Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-16

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RE-AssfMBLNG or THE HOUSE
it was found, on Thursday, that there were two
hundred and -four members present. and that the
Republicans had majority The democrats
were demoraiized' Inc unfinished business be-
fore the House was the so-calIed "drae-net
resolution OF MT Glover, OF Missouri, providing
for the appointment OF committees to investigate
all the departments Of the government This
was brought up at one O'Clock in committee Of
the whole. MIR. Hale, of Maine, offered substi-
'"'e ior 'he "'oVer DILL pr''luihs tnat before
co'n'''i''ce can apply :" 'ne house ior power "
'enu 'or PerSohS anu papers, ior"'h charges
s'sne" ny "nc VI '""re "e''oerS vi congress
against 'ne o'lci VT "'icia's I" Is proposed 10 IN
NeS'lsa'e' Sn'il We s"o'nl'teu' ihis was opposed
ny rernaNuo ""ou anu heis'er ,lE'her on 'he
grouho tha' would ueieat the real ooIect III
view ny giving hol'ce 10 .he guilty. parties Ex-
''Veinor ,oN, Oh on'o' saiu ne womb not put any
obstacle IN 'he way o' Investigations. IL they
'he parties making theh' MT "alhelu advocates
'"e ""op''oh ., 'i"'e SUBSTITUTE anu uurlns MS
'e'''''NS S''.eu ''"' ''e INTERPRETATIONS CARRIED on
w 'he "'7' h""S' n"u oos' 'ho "pun'rE hai' !"
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1--WE leiierS were theh ordered ana the snnstl-
TUE WIS "u''Vteo Nv nN' MINORITY Inc hepup'l-
VANS uau u"h'rol '"r 'he ivy an" "'J"'rhen ny
vote ol one hnhureo ana one 10 hinety-hihe'
on r'"i'y Tue ue'"oet''S succeeded IN muster
ing Sumc'en' 'orce 10 regain eohtroi o' the
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s'''u'e ana "uop'hs 'ne uioVer resolution
THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATIONS
VIII DC carried on aiter the manner inaugn-
rated pS 'he last House. All the country remem-
uerS just 'he eA'en' OF what was accomplished
'heh' ou' we are cohhdeht IN the oellei That they
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SENATOR hpM'Sps LETTER
Tue rresiuen', III rep'y 10 Tue request VI 'ie ut
'er " give MS views on .He SUBJECT o' executive
appointments ana recently gwen 10 tne puon' Is
u" ''S '"'e al e'"p""''o e"u"'seeh' VI '"e 'res''
ueht course III ue"'ins WIN Tue civil service
PERSONAL POLITICAL AND SOCIAL.
characteristic incident connected with the
meeting of the Woman Suffrage Convention oe-
CURED on the visit OF three OF its members to Mrs