Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL oonnrsroNprseE OF TEE Mos1roR.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. II, 1881.
The Senate was not in session on Sat
urday, they had worked so hard during
the first part of the week that they re-
quired a rest. Most of them went to
New York to recuperate their wasted en-
ergies, and consult their brokers. Before
adjourning on Friday, they passed the
Tramp bill, which, if passed by the House
will be most useful law to rid the Dis
trict of class Of useful vagabonds, from
which the criminal class is so largely re-
cruited They also passed the army APP
preparation bill. The House continued
ON Saturday to wrestle with the Funding
bill, and numerous were the amendments
offered and rejected. Anderson of Kan
sas offered one which looked to replacing
of the National bank notes by U. S. cur
rency, but this sensible move to drop the
middle men, was promptly voted down
by vote of 46 to 108. The amendment
of Mr.. Phillip was adopted, viz: that GER
tificates shall be issued by the Treasury
| in denominations of $40, $40 and $50,
either registered or coupons. The spec
| ial committee of the House, upon inter-
oceanic canals, held a meeting Saturday
to consider the bill to incorporate the
| Maritime Canal Company, Of Nicaragua.
| This is the canal company of which ex-
President Grant is the head and front,
and which bids fair to distance the De
Lesseps canal scheme. 1t is proposed
| that this canal shall be an American in
stitution, owned and controlled by Amer
| lean capital and under the direct protec-
ton of the American Government. The
scheme is one that commends itself to
the public, and is in perfect harmony with
the old -honored Monroe Doctrine,
that in so many words says, america is
for Americans" Capt. Eads, who is here
in the interest Of his ship railway, seems
sangaine that he has the most practical
scheme and that he can successfully con-
5000 ton ship with her entire cargo from
the waters of the Atlantic to the Pacific,
in eight hours, and at much less cost
than by canal He wants to put his con-
cessions from the Republic of Mexico al
the disposal of the United States, fol
which little favor he only asks the Gov
eminent to endorse his paper to the ex
tent of $65, 900, 900. The Captain will
elaborate his plans and propositions tC
the committee, to-day. Many are Of the
opinion that this scheme of Eads is alto
gether impractical and cannot be carried
out, but it cannot be successfully denied
that as an engineer, Capt. Eads is at TIL,
head of his profession, and is far, yer!
far from being an visionary man. W.
shall wait for the explanation of his plans
before expressing any opinion on them.
Senator Conkling scored another vic
tory in the Senate ON Friday over the ad
ministration. In executive session tn,
name of one, Haskell, came up for con
firmation as postmaster at Albany, n. Y.
vice w. H. Craig, whose commission doe
not expire until March l, the committee
reported in favor of Haskell's contirma
ton Then ConlSling moved it's recon-
mitment on the ground that Presiden
= Hayes had no power to fill this Office il
, | advance of it's vacation. So powerful
and convincing was the Senator's speed
that it was recommitted by unanimou
vote. Tom.