Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Notes and Notions.

SENATOR LAMAR was reelected to the
United States senate last week by the
Mississippi legislature.
THE banking committee have voted to
extend the charters of the national banks,
but there will be sharp fight over 1t when
it comes before the house.
The Iowa legislature elected to the
United States senate last week James f.
Wilson for the long term aud reelected
j. W. McDill for the short term.
HARpER's Weekly: Webster made the
whole argument Of the civil war q genera
ton before the war occurred, and 1t has re-
manned unanswered and unanswerable."
THERE is bill before congress requiring
that axes be carried in passenger cars. A
similar bill was introduced in the house by
Congressman Garfield after the Ashtabula
disaster.
THE Washington correspondent of the
World is very positive in his averment that
Judge Folger is to leave the treasury for the
bench, and that Mr.. Conkling is to leave
the bar for the treasury.
THE New York Tribune felicitates itself
that New York state has changed from
$4,000 democratic majority in 1874 to 10000
republican in 1881 and that this "makes
New York republican forever"
DIR. BLISS is so much displeased with the
public criticisms of the charges made by
President Garfeld's physicians, that he says
al do not mean to present any bill. The
other physicians in the case feel that it is
best in view of all the circumstances not to
present any bills to congress-
GOVERNOR CORNELL makes the recent
railroad slaughter the occasion of special
message to the legislature, calling for more
stringent legislation, and District Attorney
McKeon of New York city returns the
pass sent him by the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad and sends one of his
assistants to watch the inquest.
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that the politicians
who have the management of Mr.. Conkling's
case have concluded to make him the re-
publican candidate for governor in New
York next fall, which they believe will
be an excellent stepping stone for the re-
publican national convention Of 1884
Mr.. SENEY, who has already given away
full half million to various religious, char
table and educational institutions, now
offers to contribute 100000 to the mercan-
tile library of Brooklyn if 100000 are sub
scribed by others before the 1st of March,
Accumulated riches are a public blessing
when they fall into the hands of such men
as Mr.. Seney.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, who has Just
completed his history of the United States
is reported to have said to friend the other
day that after careful estimate and com.
parison of the presidential administrations
from Washington to Garfield, he believed
that that OF Hayes chad been in every re-
spect equal to any which preceded it, and
far superior to most of them"
JUDGE E. r. POTTER of Rhode Island, in
declining to hear the Sprague divorce case
wrote; az wish to say now that if either
party chooses to ask for divorce on any
ground affecting the moral character of the
other, some other Judge must hear it, and
the parties must be at the trouble to secure
his attendance, as have long been neigh.
Dor and acquaintance Of both parties"
Mr.. w. w. KER of Philadelphia, whose
assistance Attorney-General Brewster has
asked in the preparation of the star route
indictments, is democrat A prominent
lawyer is quoted by the Philadelphia Press
as saying of him: " Mr.. Ker is, without ex-
ception, the ablest special pleader at the
bar. AS preparer of bills of indictment,
or even of bill in a civil suit, he has no
equal"
GOVERNOR ST. john of Kansas, in a re-
cant speeoh, soid' "Tho rum power is
making desperate effort to break the force
of prohibition in this state, but you need
have no fear we have raised the black flag
on the whiskey traffic; and neither propose
to give nor ask quarter. have not in the
past, nor shall | in the future, make any
statement not warranted by the facts as
they exist"
President ARTHUR proposes vigorously to
observe the rule adopted by President Grant,
which prohibited postmasters, the salaries
of whose offices exceeded $1,000, from be-
ing members of state legislatures. The case
from which this decision arose was that of
Reyes, postmaster at Madison, Wisconsin.
Reyes was also a member of the state as
sembly. Postmaster-General James had
recommended him for reappointment and
his name had been sent to the white house.
Rival candidates for the office suggested
Grants old regulation to President Arthur,
and the president decided to adopt the Or
der. The presidents decision may interest
some Vermont postmasters, several of whom
are members of the present legislature in
I violation of state law.