Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The House COM
mirtee printing to-day discussed two hills relat
ing To public printing. one OF these. Proctor hnott :
bill. cOntemplaies letting ont the public printing 10
parties who oer 10 TO 1t 10 per cent less tlan tne
present cost al the government printing Office. y
majority of the committee decided 10 report favor
ably substitute which provides for the election Of
a public printer by the Senate under certain restric-
tons and provisions to the conduct OF the husl-
ness. Mr.. Wilson claimed the right In Introduce
Mr.. knOrts hill Both bills will again he reported
10 the House and action taken soon after the holl-
days The committee Instructed Mr.Wson TO report
favurably upon the petition Of Mr. Glover TO have
the proceedings of his committee under the Forty
NTH Congress printed.
The meeting of the House committee on
banking and currency to-day mainly occupied
in listening TO an argument by LOunshury, who
took strong grounds IN favor of a return the plan
OF Inc original banklng act which renamed IN
force until lS14, and which required banks 10 main
tain reserve on circulation as well as On deposits.
He claimed that such law secured an automatic
expansion and contraction of the currency. Prices
bill was offered as a substitute for Buckners bin, as
amended ay the committee, hut the motion 10 sub
sttUte objected 10 only two voting for IL.
The Joint committee on library to-day con-
sllered proposition for the purchase of the sword
worn by Washington when he resigned his commits
sion. No action was taken.
Senator Davis's Cof Illinois, bill proposes
an appropriations Of $4,000 for erecting IN judiciary
square statue OF Chief Justice Marshall.
DEMOCRATIC CACCUs.
The democratic senators met in caucusthis
afternoon 10 receive the report OF the committee
headed by Burnham upon the distribution of the
Senate patronage. After a full interchange OF
views the committees report was adopted with great
unanimlty. The report held that there was no just
cause for complaint against the officers OF the Sen
ate for the manner in which they acted regarding
caucus Instructions last March that The present
Senate employees are deserving and capable and the
instructions above referred to, which provide for
the retention of all disabled union soldiers and var
ious other employees upon grounds of special merit
n hp ron in
with only one amendment namely, to authorize the
sergeant-at-arms to appoint three additional mes
sengers for the service connected with the three
committees which left IN the control of the re-
publicans. The effect of this authOriZl-
non Will lie 10 enable three repuhllcdn chalrnen,
MeSsrs- Anthony, E'imunds and COnkllng. 10
retain in their service the three old republican mes
sengers who therefore, have been borne on the mere
" temporary roll The unanimous agreement OF
the caucus was that the democratic majority in the
Senate should come up 10 a full measure of the
generous treatment accorded TO them in matters OF
patronage by the republicans when the democrats
were in the minority. The caucus was wholly de
voted to this subject. The Bayard resolution con-
corning greenbacks was not mentioned.
N GENERAL.
The Consul at Foo Chow. China. reports
that the total imports Of that port are valued az
=. 900 600 less than one-tenth of which comes from
the United States, and one half of which absorbed
in the opium trade from British India.
Ex-Secretary McCrary leaves Washington
next week to assume the duties Of United States
judge Of the sth Judicial circuit.
Secretary Thompson spends the holidays
in Indiana. lie leaves Washington on Friday.
Information is received that the small po1
Is still prevalent in Tripoli. Twenty-nine deaths
occurred In the week ended Nov eth. and 81 deaths
IN the week Nov. 18th.
Mr. CHANDLER SAYS MASSACHUSETTS Is IN
BAD WAY.
W AsHINGToN, Dec. 10.-IIon Wm. E.
Chandler OF New Hampshire has been interviewed,
and his assertion that Massachusetts is one OF the
four doubtful northern states far as the Presi-
DENTAL election IS concerned, IS dlstasteful to the
pride OF Massachusetts, republicans. Chandler
says that state is the only state IN the Union where
the free right 10 bolt nomination the doctrine
of all the republican organizations of the state,
and where the men who control the party in the
state ANNOUNCE boiling rs one Of their clrdin
al doctrines. liberation is the neel of HlssachG-
sets.
TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
1t is stated the COnkling interest will en-
deavor 10 have General Arthur made chairman of
the national republican committee, which IS 10 he
elected at the next convention.
FINANCIAL.
Some of the national banks of New York
are preparing d bill for submission 10 Congress
which cOntemplates stopping the coinage OF gold
and silver, and the storage OF bullion after assay In
the government vaults. Against this bullion II is
proposed to issue treasury notes which will he a
sort OF warehouse receipt receivable for all dues
of the government and equal TO specie everywhere.