Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-14
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 8. 1879.

used to characterize all debate or oratory
of personal nature, and it has always,
directly or indirectly, some relation to
questions growing out of the war. Mr..
Chalmers was on his feet to explain his
action at Fort Pillow. and the Senate had
under consideration the Kellogg-Spofford
case. The resolution authorizing an in
quiry into the manner of Kellogg's cleo
ton was adopted by the Senate by a party
vote. In order TO dispose of the matter the
session was extended until after o'clock,
and the debate stirred up party feeling
considerably. Senator Ben. Hill claimed
the floor at first in order to settle dis
tinct issue he bad raised with Mr.. Angus
Cameron the day before. The latter had
started. in very positive manner, that
the charge of bribery was made against
Kellogg in the former contest and thor
oughly Investigated by the committee on
elections. Senator Hill denied this and
made that issue, at once. Yesterday, he
said he had examined the record of the
proceedings, and be endeavored to show
by it and by the papers Of SpoffJrd, that
Mr.. Cameron had made a mistake. Sena-
tor Morgan produced the Record to show
that upon the admission of Kellogg he
submitted an amendment to the resolution
reserving to the Senate the right to SUISSE
quently make Il thorough inquiry; that he
was assured by the republican leaders that
this was not necessary, as that right be.
longed to the Senate anyhow. This he
considered due notice Of Il purpose to
make subsequent investigation. The
republicans submitteda number of amend
ments, and one directing thorough in.
vestigaion Of allegations against Spofford
was adopted. After about dozen had
been voted down, Mr.. Logan tried his
hand lie wanted TO direct the committee
TO investigate the disintegration of the
Packard legislature, and had q good deal
to say about the illegal means resorted to
for that purpose. Senalo or Hill, Of Georgia,
said "that would involve an inv, stigation
of Hayes, as he was the man who plan
ned and carried out the overthrow of Pack
ards legislation;" that he QIilD would
have no objection to voting for separate
proposition to investigate Hayes con.
Juot in ,hot ,,nttor hut ha dim y o,ro a.,
impose that upon the committee on cleo
tons" Senator Logan denied having in
tended any reference TO President Hayes
In his remarks lie had criticised the COM
mittee on elections, charging them with
partisan motives, ETC., to which Mr.. Sauls.
bury replied that nothing the senator could
say would compliment the committee or
offend it. Mr.. Log IN retortod that no such
disrespectful language had ever before
been applied to n senator on the floor.
This aroused Senator Blaine, and he came
to the assistance of Logan. In making
light of Mr.. Logan's amendment, he said
the gentlemen on the other sIo were
Sinking the point; "yes, Sinking is the
word" he concluded. Mr.. VOORHEES,
wanted to remind Senator Blaine that his
" plantation manners" all went ful
naught; it was all sound, and frightened
nobody on the democratic side. Mr..
Voorhees, thought the senator from Maine
had adopted his usual style, which was
simply "petiofgging.' Mr.. Blaine re.
torted, and II sharp and spicy discussion
ensued between him and Mr.. Voorhees,.
The House opened yesterday with rather
a funny scene. 1t appears that on Monday
Representative Kitchn, of North Carolina,
requested Hendric B. Wright the Penn.
sylvania greenbacker, to introduce a bill
for him. Without looking ut the title Mr..
Wright complied with his request. 1t
turned out to be bill to reduce the tax on
whiskey. To-day Mr.. Wright made per-
sonal explanation, saying that he repu-
dated the bill, us he did not favor cheap
whiskey. lie called upon Mr.. Kitchn to
explain why he had imposed upon him,
and said, laughingly, that if he did not so
explain he would hold him personally re.
sponsibe here or elsewhere. Mr.. Kitchn
said that he thought IL greenbacker was
willing to be responsible for anything; bu,
inasmuch us Mr.. Wright felt disposition
to repudiate it, he would daddy the BILL
The gold medals awarded to the United
States exhibitors ut the recent universal
exposition ut Paris have been received by
Commissioner General Mccormick, and
will be distributed during the present
week. The medals weigh three ounces
each, and have upon one side beautiful
female head, intended to represent the re-
public of France, and upon the other fig
ure of peace, lowering over the exposition
buildings. Etch medal bears the name o
the exhibitor to whom it was awarce l.
and an accompanying diploma. The med.
ais are one hundred and six in number
and there are twenty-three " diplomas o
honor considered equal to II gold medal
and chiefly given for exhibits made b,
the government or by public institutions
c.
A gunpowder plot was discovered tn,
other morning, that had it been execute,
would have raised dust. A twelve years
old boy got mad because he was obliged
to work up II wood pile last winter, Will,
his half brother was allowed unlimited
privileges, and concealed u can of powde
under the wood pile in the shed, laid