Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-10
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 1. 1876.
Saa~;oI Do~rsSn,9s,1eDce.

to who shall lead the opposing parties
in the coming contest will soon be de-
termlned. The question will be decided
for the Republicans about the middle of
June next. and from present appearances
the name then and there inscribed upon
their banners will be the target for vii
LITIGATION and abuse for the next four
years. Both parties are arming for the
contest, and the Democracy have already
light skirmishrng by their
investigations, all Of which
are intended for no other purpose than
for political effect While it Is perfectly
proper that all guilty men should be
promptly punished, still it is manifestly
wrong to punish an entire community
for the missdeeds of few. The action
of the present house indicates that they
affect to believe that no good can come
out of Nazareth. and because Belknap
and one or two others have been weighed
in the balance and found wanting. the
entire party is lacking in honesty.
The President has been quite indis-
posed for some days past He Is now
much better and is attending to his Off
cial duties as usual. The cross-examin-
alton of General Schenck. ex-minister
to England, by the House committee on
Foreign affairs was very exhaustive.
The questions asked by Messrs. Lyons
and johnson were written out and asked
through Mr.. Faulkner of the committee
No new facts were brought out, the tes-
timony being merely rehearsal of that
which has already appeared. On Satur-
day they were busy at the Treasury
Department. weighing the silver receiv-
ed the day previously. The coin was
composed of silver half-dollars. An ad-
ditional 100000 is expected from San
Francisco this morning. TO consist Of ten
cent pieces. In view of the present re-
sumption tendencies of the government,
a splendid opportunity viii be afforded
to put coin in circulation by the passage
of the bill for the equalization Of boun.
ties recently offered by Mr.. Thornburg
This bill provides for the payment Of
eight and one-third dollars per month
to each and every non-commissioned OF
feer, musician, WAGNER, private soldier
sailor and marine, including those borne
upon the roll as slaves and Indians wht
faithfully served as such in the army o
the [. S. and have been honestly dis
charged. The time to be reekoned from
the date of enlistment to the date 0
discharge, dedueting from the sum 5
found due any and all bounties alread
paid under the provisions of c. S. Q
State laws. The amount required I
carry out the provisions of this bill j
estimated at about thirty million dollars
and in the opinion of all right-minde
persons there could not be q more right
eous disbursement. 1t viii have the e
feet of spreading money IN small sun
all over the country. and while demon
stratiDg the fact that Republics are d
always ungrateful, it will do much /
relieve the scarcity Of money and cons
quent depression Of trade now 50 just
complained Of. Another bill which d
mands a most favorable consideration,
that for the Texas aud Pacific Railroa
D 1t is intended to secure the speedy cor
I pletion Of the Texas and Pacific Raj
road from point at or near Marshal
: Harrison county. State Of Texas. to t
4 Southeastern boundary line Of the Sta
Of California. and also to build branu
: Of Its road to San Diego. The passa
e Of the bill will afford at all times
e speedy and direct transportation
> troops and supplies, and avoid the da
gers and difficulties now experienced
the other lines by the vicisitudes Of c
mate and other distractions. I
a cost of transporting army suppl
from the nearest Railroad station
r Texas to Ell Paso. is one dollar per hr
y dred pounds for each hundred miles
7, distance travelled. The distance Is s.
E en- hundred miles, 50 that every pou
g Of freight for the army at that po
O. costs seven cents. This alone should
D an argument in favor Of the road,
the government first being amply sec
~ ed for the investment required, will
n enabled to take yearly large sum
IN the matter Of transportation at hi
"a less price than it il now paying.
le- opinion now very generally prevails {
: in view Of recent explanations. Secret
Robeson's transactions with Jay Coo
Of MeCulloeh & Co., in the matter Of ii
at deposits in London, pending the fail
OF Of Jay Cooke & Co., were not only
ne tilted by the emergencies then exist
he but are sustained as sagacious and
nomical by subsequent events
impeachment articles against Secret
Belknap turn out 70 be much milde
RS. their nature than it was supposed I
would be. The Democratic caucus 81
he ed as impeachment managers, Ne
the Lord, Knott, jerks, Lynde, MeMal
are Wheeler and Hoar. The resignatio
ely Gov. Ames put summary stop 70