Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-21
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.

The Woman Suffrage Convention held
here on the 9Th and 9th, must be record
ed as success, whether measured by the
morale of the delegates present from al
most every State, the royal hospitality
with which they were entertained, the
comparative number and character of |
attendants upon the sessions of the con-
vention, or from the respectful attention
accorded by congress. The first resolu-
tions introduced in their respective
chambers by Senator Sargent and Judge
Kelly granting them the right to be
heard of Congress, was defeated in the
Senate by vote of 81 to 13-all Re-
publicans-and is still pending in the
House but a hearing was given them
by the Senate Committee on privileges
and elections Friday and Saturday, and
the subject of their request will be con-
sidered by it in a few days. A resolu-
ton was adopted by the committe to the
effect that the arguments of the lady
advocates had been characterized by
eminent fairness, dignity and marked
ability and no one who has watched
the tendency of this agitation during
the past decade, in and out of Congress,
can be blind to the fact that it has made
steady progress towards certain consum-
alton. The opposition has been grad
ually forced from the arguments former
ly most affective. to that of inexpediency
which is about the only one now urged
with any spirit.
Montgomery Blair finds his party
disposed to shrink from any responsible
ity for the bantling he introduced to
the notice of the Maryland Legislature
recently crying and clamoring for the
undoing of ''the great fraud perpe-
trated by the Electoral Commission.
Gen. Butler promptly disavowed any
sympathy for the movement, and the
effort made to identify Senator Conkling
with it, has proved miserable failure
and If Blair has any reputation left sus-
ceptable of being damaged by any wick
ed revolutionary project that no Soemr
so capable of originating, this his latest
taur pas is thought likely to give it the
finishing stroke.
The assembling of Congress attracted
but little attention, though it has hac
an enlivening and animating effect upor
, all classes. Wood succeeded in forcing
through his drag net investigation reso
6 luton, and We may expect all necessary
Legislation to be dropped as it was TIVE
years ago, in the shameless, mad hun
for some Republican official who can b.
e made to appear as officially remiss il
e some way that may be made to contrib
e ute the exigencies of the bull-dozing Tam
h many thieying Democracy. The assur
s ance and brazen efrontery animatin
l. the leading spirits of that notoriou
n combination could not be better show
g than by thrusting Fernando Wood t
It the front in the character of "Reform
J. err"
l. Senator Conkling has formally notiie
Is Runkle and Draper that the validity {
s; the Presidential and Departmental az
E. ton had, restoring them to the position
is IN the army and the navy from whic
they were dismissed or were permitted
IN as great favor, to resign. will be tes
o. ed in the Senate, for the double purpos
We probably of barring the way of score
SO now waiting to take advantage of tt
III precedent established in the cases
ne those named, to secure their restoratio
en- to positions forfeited by their own mi
u conduct, and to protect the Treasul
n from raids based on claims for back pa
c. for which not one hours service h;
BY ever been rendered.
Of The Mexican lobby has fattened O
ar like pancake under the testimony
rk Slade, Shafter and Bulls; and the hea,
n of the Indian Bureau employees are co
lis tinually falling in the basket in cons
he quence of the revelations of the Comm
ID, sion appointed to investigate that mod
he concern.
of The work of the Hayden surveys a
Ter making us familiar with heretofore u
mt known regions, rich in minerals and
in great agricultures and grazing capacit
las 1t extends from Arizona to Montar
lily embracing the Territories Of Utah, Co
'ue RADIO, Wyoming, Idaho and Daktoa. L
er- expedition when in the field is compos
ok of about 40 persons, including scientifi
w, packers, cooks and laborers; and it
csc generally divided into several parti
ur- each fully equipped and prepared
dal examine specific area of country,
her ually about 10000 square miles. MI
nd or less. depending upon the character
do country to be examined. The field 81
u.s. son usually lasts about four mont
ing when the laborers are discharged at
lay starting point, the scientifcs returni
l 1t here for Office duty.
en- This survey has issued series of
nqal reports, presenting the results il
ian popular form, for general DISTRIBUTE
I'D, A series of quarto volumes are also