Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-24

too much for the speaker, "iiO ouS5O1'
that it was rather an arithmeticaf than a
parliamentary question.
The truth $, the bill suits nobody 1t has
been modified so that it IS unsatisfactory 10
the revenue reformers, that it might secure
the support of Mr.. Dawes; which 1t seems
to have failed in obtaining after all And
the rest of the committee have declared
themselves against it already IN she House
It is a child which nobody owns and IT'S 'u1a'0
/ looks extrc mely stormy
The House had sharp and Interesting
debate on the civil service during the week
which is all that could reasonably have been
expected. in the present body, from any oIll
aiming at a radical reform. The occasion
/ for the discussion was Mr.. Willard bill Tor
preserving the Independence of the depart
ments. Alter MIR. Willard came Messrs. Perry,
Bingham. Finkelnburg, Garfield, Sargent
Butler, Potter, Bird and others, the debate
running on for three days. Mr. Butler con-
tinued his war on civil service reform by
opposing this bill, and st1rminE round IN
his bclligerent manner lie declared that a
/ friend of civil service reform needed Ger
tifcate thar he was not going to Cincinnati,
and he interrupted SIR. Garfield, who was
speaking in behalf Of reform, to ask him
whether he endorsed the present admins
tation Mr. Glr6eld's reply was that he
did not propose to lie marched cut over any
BODY : race course at the gentleman bidding
In short, while Mr. Batter pretcnds to be so
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50 severe On those Republicans like Mr. Gar
field, whom ne suspects Of sympathy with
the modern movement against It, he yet
denouncls and strives % bring into contempt
reform for which tile President is devote ~
working His policy is in striking contrast
with that # last winter, when b. undertook
/ t. whip every Republican into tie lines on
the San Domingo question. by tie cry that
it was an administration measure. @ oppose
which w5lli De party treason. Es- Mr-
Batter prevailed, f3rtae reason t.lz a mag )r-
+ isv was with him before debate el1a aea-ei,
ana tile t,Il VS. disp,-ei 5. datE ~ re-
committing. i, d Tie committee.
TIE Senate has been ar5s.a- ~ great
len.t7 IA. question a- q whether Mr. Al
/ b5tt or Mr Vance. or either 4 taem. is en-
.,.r.3 ....ss,.- +, r.. S.ssts f~.u North
Carolina Dlrfr- tie 5.se-e 5f-. A5a1e.
c,9I3 f., seen walking around like .nsrturhe5
,5ost from the lobby ar the cloak rooms
whenever a new sneaker commenced y 4
lively c5i9lly spraas up
Mr.. Carpenter who els drawn irr-=.=,ta.y
,.,-,. s,.,r- 4;..,ss-.7. ~ law constitutional
~ ,,,rIimsn.srv. maintains that the v5c.s
cast e,- Vance. .ir.s-a....t ~ ..sv were eszc
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SATURDAY evenfn. lie Senate lad an ID
-s-ss.ir, session Tie Texas P.e.f. railroad
+l.,.- ,.,.s.r discussion, ANA WIS. owed
nv the free Tea and coffee bin vaiea many
senators were DESTROYS II rl>-la- lima Hate
d, ,a5 ,,i-lor,- anon l.,rat-. Bar it was
discovered r. about e,-at Il taeeveniu. taa,
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