Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-02

Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20. 1890

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 20. 1880.
Here we are in the last days of MAY
with melting August weather, the Their.
mometer up in the nineties. members Of
congress deserving the capitol and stealing
of to Chicago, with no prospect of an ad.
journment before the 18th of June, with
an eminent prospect of political cam.
paign to be waged on the heels of the
Chicago convention in the halls Of con.
gress, while the Christiancy divorce suit
will rage in the city hall. How can it be
said that these are dull times? In spite of
the high price of pulp the people must be
amused. What would congress, and con-
ventions. and Christiancys amount to If it
were not for pulp!
The bone of contention between the
aged minister to Peru and his beautiful
child wife appears now to be the amount
OF the allowance that shall be awarded
her. pending the divorce suit and the ali.
mony after the suit has been decided. Mr..
Christiancy's counsel is willing to concede
sum based on her circumstances before
marriage, but counsel for defendant in.
sists upon larger sum commensurate
with the circumstances of the wife of a
foreign minister with salary of $40 ZOO
per year. 1t is expected that Mr.. Chris
tiancy's counsel will file a supplemental
bill covering other infidelities not men.
toned in the original bill. and which were
omitted at the time in order to create as
little scandal as possible before the hear
ing of the case. Should this supplemental
bill be filed some well known name will
appear as parttcepS crimints.
The Morgan resolution regulating tho
manner of counting the vote at the presi.
Dental election has been passed in the
Senate. The plan is substantially that of
the late Senator Morton. 1t was opposed F..
by the republicans on various grounds
such as that such work as this ought to be ,
lone by constitutional amendment or an
act; that though it is true that in the d,vs
'f republican control of congress the vote S
vas counted under joint rule, yet that f
'ule was a hastily adopted expedient to t
meet some objection of President Lincoln's f
bout signing bill relating to his own re- o
lection; that if the two houses are allow. Il
d to reject the vote of a state it places the tt
esult at the mercy of an inscriptions
arty majority when both houses are in r.
nc hands of the same party. Senator il
'dmunds made the hardest fight against L
In favor of his own plan, which takes ej
way from congress all power of reject re
'g a state vote. and obliges each state to C
roVlde law for the decision of contests h;
efore sending the list to Washington. di
Mr.. Farrell, United States commercial b,
gent at Gloucester, England, in dis. Ii
'tch TO the department of state, reports k,
at the cattle, sheep and swine diseases Sc
III prevail in the west of England 1t is pl
'slred that the regulation which reoniros tn
tile from the United States to be slaueb- lie
red within forty-eight hours after their on
rival in England should be extended to br
days. The advantages of shipments 40
rect to Gloucester are set forth. Livery Of
'bie keepers desire hay from the United of
ates. Cooperative societies wish to Al
rchase American provisions direct from in
exporters. Emigration to America is W,
Instantly going forward and OF people of his
) better class. oh