Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-03-13
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EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
County Commissioners.

RUTLAND CoUNTY.-Mr Winslow. tempe
ance, is apparently elected, with slight opp,
sition
NEw HANrsHIRE.-The New Hamrshir
republicans have canvassed the State. an
the result gives Hartman (rep.) IS, ,437
Sinclair (dem.) 80 ,203. Doubtful 2S9I
Dividing the doubtful, the Republican ma
iority is 1924. Last wears canvass stood
Hartman 4,l4g, Sinclair 30.2IS. an,
doubtful 1857 votes. Harriman's actaa
majority last year was 30l0. The above Is
Inmates include 1923 more votes than wer,
cast last year. The New Hampshire re
/ publican canvass has been commonly very re
liable, and we cannot doubt that the Grant,,
State will give good account Of herself
in the election now close at hand
The SENATE-Tn the debate on the rules
for the trial of the President, Senator Ed
munds il reported as taking the ground, ''that
when the Senate resolves itself into Court
it is still the Senate sitting in judicial ca
pacity: That the Constitution clearly intends
that it shall 50 sit, not exercising the ordin-
AIRY functions of political or legislative body,
although it Is the same.
Senator Conking and others took differ
eut legal view of the case. maintaining that
the Senate will preserve its identity in trying
the impeachment. Just as when it proceeds to
the consideration Of Executive business. At
first this was not agreed to by a majority,
but finally the words High Court of ofImpeach
ment'' Were stricken out.
1t is understood that the effect of the amend
mcnt adopted VIII be to simplify and acccler-
ate 'he proceedings. No lawyer can now
draw a distinction between the duty of any
gentleman as Senator, and his duty as a
member ola High Court of impeachment
The Nation, writing about the Crisis at
Washington" SAYS Mr. johnson has the
satisfaction Of knowing that he has now no
body to say word for him, and that there is
not man in the country Hho does not think
him eithers fool ora knaye His
disappearance from the scene will now be a
heartfelt relief To everybody" Thi, l. un-
doubtedly about as it is and when he disar-
pears, Andy will drop deeper than rlummet
ever sounded, below even the level of Frank
Pierce and James Buchanan The Nqfiou
puts another point thus .' Ifeyery court i'm
the country next month pronounce the Ten
ure of Office act unconstitutional, it would
not in the least improve Mr.. Johnsons posi-
tion. What he is about To he tried for is not
only his disobedicncc to the law. for ofthis
decision that the law was unconstitutional
that l., null and voii-nagdf absolye him.
but lis taking upon himself the functions of
the Judiciary, and deciding for himself that
it was unconstitutional, aud acting in his Of
fcial capacity under his own ruling"
IHF TRIAL OF rHE PREIuE>T.-Wa -Washingt n
agree that a general feeling of
relief and satisfaction prevails at Washington
over the settlement of the questions relative to
the formation OF the Court, and the adoption
of the rules The Boston journals CORE
spondent says that until the rules had been
adopted by the Senate in its Judicial capacity,
they We're not, of course, binding and a de
cision to that effect was sustained by vote
of "a to ~. Senators Anthony Corbett,
Fessendcn, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes,
Henderson, Morrill, of Maine, Pomeroy, Ross,
Sherman, Spraguc, Van Winkle, Wiley
and Williams voted with the Democrats to
sustain the decision, and it is understood that
had Senator's Trumhull, Howe and Edmunds
been in their seats they would have voted the
same way. But when the Chief Justice.
after having expressed his opinion that the
rules adopted were not rules to govern tie
Court, they having been framed when tie
senate was legislative body, asked the SER
ators to act upon them, every one of the
above named Republicans voted aye. This
settled Il much disputed question, and it can
not be doubted TINT the Chief Justice will
gracefully acquiesce.
Mr.. Hendricks evidently blundcred when
he withdrew his objection to Mr. Wade, in
tinating that the objection may be renewed
hereafter To-day, before the adoption of
the judicial rules, each Senator could tnlk rs
long and as often as he pleased, bur hence
forth each Senator can only speak fifteen min
utes at once on any subject 1t will be I'M
possible to protnct debate in future"
The New CONSTITUTION of New York.
The new Constitution adopted by the New
FORK Constitutional Convention, which has
at last closed its labors, differs from the pres
ent New York Constitution in several partic-
ulars The election Of the Governor and
the other State officers is ordered to take
place at the same time, instead Of in alternate
years. a. at present. The number Of State
Senators is unchanged, but their term Of ser
vice is heightened to four years, and the
number of Assemblymen is enlarged from l2S
to 1872, to be elected by counties instead Of
districts as now An effort is made to secure
a better class Of men for the Assembly bv fix
ing the compensation at $1,000 per year, with
500 additional for the Speaker. 4 two
thirds vote of the whole Legislature will he
to overrule veto upon any bill bv
the Governor. The Judicial system has been
considerably changed, and the Court Of Ap-
peals, the highest Court in the State, is to
consist Of Chief Justice and six justices.
who are to be elected by the people for terms
of fourteen years, with the provision that no
one is to serve after he has reached the age
of seventy years. The present New York ju-
dicial system is very faulty. The changes
made in this particular cover the whole range
of Courts, and the terms of all the Judges
are heightened to fourteen years A proro-
sition to establish impartial suffrage is TO be
ubmitted separately from the Constitution