The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-14
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Jan. 10, 1881. |
When Mr.. Frye withdrew from
the senatorial contest IN Maine, the pa
pers here immediately announced that
the withdrawal was due TO the fac. that
Senator Blaine was going into tie Cab
met and would resign his seat in the
senate, using his influence TO place
Frye therein. While it is not denied
that Cabinet position awaits Senator
Blaine, il is denied that the withdrawal
of Mr.. Frye was due 10 any under
standing with the Senator, aud all the
newspaper gossip is without authority.
The senatorial contest in Ponnsylva-
MIA, much to the regret of Republicans
here, hasfrca shed the stage when 1t is
evident that Mr.. Galusha A. Grow can
not be elected.
In New York. the contest is what
may be called, triangular, that is. an
anti-Conklin, candidate, and several
Conklin candidates. he Legislature
meets this week, and il is expected the
contest will be severe one. There
is some probability expressed that Gen.
Grant may be the next senator from
New York,
Secretary Schurz will send to Con-
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additional appropriation of $1,000 for
the completion of the census work.
This will make the cost of the census
S3,500,O00. The superintendent re-
views the causes which have necessita-
ted the expenditures in excess of the
original plans of the Census Office.
These are the great rises in prices and
and wages which occurred prior TO the
beginning of the census; secondly, the
surprising growth OF population during
the decade; the census discovering a
} population two millions in excess Of
the highest estimate of the office; third
! ly, the unexpected wealth of opportuni
, ties found in the work of the variou:
, special agents of the office.
) The election of Mr.. Conger to thu
, Senate from Michigan, may be pro
= ductivc of important results. At The
. last election in Mr.. Conger's distric
D his vote was about 300 less than thu
combined Democratic and Greenbacl
: vote. If the two parties combine on
/ candidate to succeed Mr.. Conger an(
r hold their November vote, the Republi
I can nominee would be defeated and tn,
t Republicans would not have straight
s out majority in the next house. In or
: der to organize that body they mus
then have the aid of two or three mem
= bers elected as Greenbackers. The.
e express no doubt on this point, but tn
l possibilities are such as to render tn
b. situation interesting. In regard TO Mr.
| Copgers prospective transfer to tn
5 Senate there is universal exultation AM
e Joy in one wing of the Capital, AM
universal disgust and dismay in tn
other. The House members are re
t joiced to be rid of him, and the Senat
Z members are furious at the idea that b
/ is coming among them. In the fey
Y days that the House was in session il
a December, Mr.. Conger by actual coun
= was on his feet 10 claim the attention Q
| the speaker no less than lG5 times. an
: in the large majority of these instance
s it was TO say something disagreeabl
! or TO object to some measures that h
: feared some one Csc was anxious abou
: Senators say they will "sit down" o
1 him when he comes into that body, bu
[ they will find that he is more refra(
tory subject than they ever yet had
: deal with.
= The commission appointed by til
G President to visit the Poncas on thei
iCscl fation loi TIC PURPOSE Vi mum
/, out by asking the Indians themslve
what their wishes really are, have fiji
= ished their work, and are now on thei
n return. At the council, the Poncas en-
t phatically and unanimously endorse
s the agreement made by their chiei
S when in Washington, and without
: dissenting voice expressed the wish t
9 sell their Dakota lands and stay in thu
Indian Territory.