Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27
WASHINGTON. Feb.

thousand government clerks. independent
colcred delegations from Maryland and
Virginia and preparations Ire making for
IN immense Knight rampiar anu Murphy
procession this afternoon.
Yesterday was 4 very interesting lay at
1he capitol; while Tie senate waa dis
a1szinr. with closed iuGrs the recent ap-
Dninnuqnts Of jhe president particularly
the coleGt0rship Of The port of New Or
leans tile house hat under consideration
he silver bill rs amended BY the senate.
At -he expiration If The morning hour,
Alex. Stephens wheeled his chair to The
'front.'. took # the stove pipe hat which he
a. va7q wears. except when speaking, anti. I
Ijffinr bis skeleton hand, moved That the
house proceed with the silver bill. He
had No sooner GGaseG speaking, than Mr.
Springer WIS en- bis feet With 4 point Of
order. 1hat. under the rule, the bill pro-
vidinr for IN appropriation Of money,
should 10 ID the committees Of the Whole.
This motion vas tlG subject Of much lis
.us4lun IN which Messrs. Cox Of New
York Garfield and others sustained the
1cint Of order, while Messrs. Conger,
SAVER and others opposed it. Mr.. Randall
inu.ly Qverruled the point and then MI
6uckner Of Missouri. tried Intellectually to
..lrrv motion to have the bill raterred to
lie .ommit1ae On banking anu currency,
Nj Stephens Ieclined rasolutely IA Yleld
the door for that purpose, nor w0nld ne
permit Mr. Hewitt ID make mGtlGr TO
Inv the bill with 5he amendments On me
rlale. It vas evident LlaI Nj stephens
knew bis strength. lnd intended to Grge
the issue and irving notice that he would
call the previous question At the emu Of IN
hour. he praceeded to divide The sixty
minutes 10 lie many GraIors who we're
hungry to speak. To NJ. Ewing he gave
.jubt minutes, To Cen Butler i've, to 9TH
ara only rlrge. some Of these who hhd
1nIv three minutes would speak sentence
II Two. lsii permission 10 print heir re-
marks u Lenr'h IN .he reGnrd, mt hen
Yield lie remainder II lleir oime, min
1ta. a. 4 half minute. &c another member,
Who bv This muneuvar. will ret On The
rseer,; with .ong speech. The 4peaA!ng
v9e velv IN Tie extreme. One by enc ,he
4Dna .,nrg rose an,! fell 10 NE sharp mp Of me
iDra5sr4 rqvel. each concluding With Lie
3lantra appeal ID print 1he remainder Of
.lcjr remarks. anil Mr.. Springer Il Hi
nous moved thaa al be granlai CHAT pr7r
ere. vithcu6 the .ormairy Of / reqlesr
This molten vas passed without objection,
md he 3ppeches hat vii appear Il he
rseor -.la5 we're never heard III NE
lcrse. vii. make i small volume The
most aat4hie 3peeahGs were those Of 1y-
( iur Butler Giand garfield. Hewitt, amt
. cbjrenien Of View York The .asr. who IS
= biz capitalist. but Ct imaL physique.
4,rii4 irqilst 1le BIZ with i rag'ng 4ner-
~ -Iua was .H'rIAlr 70 lelCid, and SIT
tcvn l.nd shouts If laughter. N which
le fna.lv 0ined wien. to aap tie climax
Of lasurt.rv. he vas surrounded Tnd con-
r~aai.a.al By lie friends 1f JIG bill. But
er and Ewing were particularly bitter IN
heir tenIncu4.Gu II me bill. Is nutilatei
IT, Inc lmenGmanl Of the senate. Butler
INV no ,aason .cr lAis uut.mei7 haste IN
leGapLnr .le measure Just Is it came from
ne 3anaaa. far be believed that The friends
81 communication, At beth ends Of TIC
capitol. ha, strength - pass such 1ill as
Lie people iemantea Eand iald IhaG lc
w0u.G 71ta for lae bill ~ L step IN The
9rlt TRACTION. lut added i.Ind he reTlrdet
il rs 1ulv 4rlp 10 De tulowec ocn 1y
others. mi [ ne lGnthaiders did not .ik'
IT, be vas N favor Of drumming papel
money Town .ler lhr9ats. Mr.. Hewitt
thought hat L deceivel, indignant. ant
outraged. people would sweep tile bil
, from .he statute book n one gelr- mt Ii
wanted 5ha5 to 70 IN 5Ae recnrd Ia li
prophecy.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION 90 TIL SENATE
The ezaeu iva session Of the ienaI
YESTERDAY vas one Of the most animate
.haL his occurred for Years The lppGinr
uenG af Williamson Us collector nc Ney
Orieana WIS inaly reieGtgi, anu Nj
Packard has strong hopes Of securing u
appointments; + -he president can De ir
: IIcad to send IN his name here is hr
little louht that the ien.,5a will confirm iii
nomination
The discussion 0f the appointments wer
Interesting, aa -hey served to elicit sem
am phnlic expressions Of feeling towar
the adm straECn. Senator C0nklin
criticised tie appointments Of the pres
Dent with grea1 severity He wenI 80 fl
As to question .he repubiicanism Of VI
aaves, md iad chat the executive MAJ
=. sion had been made more comfortable /
democrats ahan for republicans. that len
GGra.5 called daily anu had their ruques
.. lur official .lv0rs granCad.
senator Thurman ceplied. and sad tn
n some democrats may be III The habit
n visiting the white house, bnt that he ut
nGu .r0saed lhe threshold Of hat buildiI
since HAYES was nan EurIted.
ID Senator's Hour md Mathews defend
lg .AG administration.
b. senator Vaurueas followed Matthew
,e ant madvarrad severely upnn tho
le democrats VINO had applied to the pre-
lie dent .or ltv9rs.
/. senator EEsts 1f Louisiana opened 4
lT lehasa against The tGnirmaian OF Wi
- ianson. md he WIS rrjeete'i by u vote
ID 3 I'd li Among The democrats who vol
A. Tor his confirmation we're SENATOR'S AR
" strong and Beck -Jhe latter made l spec
y "a n his flror. After adjournment Senat
~ Enatia told Beck chat be had nor expect
le opposition from him, and ahis led To L 1
N discussion lha5 WIS carried On with eal
u' 4sineas anl d display Of feeling chat ver
~ Ell mon ll-hlmGr There seems to
as rraa6 propriatY in holding the exaeuti