Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-16
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. II, 80

WASHINGTON u. ", Aug L. o-'
Washington is now a deserted village
The president, congress, most of the cabi-
net, all of fashion. and tho lobby have
departed. Many chiefs of bureau and a
large number of clerks are away on sum-
mer vacations. The absence is conspiCu-
GUS on the streets, in the parks, In the
hotels and in The air. We'll, "let them
alone and they will como home, and bring
their - behind them" The summer
vacation will be much brlefer than usual.
Congress will assemble for short sharp
session in less than four months, and but
torlly Washington will be back from sea-
side and mountain in less than half that
time.
1t will be remembered that Congress
granted the use of the Rutunda of the
Capitol for q fair and exposition to raise
funds for statue to the memory of Gar
field. The enterprise is in the hands of
the army of the Cumberland. A Garfield
monument committee has been formed.
The fair is to be national industrial and
art exposition, and medals and prizes will
be awarded by special committees accord
ing to the rules adopted by the Centennial
Exposition of 1876. The fair will COM
mence on the 25th of November and con-
tinue until the 3rd of December. 1t is
expected that the attendance will be very
large, and that the addition will be made
to the Garfield monument fund. The art
exhibits, from all that can be learned, will
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has not often been collected in this coun-
try.
Several hundred new government clerks
have recently been appointed-all of whom
are males. The applications of females
have been ignored, and Secretary Teller is
known to be opposed to their appointment,
giving as a reason that they are not as
efficient as the males and that their pres.
ence in the departments is corrupting
There was woman's Indignation meeting
held at the Corcoran building last night.
There were probably hundred in attend.
ance, from the young, fresh looking girl
to the aged care worn mstron whose hair
had grown gray with trouble and toll.
Many prominent ladies who had expressed
themselves in sympathy with the idea and
had promised to come and help engineer
the movement, failed to put in an appear.
ance. Mrs Charlotte Smith as chairman,
announced the object OF the meeting which
was to take practical cognizance of the
exclusion of women from the departments
She stated on the authority of members Of
Congress whom she named that Secretary
Teller objected TO the appointment of
women, on the grounds that they corrupt
ed the departments and were inefficient as
compared with men. She said that she
had never asked favor from the govern.
ment herself and therefore was perfectly
DISTINGUISHED In the matter. As a matter
of principle. however, she thought it in.
cumbent upon every woman to protest
against tho exclusion of woman from the
government service on the sole ground Of
sex. As TO the other charges she though,
a woman alone, without the assistance OF
men could not do much co.rupting. Adj
dresses were also delivered by Mrs Greene
and Mrs. Roberts. Many affecting instan-
ccs were related by ladies who had waited
in Washington for months expecting ap.
pointments, and not dreaming that the
announcement would be made at the last
hour that no woman need apply.