The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-13
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WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 6. 1873

1 tue snow is melting rapidly. 4 The street,
are in = filthy condition.
Senator PouieIoy Las many social Al
well as political friends here IN Washing
ton. 1t Is well known, doubtless, to al
your readers that Mr. Pomeroy has tecr
active as Z member of the chu: ch, as an
advocate OF female suffrage, and the pro
hlbltory liquor law. Oniy last session,
noticing a certain Senator enjoying him
self with some friends (among them were
some ladies in drinking wine in the Capi
tol, he at once Went to Vice President
/ Coliax and Informed him of the fact and
! suggested that such conduct was contrary
to the rules OF the SeEate, whereupor
Mr.. Coiiax called upon said Senator,
! who lmbIblng, calling him aside and gave
i HIM u severe rspcimand.
The DaiIy Chronicle continues Mr. P
/ friend. and argues that it is quite posi-
/ BE that be lay, after all, be found innO-
cent of the charges.
1t is ruinored that an effort will be
made as soon as the Poland Credit Mo-
| bliler Committee reports. TO send IA CON-
munication to the Senate, censuring Sen.
Patterson for his connection with the
Credit Mobllier with view to influence
that body 20 eXpelhim. Thus far there
seems no disposition ON the part OF Mr
Patterson to further deteEd himself in
the matter.
Secretary Boutwell, has been interview
ed by several Senators in respect to tie
striking from the legislative appropria-
tion bill the discretionary appropriation
of souIe $50, 600 for additional conl pen
satiou to the clerks IN his department
Il -, Il
money t.; the Secl etary to use in the way
above indicated When it came up in
the Senate about week since it was
strongly opposed by several Senators,
among them was Senator Window, " ho
suggested that ii was the duty Of the
Senate to insist that all appropriations
and disbursements should be specific
that the practice of giving 90 the heads
OF a department such discretionary pow
ers was setting bad precedent, and that
while his confidence IN the honesty OF
the present Secretary was uushaken, he
felt 1t his duty TO oppose 1t. The Secre-
tary has beeu before the House Appro-
priatIon Committee and insisted that the
loss Of this appropriation would increase
the liability Of losing his best clerks.
The Bureau of Education is receiving,
daily, school book publications, spcci-
mems Of school apparatus and furniture
from the publishers and manufacturers
thrOug hout the country TO be forwarded
to the Vienna Exposition With the
exception Of the expreSsage to Washing
ton, which is paid by the senGers Of this
material, the Government assumes the
remainder of the expense In transporting
tito Vienna, ,and displaying it The govern
ha ,al - al
kinds in two vessels, the first of which
sails the Goth of March, Gen. Eaton
has been be-ieged with applications from
parties desiring to lie appointed as COM
mlssloDerS 10 superintendent our cduca-
tIonal display at Vienne, but no one has
been appointed, and it Is understood tlia5
the appointing pawer is iii the hands ut
Gen. Van Buren,, the u s Commits
sioncr. The report Of the Bureau Of
Education for II has been entirely dis
tributed, SO that those who still desire to
obtain the report should apply to their
members of Congress.
The ves;ibule Of the North wing Of the
Capitol has pre- scented quite a novel spec
tac.e since the placing of the competitive
mUdel> .or the Earragut statue, ON ex
hIbltlon yesterday, and a continuous
stream OF spectators have poured in ever
since
The models have been adjusted in line
on a long bench, covered with a grayish
cloth which gives 1t !. respectable ap
pearance, and they remain as they were
placed by the hands of the competing
artists, few of them occupy seperate
stools, and tower little above the
others, but In 10 instance IS the view of
one obstructcd by another.
The competitors are eleven In number,
and the number OF models including u
life sized bust Of the admiral by Mr. G
Turin of New York, In addition to his
statuette are sixteen, some OF the COM
petitors having submitted two models
cue in action, and the other in repoSe.
OF these are Drischler and Ezekiel of
Berlin who have each deposited two
statuettes
Eleven o'clock, yesterday, having been fixed by
the Committees Ct Public buildings and Grounds for
the inspection Of models, the Capitol police having
cleared the vestbuIe, the artists presented ther-
selves and admitted separately each to explain
his model at the conclusion OF which ceremony the
police Withdrew and the crowd in waiting pressed
in 1t is thonght that the Committee Will reflect
some days before selecting model.
The collision between Russia and England depends
upon the violation of the northern frontier Afsl-
by the former. England has defined this line
Locating II On nearly east ana west line through
Lake S.rkol Ii Russia crosses that iine IN ptir-
the Amser OF AisenlStan, and bring to the rescue
her immense force already organized in India Her
railway communications enable her to bring bear
the Indian Empire 10 extent which Russia can
not meet under the necessity OF her position, having
10 transport troops and supplies thousands OF
miles OF deserts Under the circumstances, Russia
viii stop in her career Of conquest and will again
"bide her time.
| Mr. Boutwell, will have a good time if he follow.
all the advice that is rendered him in the manage
of the fiscal affairs of the nation. Every on-
! Of our financial wiseacre assume such perfect
! knowledge OF the whole subject and such dugmatic
posiiSsness aid inlalibly that the public ideas
terribly conlns ed. One wants payments tie pub
lie debt to on; another wants them stopped. One
wants the Secretary 10 let the money market alone
and another wants the Government to control Wall
Street with strong hand. one,wants expansion and
another contraction To cure the absur1ity pro-
posed To constIi ute advisory beard intelligent
and virtuoHs citizens retired from business moi
interested in bank stock to stand at Mr. Routweils
elbow and TO sivs him official and authoritative sd
! vice. Fortunately Mr.. Boutwell, carries pretty
level head Of his own and manages to please the
q most beneHCial character
The repeal Of all usury laws now being Yigei o,-
~ pressed in different quarters. 1t is argued that
money, Ike any other commodity, Should be left oI
regulation the mutual convenience and necessities
| oi the borrower and lender. This, however, is al
assuhipsS ho NefiHed y any experience as yet
N 1ney is in some respects only commodity but
specific character Is that of measure of all Other
commodities. neither the elements which should
Determine this question: grew of the former or
latter character has ct, been determined by
been wasted on The question which up
/ practices! settlement.
| There Is a movement on foot TO erect and open
here, by the middle Of October. the most mag
| nitcent opera house south of New York
\ new siShtPaEed paper, The Society Journal, !,
has just lseu stared ia this city. Judin from il.
name Siii prOtict for it, lis peculiar PROVING.
wi'!s aat successful sphere good society paper
! is just VIII IS needed n tGe Nations Capital
Mr.. taae> Brooks called to his assistance to-day il
/ the Credit Nobler Committee MessrS. Horace f
Clarke, President Of L. p. Il. r. Representative ei
Beck arl Noorhees- BY the first he showed that 10
] per cent was not large profit for constructing
rlllrosa- BY the Cts gentlemen he satisfied the
Committee, Il the witnesses TO lie believed ha
he, the Hon James Brooks had leen before thu
L z. r. r. Committee in aivocaSy of any me.su:
directly or indirectly in the interest of the K L
1 tiarkes opinion OF Ames. to W.T.: that lie fsfnes
VAS an honest and upright man. elected a great deal
81 interest anJ The friends of Ames considers big
-sstanes 10 hm in sustaining his character against
1 those who claim are heaping eaiumry upon hi.
| head.
| The Commissioner Of Education has received 4
| letter from d. Gpliai.det President of the pes
! Mute College, dated At Ltise, Germany January Il
| giving al Interesting account OF his experience
abroad and of his improved health. lie states. also
thar he Is IN favor OF csiinS convention OF ,nStrac
| tors of deal muteS at Vienna, in connection w!tl
the e1ibit;on- This wculi afford opportunity fr
| very interesting aud useful conference
II is stated that the uErsconStructci confederate
al the South -till cherish the hope the redemption
dollar for dollar ii the worthless confederate scrip
! with which SecesSia flooded during The war