Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11
rom Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June : 10,


WASHINGTON, d. c., June 5, 1879.
Now that the nominating business has
been finished in Ohio, the conflict between
congress and the executive is again upper
most in politics, and the new democratic
programme, or course of action, agreed
upon by the joint congressional caucus
comes up for another siege of speeches in
the Senate and House. 1t is, however.
the intention of the majority to limit de-
bate rs much as possible. with n view to
economize time and hasten the hour for
adjournment. The excessively warm
weather, and the desire to attend TO lonc
neglected home affairs have made congress
very impatient to vamoose this classic and
historic steam chest, founded by the IA
Their of his country amid the swamps of
the Potomac, and perfected, as to its mala-
rial influences, by modern engineering
skill.
The democrats in caucus have accepted
the plan Of action, proposed by their COM
mittee, with an unanimity that has sur
prised themselves, and everybody GEMS
to think that the veXed question of appro.
priations will soon be settled, and that
congress will adjourn as soon as the Goth
Of this month. $50 mote it be.n Sena-
TORS not very prepossessing in their best
attire of Prince Albert coats, and panta-
looms bulged at the knee, look altogether
100 common in linen coats and palm leaf
fans. To see Senator Don Cameron in a
very short blue jacket, and Senator Booth
in II cheap, crumpled light coat. and Sena-
ator Maxey with red stockings. and nearly
all TIE senators who wear black frock
coats enormously upholstered about the
shoulders, makes one think that the classic
toga, in which Bru.us and Cassius and
Metellus Climber concealed their daggers,
was not such n barbarous uniform after
all.
Washington has never been duller than
during the extra session. PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, when compared with its mid
winter thronged splendor, is n deserted
street. Even in the afternoon, when the
departments pour forth their thousands of
pretty girls and Adonis-like male employ
es, the avenue is not cheerful The clerks
make their way TO their boarding houses
in the city suberbs and country by some
other route. Streets, like bellies, have
their day, and the glory of the avenue has
departed
All the talk in political circles, last
night, was about the Ohio nominations.
The democrats, and especially those from
Ohio,a jubilant. Even the Thurman men
appear enthusiastic, although their favorto
was slaughtered Congressman McMahon
expressed the general democratic opin-
ion when he said that Ewing and Rice
was the strongest combination that could
have been made. They agree in this
wise: If Bishop had been nominated, it
would have been regarded us an entering
NOhES lOl AhNCIiS 'II't ulSuNOIH TO
the Thurman people. If Rice had receiv.
cd the first place on the ticket it would
have been Thurman victory, and the
Tilden crowd would have been dis
gruntlod.
Ewing was not IL pronounced partisan of
either Tilden or Thurman, and hence they
claim to have struck the happy medium
and to have united all the factions by
nominating him and giving Rice place
on the ticket. They seem to believe also
that after II little coquettinS the greenback-
crs will withdraw their candidate from
the field and leave the course clear for u
race between Ewing and Rice and Foster
and Ilickenlooper. They admit that the
ticket will be II weak one in Hamilton
county, but hope to make up any losses
there by increased votes in the other
counties, on account of the good war
records of both Ewing and Rice.
Republicans, who are equally as well
informed about Ohio politics. say that the
ticket will be easily beaten. If they had
had the making of the ticket, they could
not have SET up one more easily knocked
down. Ewing and Rice will not only be
weak in Hamilton county, but elsewhere
in the state, where they least expect weak
ness.
The House committee on appropriations,
it is expected, will report to-day or to-
morrow tho new army bill which has
been agreed upon in caucus. The follow
ing section will take the place of the Sec
ton upon which the president based his
veto: Section 6. That no money appro-
priated by this act is appropriated or shall
be paid for the subsistence, equipment,
transportation or compensation of any
part of the army of the United States to
be used as a police force to keep the peace
at the polls ut any election held within any
state"
The nomination of Secretary McCrary
as Judge Dillon's successor was laid be-
fore the Senate yesterday, and referred in
the usual course to the committee on
the judiciary. There are rumors this
morning that the nomination will not
probable that the fact that the candi.
be confirmed by the Senate, and it is
date is said to have written the veto mes
sage to the first army bill may have some
thing to do with it. c.
Hon. Thomas Ewing, who has been
selected to represent the Ohio democracy
in the coming gubernatorial contest, was
born at Lancaster in that state in 1929.
lie was educated at Brown university,
at Providence, r.. l., and is lawyer bv