Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-27

committee of those who could see nothing to
investigate, and to ignore entirely the real
movers in the matter, to put the child to
nurse that cared not for It, And so it went
on, Messrs. Trumbull, Sumner and Schurz
proposing amendments to be voted down,
raising objections to be overruled, till the
committee agreed upon by the caucus and
changed only by the resignation of Mr.. Pool
and the addition of Mr.. Casserly, had been
voted through.
Then came the instructions, like an ava
lanche, on the unprotected heads of the COM
mittee. They were instructed to investigate
the general order - system of the New
York Custom House, the delalcation Of Pay
master Hodge, to inquire whether the pat
ronagc of the New York Custom House had
been used to control the last two State Con
ventions, to investigate the matter of the
lease of SANTANA Bay the q Little Emma
Nine and the New York Bank failures It
will be interesting to see how the committee
carries itself under this load
Mr.. Sumner proposes to introduce Hamlet
into the play Of Hamlet, and to that end has
introduced in the midst of the Civil Service
agitation constitutional amendment limit
ing the President to one term. To deprive
many Senators Of their principal argument,
he has provided that the amendment, if
adopted, shall not 20 into effect till after the
18th Of March, 1873 so that the question
must be argued upon its merits and ne, with
any reference to President Grant
The amnesty measure has also been de-
dated in the Senate, in connection with an
amendment offered by Mr.. Sumner giving
equal rights without regard to color. Mr..
Sumner believes in being just before we arc
generous His civil rights bin will prob
ably be offered as an amendment. until the
Senate gets tired Of voting it down. and Of
listening to the tedious arguments against /;
by Joshua Hin
In the House great many bills have been
introduced and great deal of talking ha,
been done. Judge Hoar's Bin providing lol
"A commission ON the subject of wages and
labor, and the division Of profits between Ia
b1r ant capital in the United States. va.
passed after long and dreary debate Th,
Democrats were exceedingly fearful les
there might BE some partisan oaI roli,lcl
purpose lurking under this ialr seeming pro
posal 70 send out labor commission Tht
House, not to De behind the senate. has or
/ dcrcd several INVESTIGATIONS one concernin.
tile New York national bank failures. anoth
cr regarding the system Of contract, u th
Posi- Office Department. Thursday wa
speech day which mean, that lew mem
bcrs got together, and rebcarscd {. chair
man ito la4pgre the lucubrati5ns of months
preparatory to having them printed ia al
Gt95e
The mos, important event ID Tie week ha
been the repor, of the Civil Service Commits
sion and the Presidents message relatin
thereto. II words have any definite mean
ing the whole system OF appointments t. IN
civil service, from that 30 auditors ia th
Treasury Department t. $3.50 r5-tma-tct-
is % Pc completely changed and that too j.
Il few days We imagine that many i s-u
riI ignJrama- who has worked li. way ur
~ = $1,000 position in the Departments b
petty tus.ng thanked hi- stars emit this rc
form WAS iuaugurated no sooner The rule
which the President has promised JJ rut ut
clsc. On the first Of january cannot fail
with amy fair trial, 70 work a vcf.atv i'm
Ur5vcmcut ID the civil service Ici- tru
that the Improvement must De gradual lila
ltt-c sacrifice has been made bvtlc Irc-cL
administration, that those vll us,y .ecup
the Eat places because in the ewes of Nom
bers 81 Congress they deserve well of ta,
party and must be provided for. Will clutlnu
70 hold their places. notwithstanding the re
form. But the cause for rejoicing i tha
those who are To succeed them are IL b
taught u different school and -raIa
atcd from higher Institution thau tM
primary meeting or party caucus /, D.
notorious fact that the most rcmuucrativ
and most responsible cIcrk-hips ire held h
@ class of men who could never have gJt4inc.
them under system of competitive exam
nations and who could not hold them Tor
day II personal merits were alone considered
til such, these rules of the Civil Service Com
mission say. Stop moment. my friend. be
fore you 70 ur higher. 9Th haes ana taxi
DIP tie spelling book. tile grammar. lib
arithmetic which you ought 10 havc mae
tered when a boy, but aid n't. AHs.- Ed.
attend to The duties ofyour present position
make yourself familiar with all the rule