Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-14
Prom Our Regular CorrespOndep'.i
Washington Letter.
WARRINGTON. D. c.. June 10, Sc.

WARRINGTON. d. c., June 10, SO. !
What congress has not done this session
would all many a volume, and Il Is the
opinion Of the appropriations committee
that congress cannot do what must be
done TO keep the national machine oiled
and running before the Goth Of July. The
new fiscal year will begin On the LIST of
July. and the appropriation bills have not
been passed for the support of the govern
ment during the coming year. II. AS is
expected. congress does not adjourn much
before August, there will be very short
vacation, for 1t must assemble on the first
Monday In December for tho short sud
final session.
Tho announcement of the names Of the
tariff revision committee is not received
with favor by those senators who are in
favor of tariff reform. and it Is doubtful
IL the presidents nominations will be
confirmed. Brown of Georgia and Jones
of Louisiana. il ia said. are the only dem
ocrats who will vote for tho commission,
md. It Is also said, that Ingalls, and Van
Wyek, republicans, will vote against 1t.
The vote indicated will throw the decision
of the question upon the two SO called
Independents, Davis ard Malone.
The long talked of and ofteA pos.. pro-" ., o.
trial of the star route men is, at last, under
way. There has been much dssatisfac-
ton, on the part Of the prosecution. with
the jury selected. 1t is not charged that
the jury has been corrupted, or Is sus
ceptihle of being tempered with, but that
number of men are on 1t who we're pre-
disposed to be lenient with one or another
# The defendants. The decision of Judge
Wylie that the defendants had each Of
them right to four peremptory challenges
vas what first upset the calculations OF
he prosecution and sent them all to sea.
The regular panel was quickly exhausted,
and large lot of talesmen became Deces-
sary. II was in the selection of these
tllesmen tina, the defense are charged with
having overreached the government. 1t
IS asserted that no sooner were talesmen
,rdered than q goodly number we're found
be on hand and convenient for the
narshars summons, and that Defendant
Dorsey--the ex. senator--was seen to have
he ear of Marshal Henry in secluded
,cove. There is no doubt that Marsha
Henry was subsequently brought before
Attorney General Brewster and subjected
TO q rasping examination, but as no over
.ct could be designated, it was Gnatl,
concluded the wisest policy, by Genera
Brewster and his associates, 10 make n'
fuss about 1t. For time, however, i
vas seriously contemplated TO demand O
the marshal his resignation In spite Of tn
fact that he was one Of President Gar
ield's very personal appointments bu
his determination, after Il long conference
With the oGendingofn .ial, was abandoned
The calendar of the supreme court G
he United States is three years in arrears
; md no special IF 'rt has been visible o.
he part OF tho bench TO stem tho risin
Idle Of It's business. The judges ar
waiting relief from congte-9 which con
sress delays giving. and meanwhile the,
70 on long summer excursions. Til
o sw's delay is inf cling untold miser
m ihou>snd- OF litisants. The suprem
! bench. it is believed. will finally he divide
INTO three or more benches which will 81
d IS court in b,no. only Oil limited NUN
oer o! appealed cases,
=, A carefully planned, systematic eff N
3 being made to spread beiief in Gui
AUS insanity, and thus iarnish Il basis Fu
d the exercise of the parloning power o
he part of the president, There ia n
d" loubl but Guiteau is insane (uDsound)
lie eiynologIcal sense OF the word; b
" mind, like his body, Is rotten. but that b
knew the difference between right an
= wrong was fully established by his tria
md is believed by all but kindred crank
, The sooner such mental and physics
corruption is put under the grouni. tn
" better.