Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-21
lTrom Our Regular Correspondsni.l
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. d. c June IL. 's2
The warm weather of the past week
has had the effect 10 send tho wives and
families of the members Of congress with
great rapidity to mountain and seaside
resort, aud il will. no doubt. diminish to q
considerable extent, tho length Of the
congressional session. Members and sen
aIors are very anxious to get to their
homes. and to their long eglected private
business.
The president has made no programme
tor the summer. He has not engaged a
cottage ut Long Branch as has been re-
ported. He will not leave the capital un'
I'll alter the adjournment OF congress ex-
cept TO attend the encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic in Baltimore
next week The president has approved
the sentence OF the curt martial in the
case of The colOred Lieutenant Ripper.
and he will be dismissed from the army
IN few days.
Another special meeting Of the cabinet
was held to day to finally determine who
shall be selected to ill the two existing
vacancies in the tariff commission. The
appointments TO the Utah commission
we're also briefly considered. II Is The
intention OF the president TO dispose Of The
question OF who shall compose the tariff
Uluh and Alabama claims commissions
II possible, before any other business !:
taken up.
Two weeks ago the secretary Of the
treasury issued an order prohibiting smek
ing during office hours, but the order has
buIe so hard on several thousand users Of
the weed that the secretary has issued q
second order giving recess OF halt an
hour at noon TO all treasury employees
Al this hour the clerks form in group,
outside the department and make the all
dense with smoke.
In the United States Senate yesterday
the ielnt resolution to Inappropriate $3.50,
! 600 to pay mail contractors tor service IN
southern states before the war was further
discussed. Mr.. Maxey spoke earnestly In
Iavor of the resolution, after which il wen
over. The House took up the river anc
harbor bill, and MIR. Page explained iIs
provisions. Mr.. Horr defended the bill
and denounced the published charge thai
here was Job in 1t. Mr.. Cox favored
appropriations for works of general inter
est, but argued against the constitutional
ry of making appropriations tor The i'm
prOvement OF streams of purely loca
Importance. Mr.. McLane made n consli
tutionsl argument upon the power o
congress to improve the navigation o
rivers. Messrs. Townsend and Reagan
advocated the bill, after which genera
debale on the bill was closed.
The bonded spirits bill which lately
passed the House and has since been III,
heme OF several protractsd debates in the
Senate, giving rise in the moan time TO 8
committee OF Investigation, was disposed
of yesterday by indefinite postponement
he main opposition to the measure belns
BASED upon the possible hazard to tht
revenues OF the government involved IL
N ex ension of the bonded period. Mr.
Window has been the leading spirit OF TIT
| opposition and the investigation which he
,uroitly invested. though barren of any
other result. no doubt had its effect IL
dlslnoinlng many members to the supper
OF bill which, who, her Justly or upjustly
| VAS thus put under a cloud.
The bill retiring all army officers nt The
! age of sixty-iour has been passed. Ar
unsuccessful sfsrl was made TO exoep
Generals Sherman and sheridan. III,
iii is generally approved. Most mer
II sixly-iour have passed tho period o
neil best energy and are unfit for ACTIVE
neld service. Tho victories OF Var
,loltke, twelve years ago, would seem to
etute this idea, out the real work OF tn,
great Prusoian's campaigns WAS don,
years before In the organization Of tht
Prusslan army and general slah-tho mo-.
complete and nccul alely effective .nginery
.vor known in wsr.