Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-30
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER VT.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 80, 1881.
No Extra Session.


President Garfield has determined to
call no extra session of congress for this
spring. In this he has undoubtedly pleas.
ed the country at large. although many of
those who feared the results of such a ses-
sion were not disposed to criticise the call
ing of it had it been deemed necessary on
the more full information which is possess
ed at Washington Of the needs of govern
ment.
1t is said that Secretary Window will by
the purchase of six per cent bonds endeavOr
to keep the interest charge down to what
it would be during the year had session
been called and funding bill passed. The
other departments of government can get
along all right and so far rs political ques-
tons 90 there was no call for burst of
congressional oratorY.
The present session of the Senate will
run along few days and if the political
contest which has begun is kept up it may
run several weeks. Some time since it
wis announced atFl bhC lhlS
presidential election the work of reorgan-
izing the democratic party had been
undertaken. From what has happened
in the Senate it would apnear that the
reorganization has been accomplishe d.
The lately dominant party has gotten rid
of little local issues such as no cent rallied
government, control by states of all things
within their own powers and the tariff
question.
Instead Of these unimportant matters
and also that reform which five years ago
was so imperatively necessary. and that
refusal to condone fraud which four years
ago in some way seemed to embellish de.
mocracy. new issue has been found and
Ben Hill and other senators find great
delight in it. The new issue is Malone
once general in the confederate army, now
senator from Virginia. The democrats in
the Senate are working this issue vigor.
ously and if it pleases them it is a very
harmless amusement.
There was an independent in the Senate
Senator Davis of Illinois and he votet
with the democrats on the election of Sen
ate committees. Davis was pure. Malone
voted with the republicans and straight
way he must be n rascal. This same Ma
hone was not recognized as an exponen
of democracy in the presidential contes
and has been very heartily abused by tn,
regulars in Virginia but that was no
remembered. He has been indorsei by
large meeting of the readjuster leaders o
Virginia and still he is denounced as
traitor by those who had no hand in elect
ing him.
The republicans have moved to get thei
proposed officers in and put the democrat
ic officers of the Senate out. In this MI
Davis of Illinois concluues to vote wit,
them and democratic plaudits over tn
course of Davis have ceased. But becaus
Malone is voting with the republican
they refuse to be cOmforted.
Mr.. Malone in fact is Virginian VIII
holds some unsound financial doctrine
hut who has on other matters come to TIM
degree of understanding which gradual
more and more in the south wi
reach He will probably at times vot
with one party and at times with III
ohe".
He favors equal rights and therein hold
ing republican doctrine will on many pc
itical questions be found with them. Il
has bad notions. though he makes yer
able and strong defence of them as apple
to Virginia, about finances; and on tinaI
cial questions will probably be found wit
n majority of the men who are now how
ing about him. There is no need of Il
republican party undertaking his defens
they do not own him; he owns himst
and is apparently very well able to tai
care Of himself He is small man ply
ically, and on the whole the spectacle
rather amusing of the whole democrat
party making war on Malone. 1t
doubtful whether they will get the uppe
hand or whether Malone will, but it
certainly the most evenly matched conte
in which the democracy has engaged
late.
That is about all that is doing in Was
ington in the way of active polite
struggling just now, quarreling wi
Malone, And Monday Senator Maho
talked to his opponents for three hou
he is II live issue for his opponents
first one they have had lately-and tn
are to be commended for making the IN,
Of him.