The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1880.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1880.
The Fitz John Porter question in the
Senate has been laid on the table, and
; will probably rest there the balance ofthe
; ses on. The discussion was assuming
: so NJ san char .cter that both sides
taclfy !seed that it was best to table
it until there was less of the preslden-
tial question fore the people. mus
; far Sena )rs Bayard, Mcdonald, and
} Jones have spoken in favor OF Porter,
and Carpenter and Logan against him.
Recent intelligence from the state of
New York indicatee that Horatio Scy-
mour, if unanimously called upon by
the delegates TO the National Democrat
ic convention, will "consider himself in
the hands of his friends" and not at lib
erty to decline the nomination. Mr.
Seymour, though now sixty-nine years
of age, is in full possession OF all bis
mental and physical powers, many re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The chances are that Mr.. Tilden will
not consent TO be thus disposed of; he
is and has been for the past twelve
months a candidate i'll earnest for the
Democratic nomination, and TO succeed
Mr.. HAYES in the seat he considers he
was uniustlv kept out of; and he doubt
less thinks that the nomination of Hora-
)tio Seymour will greatly interfere with
bis plans and ambition in regard TO the
presidency.
Rev. DR.. De La Matyr has been nom
mated for reelection by his constitucn-
CIV in Indiana, and from present appear
anccs his reelection is neither lmpossl-
BILE nor improbable, as he will receive a
strong backing from oil the soft money
ycomanry of his district.
The Hon. Charles S. Parnell, having
been telegraphed and written 70 TO re-
turn 70 Ireland, owing 10 the dissolu-
/, zion of Parliament, sailed thence from
New York on Friday last. 1t is pr
sumcd there is no danger as TO rs
election 20 Parliament, but he is called
home for consultation and advice in
connection with the cause of the Liber-
ais in Ireland and Gre & Bri' II.
While here the great agitator and his
colleague, Mr.. Dillon, raised about a
quarter of million dollars for their
: suffering countrymen, q half of which
has already been forwarded TO the dis
tressed districts.
1t is now pretty evident that cnergci-
ic efforts will be made TO induce large
Chinese emigration into Mississippi,
, Louisiana, and other cotton and sugar
raising states, and that there will be
several hundreds of thousands of Chi
ncse laborcrs located in the old slave
states within the next two or three
; years, as substitutes for colored labor.
The excitement in mining property
l is greater at this than it has been III len
f wears. Senator Jones, of Nevada, il is
= said, is rcaping rich harvest on lis
investments at Leadville in Colorado.
and at Deadwood in Dakota.
Land grant and steamship subsidies
} are not popular yet this session, and
probably mono will be granted. The
''Louisiana land grab" heretofore re-
| ferred TO. will receive decided set
back this coming Thursday, when Mr.,
r j. j. Flanagan, president of the New
= Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Vicksburgh
Railroad Company, will appeal before
the House committee on that subject,
and present an oral argument against
r the transfer of his land grant TO Il rival
company. Mr.. Flanagan is not only Il
fluent speaker, but practical railroad
er of many years experience in botf
constructing and operating long lines
of railway, and he will no doubt be ac
corded a patient and impartial hearing
c Rece.t developments ii the silver
T. mining interests in Arkansas are at
tracing the serious attention of capital
c isis.
- The settlement of the title to Tho
land at the Hot Springs, in Arkansas
C from present appearances will soon &C
1t cur. This quarrel is stirred up between
the old settlers, the state, and Genera
Government. When the title to thu
: property is fixed and capitalists are sat
isfied as TO the security of their invest
mems, the Hot Springs will afford thu
!, nUcleUs for one of the largest iplanC
u cities on the continent.
The paper-makers claim that IL,
- present high price of paper is all OWN.
/" TO the eSactions of the patentees for th,
:, manufacture OF wood pulp; that les
than half dozen of them have contro
y of the pulp market of the country, an,
= can fix their own terms as to the pric'
u of both labor and goods. The dute
!, on soda ash fand other leading chemi
;. calls were abolished years ago; henc,
= nothing can be hoped for in that direc
I ton in the matter of lowering the pric
!, of paper, but some relief probably ca,
!. be obtained by allowing paper manu-
featured in the Canadas TO be importc,
:, free of duty, and by reducing the TART
IL OH type. There is no doubt that Tn
y product of type manufacturers of Scot
u :, land and England could be brought in
- to this country on diminished duty q
~ from % to 80 per cent, and woul,
Il greatly relieve the publishers of tn
=" country.
:, During the forepart of last week
y monster petition bearing the signature
" v, of nearly 20 600 residents of this city
n including many ladies, was presentc
/" in Congress, praying for an increase i
u" the police force OF the District. Wasl
ington is the worst lighted and lcas
protected city of IFS size in the world
and there seems TO he no doubt abou
the speedy passage of this much-neede
measure.
MANAGEMENT or THE INTERIOR.
There is no use DENYING the fact tha
he among the most industrious, efficient
and practical men that have occupie
the position Of secretary of the Interio
~ is the present incumbent, Gen. Schurs
In the Indian Department his reform
is have been radical and on the side {
ci' public right and justice. The maaC
ministration and eqnivocal practice
his that had crcpi into almost all branchc
", of the Indian Department, have Target
ur been rooted out aud suppressed Mon
reforms have been effected in that dire,
eff ton by Gen. Schurz during the las
IN, three years than has TRANSFERRED in an
nd eight years since the organization of iii
department. Gen. Schurz is an indus
trious, clear-headed, long. sighted. pra,
teal statesman, and he has proved hin
ealf IN ha aa a nuhlic man all that bi