Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-03

WASHINGTON, ID. G., November ~, 1879
Messrs. Editors On Monday next the second
session Of the forty-sixth congress will begin.
The outlook now is that
THE COMING SESSION,
on the surface, will be strictly one for the trans
action Of the necessary business, and that there
will be but little new legislation Just what It
will or will not do is OF course njectural Nearly
all the Democratic newspapers have advised the
party to let the currency question alone, inasmuch
as there is such division in that party on that
issue. Thus far no disposition seems to be mani
Tested to take mp the tariff question. The agta-
ton Of this subject always unsettes trade, and
now that n grand business boom Ia sweeping
over the country the political party which at
tempts to disturb 1t will hardly merit the conf
dence Of business communities with a pres-
dental campaign near at hand the policy will I'M
doubleday be to let all troublesome questions
alone and both parties will be upon their good
behavior. It is not seriously believed here that
congress will again lock horns with the president
on the subiect-matter which provoked the extra
session. The more sensible leaders Of the Demo-
cratic majority appreciate the fact that it would
only be struggle without results, other than
what Is now the case, and that another trial would
be futile. 1t is expected that a month or so will
be taken up with the proposed revision OF the
rules Of the house, and that meanwhile the APP
preparation committee will be hard Mt work on
the appropriation bills.
Six members Of congress, elected since the ex-
ira session, may be expected to take their seats
in the house on Monday. These are Horace Da-
Wis., Horace +. Page and Romaldo Pacheco, Re-
publicans, and Campbell P. Berry, Democrat, Of
California; Waldo Hutchins, Democrat Of New
York, and William G. Thompson, Republican of
Iowa The last two have been chosen to fill va
cancies caused by death This alters the COM
plexion Of the house somewhat from the extra
session. The straight Democrats number one
hundred and fifty, the Republicans one hundred
and thirty-two and Nationals eleven. The leeiti-
mate Democratic majority all is therefore
but seven, while on political questions it is likely
to be fifteen or more. Ladd of Maine and Wright
OF Pennsylvania we class as Democrats, although
considered heretofore as Greenbackers, while Mr.
Barlow of Vermont we class as Republican, for
the substantial reason that he will vote with that
party -Four out Of eleven OF the Nationals will
generally act with the Democrats and four others
will assist the Republicans. Murch of Maine,
Gillette and Weaver of Iowa, may be expected to
try and preserve the Greenback organization.
POLITICAL OPINIONS
are various among the public men just now, and
their sayings and predictions as contradictory
in comparison as night is like day For instance,
Ex-Governor Tom Young of Ohio who is one of
the many interviewed arrivals in the city,
says the Grant boom il ephemeral, and, in his
opinion, 1t will not keep up to its present dimen-
sions. Ex-senator Dorsey, on tire other hand,
thinks Grants name will be the only one before
the convention, and that he will be nominated by
reclamation. Congressman Updegraif of Ohio
says the Ohio delegation will be solid for Sher-
man, and go in TO win" lie thinks General
Garfield will be elected to the senate
General Warner of Ohio the author OF the
famous warner silver bill" thinks public senti-
ment has undergone no change on the silver
question since the last session, although there
might be a change on the question of finances
The bill is in the hands of the senate and he
thinks 1t will be passed this session. The Demo-
cratic party will never consent, in his opinion to
the stoppage OF the coinage of silver dollars or to
the substitution of national bank notes for green
backs. lie considers that the victory of the Re-
publicans in Ohio was caused by arousing the old
war feeling, and not by the success of resumption
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The president to-day signed the commission OF
Major Thomas p Morgan to be commissioner of
the District of Columbia, in place of Hon. S. l..
Phelps, resigned. Major Morgan has been chief
of police for the district since the resignation of
Major Richards.
The city post-oflice was removed to-day from
the post-ofce department building to its new
quarters in the Seaton House. on Louisiana
avenue
General John Hammond, member of congress
from Crown Point New York, has rented the
house Of Justice Miller, on Thomas circle, for the
winter
General Grant will not visit Washington until
his return from Mexico
The president and Mrs. Hayes were Bishop
Simpsons guests in Philadelphia Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Colonel George W. Hooker Of Brattleboro is
quartered at Wizards. Sol.