Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, April 9Th.

tIOLsll UiIi, luC SlCslo stHti 1df-foacnl0O
questions which it opens up continue
to furnish matter for debate. Tt is
conceded to be as important meas
ure as was ever brought before con-
gress in time of peace, and prominent
jnrists of the same political faith find
themselves unable to agree on the
constitutional authority for appropri-
ating money from the national treas
ury to aid the public schools of the
states. A large number of senators
have contributed to the debate and
most of the speeches have been
weighty in thought and excellent in
temper. The most notable efforts of
the week were the arguments made
by senators Pendleton, Bayard and
Morgan, each sympathizing with the
object of the bill, but opposing it on
constitutional grounds. Senator Bay
ard said, never before had the con-
fiict between inclination and duty
been so great within him as in this
matter. Senator Beck's position was
that if tariff taxation were removed
all the states could attend to the ed
ucation of their own children. SEN
ator Williams spoke earnestly in ia
vor of the bill, and senators Hoar
and Harrison proposed amendments
to it. Another senator, while speak
ing on the subject made the remark
that although the people of the dis
trict of Columbia were as we'll edu-
Gated as the general run of people,
congress had to deprive everybody
here of the right of suffrage in order
to prevent the negroes from running
all local interests. To-day senator
Hale wanted to displace the educa-
tional bill in order to take up the ma
val appropriation, but senator Blair
expressed the hope that the senate
wonld consider his measure as i'm
portant as any other, and plead that
it be disposed of SO that the house
of representative might take action
on it before the final adjournment
The senate passed several bills with
out debate during the week. Among
them was the house bill making it a
felony for a person falsely to pretend
to be an officer of the {. S. govern
ment. The penalty prescribed is a
fine of not more than 81 900, or i'm
prisonment not longer than three
years. A bill was presented for the
establishment of bureau of silk cul-
ture, and the state board of silk cul-
ture of California petitioned congress
for that purpose.
In the house of representatives a
commendable move was made on Sat
urday through resolution offered by
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, providing
that after the middle of April the
hour for the daily meeting of the
house shall be eleven o'clock instead
of twelve as heretofore congress is sc
far behind with the sessions work
that it may we'll put in another bust
ness hour.
Three important measures passed
the house during the week. They
were the bill to retire the trade dol
lar, and the Indian, and agriculture
appropriations, each of which gave
rise to some interesting debate
Another question briefly discussed
was the expediency of legislation tx
prevent the manufacture of adulter
, ated food, and still another was thu
employment of additional force 70
, folding the campaign documents tina
are soon to food the country. Som
, private bills were disposed of, eight
: cen pension bills were passed, an,
. the last measure taken up was IT,
, bill FORGETTING the Oregon Contra
, railroad grant, involving over mil
lion acres. There being no actio
the matter went over to be debate
n further. The local republicans al
; all active now in their quadrenial con
test over the election of delegates t
the national convention. There
q also little agitation in Democrat
n ranks over the matter of their dele
% gates but not half of the excitemer
# that prevails in republican quarters
&c The reason for this difference is thu
IS the district republican delegates vol
in the convention, while the demo
- cratic delegates are only allowed seal
1t as honorary lockers on. The tw
If district votes are therefore of consi(
o cradle Importance, and the partisan
is of different presidential candidate
are working hard to secure their mer
: President Arthur is not neglecte
u these days socially, politically or 0
~ fcially. Daily he has steady strea
Is of visitors, and on Saturday, besid,
70 receiving a number of private person
: al friends, he had calls from eigl
. senators, one ex-senator, ten repr
e. sentatives, and one cabinet office
if The most notable feature at re-u
\ ion of military order the other ev
~ ming was the appearance of &c
Grant. who hobbled in on crutch
IN and responded to toast in q ma
Mt ner that showed what time and practi
y may do for oratory He looks mu
ho older THAI when he left the Viii
= House eight years ago.
u HOMES WANTED FOR Poor CHILDREN.
of There are over one hundred and eigl
children, boys and girls, in the Home I
On Destitute Catholic Children, on Harris
on avenue, Baston, of from to 10 years
age. Among them are several fine healt
Is and intelligent boys and girls who ha
y neither parents nor relatives to nrovi