Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-06
Onr Washington Letter.

tnE COMING SESSION
BE- one Of the most important that was ever con.
vcued within the Capitol Crave questions are |
before ts members, and their solution is Of the |
most serious consequence to the American people /
The democratic caucus Of representatives has met |
and nominated the Honorable Samuel j. Randall /
for Speaker during the session. To say that they |
have chosen wisely is but reiteatng what has
been said by all to-day, and what would have
been the almost universal opinion had Mr. Ran
DAN been their choice last session instead Of Mr.
Kerr. There is very good reasons for the belief
that had Randall been Speaker last session and
some one or any one else been the chairman Of
The appropriations committee, the session would
have been shortened by at least two months and
thereby a saving would have been made to the
country much greater and far more croditable
than was done by the picayuno policy advanced
by Mr. Randall by the latters promotion 10 the
chair, Mr. Holman, Of Indiana, the great OBJ
jector,' will preside over the committee afore-
said aud without doubt will do his best to achieve
what little glory l. possible ere he rctrcs TO pr-
waite life ON the fourth Of ncxt March All but
We shall miss him. that tall, gaunt form, long
arms and bouy fingers which he so delights to
flourish in front Of the Speakers desk Ills face
but typfes the dyspepuc condition Of his mind,
for he is always on the contrary side and LAYS
down his version Of the law with a perpetual
scoNl upon bis homely face Ioie Holman after
March next Randall will make good Speaker
lie is acknowledged to be the best parlameuta-
rian Of his party, and Is besides at home in the
chair Ills face is Of the Napoeonlc type and
there {, nm air ahout his presence which partakcs
Of solid responsibility and the power to rule Ills
only rival when it came to ballot In caucus. was
Sunset Cox and Randall came ia the winner ON
The first ballot by only ten votes Cox was con-
fdent Of success mp 10 the last moment while
Sayler and Morrison who had both been cam
yassed as candidates, Withdrew their names aud
saved q wmnge Tho Republicans Of the House
hold their caucu. on Monday morning and will
probably nominate either General Garfield or Mr.
Hasson as their candidate for Speaker
There are several interesting questions that are
liable to he brought mp IN the House on Monday
First it is rumored here tonight that the House
will at once proceed to appoint committees irom
that body to go 10 the three states in The South
whore there il stll trouble brewing over the
election and that these committees shall be able
to make their report before the time comes for
the counting Of the electoral vote II this is not
done ON Monday it is liable to be accomplished
very soon thereafter
Another question which j. liable to come ny
during the organization of the House j.. the adj
mission Of
TIM REPUBLICAN, NrNuER FROM COLORADO.
II Is stated on what seems to be good authority
that the democrats 10 the House viii decline to
seat Judge Beford, the member recently elected
I'D hut Al
delegate The latter g.. here and Is prepared u
contest the right Of Bedford ton seat in the House
The Colorado democrats claim that Bedford Is en-
titled TO one OF the TWO terms. and profess entire
indifference as TO which Of the two be elects 20
apply for. while some Of the boldest assert that
he will never be seated for either term It is
thought quito possible that Patterson will be re-
tanned 10y the democratic House. and that the
electoral vote Of Colorado will be opposed by the
House pending It's recognition Of the fact OF the
admission Of Colorado as state. and regardless
OF the fact that two Senators from that state will
be seated at the other end Of the Capitol There
is no doubt that the democrats in Congress will
endeayor to make all the trouble they can ii this
way their main object in view being the counting
in Of Tilden AS President Every Republican
state viii be carefully watched to discover some
flaw which can be made Of use in defeating
Hayes and electing Tilden
hut suppose we carry the war into the enemy's
camp little and see what we find in regard to
some Of the democratic states let IL. take. for
instance,
rnE ELECTION IN NoRru cARotlNA
The democrat. claim 10 have carried this state
by fifteen thousand majority. Ia 1872 Governor
Caldwell received ninetv-eirht thousand .ix HIM
dred and thirty votes and AIerriman the demo-
cratic candidateuinety. thousand seyeu hundred
and thirtv-one In 1874 for snperintendent Of
Public Instructor. Pool democrat received nine
! ty-eiqht Thousand teo hundred and seventeen
votes n pain af ono thaY.,ul ice bprd,ed an
Nerrluau'. t0ie r.rucu tte reontii,,,,
candidate. receive 4.bt,-fo1r tbousapd 6,o
hundred and uiustt.6,e votes lo-. from, GAIA.
we'll. vote of fourteen thop.anl and thirt,-6yo
This wear the Repnll..au candidate received ovcr
one hundred and ei.bt tbou.,pd VOTES which r..
I ten thousand more tb,p was over hof,ro ,,,,ied
for the Republican ticket The democrats CLAIM,
10 have received one hundred and tventv-6,o
thousand. which Is twenty-seyen tbousand more
than any democrat ever received in the state
This makes a total Of two bond,od and ,lir,,-
three thousand votes polled The ccpsps of
/ 1870 shows the number of voters IN i,e ,,,o
hundred fourteen thousand two hundred and
SO. ~, -r, ''