Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-20
Letter from Washington.

bill was passed The number Of representa-
tves is by the bill fixed at two hundred and
! eighty three, and New Hampshire aud Yer
mont are allowed but two each. The
amendment offered by Judge Pollard. making
two hundred and ricety-one the number OF
representatives and thus saving t. New
Hampshire and Vermont their old represen-
ntatio, received but thirty-two votes But
at the time this amendment was offered
the House was not disposed to listen to any
thing further, however reasonable. 1t had
broken up into little whispering knots,
thrown off all semblance OF a deIberative
body and evidently concluded that whether
the bill were Just as it should be or not. 1t
was high time to dispose Of ii. Mr. Cox
quoted the opinion o. Judge Story, that be-
cause sixty or seventy could be entrusted
with power moro saleiy than six or seven, it
did not follow that six or seven hundred would
be prop)r5ionably better. But this was all
superauous The House paid no more
attention to the argument against the amend
ment than 1t did to the argument for 1t.
Many who voted with the majority afterwards
said they should have voted differently if the
proposition had been understood by them,
and there Is good ground for believing that
when the matter comes up in the Senate, an
arrangement can be made which will save to
all the States at least their old representa-
zion
The debate in the Senate on tho motion
OF Mr. ~Trumbull to revive the old joint
committee on retrenchment has been spirited,
AMI A. is Of late too often the use.
unnecessarily Persoual- It's result wa not
Xactiv what the people had a right 10 ex-
pect. At q time like the present. when
the whole country is alive to the necessity 0
reforming our civil service. aud calls for
searching investigations into every branch Of
it, it is somewhat strange that the first step
taken By the Senate should bo backward in
stead of forward The old retrenchment
committee, which disclosed the corruption
Of the New York custom house and the
smuggling on the Panama transit route has
been killed. And why The reason must
be gathered from the debate. The advocates
or the committee desired. Mr.. Morton feared
&. 10 show THAI there j. corruption existing
under the present administration and .,ra.s
corruption Mr.. Nye. the Senatorial stump
-peaker. ventilated some % his northwestern
Jokes. to the amusement OF the small bows in
the gallery Ia MS opinion there was no need OF
iuye-ti.atioa The occasion ms rsssed
by a. il lovely. ana the bird o. Joyc SCARS
heavenward " Mr.. Se1ruz. ia lis replv.
expressed Il as his ,n5rian that the useful
ness s. the Jester was in most ease. confined
. Co IN. walls II the theater.
TIE soil5aaies between Mr.. rrulabuI. aud
! lI-. Morton we're quite saarn Tho former
i,r 10 means aeeept, the rror5sI.ion that in
Io-Ie- n. remain Republican Ia. mus vote
Oh ... occasions with the latter. and hence
\ a., 5ers.raI asr. II eae controversy. Sir
Sherman t5as advantage III an obsolete
rpIs and called Mr.. lrumau!t +, order .or
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.,,ra,n,, r,r,er. n. IA. t.e,. often rredicte.
thar Nr AkerrnaD wa. - rcsi.,n lis ,.ssitio-
.s Attorney General ana b, Succeeded by,
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fs, Commission which framed rf.e -r,.ry !,
WASHINGTON. Mr. Williams is $, sound and
able LAWYER. and viii infuse new lite int.
enc department of Justice OF winch Inc is now
the head Mr. Williams was waited on a;
bis rooms in the Nationa! by hos of hi,
friend. from the Pacific coast and warlnl,
congratulated on his appointment.
Il is nor entirely cer,aiu taa1 tbe request
OF 50 la ,uy representatives ana senators Will
.avlH to keep Mr.. Fi.h i'm the Department Of
safe. Reporters have long since named a.
his successor Edward pierrsp3iut ot New
York