The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-02-23

Washington, Feb. 18, 100

washington, rep. IL, 'OO.
Moist Vermonters:
How many times you have been advised
and warned to found your habitation on
rock, SO that when the floods came and
beat against them you could sit calmly
and see your neighbor who builded on
the sand, float downstream or stock his
cellar with bull heads from The state
hatchery. Seems as if last week would
have been a good time to have abolished
the remainder of the town liquor agen-
cies, and trust you have moved ener-
getically in the matter.
Well, the Senate passed the financial
bill last thursday, OH schedule time, and
Is now wrestling with the bill providing
a government forIHawaii. This, in view
OF the plague and recent condil ions here,
is a matter OF the most pressing necessi-
ty, and-it such thing can be said of the
led tape way COngl eSs has OF doing busi.
nesS-no time Will be lost in affording
legislative relief Pressing the Senate
Tor immediate attention are others OF
vital present Importance. Among these
al e the bills for The government OF Porto
Rico. the philippines and Alaska The
| quay case Is liable TO come up at any
time, but The case seems 10 have tax, n on
new aspect lately. Quay S enemies are
making every effort for postponement OF
consideration, and have thus far Succt ed
ed. When majority of the Senate
| vote to postpone the question of admlS-
| sion, 1t of cUuI Sc indicates majority un-
| friendly to Quay. The indications now
are that his friends cannot secure pres
ent consideration, to the delay of the
matters mentioned above which are OF
Infinitely more consequence. However,
the Improbable may be expected at any
time ill the Senate
| lhe House has been hammering away
| Tor the past week on the appropriation
bill, varied by frequent buncOmbe
speeches on sundry side ISSUES, and this
VIII probably be the program this week.
The latitude given diScussi III in the
House however, allows me mber to make
a speech on nearly any subject under the
sun, and it is frequently done. The
House may be discussing the propriety of
barbed wire fencing for Indian reserva-
tlonS i'll committee of the whole, and
some member who is loaded for hired
girls, as Peck's bad boy would say, twists
The occasion into an opportunity to rip
the administration up the back and
across the shoulders for not ordering
Dewey to serve Ice cream to "our ally
Agulnaldo Lhl ee times day and get him
full on champaign every evening. Or
the House may be discussing the necessity
OF stenographer to the committee on
Aquatortls, and boiling member wi
Till The air and isles with gore, entrails
and fractures because we have not yet
voted All appropriation to supply The
Beers " llh II daily ration OF sop and tiue
tooth combs. That is legislation as she is
legislatt u III the House. ami yet, business
is actually Transacted and progress is
made.
In the course OF the discussion of the
sundry civil bill in the House day OF
two ago Representative Boutell of Chca-
go, lnteIpI eJed an anti free SILVER bill III
which he SAID:
''oilver was killed in 1896, it was buried |
in 1885 and l do not believe that single /!
member OF the democratic minority hon !
eSlly desire 1t resun ecteu. There has |
been an occasional euiogN of the depart
ed ana an OCCASIONAL { ar has been drop |
ped upon the grave, but The lamentations !
ldck the zeal Ot real sorrow. 1t reminds /
me OF an epltaph | read last summer in |
ermOnt over the grave ot the WIfe OF |
a man who had enjoyed as little OF happl |
ness and prosperity with her as the dem |
oCrats have ENJOY ed with Iee silver:
Here lies my VIE.
All my tears CannOL bring her back,
therefore 1 weep
And 50 ways the House and time away.
The House committee on Fore ign |
Affairs has been stIusgling tor some time |
with everal bills destined to bring Iur
diplomatic and consulOr service on to a
civil service DasIs, and last Thursday the
committee refused 10 report any bill Gt
the Kind to the House by a tie vote OF TO
I III cOmmiIlee. lhis Gisposes OF the
matter Tor this session as tar as a House
bill is concerned. The object sought by
these bills Is identical with that OF Sena-
tor Ross, which is To be dealt with by the
SENATE. The Senator's Ulll may differ III
detail, but The general principle is the
same. The action Ut the House commit
the as lar aS II Is significant ot any thing,
Indicates that SuCn bill would. stand
about al even chance of gettiI through
he llnIlSA. KnI thp Spn1tOr'k hill hasn't |
got through the Senate Yet. There are
energetic enemies of anything in the
name Ot civil service in both houses, al
though measure so OBVIOUSLY and ell
LlIely far 10 both parties aud iutrins-
cally 80 highly meriIOrious should disarm
all opposition. That remalus To be seen,
however. ln any event The Senator has
accumulal ed glory enough to last him a
lew weeks dL least, as reserve fund.
Congressman 6rouJ made flying trip
to Boston lasI Wednesday evening, leav.
lug the city at D p. III. aud arriving i'll
Boston the next morning, where he de-
IlVered all address on Senator Morrill, be-
lore the annual meeting of the Vermont
III the evening. lhe vermont !
papers have undoubtedly given You at .
least an abstract OF the address, which
was IA most scholarly production and IA
addition to Morrill, literature.
The General returned Saturday.
, There seems To be an epidemic for the ,
creatioh OF new cabinet officers. Right ,
Oh the heels Ui the bill tor the establish !
menL OF a department OF commerce and
referred to by Inc last
week. comes a favorable report from
The House committee on mining creating /
an executive department which shall I
have entire charge of all affairs relating
10 mines, including The geological survey. 3
This is also understood to include the I
quarry ing of all marble, granite, slale, !
MICA, asbestos and everything otthe Kind, I
besides minerals aud ores. In this case
.he office would be of considerable cOn- !
sequence to Vermont. That bill, how :
ever has small chance of passing In view ,
)f the bill to create the department. OF I
commerce and industry. L hat would and
lOes include mining and Quarrying, and i
/ any proposition is endorsed it will be i
he greater which comprehends the less :
n. @
Nobody here seems to be paying any at i
entiOn TO the parcels postage bill, ana
I has not one chance in hundred OF be.
,Oming a law. lt is unfortunate and
ny sIeriOus that such a fellow as Pettl-
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