The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-02-18
From Washington.

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Friday the Senate declared by vot
. Of 20 TO Is that a subsidy amendment
81, DOC, 900 to the post Office bill was l
order. This encouraged the advocate
of John Roach's and Blaine sscheme 70
J lavish appropriations for stesmship linei
and they undertook to male n grab {
$40, 900, 900 instead of 100000 an
thus overreached themselves. Their prop
osition was TO multiply the first amend
ment by 10, that is to make 1t annua
dnrlng 10 years. This-was equivalent t
increasing the subsidy from one miiliol
to ten. BaYard and Beck WELD
ed the cudgels powerfully against IT, TN
former declaring that the whole system
of subsidies. compelling the people II
make donations to individual or corpo
rations was undemocnAtic. and the latte
pointed out that it wan arranged that tn
money should go into the Golfers OF tn
two com panies that were operating TN
lobby, and that only a small fraction
could be used for the real improvement
ofours shipping. Startled by the greed oftht
grappers' .ne nenn.e SATURDAY :, uooaeI
ou. of order. by vote of rs to II. Mon
day the whole corrupt project was finally
sat down on. White made the mos
powerful 8. czech of his life in opposition
to the whole subsidysystem. and then q
motion to table the bill was put and car,
ried by the overwhelming vote Of 81 tc
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| The House had protracted fight over
the river and harbor swindle, Tuesday
The managers resumed its consideration
with the idea of not adjourning until they
had passed it, and sitting all night if nee
essary. They held the majority to this
policy through the afternoon and early
| evening, but at 8 O'Clock they concluded
that it was hopeless undertaking and
gave over the fight till morning. Ciymer
brought it into ridiS Ne by factiously of.
fering an amapdml e2ropriating $40,-
| 000,0 900 for The M of the ks
kiminiras and the DlSsssiA rivers,
remarking that the sum though not large
was the exact sum recommended by the
chief engineer. The contest was contin-
ued through wednesday TIL late at night.
COX, honlhson ana Upcegroh hghting
against IL powerfully.
Business is well along, and there is no
reason why IL should not pc hnlshed up,
ana ah ezra x Erase, session avoided, tnongh tn N.
ssa lin Hepuucails are uoig lheir oes'
and give them the House patronage SO
much the sooner. The general deficien-
CIV is the only appropriation bill now in
the hands of the committee, and it will
probably be reported to the House this
week. Inc committee OF conference on
the haVal appropriation PHI reached an
agree s,a ~. n nuesuay. me amounts IN
ulspu.e neoS soen o Sae Two HOUSES, a1ele,
sa.ins ~ w eoapl oi,ae
an the indian annronr;at;on lii has roc.
one;Ied oil tho no;nfs or d;fraranoa hnt
he one in regard to the House clause
abolshing the board of Indian commits
sioners, for which the Senate has Substi-
tuted an amendment expressly providing
for its continuance. The conferees have
decided to report their, disagreement on
this matter to their respective houses and
ask for instructions.
Gen. Hancock acknowledges an invita-.
ton to Gen. Garfield's inaueuration, and
says; should conclude to be present
| VIII notliy you later,
Two senators and Elk representatives
we're captured in recent police raid on
gambling places in Washington.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections has taken nm an investi9a-
ton of the rep 1T that Gen. c. A. Arthur
ia a native of Canada and so Ineligible
to the office of Vice President
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