St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-29

nois; Thurman, of Ohio; Bayard, of
lima four Republicans and three Dem
ocratS.-to confer with IA committee
from the House consisting of four Dem
ocratS and three Republicans. The
object of this joint committee is to de-
eide upon some method of settlement of
the Presidential difficulty, and its SIM
pie appointment. even if it should not
accomplish all that is hoped, is an i'm
poItnnt point gained for peace, since it
is IL concession on the part of both
! Houses of Congress, and Il tacit ac-
/ Acknowledgement of their interdepend-
cnce. The personal of the Senate COM
mittce is of IL character that gives reason
after all he reached by arbitration, and
men of both parties look to it to rescue
the country from the perils which over
| hang it. Mr.. Randall will appoint the
members of the House committee to-
day.
CEN. EUTLER' ; VIEWS OF THE SITUATION.
/ Gen. Is. F. Butler. has been i'll the
city for day OF two, and, i'll Il CONVEX
>atiun yesterday concerning the Presl-
dental trouble. stated that he did not
think it probable that any compromise
! would he effected. He thought that
there WAS 80 much faint attaching to
the legality of the proceedings i'll some
OF the states connected with the late
/ Presidential election, that, in his .iudg
mcnt, it will he impracticable for either
party to purge itself of the wrongs
alleged against it. The General sug-
rcsts that Congress shall Immediately
paS> Il bill tor IL new election to take
| place in Nav next, and have such safe
guards thrown around the polls us to
make the imputation of untailness i'm
possible. In the meantime he thinks
the acting Vice President of the United
States. MI. Ferry, could conduct the
Government until the inauguration OF
the new President.
PROPOSED NAVY BILL.
\ bill WAS introduced yesterday t.
regulate the lazy. 1t embraces SOME
important and excellent features which
lour correspondent heard suggested 10y
Commodore Ammcn, |. :. n, ScVcra
wears ago. but it is to I've regretted thai
it does not provide foI home defeu>,
specifically is suggested by this distiu
gui>hrd officer and sdcdnt. Commodore
.\mmrn is the inventor of Il marine ran
of wonderful strength and swiftness; i
i proposed to use it mainly for por
and coast defence, and its advantage
! are that while it costs II mere pittanc'
in comparison with the heavy armore'
vessels of the European navie>, it vii
| surely sink any ship with which it ma.
q collide. Its construction has received
the highest approval of naval engineer
and also of Mr. E"d>, the protector u
he Mississippi icttie>. and its advan
tagcS of rhcapncS> and effectiveness AZ
80 palpahlc, and the Importance of tn
defence of ON extensive coast 50 ia
trnu>ccnd> every other service for W HE
: our navy can he employed. that it
almost impossible to understand VIII
Congress will appropriate millions +
keep fleets cruising i'll European AM
/ ASatic waters. while sure and economi
l cal prccauti ions for the defence of our ow
:. coast are neglected. Six or eight {
T. the rams proposed 10y Commodore Am
t men would make it impossible for thos
X otherwise resiStless heavy armore
:, ships like the Iron Duke" and "Na
!, Guard To come within range of Boston
= New York. Philadelphia and other larg
! cities. and yet. they can he built an
e equipped for less than one-tifth of tit
e expense of the heavy armored vessel
: 1t may he proper to add that what
t. have said about this ram is without I'll
Il knowledge of the inventor. whom
" have not seen for more than Il year an
e further that know that he does II,
/, expect "r desire pccuniary remuner;
y ton ion his invention, but to present
l., a> he presented another invention
his (the Liic->aNing Balsa) to the ST
II vice which he loves. and with which h
al life. has been identified. {. \. :.