The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
MATTERS IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 8, 80.
Congress will assemble for business
tomorrow. Several agitating ques-
lions will probably be- put forward
within week; among them will be
that of finance. The present outstand-
ing bonds being exchanged for those
bearing . 1-2 per cent. interest is the
proposition of Fernando Wood. Such
of the Greenbackers as Henry Cary
Baird, Peter Cooper, Sam. Ii. Carey,
Alex. Campbell, f. e. Spinner, aud
others L have not time to enumerate,
were four years ago for funding the
national debt into bonds bearing $3.50
per cent interest. With some of those
what was orthodoxy then is heterodoxy
now. "Men change, principles never.n
Another financial question is the
withdrawal from circulation of the lie
gal-tenders, and some have gone SO far
az to vast silver demonetized, and the
attempt made to have business travel
along again with but one leg. Some
of the national bankers have lately been
very much interested in the beauties of
Washington, and have been here lately to
look after the interests of the "Honest
Money League"
The statistics of the Agricultural
Bureau show that the products of 1879,
in this country of staple crops, were
$500, 900 900 more than they were in
1878, or 25 per cent. more than the en-
tire national debt. When the country
is doing so well, what is to be made in
spouting SO much about money and f.
nanceI
|
General Viewers bill about refund
ing to the soldiers and sailors the diff
ference between the money in which
they we're paid and gold, is puzzIing
the politicians. But few of them want
il to pass, and some want to openly Cd.
pose 1t. Gen. Weaver hit the .rimmers
a hard blow when threw his bill before
tile House.
Gov. Pounds proposed amendment
to the Constitution, in the House, to
have the president elected for six
instead of foui years, and then ineligi
BILE for reelection, is attracting con.
siderable attention, and will probabl,
be brought up at an early day. Gov
Pound is from Wisconsin, and is the
most active and i4tst popular member
of the House.
HtlO 10 COnCtItCu movement
among class of men in this city known
as pension attorneys, or could more
appropriately be known as pension shy
sters, TO injure Commissioner Bentley
These fellows are overlooking will
love for the poor soldiers, and the wa,
they love the boys in blue can be sect
by the circumstance that five years age
they charged soldier $3.50 for thei
services in securing him pension
Now they charge $50. COMMISSIONS
Bentley has taken stand against havinl
the honest soldier drained by thes,
sharks, and they have combined to de
cry him. Real soldiers, like Genera
; Bragg, Colonel Burch, and others, VIII,
are political opponents, stand by Bent
ley. The official who does his dut,
should be esteemed.
,, SOCIETY NOTES.
t The Horseshoe Club, society com
posed entirely of young Washington
t ladies, are holding weekly reunion
here during the winter, whereat nom
but the fair ones are admitted.
1t is proposed by the sterner sex I,
organize All opposition society, terme,
, the Seli-preservationists, and adjourn
2 their meetings in tune to escort the gen
: Tie Horseshocrs TO their homes.
Mrs. Hayes held her first reception
+ since New Years day on Saturday, tn
: Sd inst. She was assisted by the cab
, met officers wives and the daughter q
! Secretary Schurz.
Acknowledgement Devcns, being
bachelor, extended the usual courtesie
10 all visitors at his residence here pea
the big building remaining With
. doors nearly the entire day.
r JUNIUs, JR.