Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-11
Our Washington Letter.

sion But little else is thought Of quite naturally,
Just now, but
CONGRESSIONAL polNGs,
and much Importance is universally attached to
the outcomings of the present meeting. AS to
business the lower house started of on Tuesday
by passing the two appropriation bills for the
military academy and for the Notifications. The
first bill approprates two hundred and seventy-six
thousand six hundred and forty-seven dollars,
with an addition Of forty thousand dollars for an
increased supply Of water to the academy The
latter bill which is identical with the bill of last
year. approprates two hundred and sevonty-five
thousand dollars. On Wednesday bill correct
ing the error in the enrolment Of the civil sundry
bill for appropriation for the Hot Springs res
ervation was passed by the House. This item
was omitted by mistake or design, from the APP
preparation bill which was passed on the last
night of the last session. An investigation is
now in progress for the purpose of ascertaining
how the error occurred The consular and Dip
lomatic appropriation bill was reported to the
House on Thursday, and was made the special or
der for Thursday next This bill, adopted by the
committee on sight, hacks away at the consulates,
while the committee on foreign affairs is consid-
ering communication from Secretary Evarts,
urging an increase in the number of consulates to
aid the efforts now being made to extend the
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rood oo ,i,uo TINA f,r n c.rof,l md in,oiiioor,
a;lou.,iu 81 ,to sooro,or,,, s,,,,,os,ior
Tho odio,rrmont of hotb bouses frou rhurs.
ao,, ,,r,i, uona,,, shovs n, ;,disnos;,;o, an ,ho
ror, ~ tho dor,ocra,;c r,aior;,v in tho uouse IN
hoo,r ,,o oo,i,,o ,ror Of ,ho sossior becarsa ,bo
sono,o 4, tho natural conrse of tbings mpst wait
mon tbe action of the uouse tn shane all lepisla.
tion Tho session being of necessity short one
mus, he given nm IN straightforward eavnest
worl, in order 10 accomplish the work needed
The democrats. however. are evidently afraid to
beoin business for the reason that the marty is
divided ON many Of the prominent issues of the
dav. while upon nolitical toncs thew now stand
committed Inv the nnvise action of Fernando Wood
an Monday in an attempt To defend the disgrace-
ful donrs in the late campaipn Mt the South. and
many Of the marty are yainly epdeayoripe to
evade A further discussion of this issue. The
manly. matterof-fact language of
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o,a.,, .. ,ho e,,,,hon, ..a.,,,,o. ,,a ,,, oou s,u
a,, srnh a,,oo,, from, ,ho dor,ocrats 40 t,, ,nado
In, No.srs wood aud Gov and II mus, oro ,h;s
| he acknowledped NJ n crave mistake ON their mart
In nrecinitate any such discussion The nublic
nress throughout the country has had nothing but
words of praise for the commendable shirt shown
in the treatment Of the Southern ouestiop IL we
NAV except some of the btterest partisan sheets
at the South. In fact. no state paper of equal i'm
portance for wears has encountered no little crit
| cism from people and press alike The message
reflects the greatest credit upon the moderation
and iustice of the President. and has done more
| IN mite the Rennblican marty in his favor than
has any other action of the Executive since his
| inaugnration His condemnation of the wrongs
committed Mt tho nolls in tho Southern Stotes il
u,i,,no.sioped and ipdiciol. II cones from one
u,i,ho,t hios ar nreirdica and IL all tho marc
,oro;t,,o .r, i,,,rossi,o an flint .ccon,t lie does
$40, o,,oi, ,ho sou.h nathan doos ho ,,tacl, tho
,,,ouo,;o emit, r a., toodors. ho i,dnl,,es 4,
- - ,h. h;,.ou,o.. o,d ,i+,,nor,tior with
,h;.t ho /, ossoilod biroso,f brt his ,apgpage ia
co,u, ond mild and ho but sneals the simnle
.r,.h Il, ,,o ,,.i,es, and sr,t,,est words M fair
,,i,dod man In Tho conr,rv can take issue with
hi. tone or bis declarations and no honorable
,a,, j., ,r,o Snr,h can resent them lie smnlv
meets the obligations devolving upon him as the
Chief Magistrate of the nation
ryr oxsr ,,,cur Of THE DEMOCRATS
.oor,. .horo,oro ,yithout excnse The President
has affordod everv state in the Union annie on
,or,uni,,, % nrove ito alIeciance IN the Union
tho constitution and the laws in its own conduct
t,o hoe ,rrstad m tbe honor of Sonth Carolina az
ho h,, 70 tho, Of Massachusetts For pearlv two
-, ,,o ,os ,,;,,or ,bo most ceporors trr.t and
a,s,oroo 20 Tho sortberr st,tes uehas wa;ted
| .,io.,i,. o,a .r,s.,,I,, tor ,ho South n, reco,-
s,r,,,, ;t.oIf in &c o,,n ,av and time His trust
has hoon yiolated and his authoritv desnised and
5oeo1 ,r,o o,ao,iors ,,ossod lao,,i,,, hebipd -
80, ,,o. oi,,,o,,oa ,ha ,,+on,,o, ,f tho whola
,,,,.,. 81 .,,, ,'.,,,t actor, f tho ovoo,tivo
| uo .colioa ,ho a,tontto, of Conoress conrteouslv
| hut on,nha,ioau, IN the spirit Of rebellion tina,
| had hrnl,ar an, I, acts of violence ar,inst the
laws and the RIGHTS of citizenship This is his
offense and this the occasion for the attack of
| Wood and Cox The democrats of the House.
through these two leaders. have revealed the at
ttude Of the marty Mt this crisis The record ba.
been made Whether spch a defiance Of law and
order will he continued nv the democrats in Con-
press remains To he seen An opnortunitv will
| he piveu ON Monday NEXT when
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