The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-08

minem was too much for the nerves of
the democracy-there was too much of
that element in their rauks--and so they
refused to put the resolution on its passage
but, on the motion of that distinguished
New York statesman, Fernando Wood, re-
fcrred it to the committee on the centennial
celebration-a so again the democracy
retired defeated.
Smartng under defeat, MIR. Harrison, an
Illinois democrat, endeavored to make di-
version in their favor, and SO he introduced
another buncombe resolution rs follows
Resolued, That in the distribution of the
"patronagc Of the house of representatives,
''and of the government generally, those
{" only elected, and who by law have the
appointment Of subordnaies, should re-
gard the Jeffersonian test, is he hon
est? Is he faithful !? Is he capable Z?
{" and that recent event in the federal adj
minstration give peculiar emphasis to
"this democratic doctrine. Perhaps, it
did not occur to the mover and its demo-
cratic supporters, that the past lives of
some Of the men referred to in the
resolution might lead the country te give a
negative answer to the questions, or, at
least, to doubt, whether certain appointees
were "honest" and "faithful," but whether
| this occurred to them or not, they were
again discomfittcd, and couldn't get even a
cents worth Of political capital out of
their move The house adopted the resolu-
| ton without II division, and so another
democratic piece Of bumcomho strategy
came to grief
The war of buncombe was renewed
| Thursday. Jeptha ID. New, another new
Indiana democrat, introducing resolution
declaring that in this centennial year
everybody felt exceedingly good natured
ard happy, that the Ratchet was buried
and the hands clasped over the bloody
chasm and that, therefore, congress "shal
"do no act which would unnecessarily
" disturb the patriotic concord now ex
listing and increasing, nor wantonly re
| NNO NV Ditt-i VI Nuc Pooe'
He insisted that the vote should be taker
by yeas and nays, and his wish in this re
spect was gratiiied but much to his cha
grin, every vote was recorded in its favor
so the anticipated Roadway was not made
But buncombe would not down. Fort
republican, of Illinois, seeing his oppor
tunity. hoped up with another resolve
declaring that in view of this "specia
harmony so eloquently, feelingly ant
graphically described in News resolution
Union soldiers ought not to be remove
from positions in the house which the
were prepared to fill but, the democrac.
not liking this kind of buncombe, th
speaker chokcd him off by ruling his resc
luton out of order.
George H. Durand, a Michigan den
ocrat, who was appointed member of tn
committee on commerce for the came rei
son that Hendee was of the committee 0
the District of Columbia, wanted firgt
in the buncombe pie, and so he comes fo
ward with resolve, condemning the prat
tee of making assessments on sovernmer
employees for political purposes but agai
were the tables turned upon the democrac
for the resolution Yves adopted without OF
position. Perhaps congress could be
better business than passing, or proposing
buncombe resolutions, but the country hi
the consolation of knowing that it keer
the members out of mischief So far as Il
republican party is concerned, it has not
ing to complain of in the result of this bul
combe business, for it has enabled it to Ia
the third term ghost, and, in every ell
counter, has left the democracy at the di
advantage.