Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wa shtngton. July I'd.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE MoNIToK.l
Washington. July I'd.
The nomination of Mr.. Harrison
for president was very distracting to
other candidates in the senate cham
Der last week, and prevented them
from concentrating their minds on
public business for the time.
Senator Edmunds managed how
ever to have a good deal of fun in
looking after the river and harbor
bill. The Yadkin river in North Car
DINA was his innocent victim, or
rather the North Carolinan senator,
Mr.. Ransom, was.
Mr.. Edmunds insisted that long
ago the lower part of the Yadkin was
pronounced unworthy of improvement
by the general government, and was
so regarded until Mr.. Ransom dis
covered an opportunity to invest some
government funds on the upper part
of it, when SO, 900 was asked for the
rivers improvement. Mr.. Edmunds
asked Mr.. Ransom whether there are
two Yadkin rivers in the old North
state. Mr.. Ransom said, ''No, but
that the Yadkin was a very long riv-
err. which rises in the mountains of
n. c., and flows to the Pedee. "Then
Senators wondered what the Pedee
was.
Mr.. Ransom supported the Yadkin
courageously. He admitted that 1T
was now navigable, but he thought If
money enough was spent there would
be several feet of water for con-
siderable distance. Mr.. Edmunds
suggested that the Yadkin might be
like another river in North Carolina
which it was formerly intended to i'm
prove, but the engineer reported that
it would be necessary to build pump
ing works on the other side of the
mountain to pump water over TO IL IN
order to get up current.
Mr.. Ransom grew tired of this ano
} finally turned upon the Vermont SEN
ator with the statement that the lat
ter. in the committee room, had tc
send for chart after chart and maj
after map before he could find the
: Vermont river for which he wanted
2 to get an appropriation. Mr.. Ed
munds accused Mr.. Ransom of draw
ing upon his imagination in talking
: about Vermont rivers, and surprised
a him by saying that he had crossed tn
y Yadkin four times in the last ST
: months and that the walking wa
very good thereabouts.
: Mr.. Edmunds made life tedious t
a a number of senators from othe
e states by ruthlessly exposing thei
y little river jobs. But there will be
good-sized river and harbor bill pass
ed in few days, Notwithstanding.
1t is claimed by the friends o
President Cleveland that his remark
n in reply to the official notification
!, his denomination were some of tn
- best and ablest things he has mad
e since his occupancy Of the Whit
House.
His excursion to Charlottesville o
Wednesday, was an interesting ep
sode. He was enabled to see th
tie home and grave of Thomas jefferson
is and also Virginia's old University.
'n The republicans say they will carr
- the Old Dominion in the PRESIDENT
no election next fall because their non
he met is $50 SWELL and is akin to q
he of her f. F. VS.. But the democra
u say they are Gel tain to carry Virgin
81 because the president gave Mrs. Ba
re by his fan at the Charlottesville Cor
ed mencement. 1t was terribly hot da
too. on which he performed this %
liant act. 1t was while the diplom
NO were being distributed, when, NJ
ct Cleveland, noticing white hair
do old lady, in widows weeds, sittiI
zee on the front bench, and without
NJ fan, arose from the easy chair
or which he was sitting, about the mi
,pt die of the stage, and handed the la
his fan. The lady protested but t
ih- president insisted, and returned
his seat without his fan.
On Saturday General Sheridan W
transferred from his home here
his the e. S. Swartara, which h
trial been waiting for favorable weatl
Iery for several days. The cool weatI
nres gave a good opportunity to make
ases change, and the patient arrived
9 by board in good spirits. A photog
'es pher attempted to take an instan