrangement Vermont would lose ot least
one representative in the next Congress As her
election Will take plnce before the meeting oil me
legislature October ltwoud render re-di-lrc'-
ing Of the State, and special election % be held
thereafter in which ease one oil the already elect
cd representatives would be len ot home. Ihis
scheme was strongly opposed by the Eastern mem
bers, but from their numerical inicuouiy with
out much hope of success. The discussion oc'
=. cupiod good portion OF the day on Tuesday ana
was unusually animated and eSeltng' bringing
out the fall talent of the House.
Hon. l.. p. Poland made telling and elective
speech IN winch he eD'ctually disposed oil l"e
Ne7ten argument oi inequality ol representa-
tion by showing that 1t had ulWay- been so' par
p ticunrly near the end OF each decade and That
the Constitution never contemplated that there
should ever be new apportionment until after
the Census had been taken and TINT it should
then be made by Congress after the returns were
all in and fully digested Upon proposition TO
refer the bill and amendments TO the Judiciary
Committee, which was u test vote, the opponents
Of the bill We're surprised to find themselves sus
tanned hy a majority of three, the vote standing
yeas Is, to nays o5 This unexpected result was
La great triumph for the Eastern States, as 1t
amounts to a final defeat of the bill. 4 majority
of the Judiciary Committee are opposed to the
bill, and will take good care that it does not
trouble Congress again during the prcsen. ,es-
sion Even it they We're disposed to report it,
there is no probability that that committee will
be called again before adjournment II however
it should by any chance be called up, the opposl-
ton is alert and organized, and will fight it with
every weapon known To parliamentary warfare.
Vermont will therefore, retain her present NUM-
e her of repre.ent,tiye dnrin, Che next Congress.
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