Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

flying their utmost wishes to please
the young folks VINO are counting The
hours until Santa Claus shall Ola their
stockings with their souvenirs. but
no one Is too poor To buy something,
and we never saw here, even ia the
best Of times, more universal prepa-
ration for the holidays than greet us !
at every hand when near cur toy amt
fancy stores. White and black from |
the lad up TO the aged are busy chat
tering over their purchases, and we
nave every promise that kriss kringIu |
will gladden. as many hearts this week |
As he ever did in the easy past, when
no Que felt that hard times were upon
him TO deprive Young America iron
realizing through well filled stockings
one blessed day at least in the year.
Saturdays session in the House
was an amusing one, and 1t presented
the odd spectacle OF hundred mem
bers in their seats, yet who. when Il
vote was being taken, were construct
ivel ~ absent. Mr.. Wood endeavored
to pass his resolution OF general and
sweeping Departmental investigation.
But tie Republicans finding that there
were not enough Democrats present
TO make aquOrun, interpOsed dilutUry
motions, and then refused TO vote up.
on them thus rendering the House
powerlesS to act upon any question.
One motion to adjourn had 81 noes
and | aye, anu for several hours Il
similar result followed all other dila-
tory propositions until Mr. Wood Le-
came satisfied that he must defer ac,-
ION until after Jan. II, and then with
drew the measure. Mir. Wright OF
Pa, at one time eXcitedly asked il
there was not some means by which
members sitting on the Other side
could not be compelled to vote, or
open their mouths, aud insisted they
should be put in charge OF the Ser
geant-at-Arms for their contumacy.
Ills remarks evoked mach laughter,
and Mr.. Taylor, one OF his democrat.
Il brethren reminded han OF the home.
~ proHerO GU can lead horse tl
water but you :an't make him drink
AN exciting struggle has lakel
place over the New York presidential
appointments in which Mr.. Conhlns
come oil victorious by aid Of certain
democratic votes, aAd the causes 0
such strange coalition are subject
OF as Woi9hty dciiborat,on among Mr.
Conkl-ng' ) opponents us the intermiu
able matters Of metallic standards Q
, money. Mir. Coukl4n2 has many ene
mics here. lie has strong powers
and these are backed by an equal
strong dlctatorlal individuality whic
asserts Itself whenever he is called III
TO action upon any subject hence hi
! vigorous hitting pToprnsities max
hIn many enemies in his own party
AS well as that OF his opponents. Tia
he III u battle with the Admlnistrutio
should have been able to marsha
: democrats into his ranks to fight III
der his dlctatlon is as much problem
. as why many sLaid Senators snou
prove enthusiastic advocates Of all e.
,reme silver measure.
The House seated Mr.. Patterson
> contestant from Colorado, by q yer
, close vote; rejecting the propositlo
to seat Mr., Bedford, by a very clos
! vote, an to reiegate the whole mat
ter to the people Of Colorado Blu
for change Of one vote after the 70
had been called this latter propositlo
would have been carried, hence MI
Patterson gets into Congress "by til
skin of Ills teeth for seating him Wa
certainly narrow miss, though
fine eXempllication OF the old adag
"Where there's u will there's way.
The ladies have presented hundred
petitions asking for the alnendmeL
which will give them a right to vote
} and 50 strong is the pressure brouyl
to bear by them, that one cannot It
sist the conclusion that it is only
matter OF short time until these !rrt
pressiblt agitators for the "rights {
women" will accomplish all they as
Tor. Mrs. Eelya Lockwood, one {
our female lawyers, is determined t
gain access TO the Supreme Court {
the United States, from which she ia
been heretofore barred by its decisO
: and she is 100 plncky to De defeated
hence we take 1t, she will soon be :
much IN advocate there rs she is l
t our lower courts. She fought ht
y way into these under, strongest OF
:, position, and of course her vlu can
be checked from going higher. Car,
ful Cd ervation Of the workings {
women'o suffrage in Wyoming lerr
tory leads lis into strong person;
Judgment against the dogma that goo
o can come from women mixing in pol
V tics as voters. But we fully shal
Senator ThUrman's philosophy that
is perfectly useless to oppose mel
C personal judgment, given by the o
4 togy past, against popular will, hent
when public opinion gives US Il
amendment which these Tenacious
Z persevering women seem bound I
:. have, we will join with the pessimi
and say, as OF any other absolute fac
It whatever is, is right"
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