Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-07
ESPECIAL ,,anrsrosDEso1 orrHr MONITOR
Washington, June 3Oth.

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Washington, June 3Oth.
Congress is moving along toward
probable adjournment the last of this
week. Nothing insurmountable seems
to stand in the way. There are dis
agreements between the two houses
on several important bills but these
could not be satisfactorily arranged |
for both, by either long or short
delay.
The senate devoted three days of |
the past week to the Mexican pen
sion bill, which It passed after amend
ing it, so that it would not be recoo-
nized by its author. The Ingalls,
amendment, giving union soldiers
back pay, was defeated, but the Cul-
lum bill was injected into it in the
shape of an amendment, SO that il
ceased to be of much Importance as
a Mexican pension bill.
The senate also debated and pass
ed the house legislative, judicial, and |
executive appropriation bill after
changing it In several ways, and add
ing an amendment forbidding the in
sertion in the Congressional Record |
of speeches not delivered on the floor
of either house. The general def
cheney bill was passed by the senate,
and the sundry civil appropriation
bill was passed by the house; the
most important change to the latter
being the substitution of salaries for
fees as compensation for United
States attorneys and marshalls. The
house substituted its own electoral
count bill for that of the senate In
the contested Mississippi election
case of Chalmers VS.. Manning, the
former was accorded the only vacant
seat, and the bill forfeitlng the land
grant to the backbone" railroad in
Louisiana was discussed for q part
of two days and put to death.
During each day of the week much
committee work was done on the
house appropriations, the last of
which, the fertilization bill, was re-
ported.
Prominent democrats in congress,
those whose opinions would be of
most value, are very reticent con-
corning their preferences for presi-
dental candidate. Senator Bayard
IN expressing his views, has said that
he only desires the nomination of the
man who can win.
The committee on expenditures of
public money have decided to hold
all their future sittings with closed
doors, and their stenographer will
furnish report of such portions of
the evidence as the public will be
permitted to know Postmaster
general Gresham and Secretary
Chandler have been testifying before
| the committee in relation to the re-
cent frauds in their departments.
The latter says there is no further
use of his being called to the stand,
as everybody at the capitol knows
the utmost efforts are being made to
unearth the navy frauds. The secre-
tary has written letter, which prom
ises to become classic, directing a
copy to each member of the court
martial which recently tried for drunk
eness and failed to convict certain
lieutenant of the navy. Mr.. Chand-
Ter tells them their lenient judgement
is inexcusable in officers who regard
the honor of their profession. He
further tells them if they will not
perform their duty by condemning
such offenders, the Legislative branch
of the government will in some way
stamp out the vice of drunkenness
among navy officers.
Representative Valentine at one
end of the capitol and Senator Haw-
ley at the other took occasion to de-
fend Senator Logan from the charge
Of being land-grabber. There had
appeared in the Congressional Record
statement containing catalogue
of citizens holding enormous tracts
of land in the various states and ter
ritories, and among them WITS found
the name OF Senator John A. Logan
as holding $4,000 acres. Abiding
to the matter Mr.. Logan said, al
though it was false he did not think
it material He did not propose to
give u schedule of his property to
anybody, but he did not hold hun
dredth part of what is charged.
President Arthur has been having
troublesome time over the Fitz John
Porter bill. 1t has been discussed
at two protracted cabinet meetings,
and Secretary Chandler who leads
the fight against Porter, presses it Sc
hard that it is thought the president
may veto the bill. Secretary Chand-
Ter is supported by all the members
of the cabinet except the secretary
Of state, and the attorney general.
/ STATE NEWS ITEMS.
The democrats will make no canvas.
= in Vermont this year. The result ofsucl