The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
Political.

rible disaster to the state.
The Chicago Tribune mentions that the
president could "readily have prevented
Dyer's confirmation, If he had given hint
that he desired It." Complimentary, this,
to the republican senators! Tf
There are some 20 vacancies In the panel
of the circuit court which is to try Gen.
Babcock. 1t Is not yet settled whether
they shall be filed by the marshal at his
discretion or by lot. Probably the former
course will be adopted.
Mr.. Denson of Vermont, the successor |
of Judge Poland in the house of represent |
vote for the anti-third-term resolutions. 1t |
was poor change when Poland was set |
aside for Denison.-Boston Herald
Ex-Supervisor Mcdonald now says he
didn't go to Washington, last winter, to
get the Bristow-Douglass order revoked,
didn't ask to have it revoked, and didn't
know it had been revoked until he got
telegram from Douglass saying so. Which
is painfully thin.
The New York World says; 1.-THE COM
mlttee on banking and currency is the one
to which we look with most sollcitude, for
Mr.. Cox has not hitherto evinced 30 much
real mastery of the problems of currency
as clever familiarity with the sound con-
clusions of its literature" 90
George F. Seward, who has been pro-
NOTED from the position of consul-general
at Shanghai, to be the successor of the late
b. p. Avery, as United States minister to
China, is a nephew of the late William II.
Seward, and has occupied various positions
in the United States consular service in
China and Japan.
The West holds the first places in the
number of chairmanships of the first and
second class house committees. Out of
the total forty.seven Ohio and Missouri
have each five chairmanshps, Illinois four,
Kentucky four, Indiana two, Tennessee
two, Virginia and Pennsylvania three each,
North Carolina two, and no other state has
more than one. Nl
The Vermont congressman, Denison, says
the Boston Traoeller, whose vote in favor
of third term surprised his constituents,
Is one of the pets of the ''independent
press" He ran in opposition TO that pol
ished gentleman and strong partisan, Judge
Poland, and his defeat of the old stager
was at the time regarded as great triumph
for ''independency.
A movement is on foot to induce Gov.
Garland of Arkansas to invite the COVER
nors of Alabama, Louisiana, Texas Missis-
sippi and Tennessee to unite with him in a
call for convention of the southern states
this winter at New Orleans, for the purpose
of determining upon mutual plan for the
encouragement OF immigration to the south
from Europe.
Senator Merrimon of North Carolina de-
MES that his bill about pensions contem-
plates the granting OF pensions to rebel
soldiers, and says that its only aim is to re-
store to their former privileges the old ante
war pensioners in the south, most of them
aged men, whose names were stricken from
the rolls because Of their frequently en-
forced s,Innori of tho rebellion.
MIR. Eames of Rhode leland, who is the
only New England member of the banking
and currency committee, introduced bill
last week providing that the government
shall retain in the treasury all the gold that
, is not required to pay the interest on the
public debt. and also requiring national
banks to accumulate coin reserve to pre-
, pare the way for resumption OF specie pay
ments.
The kind of dissatisfaction that was felt
in 1872, and which led to the Cincinnati
, movement, has UNNECESSARILY deepened
and broadened. 1t was without result
, then, because of its candidate and the alter
native it presented, which forced many
! thousands of the republican voters to sup
: port Gen. Grant under protest, and which
s kept many thousand of democratic voters
D from the polls.-Harper's Weekly.
, President Grant attended Moody and
e Sankey's revival meeting in Philadelphia
last evening The telegraph does moi
state how the presidential party was affect
ed by Moody and Sankey's efforts, neither
does 1t afford any reason for believing tina
the revivalists nominated the president fo
q a third term, or requested their audience t.
: pray for his denomination in which cas-
y Bishop Haven still maintains the lead
Boston Transcript.
:. OF the fortY-seven house Craftsmanship
A exclusive of the committee on rules, o
h which the speaker is ex-ofilcio chairman
q twenty-four are given to western members
a ten to southern, and thirteen to the middl
and eastern states. or the latter thirteen
six are of third rate importance, beinI
! committees on expenditures in various ex
A ecutive departments, &C., and of the chair
A manships gwen to western members fou
! are of the same description. Four or fv
q of the southern chairmanships are also I'm
;. important.
It The assignment of republicans on thu
several committees seems to be generally
v satisfactory to the opposition. Blaine
y Kelley and Garfield have all got places Of
g the ways and means committee, and surel
. it would be hard for any republican t
q complain of unfairness in that. The sonor
g GUS MIR. Kelley will be given every oppoI
"A tunity in that committee to convince hi
}. democratic colleagues that pig iron is tn
l. principal thing requiring legislation -
IS Worlds telegram.
o A war with Mexico instituted at thi
= time could easily be prolonged until afte
O the presidential election, and Grant is
, man who would not scruple to avail him
, e self of all the opportunities for persons
Is advantage that in such an event would
ii at his disposal. The public may Deepen
upon it that the president has no intentio
If OF leaving the White House and thos
le who suppose that he has played his las
!, card In his sudden access of zeal for tn
d Protestant religion, will yet have occaslo
J. to acknowledge their error.-Ne,o Yor