Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17
Letter from Washington.

nae Deen seriously discussed Ia the Senate I
Mr. Scott, chairman of the Ku-K!ux Com
mittee. made a report duplicating Senator
Cliyton in serious misde neauOrs, while gov
ernor of Arkansas The testimony taken
before the Committee went to show tina,
Governor Clayton had made a deliberate
bargain to issue a certificate in favor Of Mr.
Edwards, then & candidate as representative
from Arkansas, whether he were elected or
not, and that the certificate was issued ac-
cording TO agreement, notwithstanding the
fact that his opponent received a majority Of
the votes Mr.. Clayton occupied most Of
Tuesday with his personal explanation, and
closed with request for a special committee
to investigate the matter, hear both its sides
and report to the Senate. The request was
Immediately granted. Then resolution
was offered, accepting the statue Of Roger
Williams, recently placed in tie capitol,
upon which Senators Sprague and Anthony
made short and most appropriate speeches.
Mr.. Anthony INDUCED his Imagination, and
rejoieed in anticipation OF the day when
every State should have in the capitol the
marble image OF one or more Of its heroes.
On that day he vas to see among Others
= the stalwart form Of that hero who thun-
dered at the gates Of 1icouderogs in the
name Of the Continental Congress and the
great Jehovah
On Wednesday, Mr.. Carpenter offered
resolution to the effect that the new rules Of
the commission are uncons titutionaI, apd
gave notice that at an early day be should
submit some remarks on the e recent politj-
cal delusion, called civil service reform
which aims 70 transfer thc patronage o.
( government e from the Off ers in whom the
constitution vests IL, to a board o. school
masters TO sit ia Washington" Mr. Car
+ peuter evidently dissent5 from the opinion Of
the Ex-Attorney General. and il is safe to
presume from his words. that be not only
considers the reform q violation Jf the con
sttutiou but Of common sense The de-
bates in the Senate On this question promise
90 be interesting
Mr.. Coakling, ON Thursday, delivered "a
carefully prepared speech opposing Mr. sum
ncr's one term amendment Nlr C0nkling
has won Iorful faculty for framing beautiful
sentences. ami flling them with the bittere-t
most sarcastic and exasreratin.. of er.taets
fiji. argument. which was cutie Graitle s.
TAR as It went. was but am excuse tor th,
inuucndles, dark inslnuetIau- AMI mora
,sH .cri,ns winch we're aimed ait along Al lIr
sumner and those senators who err VIII.
aim in the belief THAT il is @oitaeg treason
nor felony t. esp1use ar opinion which dle
not hafpen to meet the approvalot the seua
tor Ut the ambrcsIai locks Tue orator
worked himself into q hae passion when d,
r spoke Of the presses ana domasezues who
] a ter sounding all the depths and shoals d
ca!lmny, after pouring out abuse an = So
+. ness it-e.fi- satcd, after using all tao weapon
s e in the poisoned armary Of ran.9r Pin rh
= sources q ciyi.ilsi and uneis.Iz.i wtr.l1
p nave been exhausted. Ge have . LAST aae
driven. ID their attempts tJ defeat tile Frs-I
/ dent. rl q constitutional amou1ueu.
The House has been de.lecd again vl-
3 bills on every conceivable subject. The Ia
PRODUCTION, however. Is the m9-1 Jlat is e,e
5 heard Of nins---nths 1t shem. uIus h5
: has been discussed, an election ease decide.
z and constitutional amcadmen. maxim
. natumilzed cit zen. eligible {. chs office
President rejected Thursday the Hao
i accepted the statue % Roger Williams au
+ eniiyenad the iousrcal -Jlemnasy . tls q.
casi0n with 6 debate. Nr. hsnc-, 81 Eaal
: Island. made lengthy remarks, IN tile caur.
ot which lie spoke OF Roger Williams bar
+, ishment from Massachusetts .'r hs Nc"
: upon " soul liberty, and ier s. BOLD
Z maintaining them. when be hai tai-ae
2 Mr. Bona- rose 20 behalf ol Aa--aeau-ett
: e explain that % wae n't ior abstract ~
n trinc- chat Roger "illitus "a- 6sni-ae
Uur because bee denied the verv title t4,
bad 81 their land, ami held ami maintain,
: other views which tended 70 un-ettIe the
Z government. In short, Mr.. William. 81
q an exceedingly troublesome man, and. 81
e Banks remarked. looking e Mr Batter vi
SAT .y ms SIDE. thal there ware sti.I a e
= more % that sort LETT IN the State 50.
aow Mr. Cox turn, Tor he would die
. vezatou ID he should miss q chance ne la
L thrust az Massachusetts - DE pi,.net
b and told the House that tAc Pdr.an-,
.5 much Landed, did not come here &. e=cal
: from any church. bus that they came.
It order, as they expressed il 70 King jaime
10 = % worship God and-catch fish and 90
8 they always had one eye turned upward
!, God, 7ud one somewhat downward for
bite Mr.. Butter then obtained the G45
- Ue said ~ tv7e yr.II Epluvr fht- sf- pr-
tans intended to ldnd farther south U.s.
Plymouth Rock. somewhere in the l3t.su.
= Of the island of Manhattan. and Mr. Butt