Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
Our Washington Letter.

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
nave 80 iar peen OF the duilest Kind this winter,
.oneseo on'y ny .ne ne'y ui' between weaver
'"u SP,rAS' anu 'ne resuiar business OF the snort
SESSION mas oeen a'loweu !" go on without much
unnecessary in'errupuon' IN the mouse consid-
e'"o'o 'nlo mas peeu uhcn III discussing ehe fund-
lug o''' WINE IN 'ne sena'e 'he CAIN oil Ben Hal
nu"y against tne government ior losses sustained
through inuiah uepredauons while carrying the
o9' w. , s.ouu'',"s 7onhe twenty
yo",S aso nau peen discussed throughout the
's,, % upo. VI nne amount
ass :" 80, ',., nan n',ii'on oo''afs'
70 p.e'o'a Wv" eioa' p',sis'ency oy the
e'''r ""v 70 "'.-Ano"n W ,ane as 'ne lore
10, p 'ao '"i os'' a"u wno 'o-uay re-
a,u's ~ ""o"'"son WIZ. Ou' S,nail remnant OF
s"e '.'ee io''uae "nio" no won IN opening up
""y ~ s"o saie 'ia"Spoi. Vi '"e united states
',an 'io"i 'ue sU''ee W 'ne racine slope HIS
o'''iin "s'us' 'ne government Is pased upon the
aese'''on 'iia' rresluen' Lincoln promised MIN
maj oonsresS snouiu renunerate MN Tor losses
s 1asN''ueu through 'ne uepreoat'ons OF Indians
'o""'o eee'is W oe neariy equaiy uiVlded
'ne luesuon vi 'ne Jusuce OF injustice OF the
s,,,. n,i 'ons''y o'souSs'on mas oeen ,ne re-
,e'"on' sen''ois resis' us passage
~ 'houiu 20 " 'ne court OF claims IN
Yesterday Senator saulsbnrv an IN ro,,oo tho, h.
should call IN the Kelloyg case n, Mondav and
the merits of that coptroversv irvoi,,na ,ho
right of Senator Kellogg IN b,s seat Il, Tho sana,o
are liable to he AGAIN ventilated n, ,ona,h al
with the same resnl, ma horo,o,o-a ,or e. 49,
not enough democratic sora,ors ,,ho ,,,,I ,a.s
against him to pass the bill for his expulson.
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was given at the Wbite uorse o., rhrr.aa,, o,,o,
ing. which was an e,hora,o s,a,. a,,I 49,,
by a large nnmber ~ d,s,,nc,,,ahoa $50
Among those invited wara ch,at In.,,,o W..
and wife. Senator Fdm,nds and n,,,a so.a,ss
Carpenter and wife Mr. wb,,eIow po,d aa,,o, :,
the New York Tribune and severaI o,bor ,,o,,,-
bers OF the supreme court and congress The
parlors and state dininO-room ware he.n,,,nII,,
decorated with flowers. The mantels and ryindo,v-
seats were covered with potted pants includ,ng IN
lips in bloom, and tall handsome bououeta Tho
table was lavishly covered with them Two
striking and elegant bouonets NJ rod no,nse,,.s
mingled with white roses and bvac;n,bs u,,,h no
culiarly fine effect, stood near the ends ~ N
oval mirror that forms the center.piece on,s,do
the circumference OF this ornamented disbo.
OF gay confectionery were placed I, from,
of each guests plate was a bououet ~ cbo;co
roses in vase, and on each plate was st,ll an
other, folded in napkin, for A gentleman a hon.
tonniere for a lady, hand or belt bouonet Tho
new china was used at the dinner
state dinner is condncted with considerable
form, II not ceremony. On entering the vestibulo
OF the mansion each gentleman receives an envel.
ope containing the name of the lady whom bo ia
expected to escort to dinner Each arrival ia ,hon
ushered into the blue narlor vyhere tbev ora 20