Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-28
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., May %. 1879.
1t is confidently expected that the p-esi-
dent will veto the legislative, executive
and judicial bill, the passage Of which by
the Senate was officially announced 10 the
House yesterday, at - o'clock. The
House at the time was dividing on vote
to order the previous question on the bill
to prevent the removal of cases from state
to federal courts, and no action was taken
Immediately on the bill. 1t will probably
be referred TO the appropriations commit
tee, and the Senate amendment increasing
the pay of Senate employees be non concur
red in and the bill be sent 10 conference
committee. 1t is expected that the differ
ences between the two houses will be
reconcied without delay, and that the bill
will be ready to be sent TO the president
on Friday. The veto is expected on Mon
day. After it is received joint caucus of
the democrats Of the two houses will be
held, and the future line of policy be
mapped out. 1t is evident that the dispo-
sition is growing among the democratic
leaders TO let the army bill fail. The
legislative bill, though, will certainly be
passed in some shape. If it is decided to
let the army bill fail, it will be sent to the
president precisely as it was originally,
and the two houses will adjourn on the
day the bill is sent to the president. Then
the president will call congress together
again, and the struggle will be renewed.
A rumor that the secretary of war would
soon resign his office in order to be
appointed to the judgeship of the eighth
district. United States circuit court, and
that Senator Logan would be given the
portfolio of war, caused considerable sur
prise in official and political circles yester-
day evening, but it is this morning author
itatively denied that Mr.. McCrary has any
intention of resigning. The rumor was
absurd, at best. Mr.. McCrary is young,
able and ambitious; his goal at present is
The United States Senate with Interior
expectations and possibilities; and rs for
Senator Logan, he has too much sense to
exchange six years Office for one of two
years.
Another bronze cavalry man is to be
stuck up in Washington, and it is to be
called an equestrian statue of General
Thomas. In order that posterity may
know what it was intended for, it would
be well TO have its title very distinctly
engraved on the bronze. 1t is almost
stiff, awkward and unnatural could be al
lowed outside of China, or German toy
shop. The horse looks like an unbroken
three-years-old, grass fed colt with
heavy head and scant hind quarters, with
mouth wide open gasping at immensely,
while his rider holds him with slack rein
but with stiff, uplifted arm on the brink of
u precipice. 1t looks for all the world as
II the artist had got his inspiration from u
novice's first attempt in riding school,
or from Witnessing a butchers parade on
horseback. | believe there is no city in
the world that can show as many awkward
bronze equestrian monstrosites as the
capital of the United States, and the worst
Of it is that they are durable. Tho colos-
sal horse which General Winfield Scott
bestrides is supposed to be walking, but
his feet arc in position never assumed
by any horse in any gait. His left hind
and left fore feet are under him about
eighteen inches aplrt, while his feet on
the opposite side are extended fore and aft.
Any one acquainted with horses knows
that they never assume this position except
when steadying to scratch the right ear
with the right hind foot. 1t is time to
protect against this sacrilege of art. Our
art has the deserved contempt of the civil
lied world, and we go on blindly erecting
expensive decorations, huge bronze toys,
to the wonder and admiration of the
surrounding villagers, without rejecting
that the false and meretricious in art, as
we'll as in morals, extends its haleful inf1u-
ence to posterity. C.