Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-05
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. June

" On June
ely and contend that all the important b.
ness IN arrears can be settled before [
NO time, but this is contested by the OF
ce, half who propose to stay and, in the wo
to oil Ex-President Grant, Eight it out
Dlo this line if it takes all summer 1t is
serted by those in favor of early adiou
.cr ment that the committee on appropriate
,le can get through all its work by the d;
bo named, If night sessions are held regul;
,v ly. Mr. Atkins, chairman of that CO.
bo mittee, says the work before them COZ
70 not be disposed of if every hour of t
time between now and the 17tb of Inn
were given up to the committee. NJ
J. Springer, who has occupied the chair
L. tour or five days while the house was
Is committee of the whole, and hence has
h good idea of the work to be done, told n
d this morning that it will be impossible
+ pass all the appropriation bills by the dar
d named. He called my attention to III
y fact that during the last six DAYS of tb
4 session any member can move susper
sion of rules. The result is that ever
, member has one or more bills which h
wants passed, and consequently no regula
business can be transacted. WHY, non,
OF the appropriation bills have come bach
from the SENATE" continued Mr.. Springer
and here are the sundry, civil and tn,
general deficiency bill yet to be reported
Take off the last six days-which, as
SAID can't be counted for regular basi
ness-and you see there would be only
about week left for all this work. I am
IN favor of staying here till the business
OF the country is in proper shape. A
prominent republican senator said yester-
day that if congress adjourns without
making an appropriation to pay the fisher
les awaad, Mr.. Hayes could call IN extra
session; so this adds another bill to the list
that must be attended to.
yesterday was Decoration day, and the
principal point of attraction was, as usual.
the national cemetery at Arlington. The
president spent the day at Gettysburg,
accompanied by Mr.. McCrarv, the secre.
tary of war, Postmaster General Kew.
Attorney General Devens, and Secretary
Schurz, General Butler, and other dis
llngulshed politicians. For the past two
OF three days, flowers by the CARLOAD have
been sent to the Congregational church,
which was the headquarters for the com.
mttee of the Grand Army of the Repub-
llc having charge of the arrangements.
and we literally waded knee deep in roses,
geraniums, .japonicas, and other delicate
flowers; offerings for the graves of the
fallen soldiers. Unfortunately, that pat
rlotlc spirit which has of late years mani.
tested itself both in the north and south in
the decoration of all graves alike, without
regard whether those who slumber below
wore the blue or the gray, does not extend
TO TINS latitude, and only the graves off
onlon soldiers are permitted by the Grand
Army OF the Republic. who on that day
has exclusive charge of the premises, TO
be decorated on the thirtieth of May. M.
'ure is less partial, for she clothes with
her velvet verdure the mounds of all. and
he dews OF heaven fall on the restino
places of the boys in gray who slumber
lerc' as bountifully rs on those of their
brothers in death who wore the blue.
Their dust mingles, together and their
onls are with Him on nlgn; yet we care
ully draw II line over the green turf on
me side Of which no flowers are permitted
o be placed. This does not harm .he
lend; but how about the livng9
The clerks at the. interior department are
II stew over recent order promulgated
y Secretary Schurz to the effect that no
mloyee of that department shall be per-
nltted to leave the building, except on
BUSINESS, during office hours, OF from A.
to a p NJ. The gentlemen who take UNI.
rage at this order have been in the habit !
t leaving their desks at lunch time, and
roceed to neighboring restaurant or bar
DOM, where they would sometimes remain
d hours together, chatting, smoking and
instead of attending to the pub {
&c business, This finally came to the
otlce OF the secretary, who very properly
oncluded to put stop to it, and hence, l
sued the order referred to. As there are {
bnndant facilities for lunching within the 1
ulding, it is really no great hardship on S
lie clerks; only they have to wait for their /
eer until 4 o'clock, instead of taking it /
the middle of the day. S
On Wednesday last, " Judge Belva A Il
ockwood's bill granting to women the a
rivlleee of practicing before the supreme A
1urt of the United States, was called up v
the senate by Mr.. Sargent, who remark. G
that his sole object was to find out how a
ANY senators were in favor of it. Mr.. d
thurman objected because Mr.. Elmunds n
as not present, and Mr.. Hamlin objected l.
I the same reason, though it is under y
ood that he is in favor of the bill. Two Il
Verse reports have been made on it, Il
Ich one of which declared that the au. P
ofity to decide who should practice be.
re them rests only with the court itself. p
the roll call as to whether the bin n
onld be considered OF not, there was a p
Vote-26 to 26. But it was in no sense n
party vote, or II test vote as to the g
rength of the measure in the senate p
ldSe Lockwood was interviewed on the IL
nJect last evening. and she contends ST
1T over 1orty senators have personally II
ated to her their intention to vote for this h
H. and among them are several who ST
tied against its consideration day before I'll
sterday. As the pioneer in this move d
ent in behalfof female lawyers, she feels n
termlned to win, and talks as though OF
G really thought it her mission to break SC
rough this barrier to the last legal right nj
courts of justice denied to her sex. NJ
The papers all over the country have W
u great deal TO say over the recent Ill