Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-05
Our Washington Letter.

the sweeping reductions proposed by the COM
miitco will be passed by a strict party vote in the
House while L Is equally AZ probable that several
weeks will be consumed in debating the bill.
Congress therefore is very liable to remain in
session til july, although il Is proposed by some
members to adjourn over the hot weather and re-
turn in September At all events, there is vast
amount Of work to be done, aud but little time In
which to do IT, on Wednesday, the House com
monccd It's
EVENING SESSIONS
for the special purpose Of considering the appro-
priations These evening entertainments at the
Capitol are very popular and largely attended
The brilliancy and wit Of the average Congressman
seems to develop itself in a larger degree by gas.
light than in the broad glare Of day The CALLER
les arc generally crowded, and the fair sex arc
especially wen represented. They bring their
opcra-glasscs and spare neither the good, the bad
nor the Indifferent looking member in their be
witching glanccs through these helps To read.
on Wednesday evening the scene, usual on such
occasions, was enacted in It's most becoming man
nor Nearly every member was In his seat the
galleries were crowdedto sufocation and the cham
represented n hrilliantappeamnce; speeches were
limited to five minutes each, which had the effect
ofaddng the spice Of variety to the debate, which
,,a, ,,t,l,,i dccldodl, u,elv trrouehout TAX
w., a.. - ,,5 t,r.uio s,cocbos M roster NJ
Ohio. McCary OF Iowa, Clttenden and iloskins
- vo,, yo,l, ~, cv,no,,lcs the debate might be
lii ono ~ ,bo bost ~ tho session while added
:. ,ii. Coz ono ~ ,i,o ,rit,icst sreecbes Of tho
-, ,n,do h,, NJ Williams of Wisconsin
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A.. -. 4, LII a., t,o o,.oiied NJ
yy,,,.,,,. r. MAJ, IN ,to ,,,ir,o If lie of fin,
,,osc,.o ovcorlo,, ,oi,o and nosso.soa of many
i,,o, t,,i,. ~. n r,,,,,,o..r,an /, ,bc co,,r.c q,
H. ro,,a,. ,o ,,tarro1 e., Iis bo,in,, ror,ed d
sin,lo r,or II, ,i, a., f,r himself and vife. =,
lie Iof, III i,,,o ho, ,t bomc and sent hi,
d,n,i,,or =, hor o,,,,s l., lon,ral Vow yorl vhe,,
.lo .,. t,,,rIi, -, ,,.tf,,,. III ,io.o bo had
,i,o,rot o., .,,,,. g., ,v,sltn,,o Thotyer, ,,,,,
I'M, h. had received 81 confidential letter fron
f,;erd in t,r,,o. him that tho spliert was heinz
c,n,,s.cl IN, fc,, of b,s constituents whether n,
oreht mo-, 10 NO defco,cj Tor n denomination no
eon,o ,ha, ii,,io roice worn In mann, " ribhon. (,
nj Secretary Fish's reception. DO You ask me-
said Mr.. Williams. elf under these circumstance,
I feel meanq Great God neyer felt so mean il
all my life Ills further remarks ON econom,
and so-c.,llcd reform were particularly happy, an,
were greatly enjoyed by the members and gal
lerics Mr.. Robbins OF North Caronn, otherwis
/ known AS scyenty-dolar Robbins, ondeayoro,
| to make some political capital on his own account
| by moving that messenger in the Senate, VIII
| lost both legs in the Union army be continued ii
that place at a salary Of one thousand two hun
dred dollars. lie no doubt believed that In
uopse and tbo conu,r, would consider tina, Il
was nerformiug A magnanimous act to intere.
himself in a Union soldier be himself beipg
confederate and that his sincerity would not h
doubted T,i. was not the ease however as m
attempt was so pateut coming from one who.
character il so VOL known while IL WA. proved IA.
vond ouestion to he vholly ont Of Mace to attem,
10 dictate To the Senate what men should he en-
Moved in their service Rem Hin and Tucker ,
VIRGINIA had onite n spicv arcument over m
question the latter taking his views ON con.titt
tional rrennds. and wa. summarized by heIIous
which efrectnallv sopelrhed Mr. Robbins' alton,
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nevt ,roek f. statod that General nen pntl
has been retained in addition toex. seuator coroe
ter MONTGOMERY Blair and Hon Jeremiah Rlac
as counsel to defend the Secretary Tho arr'
of counsel ia certainly imnosipg Wbetber Co
eral Hickman il within the jurisdiction NJ II
senate sitting AZ court Of innoaebmept ia al
nerncxin. question and as there is reanv
American nrocodent which coyers {, tho decj.i
,f tho senate ru ,,,bori,,tiyoi, establish ~
Ia,y In tho cos. Tho aro,,nert of tbose ,,l
hold that tho ev-se,retor, 4. ont of tho ,,,,er
the senate IL that II was tbe intention ~ II
framer. Of onr Constitution IN limit tbo nroccss
impeachmenttocas cases where it was necessary IN ,
move ir,,ro,or nersops from once Tbis,,u
tbe first Question IN he decided bv the Senate
the matter The Reo,,blio,n Of This CITY beliey
n,at r,ero il nat avoidance enor,b IN la,oli, oo
yi,t nellnan in the Senate or tho Di.trict Con,
# IL worry t,no that tle cose IL nat an cle,. fl i,
peoreJ /, he when II first comeout