Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-23
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
WAsuINaToN June II 1879

WASHINGTON, June II, 1879.
The day set by the democrats for ad-
journment has arrived, and still there
appears no prospect of an early closing,
more than appeared month ago. Since
the several appropriation bills were
rushed through the House the Republi-
cans have studied them, and found many
Cato under thu meal. What the Demo-
Gratis could not gain by war they have
threatened to gain by legislation, and
what they cannot do by fair Legislation
they have sought to do by stealth. Thus
upon mature examination, the Army
bill and the supplemental judicial bill,
prohibiting the payment of money to the
Army when ordered by the President to
keep peace at the polls, and to marshals
and election supervisors, are as odious
and revolutionary as the worst measures
of this democratic Congress. The Re-
publicans in the Senate propose to fight
them at every stage, and to expose the
new development of Confederate fraud
and disloyalty. The bills of course will
be forced through by the majority, but
it is clear that the President will have
to veto them, or acknowledge that he
was wrong in vetoing the other bills. Oh
course practically these bills could dc
little or no harm this year, as they hold
only during the life of the present ap.
preparation bill, and during that time
there are no Congressional elections te
be affected by it. except in California
But the principle involved is the same
and must be saved by strenuous effor
on the part of the Republicans.
The inefficiency as we'll as the dishon
esty of democratic management was
shown in the general appropriation bills
which was Enthusiastically rushed
through the House. 1t was in sucl
shape that nobody could make head Of
tail of it. When it came up in tn,
Senate, Senator Blaine assailed it Sc
verely as disgrace to any Legislative
body, and he defed any man to interpre
it. Some of the Democrats were asham
ed of it, and tried to have the Commit
tee adopt instead the old appropriation
bill with the political clauses omitted
but the caucus was too much for them
The bill was concocted to cover the re
treat of the democrats from ba,
position, and to conceal some evil pur
poses. If it goes to the President in it
present shade it is likely to be returne'
for correction. as it cannot be understood
by the Treasury officers.
There is trouble in the Independent
Greenback camp. For long time tn
radical "softs'' have felt impatient a
the manner in which their outpcsts hav
one by one been occupied by the Demo
Gratis. Now things have got to seriou
pass where the democratic party seem
likely to 'gobble" the Greenback part
entire in such States as Maine and Ohio
and the men who stand out for a ''ne,
party" are incensed at it. The Nation
al Viea0, the greenback organ here, cam
out in a savage assault on the Ohio man
agement, denouncing its talk abou
"troops at the polls" "a free ballot.
"no supervisors &C., as 'that sort {
froth" which is calculated to conceal til
true issue of Financial reform" At tn
same time the original greenback orga
in Maine comes out with strong denur
citation of the whole party managemer
in that State, and accusing the leader