Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
WdShin0tOn. March 9th

tHO WCOh. ouo iO" i1pOIlduG Diilo
have passed. The Senate has under
consideration, pension claims, cattle
diseases, the bill for fixing the sala-
ries of U. s. District Judges at S.,
900 a year, and the educational bill.
Senator Blair, who has charge of the
latter, has had hard time, so far,
in furnishing National aid to the free
schools of the States. One day his
measure was displaced by the foot
and mouth disease resolution. Next
day, when it came up, in regular or
der, move was made to lay it aside
for the pleuro-pneumonia bill By a
call of the yeas and nays knowledge
triumphed over disease, but its victo-
ry had scarcely been announced, when
a Senator arose and said as the school
bill appropriated large amount of
money and involved serious consid-
ations, he hoped it would be post
poned. This was too much for Mr..
Blair, who gave way to his feelings
in remark that calves, cattle and
all sorts of things were allowed to
run over the children of this country.
The House Of Representatives pass
ed the Post-office Appropriation bill
and worked through a number of pri-
vate measures but its principal talk
was about whiskey.
A preliminary canvass of the
House on Saturday at one O'Clock led
the friends of the bill to fear a dozen
votes would be wanting to pass it.
During the whiskey debate Mr.. Cox
of New York made tariff reform
speech, stating apologetically that he
was relevant, as his subject was all
bound up with whiskey. 1t was all
about the tariff, however, its incon-
sistencies, and indignities, and the
necessity for reduction. When he
finished Mr.. Horr of Michigan asked
him which side of the whiskey ques-
ton he was on. He replied that he
would express his opinion by vote.
During the week convention was
held in this city by colored journal
lists, representing all the prominent
colored newspapers of the country,
and permanent organization of a
national news bureau was effected by
the election of officers and commit
tees. Enthusiastic speeches were
made against adopting resolution
for the purpose of consolidating the
colored press in favor of prominent
republican candidate for the Presi-
dency. They refused to commit
themselves by specifying in advance
any particular candidate.
The Democratic caucus has been
called to meet in the Hall of the
House of Representatives on Tuesday
evening. Every member of the
Democratic party of the House is
invited to attend. Beside the sigma
ture of the Chairman of the caucus
Hon. S. S. Cox, names of dozen OF
more Representatives are attached tc
the request. The names are not sig
nifcant, however, the signers being
those Democrats who happened to be
nearest to Mr.. Morrison when he wa:
preparing the paper.
Every indication now points to IN
precedented activity in this city dur
ING the building season. The plans
for a large number of handsome pri
vate dwellings are in the hands o
the architects. Beside the public In
provements already in course of con
/ struction, the new Pension office
which is now all up in the second sto
ry; the west wing of the new Stat
Department building the reconstruct
ed model room of the patent office an
other works several new ones az
projected. These are new city pos
office, Congressional library, an OF
servatory. and hall of records. Som
school buildings are to go up, mum
Der of fine business houses, and otl
er private enterprises are under wa
that will add much to the architectul
al attractiveness Of the city.
Another proposed improvement
Department Telephone system, S
that two Cabinet officers can hold pr
vate conversations without leavin
their offices. The wires have bee
laid under ground, and all the execl
tive departments will be connected
the White House. Government prih
ing office and probably the Capito
If the Secretary of the Navy shou
want to talk with the Secretary of tt
Treasury, an indicator in the Nav
department would answer his rir
and the telegraph operator, learnir
what was wanted through the tel
phone, would at once connect wi
the Secretary of the Treasury. A
: Indicator has already been erected
e the Navy department, and the thi
, teen new telephones have been orde
ed for use in the State, War, al
Navy department buildings.
, FAST DAY PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
In conformity with the wise and pic
t custom of our fathers, now recogniZ
upon our statute book, | hereby appoi
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