Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-01
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.]
WASHINGTON, June %, 1878.

ed an equitable ventilation of what
Congress has done and failed to do dur
ing the session, by way of a general
resume and comments. But it will re-
quire as many weeks, probably, before
every one is satisfied they have said or
written all that is demanded by the
present occasion, the relative dlsesteem
in which the last session is held as COM
pared with the average of its predecess-
ors, being indicated by the excess of
time thought necessary to devote to it
that It's merits and dement's may be
justly appreciated. But individual men,
bers have bequeathed scandals that for
the time will monopolize public attention
to the exclusion of everything less sensa-
tional. though not all of national impor-
lance. Mr.. Acklin, one of the several
Democratic contestants to seats held by
Republican opponents. and ultimately
awarded them, furnished US one of this
class so unusual that it has been one of
the chief topics since Congress left us to
our dull summer season. AS related In
the local papers it was about as follows:
While Gen. Rosser, of ex-Confederate
fame, the same that Sheridan "sent
whirling up the valley" (Shenandoah).
with some friends was taking lunch at
popular restaurant here, they were
startled by feminine screams from an
adjoining room. They at once demanded
admission and on being refused forced
an entrance. The situation as it pre-
sented to them required no explanion to
insure the intruders that fragrant out
rage had been attempted and successfully
resisted. One Acklin, and a lady who
had accepted his invitation to dine with
him, were the actors. The honorable
legislator, as the story goes, was sum-
marily kicked, neck and heels, into the
streets. This is one of the reformers
who could no longer abide the barbarie
tendencies of Republican rule in Louis.
lana and had to be grati6ed with ''homt
rule" at the expense of tearing down g
state government, that the reign of chiv
t airy should be restored and the interests
of Christian civilization duly recognized
t by the new Administration. Acklin'
1 friends here are doing their level best Il
e restore him to position that will be re
n garded as honorable" by his party
+ and with that end in view they now al
e lege the woman in question was we'll
l. known disreputable character. This,
IS true, may help him with Democrat
, Christian Statesmen, but will hardl
e pass muster with old-fashioned, orthodo
e people.
% Another scandal having a much NOR
n important bearing is the allegation mad
l. and generally accepted as true that ever
n Democratic member of the House Con
D. mittee on Enrolled Bills, including tn
Chairman, was too drunk on the nigh
prior to adjournment to attend to thei
q duties, and that so many errors wei
l. made in consequence that much impol
1. tant legislation has been rendered nu
le and void. Bills are involved of sue
l. moment that several government bureau
le will find themselves embarrassed; an
10 important interests will be made to SUITE
ID to an extent that can only be estimate
l. at the end of the next fiscal year. III
Is clerks are alleged to have been in liE
ne condition of inebriation with the men
ID bers or to have taken advantage of the
u maudlin condition to play Hobbs wit
he some of the bills. Senator Dorsey
e. an open letter intimates that some
Is those charged with the proper enrollmel
e. of the bill relative to the Hot Sprir
"a (Ark.) Reservation, were brought up |
y, - the lobby striving to defeat it. He cit
n. as proof that only few words of it WI
I'd enrolled at all, and leave the bill
in wholly imperative as though it new
~ had passed Congress. Rainey, colort
y member from South Carolina, is said
Oh have been the only member of the Coz
rs mittee who was sober and able to after
e. to his duties. He worked for hours al
= corrected all mistakes possible. 1t W
he only through his efforts that an adjour
lst ment was rendered possible. as otherwi
re it might have been postponed hours un
" those Bacchanalian legislators becar
,ar sufficiently sober to bring in the Sund
da Civil Service Bill. 1t is drawing it We
lat mild to say that Congress has repeated
disgraced the country during the sessi
just brought to close. to the relief
every one identified with any of its int,
ne ests. 1t will not make the evil tenden
re- of the times less palpable to state til
me Rainey is probably to be unseated a
W his place given to reformer who m
nc prove as eminent in his line as Ackl
Proctor Knott, whose reputation re
que on funny speech on Duluth written
N him, it is alleged by versatile cor
mo spondent, is father to the clause of |
no Army bill that became law, prohibit
at the use of any portion of the army as
se posse conaatatus or for any purpose
act authorized by law. Under this restl