Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-11
Washington Items.

not unlike the first week of any other legis-
lative assemblage, although Congress can, in
many respects, begin where it left off at It's
adjournment last summer. The reconstruc-
ton of the committees was one OF the first
things to be attended to. The chairmen Of
the Senate committees, as now constituted,
are;
Judiciary, Dir. Edmunds; finance, Mr..
Sherman elections, Mr.. Morton; foreign
relations, MIR. Cameron ; military affairs,
! Mr. Wilson; District of Columbia, Mr..
| Patterson; public buildings and grounds,
| Mr. Morrill, of Vermont patents, Mr.. Fer
ry: commerce, Mr.. Chandler claims, MIR.
| Howe Indian affairs, MIR. Harlan; pensions,
! Dir. Pratt contingent expenses, Mr.. Car
penter public lands, Mr.. PomerOy; Pacific
| railroads, Mr.. Stewart disabilities, Mr.
Boreman mines and mining, Mr.. Hamlln
revision of the laws, Mr.. Conklin terrific
ries, Mr. Nye; engrossed bills, Mr.. WINDOW
Ievees OF the Mississippi River, Dir. Kellogg
naval affairs, MIR. CTagln. Senator Logan IL
placed second on the military committee,
| with a view to his being chairman when Mr..
| Wilson resigns. Two committees were given
to the democrats instead OF one which gives
them the use of two cOmmittee-rOOms- The
one they had was the private land claims,
and the one given them besides IS the en-
crossed bills At the democratic caucus Mr..
Thurman was rejected chairman of the first
and Mr. Caeserly of the second.
The Liberals declined positions on the
committees.
The Administration Senators having placed
one vacancy on each committee at the dIspo-
sal of the opposition Senators, Democratic
rl-l - IN-.......:. =, 800. 800. j.. tr,a,
the Liberal Senators to meet them for
division Of the places The Liberal Senator'S,
after consultation, have replied that they %
not desire to GUST any Of the Democrats from
the places which they have held on commit
tees, and they consequently decline TO accept
any of the positions offered TO the joint OF
/ position
Mr. Sumner said as tie Senate was about
to reorganize its committees he must ask IN
obedience to the Instructions Of bis physician
/ to be excused from service on any committee.
I lie made the request with great regret,
| Mr. NJ DRILL OF Vermont has called up the
/ bill to provide for the further endowment
and support OF colleges for the benefit OF
! agriculture and the mechanic art-. aud the
liberal and practical education of the indus
/ trial classes, &c. He read long address ia
! support If tie bill, in which be argued that
science and the arts ought to take precedence
of the classics in the oiucati. n of American
/ youth, and that Tic liberal endowment ID
these colleges would lie one ,f the most pow
eriul means of lGomotlu. intelligence and
virtue among all the People, ana leyol. ping
l the resources Of the whole county Atthe
conclusion of his address the further CON
sideration Of the b Il was postponed for d
week.
MoRE SHIrs a WAR.-Thc House alter
full discussion this afternoon, passed tie blu
! for the constr uctiOn of SIX new steam sloaI=-
o.-war- The number recommended IN tie
bill reported from the Committee ON Naval
Affairs was ten, but the House reduced In
to SIX. There Is no appropriation mae.
however, and Mr. Garhcld's amendment,
which provides that no contract or order Tor
construction shall be made until full detailed
estimates Lave been submitted to Congress
and appropriations made, therefore virtually
prevents the construction of the vessels for
year at least There are q number Of gen
tlemen here interested in this subject WHO
viii make an effort to have this clause str.ck-
en- out IN the Senate. MIR Uale's amend
ment, providing that oue-balf Of the vessels
should be constructed in private yards, was
adopted.
REDUCTION or PosTAGE.-Mr. Hiu's lin
for the reduction OF postage proposes to make
the ordinary letter baIc-ounra RATE TWO cents
.ll .-..l
anu III iOi'e1 : 20 'I'eiiN cue 'l" l''s',''
code, is designed 70 elect a rcversal OF the
Postmaster Generals ruling that double
nosrape rnust lie collected on uartia1v me-
;,i..+o. NJ G-olt.,,..t,,. as .,.;,l ,,....-.
20 -
April l, 1910, a. the cate en- ana "tt@F ".iaA
stamps on checks and drafts shall no longer
be required. and provides fer tie retention
/ - 1891 -.,,...
TEMPERANCE MoyENENT.-Mr. Pomeroy
has introduced bill in the Senate, in re-
Spouse 10 a movement Tor the suppression OF
the liquor traffic in the District If Columbia
and the Territories, nauguratcd by the Ma
tional Temperance Society OF which the
Hon. VIM. f. Dodge OF New York is Pres
/ dent, and IndOrsed by ether temperance or
gan cations IN various parts OF tue country
P roslulHe - tna' 10 I'-soN sI'ii .7
chance barter Owe mr. .iisr-,.s ut ,rv irt,,v-
eating liquors to be used as beverage IN
the Territories OF the United States OF ia the
DlS'r'cv OF Colu'ho'a- second l"t' *
mediS,naI and scIs,t,fc ,,nJ,os'. ia tle
mechanic arts only. provided fnev label and
mark the article containing the liquor dis
y . tv~ ~N..w al.