Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-16
Our Washington Letter.

Our washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Augns, 10 te-c
he'"s' Editors before the next issue Of u,o
NN"HMAN Is published the first session Of A..
foriy-fonrh Congress will have ended. Al le,.,
such Is the general expectation at the Car,,a,,
day and majority Of the members expect nv,
both Houses will agree to adjourn by Tnesdo, '
"wednesday next The House adopted n ro.,,.
ton two or three days ago 10 adjourn on Monda.
next, but Il was impossible for the Senate ~ ~,
It's way clear to concur
ritE AUTHORIZATION nnIs
The appropriation bills are now all out ~ n
way, and consequently the more important 49,.
Of the session is concluded The IIouso 80.
obliged to yield to the Senate in the ieealatlvo,,.
preparation bill and recede from it, demand fr
reduction Of the Presidents salary and the pay ~,
Congressman The Indian Bureau will moi 10
transferred TO the War Department. The total
reduction Of appropriations this year as compar,d
with the appropriations last year is about thir,,
million dollars, but dcductng the continuation ~
last years salaries for forty-four days, which Va.
made necessary by the obstlnacy Of the democra,ic
House, amounting To fonr million dollars, u,o
Centennial appropriation, one million five HIM
ument, two hundred thousand dollars. the net 70.
duction will I've Int about twenty-iour million
dollars. The reduction last year was sixteen
million dollars The much boasted economy of
the democratic House has therefore, exceeded the
former House by about eight millions. while 4,
must be remembered that this Congress has from
next December to March 10 pass deficiency appro.
prations required as they viii be, to carry on III,
legitimate expenses 0f the government The CON.
suar and diplomatic bill has been passed at asac.
rfce Of the honor and rcspectability Of the ma
ton. Twenty-Five consuates are abolished. while
there are also reductions In the number Of minis
tiers resident principally in the South American
states, where charge odtires are put in place Of
ministers The mission TO Greece is abolished
There are no changes Of salaries In consulates or
ministers, while the appropriation Of one hundred
| thousand dollars for the relief Of American sen
men Is cut down 10 thirty thousand dollars
There are sixty-three members Of the House ali
sent on leave and fifteen without leave II not
expected that any Of them will return during the
the present session, and others are preparing u
leave tonight A large number Of democratic
Representatives have become thoroughly d.
gusted with the policy pursued by sam Randall
In passing the appropriation bills aud many Of
them have let in high dudgeon with their chosen
leader The truth sand u Is Acknowledged b,
many Of the more sensible democratic member.
the object Of an this dilly-dall, ing about retrene
mcni in expenditures. Is iluy understood nv tb.
people sam Randall, with ~ back pay in hi.
pocket and his record as O salary gtabber on Nj.
back cannot make people believe in his sncerit,
A. a rciormcr iu that direction, and Senator Ba,.
ard Of Del1vare-one Of the most sensible Seua.
tors in Congress, although democrt-as good a.
told Mr. Randall 3d. few days ago, In conference
committee and "a a result, the ilouse. as well a.
the senate, rcpudiated the petty picayune polio,
OF this sham reiomer By taking the appropra-
ton bills out OF his hands
rosr-ofFtcf INVESTIGATION
Tie majority and minority reports Of the cum
miiiee are made and have necessarily brought
the late po.tmaster-Generi from Connecticut
into prominence again Both reports. however.
rather reflect on bis administration Of the depart
.nent and Che minnrity report gives the whole
credit a- 10 should. 60 y-postmaster- General
Crcsweil for institutng the opposition 20 straw
bidding which, after Fix year. ha. eliminated u
ID triumph Tor the department
Fact. are stubborn things, and Che Springfield
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on ms pre,ou. letter ON this subject. knew better
than Co attempt to deny any of the statement.
then made It, own intelligent correspondent
here could have told them better. had any such
foolish attempt be made
PERSONAL ITEMS
Speaker Kcu- condition is such a.. 90 alarm Dbl.
hieud-, and it &. not believed that he will long
survive dispatch from hm dated yesterday
from Rockbndge Alum SPRING. Va. says b"
am mHcl worse, and hope Is growing weaker
Mullett is not % be Architect Of the Treasur,
after ALL James C llnl Of Boston. who has beer
assistant architect Tor two years. was appointed
Supervising Architect by Secretary Morrill, yes
terday
+. II knight, who has had charge OF the paien
Office Exhibition at the Centennial, has been per
emptody removed from office bS Secretary Chan
. ! der Tor good reasons Sol