The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ~, 1879.

w AslllNGTON, NOV, -, lofJ'
There is strange feature to be noted
IN the absence of many familiar faces in
the throng which the reassembling Of
Congress poured into our hotel lobbIes
These are the faces of the "members"
of the "Third House," of which Thad.
Stevens made such feeling allusion, in
one of his memorable debates, aud COW
CT the brains of the most noted lobby
lists that ever engineered swindle
through Congress. But we do not
doubt they will reappear when the i'm
maculate democracy have perfected
their little schemes for reform and
economy. Virginia, however, is not
without its inevitable delegation, for
the Union cannot be preserved unless
the i. T.. V. has the direction of public
affairs. Now he is wrestling with the
problem of electing a United States
the fight of the rcadjusters in the late
canvass, promises to Gust Senator With
ers. His strikers arc here trying to
prove that neither Billy nor the Devil
are as black as painted, and that Vir-
ginia "honah" will be as safe in his
hands as Mr.. Withers'. We are some
what inclined TO think Mahone's pUsi-
ton on the debt question of Virginia l.
one that will bear careful consideration
His Democracy is unimpeachaDle Ion
he hates Yankee worse than Satan
does holy water, and no one can doub,
tlai he v.il lead as vigorous an on
slauubt ON Hennblican measures "a ,hr
most rnbid iira.eater can desire.
As Congress meets ON Monday. Der.
cuiber fbe hotels. lolpin@-6nnsps
And hash-mills of NasbiuIto0 ara I'm.
ing up. not ONLY with members. kiu0s
and queens OF ,he tehbv. and pairio,
in search Of Government 'l.tp. hui lnouv
ut fine urliticai rorpsps oi Inc cotn.,.t.
{, nnfn q vioo c.,,.titronc, sftor ,ii.i 1
iu one .r more Ioncrre..s INV. ,.;srl,
rouc.ede1 fo lnavr ~ home d, stl.i- I
tniinr beua. mon. AMONG fine hitter /
The ,losi itnlv f.. The cock.gvrd stafc.- /
man rom kis..a,lrsoife. n9n nnTcr |
What q cal. with lis ,ire Ives. l. I
among animals. ihc invinrih. % t.ancrsl /
is among politicjaus. Nou iaa, srh- I
merge him in sea of votes au,l Climb /
him with all kinds Of yillainous storie, |
md lies. and he comes smilinUlv to the /
surface. CONGRESSMAN Morse. of Ninss- |
states that Gen. Butler will |,
never again RIM for Governor. hut in.
ends to invade his (Morse'sj district
next fall and run for CONGRESS. lie !
hopes. however, that apoplexv. cholc-
or something else, may IN
crtere; but we fancy that he, like
many another politician, will have to
accept the inevitable and submit, for a
more irrepressible and persistent fight
IF than old Ben has never been seen
mere. The political world is his oyster.
The secretary and agent of the Loui- |
siana state lottery company has filed a
bill in the supreme court ol dur district.
against The Postmaster General, TO re-
strain the Post-oflice Department from
with the delivery of money !
orders, registered letters, etc. A rule |
has been granted to show cause why |
The Injunction should not issue. retnrn- !
able December (. These proceedings |
are instituted in the court OF this dis |
trict in order that the casa NAV he !
speedily carried, for final Adjudication.
TO tie supreme court of The Initial
States, and the lottery men EXPECT to
be sustained there, as were these who
resisted our trade mark system and OBJ
tanned the decision declaring it nncon- |
We shall not be surprised
ii the supreme court rules "a Technically
in regard to lotteries as to trade lgarks. |
for il is q slickler always for LEGAL hair |
splittings, with a leaning over aoains; I
equity. Wiping ont the 5000 trade |
marks of The country, worth millions OF |
dollars TO the proprietors, shows what |
lawyers can do when they act as iudres
The last Congress authorized The re. |
moval of the city post-ofiicc from The !
general post-oilice building. opposite |
Inc patent office, TO such other ouartnrs /
rs designated commission should So |
ect, which, after canvassing the civ. !
rented the "Seatou House, the i'm. !
mense 5-story hotci fronting Louisiana .
avenue and { street, near seventh |
street, and recently occupied by The
pension Office. Ii is now ready foI
occupancy, and the work of remoyal Is |,
in progress. Only the basement ord |
first and second stories will be used n,
present, though the other three stories
vii undoubtedly be taken for some
other governmental purpose, h,asn,nc..
Is the reu'nl q 25 ofO per wear rav.re
ihe whole building. Tho pos;,l 4,
partmeut has grown 20 suct pr,,nYr-
lions that The present Qnal4d, oyc
wholly insufficient 10 acooumodat,
a - nc oity' heh'e me necessity toi (
ne ABOVE NHhliDt. ! Ell We small