Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-31
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| W hiNdloN. ~. t.,rJan. n, 1873.
We are now in the midst of heaviest
snow-storm thus far of the season. Street
cars have nearly all suspended, and hack
are in good demand at extortionarv rates
Mondays being bill days, nearly all of
the Members were al the Capitol to-day in
readiness to take part. as their respective
States were called, in furtherin. their net
claims. The agitation of District of Colum
bla matters has been so Intense lately that
bills and resolutions, effecting the Board nf
Pubic Works here to day, were quite
numerous. The bill introduced by Mr.
Smith of Vermont, asking Congress to
make an appropriation for the District for
anticipated work, met with rebuke. Also
special bill appropriating s39, 800 for the
Board Of Health of the District. called up
by Mr.. Seaport, was refused consideration
on motion to suspend the rules.
The resolution Of General Butler. askinp
the Secretary Of the Treasury aud the Post
master General to furnish the House with
the list OF questions put to the applican :
| under the civil service rules created con-
| siderable interest. The adoption of this
resolution is considered heavy blow a.
gainst the system itself. Much merrinent
| is anticipated if ever these questions asked
| Tor come up for consideration
The slaughtering of politica! regulations
| during the last week was fearful bv the
Credit Mobilier investigation. 1t was
mostly the result of excessive panic. The
facts ELECTED were not in themselves of very
serious import, but the nervous anxiety of
honorable gentlemen as to the possible Ell
feet such disclosures might have upon
their political prospects led some of them
to prevaricate in regard to their real char
acter. This prevarcati ion has done inf
nitely greater damage than frank avowal
OF the facts charged could possibly have
done. Honesty in small as well as in great
matters is, after all, the hest policy.
The most daring movement ever made
doubtless, in Congressional legislation. was
made to-day by Mr.. Perce in the House.
1t VIII be remembered that bill for re
funding the cotton tax collected during 80.
'66, and '67, was introduced in the House
the early part of last session and referred
to the Ways and Means Committee. There
1t has remained. the members of the Com
mittee not agreeing on the kind of bill to
report.
The friends of the bill getting tired, hay-
ing no hopes that the bill would even be
reported by that Committee, advised mo-
ton TO suspend the rules for the purpose
or passing resolution asking the Commit
tee to report the bill forthwith, aud setting
Tomorrow and every day hereafter until it
ahOuld he 6isnnSaH Of for IL
This motion brought forth fierce opposi-
ton from nearly every member of the
Committee. But, notwithstanding, 70 vot.
ed for the suspension of the rules against
l05.
The Commission of Education IL receiy
Ing many sugges lions in regard 10 the rem
resentation of our educational institutions
at Vienna. Some westerner has proposed
the idea of showing the schools by photo
graphs. An Illinois educator thinks that
real schools should be transferred their
teachers, pupils school books, school-house
and all. Others think a model school house
of miniature size would be sufficient Per
haps the most peculiar of the suggestions
in regard to exhibiting American skill,
taste and progress, is that of a gentleman
in Albany, who thinks the plans and orna-
mentation OF orr grave yards should be
shown. There is every prospect of a most
creditable exhibition of our educational
status being made at the Worlds Fair, pro-
vided Congress appropriates the necessary
money with which TO do it,-s300 900 being
the amount asked. 1t seems likely that
New York City, and perhaps Washington,
w Ill sand nOHalo Of nj
Gen. Van Buren,, the U. S. Commissioner
in charge of the American representation.
writes that the vessel chartered 10 transport
the material will sail about the first of
March.
The proposition for a reorganization of
the Internal Revenue Bureau aud redlic-
tion OF the present force in Gen. Spnner's
and McCarty's division is creating consfd-
cradle CONSERVATION among the clerks in
these departments. Gen. Spinner's, like
Mr.. McCarty's, division is Composed
mostly of ladies whose salaries are general
ly from SIS to 500 per month, and whose
positions are regarded as favor, having in
most Instances been obtained through Con-
gressional influence. 1t appears am exam
ination OF the records of this class of cleri-
cal force that great many now employed
there are neither the widow, sister or Ciau III
ter Of soldier.
Strangers now coming 10 Washington
need not be very apprehensive of the dan
ger OF the small pox. The principal avenues
and streets are entirely free from this loalh-
some disease.
There has just been started a weekly pa
per called the U. s. Postal Guide by two
gentlemen in the Post Office Department.
This paper contains complete official re-
sumo of the business of the department,
such as changes In post offices, X. w. =. O.
clerks, route agents, etc. This paper is de-
signed TO be valuable assistant 10 post
masters and business men generally
throughout the country. Jss. n.