Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-29

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t continued for considerable time with muC
, asperity. The tate Of Il e bill is doubtful
| with the chances against lis passage
The New York Custom House.
Mr.. Hulburi of New York, chairman q
the committee On public expenditures, mad
scathing speech on the floor Of the Houst
last week, in which be showed up the falsi,
OF Collector Smy,he's published reply 70 Il
recent report OF the committee, and mad
statements which placed all concerned il
the recently exposed corruptions in the NeV
York Custom House, IN wore light thai
ever. He intimated in the course of biz
remarks that some fresh testimony had been
heard Of, by the committee, further impll
eating Senators Dcolittio ami Patterson oI
Tennessee. This testimony was apparently
secured, as on Thursday in the House. Mr.
Hulburd stated that the committee had take1
testimony which apparei. ly inculpated or,
q more members o. the s,na,e .aEd regard
;nE the courtesy due from one house to tie
other he offered the following Resolution
Rss0lrsd. That the House having been in
formed by one Of its com. that ties imony ha.
been brought to the knowledge Of said com which
testimony apparently inculpstes one or more
members Of the Senate, the Houg, t-e.e.p1n
directs that sll guca testimony De transmitted
% .Ge een4te for its information
The resolution, after beng amended by
substituting the word Affects" for incul-
pates was adopted Mr. Hulburd then
reported tie following resolution
Re,olrs{ That /, y tas ,soss o. this house
IA i-enry A. Snythe should be Immediately
removed from the Office o. collector OF the port
4 New York, and that the clerk Of the House
cause certified copy Of this resolution to he
aid before the President q tie L. 5
Gen Butler opposed the resolutjoa : ,yias
that fAe proper ...ode 80. the House 60 de-
pand tie removal Of an officer was bY I'M
Ieaehacnt
TIE lIoa.s i.spooed OF the matter yes,eT-
day, ty tho adoption Of e r,solution offered
by Mr.. Stevens, as substitute for that Of
Mr.. liulhud. referring the matter to the
Commi;tcc on Publi, Expenditures. with
,n-iruc,i3a- 10 ascertain " hc,Ler Collector
SmYthc has been guilty Of high crimes and
inisdemeanols sufficient 10 justify h,s u
rsaehmeut, ami if 90; =. prss.n, arti,.cs CT
zqo-sn--.-'.
The y. Y. Tri5uqe ait1. e lapse u thr-e
D. icat yeArs, gives fresh vent to Its Old dis
tress over the app)intment Of Judge flr the
Eastern District Of New York, and in Z IT,
cital OF his sins to Mr.. Raymond Of the
Times, lags in the crelt:su ci that ,aailill
'is'.ics. =. oLc oi hi= gr4vest ofsn,es.
chose who don't know au7thing at,u. -.
1ise may possibly s.Flaso that there Is
-aE.stlIns ia which to base this show Of
righteous Indignation. those who DO know
anything about it, know that the Eastern
District Of New York. having corcr-r5n,
Jurisdiction OVER SAG qa.ess oi .has port,
.as yTtated at the demand oi the heavy COM
.aereiai and legal Interests involved. because
Il the overwhelming pressure on the Courts
Il the Southern district, from the accumula-
ton Of business arising in that great com
mercial metropolis and that the relief anu
despatch Of tlsit.-ss consequent u she ,or-
.Aati0l Of tue new district has abgpiin.ly
yindieated the eEpodienoY and true economy
of the measure.
AZ for the Judge, be was appointed by
President Lincoln on one Of the largest and
most unanimous recommendations Of lie
New York har eys. sltaA ios a. appoint
,.,'nt, backed by an array CT business, rer-
-aal and political influence which no re-
,.tblican President could have disregardej
ud he accepted the place at heavy pocunia-
~ sacrifice. There was another candidate
Tor the appointment. h1se,eF. an utterly
incompetent Milesian, formerly reporter
for the Tribune, and since johnson Office
holder and democratic candidate for Con-
gress, who had Mr.. 6rceley's backing for
the judgeship. And because ~. G.'s'
name did net hsPp1a IL outweigh sll the
others and all the proprieties and deoencies
uf the case. the Tri5Has has always been
siuffy about the matter. Ii cares nothing
about the formation Of a new district but
can't get over the failure of its net hiae
iH,s lGchrUn0.