Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-03-26
Washington Hens.
E. B. Washburne has beaten half dozen SEN
ators in the appointment of postmaster OF Wash
pnhh;ns lis friend Is 10 have the

E. B. Washburne has beaten half dozen SEN
ators in the appointment of postmaster OF Wash
ington. Robbins, his friend, is to have the
place. Complaints are made that Washburne Is
filling too many places with his friends before
leaving for France, but the president honors
nearly all his recommendations.
Andrew johnson has left the capital at last.
He has manifested intense interest in the contro-
versy upon the tenure of office act, and would
have liked to congratulate Mr.. Grant upon his
situation. The wags say he intended to see the
end of the debate on it, but when he learned that
Garrett Davis and Howe of Wisconsin were
booked for speeches, he took the first train
homeward.
Mrs Grant remarked the other day: 81 shall
engage the steward and servants of the White
House, and as the stewards salary is paid from
the Treasury, shall exercise great care in Sc
Letting him-as under the Tenure of Office act
shall not be able to get rid of him
Mr.. Roberts, the newly appointed representa-
tive of the provisional government of Spain. was
presented to the President, Saturday. The ex-
pressed good will towards the United States, and
the President reciprocated.
Among the announcements from Washington
is an unpretending little paragraph to the effect
that the Postmaster-General has revoked all
commissions as special agents Of the Pcst-Ofiice
other than those under pay and assigned to duty.
The meaning of this is that hereafter Gov. Rln-
dall's crowd Of adyenturets and confience-ulen
are to be stopped from travelling free over al
the railroads and steamboats, of the country
The Boston .4drertiser learn, upon authority
which is not to be questioned that the President
offered to Mr. Wilson of Iowa, first the State
Department, and then three other places succes-
siyely. To this almost unexampcd solicitation,
which shows so strongly the Presidents desire
to call to his side a gentleman whom the public
was ready to welcome to the cabinet. Mr. VII
son felt himself compelled to return a final mega
tive.
Senator Sprague said in the Senate on Fri
day that the great evil in both Houses Of Com
gress was that too many Of the members were
lawy.rs--men educated only in one line and
therefore iucompeten; to represent faithfully the
diverse interests Of the people. OF SO members
of the Senate, IS were lawyer, and Of tbe u
remaining FIVE had received a legal education.
and most Of tae few remaining members were
guided and governed by the lawyers. In tie
House the preponderance of lawyers was even
greater than in the Senate Some Of the states
had no other representative This was ID most
unwholesome state Of affairs. Nh Spmgue fur
Their expressed the opinion that the main spr'n.-
Of our prosperity have been slavc-y ami foreign
immigration.
The President family Is now finally installed
in the Executive mansion. The interior of the
building has been reftted, repaired and refur-
uishel and is to be adorned and emhcE-had
with statuary and other works Of art ia which IL
has been greatly deficient Among these are
full sizcI Indian figures in bronze, to be placed |
in the hall in the rear of the main entrance |
sutuettes of Washington, Franklin, Wulnm I.
Tell, Napoleon. Lincoln, and one representing /
freedmen, by Rosetti, for the east room the re-
'eption room adjoining the blue room Is 70 have
a splendid Louis XVI. clock, with Roman lamps .
in ormola and gilt A silver service Of plate. /
30 be used a. State dinners, has also been rur-
chased.
Mr. Morrill, Of Vt, gave bis views ON tine ten
are of Office act on saturday. lie would rather
modify the Tenure Of Office act than repeal or
suspend it, and believed that the Senate could I
reach a vote upon the question Of modifying F.,
Is soon as upon repeal Every Senator who bad
.otei for the impeachment Of Pre,iIea. john
son, on article third, had thereby declared f. Co.
BE his judgment that in disresarling this ac. Gle
President hal been guilty of violation u.t
merely Of the law, but also 81 the constitution.
low. therefore. could those Senators vote u.u
Or the repeal of the law. He lauiel that The
purpose Of the act was merely 10 check Mr.
Johnson A reference 10 the record MD show
hat It had been distinctly advocated no, as O.
temporary device, but as part " the permlu-
mt policy Of the country. The proposition q.
uspend did not strike him flyor4h.y ia any
lev. lie dis-entei, at least In part. from tae
ew Of the Senator from Missouri .Nr urlsa1
clari to government patronage. i WIS
7quest 'onably true that she party u power 20
~ given r-ae mightProperly take % itself the
.ef Offices 4 the government, JET B., was just
certain tla, the system that chau-.i every
ibls officer # che government az tie end 81
cry fo1r year vas great evil.