Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-06
Our Washington Letter.


THE PRESIDENTS VETO
was generally expected, as was also the vote that
passed the bill over the veto. The President has
proved his consistency, even to his enemies, by
vetoing bill, the provisions Of which he has al
ways denounced as discreditable. We suspect,
however, the whole that he Is not entirely dissat-
sfed with the prospect that the passage OF the bill
may avert wildcat legislation Of a more dangerous
kind The general opinion among practical 6nan-
ciers here Is that the bill cannot work much dam
age, even II II does no good, while it will be Of
great service In putting an end to the suspense
and uncertainty which have paralyzed business
operations generally. Even the most earnest OPP
ponents OF silver accept the action Of Congress
something better than they have feared. The
message Of the President is considered all sides
as sound, statesmanlike presentation of the OBJ
iectons to the bill After the bill had passed the
House over the veto, there was general stampede
from both the floor and galleries TO the Senate
chamber, where it was expected there might be
contest over the matter. Those who were looking
for speech from Senator Conkling, sustaining
the Presidents action, were disappointed, and
still more surprised when they saw the Senator
one Of the first to desire that the bill should be
rushed through the Senate without consideration.
Senator Edmunds was gentlemanly enough to
press tho ,y,sh tho, so,oo co,r,ess no sbown tho
President while all believed that vote might as
well be had at one time as another When the
action of the House was announced nearly half
the members OF the House were on the floor OF
the Senate Law Gould was noticed among the
distinguished visitors. "a also ex-senator Logan
After the hill passed the senate many of the Sem
ators retired n, the cIoak.room. IN comnare notes
Eaton. of Connecticut was asked what would he
| tho newt sten of tho Westarn man - c,aenbacks
and then renndiation " was his onic,s reptv Sen.
ator RecL of Kentnckv created some merriment
nv stating that Stanley Matthews had nromised
him the frat silver dollar coined under the new
law And what will Won do with IL 2'' asked n
Senator "Wbvr, said Rack "pm going IN give
IL to Eaton To wear aropnd his neck " Senator
Allison. the manager nj the hill In the Senate was
in exubarant sniri,s ovor tho docisva action ~ tho
Senate General Ewing saws the bill il A sham.
| "A IL ia not mira enongb IN suit him General
Butler shares n like oninion There are probablv
6ftv members Of the House who will continue to
work for the elimination If tina. section Of the bill
which nrevents the free coinage Of silver hut
such an attempt cannot he successful.
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be the bill to repeal the resumption act, which
has passed the House and is now under consider
alton in the Senate finance committee. The bank
ing and currency committee of the House will re-
port very soon the bill to retire national bank
circulation, and lively discussion is expected
When the action Of the House on the veto mes
sage was reported to the Senate, that body was
engaged in animated discussion over the stealing
of government timber and the action of the Sec
rotary of the Interior in the premises. This came
up on the report OF the judiciary committee upon
the House bill authorizing special term OF the
United States Circuit Court in Mississippi, in re-
gard to said stealage. In the debate that oc-
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mept h;s voice il hoard the bouse fila So spd
denly do the gentlemen come In that 1t looks as /
they sprung from the floor On this occasion tn,
ladies were out in large numbers, and sat patient,
through long speech on a very dry subject, 0e
cause it was "the widow" At the conclusion o
his speech an interesting discussion ensued be
tween him and Mr. Chittenden, of New York
which was heartily enjoyed General Chalmers, o
Mississippi, made speech on Louisiana natter
the same day which was intended as a reply t,
Garfields speech of week before. 1t was mod
crate and concatory in lone and ELECTED nothing
more than the general wish that the matter nigh
now be dropped
, Colonel Joyce came to the front on Friday, II
the debate on the pension agency in New Yorl
city. Being member of the committee befor
: which the bill came up, he was well posted in tn
matter lie believed there had been no derelictoi
OF duty on the part of the pension department o
OF the administration, and that General Costa hat
I not been given time in which to file his bond |
) was not through the leniency Of the democrati
party that the bill should pass, but because 1t wa