Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Our Washington Letter.


foundation Tor such feelings Is based upon the |
squirmng and quibbling Of confessed periurer. |
After Andersons admission that he testified |
falsely before the Senate committee with the ex-
press intention Of deceiving that committee not |
particle OF credence can be given to his testimony
Il s perfectly and painfully evident that he is |
simply acting upon the determination to "get |
even ~" with the administration for its contemptu- |
Gus treatment of his claims His flippant admis- |
sons Of his periurles before the Senate committee |
show that he has not the slightest sense Of moral |
responsibility As TO his testimony harming any |
man set Of men, It seems to us that unmpeach- |
able evidence must be given TO sustain 1t before |
such result can follow. It must be considered |
in Secretary Sherman's favor that he gave An |
derson the cold shoulder when the latter APP
preached him for an office. Itseems hardly prob
able that II Sherman was concerned in any guilty
partnership with Anderson in the Louisiana bust
ness he would have assumed this attitude towards
his accomplice when he could have silenced him
with the gift Of a trining consuship worth thirty
five hundred dollars year. In fact, Anderson
and his story would Not be considered worthy of
even passing notice II he and it were presented
to the public outside the pale OF politics. the bar
ter and sale Of politics has become 80 disgraced
bed-feows now and then. Mr. Stoughton our
Minister to Russia, has been summoned to testify,
and he will doubtless contradict Anderson's story
of what took place at the alleged interview
between him and Sherman at the New Orleans
restaurant. Anderson states that Mr.. Stoughton
was present. but took no part In the conversation;
that he sat by reading a newspaper and appar-
emily did not hear what was said. 1t IL deemed
more than probable that being shrewd old law
yer, Mr.. Stoughton did hear what was said, and
therefore his testimony is Of importance
It is OF interest at this time to note the
VIEWS OF SOUTHERN SENATOR'S
upon the business Of investigation. 1t must be
borne in mind that they were not consulted AZ to
the policy of the measure, for the very reason,
no doubt, that Potter and his followers knew full
well that their advice would be against it. Sena-
tors Gordon Lamar, Hill and Morgan have been
outspoken against it from the first, and Mr. Cor
don gives very plainly the reasons of their oppo-
sition in a recent conversation, in which he said
that he believed that the investigation ought not
to have been begun. Nearly all the facts in con-
nection with it were in possession of the country
as results of previous investigations, and very
little new matter would probably come to light
be disturbed in any other way than by impeach-
ment for some crime committed since his inaugu-
ration. The suggestions about majority Of both
branches of Congress recognizing some other per-
son as President were frivolous and absurd. He
knew of no Southern Senator who believed that
President Hayes could be interfered with in any
other way than by impeachment and that must
be for something done while in office.
Postmaster-Gencral Key continues to receive
letters from the South approving his recent letter
on the political situation. The mayor Of Atlanta,
Ga, writes to congratulate him upon his able,
patriotic and truthful letter on the Potter resolu-
tons " As these resolutions can do no good, it
must be evident to all thinking persons that they
mean mischief 1t is to be hoped" he writes,
the South has not forgotten the general
calamity and walls of anguish brought on by
restless, ambitious partisans rs to again, soon,
plunge into the vortex that brought to the South
almost universal destruction. The people, in
measure, are just beginning to relieve themselves
Of the heavy burdens imposed by our unwse and
| unnatural revolution, and 1t is an unwse and
dangerous legislator who seeks to disturb the
| harmony, peace and prosperity of this republic,
and am more than pleased that you have so
timely taken steps to reprove and expose the
movements towards revolution"
Congress has been busy during the week pre-
pairing for adjournment which is now definitely
set for the 18th inst. One Of the best movements
of the week in the House has been the
DEFEAT OF THE TARIFF BILL.
| This bill was the handwork of Fernando Wood,
| and was aimed to embarmss the manufacturers
and producers of New England, particularly, and
in the interests of free trade. The vote by which
the bill was defeated was one hundred and thirty
| four to one hundred and twenty. The aflrma-
tive vote was made up of one hundred and fifteen
| Republicans and nineteen democrats, and the
| negative of one hundred and thirteen democrats
aud seven Republicans. So that although it was
almost entirely democratic measure its defeat
was accomplished through the aid of democratic
votes, including all the democrats from Pennsyl-
| vana and New Jersey, Morse of Massachusetts,
Ianders of Connecticut, Bouck of Wisconsin and
| Wilson of West Virginia Tie Republicans who
| voted in the negative, and in favor of the bill,
| were Bragden of North Carolina, Burchard OF H.
linois, Cox of Ohio, Oliver and Sapp of Iowa, Pol
lard of Missouri, and Smalls of South Carolina
The strongest speeches made against the bill were
those of Banks Of Massachusetts, and Joyce OF
ablest argument in its favor
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Stanley Matthews was granted personal ex
PLANTATION in the Senate on Wednesday, in which
he denied having any connection whatever will
| any frauds committed or attempted in Louisiana
or of giving any promises of protection or reward
to Anderson for his political labors lie also of
fered resolution providing for select committe,
of seven Senators to inquire into his conduct il
relation to the charges made against him, which
resolution was adopted.
The bill giving members Of Congress and tn
officers of tie two houses the right to send ant
receive letters free of postage was adopted by thu
Senate on Thursday by a vote of twenty-four yea
to fifteen nays This is restoration OF the frank
ing privilege
| The Senate have voted to retain the force OF tn
army at twenty-five thousand men, and agans
the provision of the House bill reducing the sala
ries OF the officers. The transfer OF the Indal
Bureau to the War Department was agreed to.
The trout caught by Mrs. Hayes on the Sarana
Lake has arrived at the White House, as n presen
to the President. 1t weighs twelve pounds dressed
or about thirteen and one-half pounds as caught
The legislative, judicial and executive appropri
alton bill has been returned to the House by tn
Senate with nine hundred and fifty-three amend
ments The House refused to concur, and the bill
goes TO the conference committee,
General X. G. Dunn, Assistant Acknowledgment
at Chicago, takes the place at the War Depart
/ ment made vacant by the death OF General Ioui
Ii. Pelouze, which occurred here on Sunday last
Major William J. Mcdonald, Chief Clerk of tn
United States Senate for the past twelve year,
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