Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-23
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, u. u, April IL, 1879.
The Lenten season is now over. and
there will be brief revival OF social gay.
ETY., before Washington, enervated By heat
and malaria. becomes deserted village
the wealthy will soon betake themselve.
to seaside and mountain resort, while the
wan government clerk will find CHEAP
boarding house few miles out of the
city, where breezes from clover fields will
in some degree counteract the effect of the
miasma that he inhsles during the day.
Last week, in an eloquent peroration. Sen
ator lloar said, among other pretty things
that he had seen the sun rise over Mont
Blame. Senator Thurman, in replying
said that he had never seen the sun rise
over Mont Blanc, but that he hal bchelt
the insidious malaria steal up from tho
swamps of the Potomac. Every body in
Washington has seen and inhaled the in
sidious malaria that steals up from tn,
swamps of the Potomac. The only reason
for keeping the national capital here where
i'll health, in the forms of dyspepsia, an,
all mnlarial diseases penetrates everything
even legislation, is that millions of dollar.
have been spent to build city annie
swamps, and because there is too mucl
Jealousy among the cities that would con
tend for the capital 10 make it possible FOL
our legislature TO agree on locality. But
the capital must be moved, it will be NOV.
ed sooner or later, there is every reason
sanitary, rhetorical and religious for it;
removal. Give us capital on Il hill, on
seven hills, on mountain, plateau, any
where but in basin on level with the
sea, but far from the heathful breezes OF
the sea, at the confluence of sluggish
streams, that have not sufficient current
to carry off the sewerage of the city, OIL
the pestilent detritus of the large areas
which they drain.
Last week the roar of debate was heard
in the lower House. This week it RACES in
the Senate. Hoar, Blaine, Logan. Beck,
and Dawes have all made great efforts. y
and Voorhees,, Morgan, and others have
yet to be heard from Senator Beck con-
cluded his speech yesterday, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Dawes, who consumed an
hour or more. In the midst of Senator
Dawes speech Senator Wade Hampton en-
tered the chamber for the first time, Senator
Butler, his colleague, announced his pres
ence and desired that he be sworn in. He
was conducted TO the presidents desk and
the oath was administered by Senat or
Thurman, president pro tenn,
Senator Withers. who has charge oil
the military bill, said he hoped the Senate
would be able to reach vote by the mid
die of next week, and in order 10 make
that practical he suggested that the daily
sessions be conducted to Il later hour than
usual. Senator Morgan has the floor to-
day, end he may be relied upon for one OF
the most notable speeches that this contest
will produce. He will be followed by
Senator Voorhees,, unless some republican
senator shall express a desire to speak
to-day. Yesterday afternoon no notice
had been given from that side. The ora
tors Of that side would rather follow Mr..
Voorhees, than have him come after them.
Unless the discussion comes to II close
by next Wednesday or Thursday, it is
probable that continued session will be
ordered.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, will speak
to-day in favor of the repeal of the test
oath, and a partial repeal of the supervisor
laws.
Mr.. Carlisle, of Kentucky, will submit
II constitutional argument in favor of the
democratic position.
The sessions of the national academy Of
sciences, now in progress ut All Soul
church, attract large audiences of intelli
gent ladies and gentlemen who listen with
appreciative interest to the learned discus.
sions of the members. Until within tn,
last few years all purely scientific lectures
and essays were unpopular; the learned
professor spoke Il language that was moi
understood by laymen. Tyndall and IIoxly
set the example of Popularizing science
and reducing to familiar language, and
explaining by familiar illustrations, those
IDEAS which had before been expressed
only in abstruse technical phraseoogy
Now we have their imitators all over the
country. Astronomy speaks no longer ca
cathedra even the great Lockyer has con-
descended to write primer and to speak
and explain by chart from the rostrum
Dona has condensed his ponGerous volume
on mineralogy TO manual for schools
and many other distinguished specialists
have followed in example. BY those who
thirst for scientific knowledge, the annua
sessions of the national academy of science
are appreciated and improved, for, al
though some of the papers read are be
, yond the comprehension of those who
have not received even smattering
there is always something said or done
that suggests rich, wonderful and unex
plored domains; the desire for pure scien
tifc knowledge is stimulated and the sue
ceeding generation, if not the present
will be benefited by the efforts that are
. now made for popular diffusion of natura
and physical science. c.
Here comes the Lewiston. (l.) Demo
crat, II democratic journal, saying:
This Office is in regular receipt of thu
Albany AryuS, Mr.. Tiden's persona
organ. 1t comes to us weekly with all it.