Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-22
APRIL %, 1870.
Our Washington Letter
WASHINGTON, DC, April 10.

/ To the EduOT Of the FTee TftsS u''" '"''N
Your readers have heard Of the lrishmsn who
eIpstiated upon the variety Of food which
grsced hi. table in the old country, namely
potatoes and salt for breakfast, salt and potatoe:
for dinner, and both together for supper Some
what similar is the variety in the proceedings oil
Congress for the past week. The bill OF fare
consists Of Georgia bill in the Senate and Tariff
bill in the House, and as both Of these are by
this time somewhat destitute Of the charms Of
novelty, must pray your indulgence If fail
to make out a very "neWsy " letter. In sddi-
ton, it has been warm enough the last three or
four days to give one f5retaste of the delights
of session lasting, as the present one probably
will, till the middle of July, disposing one rather
to reposing under his own vine and fig tree than
to active ezertion. physical or mental.
On Monday there was a little amusement in
the House upon a resolution giving the use Of
the hall Of the House Of Representatives to the
colored people for their ratification Of the Fiji
tenth Amendment. 1t is against the rules Of
the House TO furnish the hall for any meet
ing outside Of its own legitimate purposes, ex-
cept when the House az body agree, by resolu-
ton, to take part in the ceremonies to be observ-
Ell in it so clause was introduced into the
resolution, providing that the House participate
in the services Upon the adoption Of the
resolution, it became necessary to decide what
part the House would take, aud by vote, the
/ Speaker vas directed to appoint committee Of
i've to make the necessary arrangements. The
/ Speaker appointed in the number Mr.. Cox aud
NJ Eldril-e, democrats, which, OF course, ex-
cited some merIimen, which was not allayed,
upon the whole by the course which they took.
Mr.. Cox, especially, does not seem to understand
how TO take joke. He refused to serve upon
the committee unless ten. Butler would favor
the audience with a little negro minstrelsy and
Mr. Ellriige asked 20 be excused unconditionaliy.
bat the House refused to excuse them. aud the
Speaker decided that they were just as much
bound, under the rules Of tie House, to serve on
that as any other committee Mr. Schencs then
proposed thst the question Of their serving
should be postponed till the colored people had
been consulted, to ascertain whether they had
any objections upon which Mr. Cox, as is his
wont, lost bis temper entirely, and pronounced
the thing dissertation Of the hail. For
tunatey for the feelings of the two gentlemen,
however. If was finally concluded to rescinI the
resolution, on the ground thst the precedent was
bad, and that the hall would only accommodate .
a small portion OF those who would wish to
attend
Ga Wednesday the celebration came of. In
the eyes Of many, It lost much Of It's interest
from the fact that LEGAL interests were much
m.xel ~ il the affair. There Is very e1ten- .
sivs division in the Republican party here at
present, with reference to the city government. .
The present Mayor, Bowen, has been in office .
nov for two terms, and wants 10 continue
while there are serious charges Of corruption,
eX,ravaEAuce, Partially, &c. against him
TIE procession consisted Of Mayor Bowen par
,zius, and If course il WAS natural that the ele-
ueuis % " bread and butter" should enter into
it 90 a considerable extent.
fhels are various ways Of describing the sane
thin For instance, l might say concerning
Che process. BE- as il passed the Capitol The in
spring strains 4 marital and patriotic music
announced ide approach Of The process
zion, which, rs 70 appeared, WAS greeted .
WITH cheers from the vast c1ucJursc which
occupied the steps aul balconies Of the Capitol
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SHE. iu .. JED. o. obtain A. view II The ir.rosiry
pageant It. procession was preceded Fry the
Mounted = dice, iu fall uniform, followed ty the
l.ar-ia- 0. The procession on horseback Next.
preceded .y hand Il music, agpa.sel she
Butler Lllayes % Georgetown, marching with
marital asr. auI rejecting back the sunlight
from t.eI FURNISHED m4ssets. A. they would
have lole from their shining ace-, had they not
been utsclrei by last Then came tie Wash
u.-ou Fire Department. or 10 least the c5I5rei
portion 10 DO. tle-WAte q ives contrasting finely
With their reI shirts AMI se.ribv face. Their
engines. reels and ftf ler- were riarfIfi'Iv Ie,
rated with lie star Spsng'el Banner. ais, with
caves ami ARTIFICIAL fawers-; while up5n one If
ae chariot. sat oleof the f,iresr-r5 v,B,t
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...r number. .trr.ip, the Star SrsnrlaI Ti.r
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