Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. Mdy I4th.

Washington. M0y I4th.
Since | last wrote you nothing de-
cidedly startling or sensational has
occurred on Capitol Hill. There
have been no personal encounters
during the week, none indeed since
those two, one in the Senate and the
other in the House, which were the
scandal of the town ten days ago.
Senator VOORHEES, announced to
the senate that he was full of contrl-
ton for the supplementary language
used by him in the debate with Sena-
tor Ingalls,, but did not mention the
latter's name, and while apologizing
for his offense to the senate did not
apologize to Mr.. ingalls,.
But in the House of Representa-
tives there has been no apology or
retraction or explanation, Messfs.
Woodburn and Brumm made the
charge, stale and old, that Abram ).
Hewitt had, on a certain well-known
occasion apologized to the British
Minister, and although Mr.. Bryce OF
New York took up much time in try
inc to vindicate Mr.. Hewitt, Messrs.
Woodburn and Brumm insist that
they never make any charges they
/
can not subst;.ntiate.
Congressman Martin of Texas has
AGAIN distinguished himself and Is
once more a topic of conversation
among his associates. Mr.. Martin
did not intend to speak on the tariff
bill. but some of the jokers of the
House told him that his colleagues
from Texas were afraid that he would
do so, and that they were doing all
they could to prevent his appearing
on the floor as speaker. They rep
resented to Mr. Martin that his Tex
as associates were jealous and afraid
he would not Outshine Mills and al
the rest of the Texas men if he in
sisted upon being heard. This was
too much for Mr.. Martin. He spoke
and his speech was one of the fun
NEST ever heard in congress. The
crowd in the galleries voted it to bt
we'll worth an admission fee.
After making a number of dabs a
forfeiture of unearned land grants
, the senate actually passed the rail
, road land forfeiture bill on Thursda.
with large num0er of other meas
ures among which public building
were most numerous. The talk owe
: the animal industry bill in the senat
' seems to be endless. The TeXa
/ senators especially, have much to sa
2 about it.
e The House passed the bill enabl
: ing the government to participate i
e the centennial exposition at Cincinna
Y ii. and the bill providing for cor
/; oress of American nations to be bel
d in Washington is now ready to 60
! the president. This bill invites til
n republicans of Mexico, Central an
e South America and the Empire {
e Brazil to a conference for the pu
$ pose of promoting arbitration and ell
couraging reciprocal commercial II
W lations. 1t appropriates $780, C
l. for the proper entertainment of 70
i eign guests.
l. Both Houses were compelled
If Weld the appointing of the ten Unite
t. States delegates to the president, Il
if original scheme being to have Il
$ president appoint six delegates, al
e. the presiding officers of the tv
i Houses each appoint two. This w
10 discovered to be slightly unconstit
S, tional.
Dr. Early in the week Senator Vest a
10 nounced to the senate his sympatl
s. for the unprotected figure Of the''F
I, Their of His Country at the east fro
at of the Capitol. | refer to Gree
d. ough's statue of Washington viii
ut every visitor to the Capitol sees W
stands at the front of that great ms
N BILE pile. Think of George Washin
C ton in classical drapery What W
$. Greenough thinking about: The Nj
We souri, senator produced a letter fro
~ the librarian of congress lamenti
the exposure of the undraped Was