Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-03-25
Correspondence.
Our Washington Letter.


u forts were made yesterday looking to
II Limitation of the debate within a fe,
J days. The danger Of hasty legislation
u certainly greater than the danger of an.
reasonable delay. but three months woul,
+ seem 10 be long enough for unlimited de
/. bate even on this important subject. From
the expressions Of Senators few day
more will be likely to finish the discussion
c when a pretty close vote is expected OF
the propositions for greater or less IN
fatiou of the currency. Though reckless
prophecies are made as to the result, it Il
still among the things that " no fellow car
find out" ....r Fl .-r- md
The House held session for debate
only on the transportation bill, and ma.
; jority Of the members attended the launch
of the grand steamer " City of Pekisg y
at Chester, Pa Several members ventil.
aled their views on transportation to com.
paratively empty benches Fabrication
in the Congressional Record will be read
BY their constituents, if their authors feel
like spending $50 to sl00 for postage
stamps. printing, etc. At any rate the
Record will show their views to the
members who have time for extensive
reading, and furnish fuel for future heated
debate on the subject.
The Democrats uniformly oppose any
control or prospective cheapenlng of tran.
sportation by the general government.
while the Republicans, on principles
which have always been inherent in the
constitution of the Wig aud Republican
parties advocate the assumption of power
'ssted in Congress by the Constitution to
regulate trade between the States. and to
assist those who are Disseminated against
BY monopolies. a..
The Temperance Crusade has actually
reached the U. S. Senate, and charac.
terlstic letter Of Mrs. p. II. Lawrence of
New York city. was Yesterday referred to
the Committee on Finance. The broad
bit at Senators Carpenter, Chandler and
Sprague, shows that there is auimus in
the proposal. These gentlemen. who have
all bsen the subjects of scandal in the
pubic prints are requested to be appoint
ed n Committee to receive the PRAYING
ladies', under the lead of Chaplain Sun.
derand. This gentleman could not have
been consulted in the matter of leading
these ladies who wish to ask UNUSUAL priv.
ileges of the Senate, for he quite recently
denounced the vengeance of God on the
slanderers who assai Senator's falsely
VI course the fling cannot be recognized
by the gentlemen named. while the intcn.
ton to offend is manifest on the face OF
the letter introduced at this time.
A single item Of expense incurred IN
me District investigation will illustrate
The expensive character Of these luxurics. {
The printing Of the answer of Governor :
shepherd to the original memorial at the
government Printing Office occupied l2O ,
'omposItors, TO during the day and 90 at t
hight, running double time for seven DAYS
which at four dollars per day amounts to t
'oo6o. When the cost Of prcss.work, q
'aper, folding and stitching lie added this 8
me document will have cost, say s5OOU c
or printing. d
Judge Noah Davis of New Y ork is now t
ere to answer charges made against him r
y Special Agent Jayne who recently v
nade spread-eagIs speeches as a witness v
efore the Committee of Ways and Means
t IS alleged that the committee expect to u
llcit from Judge Davis the face that San. t.
orn, the NINETY contractor, who made 0
objections through U. S. officers. offered c
Jaws when District Attorney five per il
cnt' discount, which he refused to &C. Il
ept. S
Mr.. W. II. Elliott, who has been long s.
lme In Alaska, was heard yesterday by a
he Ways and Means Committee in sup.
ort OF his proposition for the U. S. to b
urchase more Of the Aleutian adjacent to a
be Seal Islands she now owns. He al. 81
sges that they can be bought SO very ST
heaply that the increased product o. h
Gals would soon pay back all they will t.
ost. r Id
The Arkansas frauds are now being in.
estigated by the Committee on Expendi. P
Tres Of the Department of Justice. To "
orrow the detectives who worked up the N
lses will be examined and something def. Q,
lie is expected from them. 7
Something new regarding the family Of b.
harles Sumner has just appeared in the W
lrb of truth. 1t shows that disintercst. CT
'ss and firmness was not alone possessed W
Charles, the second sou, and that m
'arly all have passed through interesting
cisltudes or met unexpected deaths. :"
enry, the eldest, died in Orange, Nj. wi
d natural wa n few en- re sinca Cha rlas ne