Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-22
MashlngIon CORRESPONDENCE.

adjourned until Wednesday January lth is,5
Washington Correspondence.
CONGRESSIONAL M,rTiI,s-ImE uUn 1iu
uuGHEN IN rHE HoUsr-mits INTRODUCED
HY CONGRESSMAN JoYCE-uls BILL Tou u.r
REDUCTION % NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rru..
LArloN-uE riuLApurHA IAD.uIpN-I4l.-
sONAL GOSSIP
WAnmNcroN, y G., December Is. 1873
M.urs Eiiors'-As is usually the case Con.
grcss has put on the transaction of an important
husines. until after the holiday season. coutentt.
itself with the mere introduction " minor bI.l.
and their reference 10 committee sorcuiete
lions may be named in regard TO bib. aud meas.
urcs Of importance as there have been one of
two movement. -et ON foo, which are 20 national
consequence and have already excited some iuici.
est Boz and also ont oi Congress Tie House uay
he said TO have got fairly 60 work and toha,e lad
out considerable business 90 DO when they ro-a..
sembe in January only one bill has however boon
PASSED and This needs the Presidents a-natue
before becoming law Tile democrats have out.
lined something ~ the course they are tD pursue
which has in some of be- features caused uo .ii.s
amusement to lookcrs-ou Their greatest dfo.I
seems 90 be she ihiui-tem h1shcar and several
frantic oudcay0r have been made o. goo 800 -
precision ~ opinion ou The subject ilom ue BE-
publican- Mr. Springer OF Illinois. introduced
a resolution on Wednesday. dcnnun-inrt hc ras.-
bilty OF the third term, which was passed o.,
large majority, only eighteen voting against BE-
The resolution, iu itself, bias no sgnlhnur,
whatever, while the eighteen votes we've mea}
indications Of individual Independence ol thought
coupled with a dislike 60 De lea by a democrat uH
such a meaningless question There was contl-
cradle curiosity manifested as 90 thc whereabouts.
Of Mr Blaine, when the aycs aud nays wore
called on the resolution and when np re-non..
vas made 20 bis name general titerwcut foafd
the hall As "a matter Of course an soit- oi n.
yestgauous are threatened by the democrat u
the House each Of The Executive Department. asst
70 be examined, aud all the mystcrou. inner
workings Of the administration of the govern
ment since the close Of the war are % be exrusci
What such m examination will disclose remains
to be seen.
Congressman Joyce introduced several b.l. BOZ
the House on Wednesday. which are Of gelurr
Importance, and have attracted considerable auen-
ton from the pres. and public here. The FIRST oi
these was bin to repeal the act entitled SD
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throughout the uitcd states and aA acts
amendaioy thereof which was read a hrsi and
second time referred TO the Judiciary Committee
and ordered go bcp1utcd Another hii introau. ed
/ by him. and which - % much interest 90 Gle
whole country, was one fixing the rate Of postage
on all malable matter of The third elias. % One
cent for each two ounces orfmcion thereof which
was read twice, referred Go tho Committee ou i0e
] Post-uhco and iostkoad-, and ordered 90 De
/ printed This hul differs in very essential To-
| spec' from that introduced oy MT snrk"eathef
oil connecticut 100 that u does not except euth Al-
'icles as books sample cards aud like articles %
merchandise While Mr. siarhwcathers bA lfD'
'ldes mat the postage on these articles shall gee
main ne It now is--one cent per ounce or fraction
thereof Colonel Joyce's bill may oe rightly eoH'
s'defed more 10 the interest ~ the general publ'
than the other re!ered 10, and ~ none other hA'
! o'eh ih'iodn'ed IKE II the House "ih DO We" "
give u favorable Consideration It is estimate
'n'' 'no prom ue'Ned 10y 'ne iostoiheo pei'''
n,'n' 'le s' Ise"' ear from his'-cass matter N"'
aD'u' sioV'VV' WINE 'Ae actual Toss sustained D!
sne department on seeoha-e'ass matter was auou
| o'lVoVVVy, ana on 'hlfu-class matter aoout ~
ooo'oOo. No'"ilhs~ndns TINS showing the pun"
"''u'H"S '''' 'n"' postage on an classes oil matte
- "'s" e"ousn' nor uoeS II loio" 'nat an lncI..'
!" tue '"''s "o"' pi'ns WIN 'oFiespoha'n'
increase % revenue Is nehe'ea mat the J,
uu'''o" o' rates Us p"Iosou ny 'ne Joyce pl'l
"'uu ies"i' III t"l'c az ih"'n h'''t'er peihs sen
N NV ''"s manning '"' ie' en"o "uou' u'o SAM
w. V' 90, y. "'so piesen'ep u'' S''n' nay ''o "
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anu o"' N.'us'nu o'neis' pray "s 'o' inc up
p''''n'n' u 'o,i'il'iss'on 70 inquire anu i'i''
a. :" '''' results o. ui' u''i'' Ia A''ono'o nP"0''
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! presented, on wednesday, in the Senate, the pe
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