Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-19
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoEIToR.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1877.

w LNONs 1Of
The Army appropriation bill monopo-
lized about all the time of the House,
last week. Atkinson clearly demonstrat-
ed his incapacity to manage it dozen
times, more or less. and the debate re-
veals the fact that we are blessed with
about the average number of demagogues
among the legislators of the lower House.
Perhaps it wouldn't be deemed polite to
mention the sub-classifcations suggested
by the brilliant propositions of Mr..
Hooker and other Democratic statesmen,
and | forbear but frankness demands
the statement that some of the Represen-
tatives from Texas have earned very
unenviable reputation by the utter self
ishness characterizing their votes upon
the matter of reduction of the Army.
not mentioning what looks to a good ma
ny like deliberate betrayal of conf
dence. The bill is now in such jum-
bled condition that if members of Con-
gress understand just what they are vot-
ing for they have the best of scores of
spectators who have undertaken to follow
the bill through all the vicissitudes to
which it has been subjected. When it
came from the Committee of the Whole,
on Saturday, one of its amendments per-
mitted recruiting to 60 on till the Army
was increased to $4,000, and another
adopted few moments subsequently
limited its strength to 10000. 1t ap-
pears tolerably certain that unless At
kinson can bring greater powers of COM
prehension into his business as Chairman
of the Appropriation Committee. he will
be overwhelmed long before he gets thro'
with the less complicated bills that it is
the duty of his Committee to perfect.
Pledges of secrecy were imposed on
the participants in the Republican eau.
Gus of Saturday, lasting about five hours,
but sufficient is known of its proceeding;
to seem to justify the statement that
while large majority of Republican
Senators favor an application of the ten
ure-of-ofice act in the matter of EXecu
tive nominations, the number who will
vote to confirm, even if not always strict
ly consistent with the civil service pro
gramme enunciated, will insure thei
confirmation if the Democrats are favor
ably disposed. Hence the adoption of
rule, as proposed, seems impracticable
But the sense of every Senator presen
appears to have been opposed to an
further appointment of Democrats whe
there are Republicans equally well quail
fled.
1t is generally understood that tn
Republican members of the Committe
on Privileges and Elections are uni
in favor of Kellogg's admission, an
that the decision was approved by ever
Senator present at the caucus. Demo
cratic politicians who have counted Gel
tainly on the Senate's falling under tn
nomination in 1879, are said to hay
made frantic appeals to leading support
ers of the Administration to defeat tn
purpose on the ground of inconsistency
but the general impression is that M
Kellogg will get the seat.
The novel sight of several of the al
origines from the Western wilds address
ing the Sunday school children in OIL
of our city churches was witnessed, We
terday, by the densely- packed congreg
ton, including the President and fam
ly, large number of members of Co
gress and other officials, at the Found
church. The speakers were the Pom
Chiefs, recently arrived here from the
G reservation in Indian Territory. One
!. them was particularly eloquent in /
: gesticulations, and his language, as i
q terpreted, containing many noble SEN
9 ments. 1t was an impressive episo
S and furnished abundant food for thong
d to those given to reflection. The Pre-
a dent, Saturday, declined to accede
It their request they have come SO far
d prefer, viz: that they be moved ba
y to their old reservation. He explain
>, that it is now occupied so that such
l. course is impracticable, but he promis
l. they should select new one from a
s. of the unoccupied government land
Il New Mexico, that they should be rel
a. bursed for the losses incurred in tn
is removal, and should be aided to pur:
is civilized life to the extent of his pow
as Mr.. Matthews bill relative to resun
ne ton provides that legal tenders redee
to ed or returned to the Treasury, may
In reserved to the extent of making
those outstanding not to exceed $50
IN 100000, if demanded by business e
nd gencies. 1t also stipulates that wi
re the reserve coin fund of $1OO,OOO,O
nd provided for, shall have been redu
r. below that point, redemption of lie
on tenders shall be in four per cent. G
he bonds, in lieu of coin. until the accur
ed lation of the latter shall amount to
e. sum named. The Secretary is also
in thorized to sell four per cent. bonds
nd legal tenders in the interests of resul