Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The democratic members of Mr. Blaine s
southern investigating committee are Sem
ators Bayard, Wallace, Garland and Bal
ley.
En- Senator Henry S. Foote of Tennes-
see nominated as superintendent of the
New Orleans Mint, has been confirmed by
the Senate, by II large majority.
Senator Blaine's resolution to investi-
gate the reports of intimilaten of voters
during recent elections were passed by the
Senate with bat six dissenting votes.
Secretary Thompson has given permits
sion for John Russell Young 10 accompany
Gen Grant on his trip by II government
ves>elo India and write it up for the New
York Hcra'd.
There is II saying in Washington that
no southern senator has emerged from
collision with Mr.. Elmunds except in n
badly demoralized condition. Mr. Lamar
was the last unfortunate.
' A meeting of senators and representa-
a tives from the southern states adopted
: resolutions expressing the most grateful
n feeling toward the people of the north for
e their generous charity AMI kindness dur
ing the prevalence of the yellow fever.
n Ben Perlcy Poore, in letter to the Bos-
d ton Journal, says thatVice President Wheel.
l. er is one of the most acceptable presiding
is officers that has presided in the Senate fol
II many years. He is quiet, firm, courteou:
J. and dignilied understands the rules of the
II body thoroughly. and enforces them quiet
If ly-wthout noise or buster.
~ The Senate has adopted resolution
submitted by Mr.. VOORHEES,. instructine
the census committee 10 inquire into tn
!, ACCESSIBILITY of including in the next censu
=" the total number of pensioners of Indian
n blood in Indian Territory. the number c
y mixed bloods, the number of white mem
" hers of tribes by the marriage relation, tn
=. amount of property owned, the extent c
r. agriculture, the number of schools in tina
OF Territory, children attending, etc.
Nv Senator Whyte told great deal of trutl
- the other day, apropos of an investigator
- committee. He did not believe any
:. hem ever accomplished any thing goo
they 90 iunketng about the country.
ny said. with II deputy sergeant-atarms
on furnish the cigars and champagne, and
half-dozrn stenographers to take down a
that anybody has to say on the subject. J
the end there is an immense mass of cruz
he testimony, but little of IL of any possib
est value. Then Il large number of copies u
ia. printed at the public expense, and nobot
-, ever reads so pages of it. All this, becau
&c. it is done in the worst possible way by MI
MS who have no interest in the work.
ld. many the chance afforded by the comm
yer sion to travel from place to place is il
Or proved solely for the pleasure to be G
out of it.
in The House post Office committee fna
YER agreed 10 the publishers bill for classi
lit ing mail matter. 1t retains uniform II
emf of two cents per pound for newspape
,e magazines and serials. 1t includes sam
liar copies, and allows the enclosure of bill
md receipts and orders for publication. TT;
ent printed matter and books are ra
at one cent for each two ounces, and IN
chandise is fixed at one cent per oun
au- both of these being the same as exist
test rates. Advertising sheets are not adu
ith ted to registry AS newspapers and perio
.h,. cals are. The law in regard to packas
'nr weighing over four pounds is changed,
Will as to allow single volumes of grea
the weight than this limit to 60 in the mi
Heretofore printed articles and articles
glass, such as microscopes, have been S
ho out of the mails. Under the new bill Il
can be carried if secured so as not to mi
uiS- the bags. Letter press copies, manif
ext copies and copies from type writer's
allowed to 60 as transient printed matte