Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-02-08

MIN 10 speed particular cases IN winch
particular constituents were interested.
THE process of reduction in the public
debt goes on with monotonous but very graf
flying uniformity. 1t was clipped $4,000
600 last month and 100000 during the
year closing with January, with every pros
pect that the present year will be equally
prolific.
ALREADY the number of bills introduced
in the house of representatives is 3,203,
and it is said that they will exceed 10000
during the session. How small chance
most of them have of being acted upon APP
pears from the fact that at the last session
1 400 bills actually reported failed to be con-
sidered.
THE opening of the British parliament
this week promises to bring number of ex-
citing topics before the public. The friends
of Parnell and Bradlaugh will move in their
defence at the earliest moment, calling up
before the Commons the troublesome ques-
tions which agitated it at the last session.
The Irish question must be met at the
threshold.
ROCHESTER Herald: "Blaine is a won
derful man, unsurpassed in pluck, extra
ordinary in resources, intellectually agile
as an acrobat or a cat, and lacking only
two qualities to make him great states
man, viz, safe judgment and political hon
esty. II we were in scrape, we would call
upon Blaine to get us out Of it. If we were
not in scrape, we could depend on Blaine
to get us into one.'
AN Arizona paper explains that the Nor
mons have long held power at Washington
through their knowledge of the private life
of certain congressman, and that the Nor
monism at Washington is as bad as that of
Utah. The Mormon church, it is claimed,
has for years kept an accurate record in
detail of the private life, especially at Wash
ington, Of every senator and representative,
and this record has given the church fatal
power for twenty-five years.
THE responsibilities of corporations and
employers thicken under the decisions of
the court. A recent Rochester verdict is a
case in point. The friends of Joseph Schell,
who was killed by the explosion OF boiler,
sued the hydraulic company for damages.
1t was shown that the boiler had been bought
secondhand and was left exposed to the
weather for nearly year before it was put
to use. The jury awarded $4,000 damages
on the ground that the company had been
negligent and reckless.
WASHINGTON LETTER: " As President Ar
thur is regular attendant of the Episcopal
church, doubt if he will give any large en-
tertainments during Lent. He intends be-
ginning soon to give series of state din
ners. lie has lately reorganized the house.
hold and brought from New York an accom-
plished French cook. There have been a
succession of women cooks at the White
House for several years. President Arthur
intends having very stylish dinners indeed,
and all the appointments will be in keeping"
The New York Times, speaking of the re-
production of the letters of Giddings and
Sumner upon Webster, says at scarcely
needed this new proof to convince careful
readers and thinkers of the moral weakness
and perfdy of Webster. The sorrowful
story of his abasement has been told. 1t
does not add to its darkness that we should
learn that he deliberately put aside pur-
pose to stand in favor OF human liberty and
against the encroachments of slavery. But
the record, nevertheless, must contain this
shameful statement"
AT recent meeting of Congregational
ministers in Brooklyn the Rev. DIR. Taylor
made report on the revised version, recon-
mending its use by pastors and people, es-
pecially as commentary on the King
James version. A paper was read from DIR,
Cheever, protesting against its adoption
Then the Rev. DR.. Richard S. Storrs said
that he heartily approved the revision, but
he did not consider it model of good Eng
fish, and in the matter of felicitous transa
ton he set it down as fearful failure
The report was unanimously adopted.
ONE of the pleasant features of jour
nalism was well brought out the other day
in the experience of the New York Times
While its magnificent office building wat
supposed to be doomed from the destructive
fire by which it was surrounded, cordia
words of sympathy and offers of help wert
received from the Sun, the Herald, the Even
ing Post, the Graphic, and other city con
temporaries. In acknowledging these kind
nesses, the Times says Newspaper reader
may be sometimes tempted to question
whether there is such thing as the frater
nifty Of journalism newspaper men seldom
entertain any doubts on that score, and i
they did, actual or impending calamity in
newspaper office is always calculated to dis
pei them"
ApRoPos Of a proposition to increase tn
membership of the house of represents
tives to one thousand, precedent in favo
of large membership being found in tn
English house OF commons, the New Yor
Herald suggests that the number be mad
fifty Thousand with James G. Blaine 70
speaker. This number would make tn
paper and printing business lively, and a
each member would wish to speak on ever
measure proposed, only one or two bill
would be passed during a congress. Thi
and the fact that the salaries of the men
bers of house of this size would settle a
questions as to the disposition of the gu
plus revenue and save the latter from b,
ing illegally squandered, are among otht
weighty reasons for house with membe
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