Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19
Our Washington Letter.

there would De
NO EXTRA SESSION
necessary, as democratic Senator's with but few
exceptions, are opposed to lacking any legislation
except the repeal Of the test oath laws to the
legislative appropriation bill The Republican
Senators will not offer any serious objection TO
this repeal, while the democrats Of the House
cannot make fight for the repeal Of the election
laws without the cooperation of the democrats
in the Senate, and thus the necessity for an extra
session Ia not likely TO arise. This is the way the
wind blows to-day, but the straws may point just
as decidedly in the opposite direction by Monday
next The democrats in the Senate will he very
apt to squech any attempt made by their more
headstrong brothers Of the House, for an extra
session It n quite probable that the President
will call the Senate in extra session sometime
during the spring, to act upon executive business
The Senate have been hard at work all the
week, and shonld the House only follow their ex-
ample the business of the country could easily be
dispatched before the 4th of March. The House
has held but two or three evening sessions thus
far while the Senate are to begin session at eleven
o'clock after Monday next The bill to restrict
Chinese immigration was passed by the Senate
to-day, after lengthy debate.
The bill introduced by Senator Morrill, on Mon
day to amend the revised statutes relative to the
deposit OF bonds, provides that the bonds trans
ferred to and deposited with the United States
Treasurer by any association for the security Of
| its circulating notes shall he held exclusively for
| that purpose until such notes are redeemed, ex-
| cept that the comptroller OF the currency may
permit an exchange to be made of any OF them
| for other United States bonds, II he is Of the
opinion that such an exchange will not prejudice
the interests of the government, and provides
also that he may return any portion OF the bonds
upon the surrender to him and cancellation Of a
proportionate amount Of the circulating notes.
The bill also authorizes the issue of circulating
notes to the amount OF ninety per cent. OF the par
value Of thu deposit of United States bonds, bear
ing interest at rate not less than four per cent.
per annum provides that II the market value Of
the bonds deposited by an association be reduced
below the amount of circulation received by 1t
from the comptroller the association shall imme-
diately furnish the amount OF such depreciation
in other United States bonds or money, to be de
posted with the Treasurer; and providing further
that the amount Of circulating notes to be fur
nished to each association shall be in proportion
TO its pad-up capital, as follows and no more:
For capital not exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars ninety per cent for capital from five
hundred thousand to one million dollars, eighty
per cent from million to three millions,
seventy-fve per cent, and for capital exceeding
three millions, sixty per cent of its capital.
The Commissioner of Pensions has made the
estimate of how much money will be required to
pay the
ARREARAGEs OF PENSIONS,
so that now Congress need delay no longer in
making the necessary appropriation. Last Mon
day Representative Burchard of Illinois intro
duced bill to appropriate forty millions of four
per cent bonds to pay this just debt due to our
soldiers. lie moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill. This motion only needed the
changing Of five votes to have prevailed. But to
| the shame of General Butler, the "poor mans
friend" Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania and Brogden
OF North Carolina and few Northern democrats,
| ii did not pass Almost all the votes against II
we're Southern democrats. Yet the democrats
set up a claim to the paternity of this measure.
The estimate is that less than thrty-four millions
will pay all arrears OF pensions now due. Then
upon an estimate, which is a rough guess at the
best, it is thought seven millions more will be
needed to pay arrears Of pensions placed on the
rolls up to July l. 1880 This shows that the forty
millions asked by the Burchard bill is about what
II
all over the land are watching this bill and it will
not do for the democrats to defeat it, unless they
are willing to lose the vote Of every soldier be he
democrat or Republican 1t looks very much
now AS II the object of the bill would be defeated
through failure to make the necessary appro-
priation.
1t is now estimated, by those who have
fnlly calculated the matter, that supposing the
! basis Of appointment remains unchanged. sixty
six members will be added to the House of Repre-
sentatives as the result OF
THE NEXT CENSUS.
OF these eleven are assigned to the Eastern and
Middle States, forty to the Western States and
fifteen to the Southern States The largest pro-
portionate increase is found in the Of Kansas
which jumps from a representation OF three TO
one Of seven. California increases from four to
seven and Texas will send ten instead Of six.
New York will add five to her number; Illinois,
Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin will be increased four members
each, and Indiana and Minnesota two each. On
the suppostion that the appointment is correct
the electoral vote 10 1884 will be divided section
ally as follows; Eastern and Middle States, one
hundred and twenty-four; Western States one
hundred and seventy-three; Southern States, one
b,ndred and thirty .eigbt In this estimate the
vote Of the solid South as compared with the to-
tai vote does not make very alarming showing
and with every year its relative strength, like
that ~ thu New ENGLAND States will grow smaller
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