Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10


with the limitation Of IN amendment
to retain the oath as test OF loyalty
during the va for persons who pre-
sent claims.
The house Of representatives spent
the greater part of the week on tie
bill for extirpating diseases among
cattle and prohibiting the transporta-
ton of those infected over state lines
The republicans aided by few demo-
Gratis finally carried the measure, and
the sum Of s250,0oo was appropriate
ed to carry out the provisions of the
act. According TO appointment
Thursdays session was mainly devot-
ed to honoring the memory of the late
representative Haskell, of Kansas.
congressman Tucker, Keifer, McKin-
ley, Pettibone, Rice, Browne, Belford,
Burnes, and the colleagues of the de-
ceased member, Messrs. Ryan, Han
back, and Perkins took part. Appar-
ent sincerity and warmth of admira-
ton marked the pronouncement of
these tributes and poetic quotations
were feature of each eulogy. The
house passed seventeen pension bills
| and discussed at length, but without
result bill authorizing the president
to appoint and retire Alfred Pleas
anton as Major General. 1t was
advocated by Messrs. Bayne, Ma
| ginniss, and Rosecrans, and opposed
by Messrs. Steele, Stockslager, and
Mcmillan, who contended it would be
establishing a dangerous precedent TO
retire /; man who had voluntarily re-
signed from the army, and gone into
private life.
The house elections committee are
actively engaged in hearing contested
cases, daily sessions being held.
Within ten days they expect to have
five or six cases ready to report and
hope to clear the whole contested
election case calendar by the end Of
the present month. The committee
complains Of the difficulty Of getting
the contrasting parties before it, the
sitting members almost invariably
pleading for postponements. when
the day fixed for his case arrives.
The president has been examining
the first report of the civil service
commission, which he has transmit
ted TO congress with his message con-
graduating that body and the people
upon the good results that law has
already accomplished, and avowing
, conviction that it will yet prove of
moro signal benefit to the public SER
vice. He commends the suggestions
of the commissioners for further leg
islation, and advises such an appr0-
priation as shall be adequate for THEN
needs. The commissioners do no,
think that any change in the civil
service act Is now needed for fairly
testing the new system.
Tie Danville investigation has run
aground for lack of funds, and will
have to be suspended until chairman
Randall reports back a special appro
priation for it from his committee
A call for money was made nearly {
month ago but it has met with no re-
spouse. Mr. Randall is now the bet
nojy of the whiskey men. who expect
: to get their bill before the house, and
passed Tuesday. They are quakine
for fear be will come in with an ap.
| preparation bill which will of course
, take precedence of the whisky bill
and postpone it indefinitely.
Though this is the season of pray
er and pennance for penitents, anC
there has been appreciable respite
} SINCE the crowdlng entertainments Z,
? Shrove Tuesday, sackcloth and ashes
| are not universally worn. There has
t been no lack during the week of re
ceptions, lunch parties, lat homes
and musicales. The president vii
give another congressional dinne
Wednesday evening to which he has
= invited fifty senator's and represents
tives, who are not accompanied her'
by their wives, OIL are not encumbere,
by such helpmeets. The presiden
desires to extend the hospitality t,
every senator and representative one
during the winter, but since the hous
has so greatly increased in its nun
i Der of members it has become quit
e formidable body to entertain
Madame Nilsson was an invited CUES
: al the White House Thursday, a mu
t sicale ana reception being given he
n by the president during which sh
e sang Way down upon the Swane
e River"
A Cold is unlike most visitors; if you want
e get rid of it, you must give it a reception vii
;, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, the standard cough rem