Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-14

tue OeHdle, ITOIu CcOtl, .tue great rail-
road king, Istating that his name hat
been thus used without his authority.
The weeks legislation has been main
ly upon appropriations. Like the cain
after the storm, or an armistice wher,
all have been whipped, all seems quiet
Persistent refusal to increase salaries
and few naughty kicks at the deat
carcass of so-called civil service reform
are the clearly defined points of thu
weeks work. Howe, in set speech
blew scool upon the plan proposed by
| the civil service commission and adj
vanced theory of his own. Carpenter
ridiculed the idea of giving extra pay tc
| those members of the commission who
hold government positions; thought il
they commenced by paying two salaries
to one person, the people would regard
it as-to use vulgarism not senatorial
reform Sin horn, kind not at all de.
sirable Conkling wanted to know what
use was to be made Of the $4,000,
placed in hands of the president fol
reforming the servic; and lively set
to followed between him and Edmunds,
as to the propriety of appropriating this
amount to the presidents discretionary
use. Then came the novel scene of
the so-called boilers maintaining that
the president is worthy of being trusted
to that extent that corruptions do exist,
have been pointed out and ought to be
reformed Trumbulls speech to-day
was especially of that character The
present showing is that those who have
been most anxious for investigation are
most willing to grant this means of re-
form, while the reverse is trne of the
other faction who regard civil service
already better than it ever was before
and are therefore satisfied with its pres
ent condition. Whatever Trumbull's
sins in the aggregate may be, his show
ing to-day was conclusive that political
place hunting was not one of them.
THE HOUSE,
varied its regular order of railroad jobs
and political scrimmages - railroading,
by the way. The Central Pacific lobby
treated itself to a little recreation on
Tuesday, over a little affair, mere pic
adillo, being nothing more or less than
the modest request for Goat Island in
the San Francisco harbor, valued at
about ten millions. Said Central Pacific
Railroad is willing to take theisland off of
our hands, but the people of San Fran
cisco assert that to do this will embarrass
commerce and injure the harbor The
bill is yet before the House.
But we were speaking of the varia-
tons. On Wednesday the house for
mally received our little nut-brown Jap
anese lions, technically called the en-
bassy. They came on the floor and
sung, chanted or wailed-we don't know
which to call it-their little heather adj
dress, and then they listened with pro-
found Indifference to their heather
brethren of the Western world That
was a glorious day, one to be remem-
bered in and out of history. Then those
speeches. The Japs enjoyed them of
course, and why shouldn't they? It
was probably the only thing Of the kind
they ever saw or heard in our tongue.
We were just Captivated by Iwrakuras
address, Like the old ladv's ''sar-
mon, though we were blind to the text.
and deaf to the sentiment, yet lit had
such Cody tone" We Just wish the
heathcns could have understood some of
our fellows remarks. Such glorious
sentences as, Star of Empire" "Age
of progress" Dawn of Civilization"
and such, would have been fresh and
new to them, and we should like to
have watched the effect. Such things
are good anyhow, only it seems as If We
had heard them before somewhere. But
we are glad these speeches were deliy-
cred for we can stand it, and poor Jap
an is to be elevated thereby.
Touching the other little matters /
Of the week, we might go on
following each through their ramifica- |.
lions to the conclusions, and extend the .
Herald the year round like an endless 7
apron, but were we to do so no body :
would follow us. Take for instance the .
deficiency bill, and that is perpetually .
before Congress in some form or other /
and we might tell how an amendment .
offered to cut off appropriations for In
liam agents so mixed up the house in a
big talk" gave 50 many shoWings of
)ur Indian policy, and ended in a BRILL
mt display upon the floor of oratOrial
omihawk and skalping knives. And
We might tell how this same deficiency /
ill provoked Farnsworth and nearly all
If New England into a lively set-toO
'yer the eight hour law, and, last but
lot least, ran sun set Cox upon the mer-
IS of this bill, took occasion to fling dirt
t carpet bag expenditures, and
solid chuncks of political
hunder adapted to the times, when he
yas pitched into by Rainey, member
rom the South, black as the shadow of
ar barrel, and so badly handled, yet so
Elegantly withal that Cox lost his temper,
hen his balance, and straightway there
rose the wall from the Democratic
amp, "CoX is ftoOred by a id Mig
er "
LOCAL INTERESTS.
The investigation of the territorial
overnment is still progressing, some
tile irregularities are evident, and
upon the part of public af-
airs is painfully evident here as else
here. The new government delegated
lie most of its power to the board of
ubliC works. negotiated a four million
ubliC improvements. The city Is being
lpidly and greatly improved but not
n nothing of course. There is no
oubt just cause for inquiry in this
after.
The weather here has been, 50 says 6
lat Invaluable institution 1.-The oldest 7
.habitants, the most peculiar known
II many years. Winter VIII cold
eezing SHOWS continues on into the
ring months. A week ago a heavy
III of snow crowned the ground to a &
ny uncommon depth, and tonight has T
t in again an old cushioned Vermont
gar snow. Ucm much it did seem
&c home. sWree, kQn,c to 90 watering I
rough the .2l-sN, to have our fingers I
nglc Wit- Frost, our Youthful beard =
ado Nc4trablc by the driving storm. +
g i ttrifted into our Absalom locks and ,
oHin. trickled down our back, for I
oment | dreamed was boy again. k
I'd of the old Green Mountain STATE +
81.
a Terrible Frageay.