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recurring thu Secretary NJ tlI Senate to dis
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attaching Tim tnxt.y tn land mid fUrfett1nE, Ms
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tp compel rnrnoratlul,s Il, institute or tefetm
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l}y Senator isict-Anentlitlg TIC law HOy-
,.rnin,, tim Stntc i,nnrtt nf 1irnttIt an no n,
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require u be}ler registration o1 Olr.lis aNu
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HOUSE..
J'isI.l.t4ifS.AttY.

place Of tllo usual Springfield dlvlhe tl!is
tuorltti,s, and appropriately pryycd the
ti.u,U., T., x,r,,.r
'A"!'o ~ Di,.:h'
Ctntee. ht 5neiDy. dro'e mali home ny
spttug his proIbltory amendment resnitl-
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t'''' ',"a" ti'c Spec'"i o'oe1 1'i "eeh 'Ao'''
next Friday.
,1,r+ts or tt,r,t,, ,,,,s II, n ,,ti,;on ona
o''ta' u ''''",,. Sua ~ ts''s'
b!ll To lEsnlb!rsn I'uIasKl County Tor rllnic
t,.,,, III IL, ,t,,i,,, ,,;,,unrn,.1,. .;,,nnI
."oh' p',t III u petH."tst "t!"et'.'' n't.ns"
by members ot t1le u' =; H., ask''lS !!"t a .he
t!fearf let ui Mifions praying t1e pushing
Ii,re,I St- n ,m,,t,nu hn,tInr fr,,u fin, nf,,1,,
G'.,,, t....'... ..,u ,t,.,. ~, nnn,a
III Lii sasle I'ahts, ai,d praying the aoate-
l,el,t III Cflicntru Sewerage
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iNc a"cns.s n'a.'''te" t "ii. ,it,,. '''r a
,,,rn,. l,nxryrr. ~ ony spcrInl r,nnor,a,cc.
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THE FltA1sMAcf HILL.
Tho Committee on Corporations rpcOill-
,,nntfod Inn fnl,o,v,u,, sul,stttrtp fnr Hams,
.,e'"ss' ~ 'i.I lu''nNnE aAoa''to ~, tus, ~ .t'so
hiiI:
. n,,, FIN. ~, nat T., ,.,,-,,,ot, tho ',.o,,,oa or
- ut'vr,:v ~" IL hi tic s;tntn II ilIlunIs. '''' "
!M hwitti l"r a''y ffon osnor t1a ~ y tssercn
.rn.s r'sictnss. Or tosolst' nr 10 ni,n or en,
ua.t ,.s s M itsi,. y" ,,,.a itni;,S S' ".
iison:. unless s,c'' srson si,all II l' S q. sa .',
lh1F ana FiAee l't SnErso ~ s!li phnlhsS nr
ktnrs' rH.sttfeu pnrits!!e!s ".thi!l the it:
SEt'.: Any person, ~ order to tn' ,e:plsfrrctl
Wtli!i t'ig heMsns OF ms aia' ta;'s1 ne MaitsM
araasn t,1 y. nstm"y, m ~ f1at ~ H.. y! st, tm' G ~ ns
Hisl'oIls'K pinsinn!'sl' on nis s'sii acctt,.t u
the Siat o. as.iss. Ill t1o preparation 9. hSp, w.,
, 1881-02-17
WHAT TIL: COMMITTEES .tEE iWiSn.

SpHIS,:Fti:t.t,, ILL.,, Feb. tti-'rl!u lInlsg
lsailrtni Committees, By II ,mjarity which
irtt plrnly tn spare, nI.Naal tlllS nfterIuoll to
recommend the passage OF MeWi!iams' snh.
Sittutc fur siis nriysnnt pODl bill. Tllr sub
stitutr, rs l,as been previously explained, Is
Il IM1lell more hostile scheme even THU the
original. which was destitute 0f ally pruyfs-
Ion to prevent one or two companies IrUin
receiving pay furugreclug not tn takc freight
from Il culm0r point. 4 slmr,. tight is MI.
telpatctl when t1n Ncnsure co,.lca nll III tie
unus,', hut McW1Ilfa,ns Gwears the blll will
FL through right side up.
Tin, same Committee SIT .lown on kriIy''s
hill n put tile Railroad md Warehouse Calll-
mtssiollers Ut, short allowance, giving then,
$l,soU II year nDccr, ucir clerk St0n, fixing
olee EXPENSES Mt .s-i00, niul sAdtlli,E npu,,
tae SECRETARY Of St.te mil 4Nttnri'ey-t;eneral,
WHOM Kelly apparently regards as
MEltE N,:ST1l:sil:S aF LEI$lE,:,
tho burden Df nctiiiE Ms cX-t,!lic1a Commits
sluuprs. lit tho Ht.ininll Ut tin Committee,
lho time l,nd,t't arrived for ciecSc-pnrsug
uud IN official dict uf ,irtc.lnpples null cnlI
water.
Tho Committee promptly kil.e.l NlcDol-
aids comprehensive but illsalls sci,eniu tn
regulate freight and passenger trat!lc by nj.
lrnl-clad classification III ridiculous rs 1t Is
| unjust.
Tlm Pullman bill went oyer for Two WEEKS,
artl Tom Aiitchrll's resolution lllsrnctlnK
| tho Committee tn report bteE Snyen distinct
asl,t scparatu nntt-fa!lroasl bills WIS POST
| pO,ietl for three weeks.
Tho ilnllse Committee OF judicial Depart
q, uncnt didn't report Ull tho Surrptl.u c'tirt
consolidation matter tU-tlAy, tlintlKt e.iI,Itt-
Sg # sr1 ss ir s scs' y sa II S % In % %'Es S;SIH
,ltt Stra,tun's colis'noll desire tn stnsr thu
thing or ainI Eet, NIL thu, limo, they en-! to
nuke ,r'tIes.. They nrn both interested IL
Ilylns the conrt run si"wn +" Mnunt
hight ttcn', md uru, worktne tM'th n,"l
,nt-llais ,.gaii,st uflyt!lirg TINT VII! render
| this liItmssl[tt 1n ttMn IN rn1nt Tlle IIlt-
nurlty rcpurt tns ,slrpsttly received seven sly
! nat1Ite5,
| Tit1: FIGHT IN rItt: il0l'st:
0ypr the question nf adopting the 'nalHrtty
| ur the minority report promises 10 lt: o'lt.of
| tho most exciting Ut tho srsson. Tle
"spwyo le,y I 10 'Ss g sat Fi Sow s S S Tss eT
'rhe scnnte Revenue Ctmul.!ee met lhis
| afternoon. SeINt0r Afcrrltt's l;ullrnnd bill
anat tho Willing bill to tax express c0t'l-
I:illics werc Referred 10 II s,lireo!u'nl.teu or
| Merritt, Cnnlpuell, Whiting, n,hi Gallon.
The hlll authorizing the equalization Of
eapitni stock 7, 1e intlttt BY tlle Auditor nf
tho morning. This Eill will onIy leave lands,
| etc., within thu province Of tho State Bonrsl
Sunatur ss.ln.erla,M's bill to tax mortgages.
NOTES, slectls If trust, etr, VIII Mlss ~ rur'rl-
pass.
THE Tl.NANr-1lursE ACT.
An amended uct providing for tho lnspec-
tlos, md sanitary improvement OF tenement
! aut1 l0dgtur Euuses, and "uiler plucea 0t
I nj fllR D1tut1t
, 1881-02-17

1,r,,wn.s f,r,uuhful I,rochcs will stop = cough
by directly relieving the Irritation OF Tho thruA
nni wifi nut disorder the stousna lko coox0
gYrupa, .1 cauts u box.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
The Whitaker Case.

The reports of the board of congressional
visitors to West Point have been presented.
The chief point of interest is the colored ca
Diet question, a majority of the board taking
the democratic ground that coored young
men should not be educated at the military
academy. Senator Edmunds, in his minor
ity report, asserts that they should be so ed
ucated, and that they can be if the institu-
ton is properly administered. He says that
thus far colored cadets have been isolated
and ostracised, kept in solitary confinement
in the midst of their associates, and SO
treated as to naturally develop all the evil
in their natures. Mr.. Edmunds suggests
that the action of the authorities in regard
to the Whitaker outrage was entirely I'M
just. All other cadets were let off on their
words of honor, but the word of the colored
boy injured was not taken-establishin one
standard of honor for white boys and an
other standard of honor for the colored boys.
Mr.. Edmunds proceeds to show that Whit
taker was put in a false position by the con-
stitution of court of inquiry that, instead
of having authority to investigate the event
and so to bring all the cadets beforeit on an
equal footing and to submit them to equal
scrutiny, was so constituted as to put the
colored boy, who had suffered the injury
himself, on quasi trial. while all the rest
went free. The committee agree that this
establishment Of one thousand acres of land
at West Point as military department,
with major general and his staff at its
head, was quite unauthorized.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

MAINE.-The committee on gubernatorial
votes, by vote of thirteen to three, adopted
the following report; "The joint select COM
mittee on gubernatorial votes having attended
to their duty, ask leave to report Whole num-
Der of votes cast, LAT 500 Harris NJ. Plaisted
had 1918 Daniel f. Davis, 70, 544 Joshua
Nye, 300; William A. JOY 1874; Harrison
NJ. Plaisted, 81; scattering, So; and Harris
M. Plaisted, having received plurality Of
all the votes cast, is duly elected governor
of the state of Maine for 1881 and 1882"
The republicans have been true 10 the
principles for which they took and main
tanned so firm stand year ago. With a
plausible excuse for throwing out Mr..
Plaisted, their political opponent, they have
had the moral courage and the honor to de-
clare him legally elected and relinquish
whatever of advantage the possession of the
governorship might have given them. The
contrast between the republican and the
democratic parties is fairly exemplifed by
this act The events of year ago are too
fresh in the memory of the people to require
special reference to the points of differ
ence. The people will mark them and re-
publicanism will not suffer by the compar-
ison.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

INTERESTING BooKs.-In the treasury de-
partment at Washington there is an inter.
esting set of books, printed and bound. But
they are not open to public inspection.
These books contain the name and residence
of every holder of registered four per cent
bonds in the United States. The amounts
range from $50, which is the smallest, up to
S5l,000,000, which is the largest sum owned
by one person. This latter sum is owned
by VIM. ii. Vanderbilt, and upon il he draws
$4,000 in interest every ninety days. A
check for that amount is mailed to him
quarterly. AT the same time the owner of
a ffty-dollar bond receives fifty cents. These
bonds are very popular, and the books of
the department show but comparatively few
transfers. Quite number-several hun
dred, in fact-in different portions of the
country have over 100000.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
FOrty.Sixth Congress.


TUESDAY, January lin the senate the dis
trct tramp act and the bill for the relief OF Ben
Halliday were discussed at length, but vote was
not reached on either measure. The house
appointed special committee OF five to invest-
gate the charges made against members OF con-
gress in having abused the Thanking privilege by
sending non-frankable political documents through
the mails during the late presidential campaign
The principal part oil the session was devoted to
discussion oil the lndian appropriation Dill,
winch was nhaiiy passea
WEDNESDAY, January ia discussion &C.
CURED in the senate upon the expediency OF re-
storing the Thanking privilege, but no action was
reached. The army appropriation bill was like
wise debated at length without taking action
thereon. =, The entire session OF the house was
devoted to consideration OF the funding BILL
After a protracted discussion the amendment fix
ing the rate OF interest on the bonds OF three per
cent, instead Of three and a half, was adopted by
vote OF one hundred and thirty-two to ninety
two The amendment establishing the rate Of in
terest.on the notes at three per cent was also
adopted one OF TWO o'nsr ainehuihenS " 'he
Dill were ADOPTED Dut without ''Ains hhai 'o'e
On the measure an Adjournment was Carried
THURSDAY, January 13.--Nearly the entire SEES
sion OF the senate was taken up In consideration
OF the army appropriation bill, without, however,
taking final action thereon. The Wood fund
ing bill was further considered In the house, and
an amendment adopted providing that four hum
dred millions OF three per cent bonds shall be
issued, redeemable in five and payable in ten
800 Gnu ".'o no ~, ha ,.s,ad radaor,-
80 %. ooA' e,',s =, .. - FL 90
a,o' - e .ho , snI pa' -, .aaohaa
No- va ''' VA ""'
FRIDAY, January f'-ih the senate Dill was
introduced 10 pay ANNUALLY 70 every eA'pies'uen'
Oh tue oni.eu oa''es sa" Vi 'nonoy eqaal :" Ono
iourth Oh tne salary pa'u MN "niio IN oiioe ine
military acaue"y appropriation oii anu 'ne uis-
trict tramp piiis were passoo' ""Jo,'S anu ni'-
nority reports were inaae On INC '"ole" ., pro-
Viding addi'ionai acconmoua''ons ior Nho ioiaiy
OF congress- Inc JOINT resoiuuoh approp'ia''ns
S2'ooo 10 pay inc expenses Vi 'ho 'n'efnaooni'i
sanitary conferences "as passeu' ine sona'e au
journed until MONDAY me en're seSsion o'
the mouse I'm committees ., 'no w"o,vl was ue-
voted TO the cohsidera'ioh Vi private o'is'
SATURDAY, January 15.-The house OF repre-
sentatives devoted the day to the consideration OF
the funding bill. An amendment providing that
the expense OF placing the loan shall not exceed
one-fourth of one per cent was adopted, as was
also one authorizing the secretary of the treasury
L la.. NJ
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

Statistics show that the total immigration
of Chinese during thirty years does not ex'
coed $4,000 and Of this number $4,000
have returned TO China. Allowing for deaths
there are not probably over 100000 in the
United States at the present time, an aver
age immigration of only 1000 year. A
docile and inoffensive people, hardy and in
dustrious, skilled in many new arts and
economies, comes to our shores and power
fully aids in the development Of our mate
rial resources. They have some peculiar
vices and their moral code, judged from
Christian standpoint, is defective. But nei-
ther the native nor the European races
which come here in ten.fold greater num-
bers than the Chinese are reproachless in
this respect Morally and economically
there is really less objection to the Chinese
than to some European races. China sends
no paupers or criminals. The Chinese are
not found in our almshouses or corrective
institutions. Their labor is a net gain to
the country.
There is no danger that they will ever i'm
migrate in numbers that will demand re-
strictive measures,-even If they should
come in much larger numbers during the
present than during the past decade. The
Chinaman's attachment to his country is
proverbial. His desire is to return and
abide in China When, therefore, China
shall have fallen into line with Japan, and
intelligent Americanized Cinnamon have
sounded the march of modern Improvements
among the hills and valleys of the sleepy
old kingdom, the Chinese will find enough to
do on their own unused and now inaccessi-
BILE lands, in their imperfectly developed
mines and vast industrial and commercial
resources, and the cause or desire for emigra-
ton will naturally decline. Subjected to a
full and impartial investigation, this Chinese
question, in its apprehended evils to this
will be found to turn out very much
like road described in Longfellows Hy-
perion, opening broad and smooth (where
politicians have worked iD but, followed to
its termination it dwindles away till it ends
in a squirrel track and finally runs up tree.
Having been made to serve the purpose
Of scheming politicians and sand-lot dem
agogues, the problem of establishing the
status of the Chinese in this country should
now become the task of craftsmanship, and
regulations and restrictions The
best interests of the nation demand should
be devised and applied impartially to Euro
pean as well as to Chinese immigration.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

The New DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.-The
southern leaders propose to recruit their
strength by the creation of three new states
in Texas, as stipulated in the terms of the
joint resolution annexing Texas to the
Union. 1t is held that if the legislature
creates the new states, no objection can be
made to their admission, as the joint reso-
luton of congress expressly provides that
"new states of convenient size, not exceed.
ing four in number. in addition to the said
state of Texas, and having sufficient popu-
lation, may hereafter, by the consent of said
state, be formed out of the territory thereof,
which shall be entitled to admission under
the provisions of the federal constitution"
Only the consent of Texas, it is claimed, is
necessary, as the consent of the United
States is given in advance by the terms of
the resolution Of annexation. There is suf-
ficient population in Texas to entitle each
OF the three new states TO two members of
the house, whereas one only is necessary,
and the fourth new state, it is said, can be
created at any time hereafter Three new
states out of Texas territory would give the
democrats six more senators.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

IRELAND's GRIEVANCE The following
figures from London paper are of interest
just now, and prove conclusively that there
can be no permanent prosperity, or even
peace, under such a state of things One
man owns 10000 acres; men own 100000
each; IA men, 10000 acres each 90 men,
10000 acres each; 1876 men, 10000 acres
each and 452 men, 5000 acres each. The
Association of Salters own 10000 acres the
Diapers, 27 900 acres the Merchants, 81 900
acres; the SINNERS, $4,000 acres the Fish
mongers, 10000 acres the Ironmongers, TO-
600 acres, and the Grocers 10000. OF the
100000 which is the annual Irish rental,
at least sl2,OO0,0O0 is spent out of the coun-
try, and where, as in the case of Ireland, the
country is not wealthy, and has no other in
dustry except agriculture, this state of things,
until remedied, will be productive of want
and misery.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
Railroad Decision.

mt Hd"or :-in your issue Oh the ArohMAN
OF January oth' you make mention oil Judgment
rendered IN the supreme court at Boston sustain
Ing verdict Tor S4oOVo against the Grand Trunk
railroad In favor OF Charles H. Worthen' ETC. In
the last number oil the same journal you deny
the truth oil the hrst Item IN to'o' fiease allow
me 10 state that your hrst item was In iaet mainly
correct. About the year 1870, Charles H. Worthen
OF Lebanon New Hampshire, agent for Field,
Letter Co., OF chicago, while riding over the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19

ASTONISHING FIGUREs.-The total i'm
ports at New York during the past calendar
year reached $685., 100000, which is sl15,.
100000 in excess of the previous years fig
ures, and sl07, 100000 in excess of 1879, the
largest previous total in the history of that
port. The exports of the past year from
New York were si06,95OOOO, which is $751;
100000 more than during 1879, and the
largest ever recorded in the history of the
country. The Journal of Commerce estimates
for the whole country about $775O00,000
imports and about s9sO,OOo,Ooo exports for
the last year, showing balance of trade of
sll5,OOOy0OO in favor of this country, and a
total foreign commerce Of sl,665,000, 900 for
the twelve months just ended. This is a
record without precedent in our history.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
Current Literature.

PHINNEy has already received Hdrper's for
January. The number is an exceptionally at
tractive one in all respects. The opening article
on The Gospel History in Italian Painting" is
richly worth the whole cost OF the magazine for
the year.
FROM Roberts Brothers, Boston, we have sec
ond number OF "Quet Hours, little gem OF
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One can hardly imagine more desirable COM
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SCRIBNKRs MONTHLY will perpetuate its Gus
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feature will be richly illustrated paper on one OF
the most remarkable of American artists, John
La Fargo.
THE edition OF the January 81. Nicholas the
New Years number) has been entirely exhausted
and the editors are getting up so many attractions
for the February number that the publishers ex-
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It's history and all about its great move; the ar
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A years subscription to S. Nicholas is a holiday
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SERMONS of Rev. F. Bliss, with sketch OF his
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AppLEross' JOURNAL for February is received
Its contents are as follows: The Veterans of
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French OF Erckmann- Chatham Rambles among
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Shway Yoe The Irish Land Question. by T. &c
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German OF Rudolph lindau; Decorative Decora-
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Notes for Readers.