Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-30
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON .
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.]
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1879.
The President has signed the general
and army appropriation bills, and vetoed
the judicial expenses bill. This is as
was expected, but nevertheless it leaves
the democrats in dilemma they are
little prepared for. The Senate caucus
was called together last night and tried
to agree upon plan of action. A few
of the members were for extreme action,
and fighting it out in the last ditch.
Vest. of Missouri, reckless ex-Confed-
crate, offered resolution in favor of
adjournment and repeated adjournments
until the President should tire of resist
ing the rebel conspirators. This resolu-
ton received the votes of seven Senators.
as follows: Cockrell, Jonas, Vance, Vest,
Walker, Wallace and Withers. This
was rather sorry showing for a party
which was determined only few short
weeks ago to starve the Government to
death. Then resolution was offered to
instruct the committee to draw up bill
with the section to which the President
objected to omitted, and simply failing
to appropriate distinctly for the marshals
and supervisors, upon the theory that
the President cannot refuse to sign a
bill because it omits part of the usual
items. 1t is likely that this cowardly
dodge to cover disgraceful retreat
and back down will be adopted by the
majority and hurried through so that
Congress can adjourn in the course of a
week. Nobody will regret it, for there
never was more thoroughly useless
and mischievous session of Congress than
this has been. OF course we cannot tell
what a set of men like those who rule
our legislation now may do. but we are
hoping that we arc nearly rid of them.
The last veto message of President
Hayes is an admirable paper, and pune
tured the rebel scheme of notification
mercilessly. The Presidents ground is
unassailable. He cannot, he says, APP
prove bill which while it does not re-
peal law plainly makes it an offence
to enforce it. 1t is a ridiculous incon-
sistency to suppose he could, for in such
case he would be liable to impeach-
ment if he enforced the law or if be
didn't. The better part of the democrats
feel chagrinned at his foreible criticisms.
The effort of the democratic bulldozers
to subordinate the Senate to their coer.
Give measures last week was disastrous
failure. For the first time in history
they undertook to choke off debate in
that body. Of course the republicans
resented and resisted it. This provoked
the most insulting manners on the par
of the democrats and Lamar was ftly
called a BLACKBOARD by Mr. Conkling
1t was supposed Lamar would challenge
| Mr.. Conkling, but he has found discre
ton the better part of valor, and gon,
home The bulldozers have learned tina
they cannot ride rough shod over tn,
Northern Senators.
I Congress is rapidly thinning out ant
it's difficult to get quorum in eithe
House. Many members would be heart
lily glad of a speedy winding up Of tn
session.
+ The appointment of Geo. R. Robinson
to be paymaster in the army is worth,
act; Mr.. R is the man who saved tn
late Secretary Stewards life when h
was attacked by the assassin at the tim
of Mr.. Lincoln's murder. He is a de
serving man, and ought to have had
handsome reward long ago.
Secretary McCrary's nomination ha
been withdrawn as a candidate for tn
Judgeship to be made vacant on til
resignation Of Judge Dillon, but it wi
be renewed at the proper time. Legs
obstacles were in the way of his confl
nation, and there is no personal objectio
to him. LOGAN.