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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
COI'GR RSS.

The special committee of the republican
senators to make up the standing commit
tees, has classed the Greeley republicans
with the democrats. 1t is the custom for
the majority in the Senate to leave one or
two places, as the case may be, at the foot
oil each committee, unassigned, for the
members of the minority, and to allow the
minority to designate the names of those
10 be assigned to these places. According
ly the Greeley republicans have been drop
ped in making up the committees, and
they and the democrats must arrange a
mong themselves how the positions shall
be shared between them. If any of these
liberals refuse to be clsssed with the dem
ocrats and to act with them, they are like
ly to get no committee appointments at all.
Trunbull is left off the judiciary commit
tee, Fenton off the contingent expense,
finance, and Pacific railroad committees,
Upton off the public lands and pension
committees, Schurz off the committee on
foreign relations, Sprague off the appropri-
atoms committee, and Rice Off the mines
and mining committee.
Senator Edmunds Of Vermont becomes
chat rman of the judiciary committee in the
Senate by the retirement of Mr. Trumbull.
Mr. Sumner, at his own request, is not as
signed TO any position. Mr.. Morrill, is
chairman of the Senate Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, and is second
in the Committee on Finance. Judge Po-
land has been appointed chairman of the
investigating committee raised by the
10 int ha oh
gainst Speaker Blaine and other members
of Congress, In relation to the Credit Mo-
bilier matter.
The resolutions of the Vermont Legisla-
ture in reference TO civil service reform
and the ranking privilege were presented
to the national House of Representatives,
Monday.
Among the bills introduced in the House
is one authorizing the incorporation of q
United States Bank, with capital OF $780,
900, 900 and one giving the widow of Gen.
Meade $1,000 a year. A bill allowing a
draw back on all material imported for and
actually used in rebuilding the burnt dis
trict in Boston, and also on such classes of
goods in warehouses on the day of the re,
was passed unanimously.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
for the adjustment and apportionment of
the Alabama award. This is to be done by
board of three commissioners and a Sec
rotary. In the House bill was passed A.
bolishing the offices OF assessor and assistant
assessor, on the first of July, 1873. This
provides for n saving in the expenses of
collecting the revenue, of about three mil
lion of dollars year.
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts, offered res
olutions fixing the salary of the President
at s5O, 900 per annum, commencing March,
1873 that the term OF office of the Presi-
dent and vice president be six years, the
President to be Ineligible Tor reelection,
and that the President and vice president
he elected by the people at the same time
that congressman are elected.
Bills have been introduced providing for
safety bonds TO reduce the taxes repeal
ing the usury section of the currency act !
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

The cumulative system of voting appears
to work well in Illinois, where it was tried
in the recent election of State Representa-
tives. By the scheme three candidates are
voted for in every legislative district, and
every voter has three votes which he either
distributes among the different candidates,
or cumulates upon one. The House OF
Representatives thus elected il found to
represent in its composition precisely the
proportions Of political parties in the State.
The proportion of republican TO democratic
me mbers is Sc 10 81. Had the representa-
tives been, however, elected in the ordin-
AIRY method, the proportion would have
been 30 republicans TO "a democrats, that is
TO say, the republicans would have had 70
more representatives than their numerical
superiority entitled them to, and a cores
ponding proportion of democratic voters
would have been deprived of any represent
tation whatever. The election of the Hi
nois Senate, which was effected in the old
fashion, resulted in 80 republicans and Is
democrats whereas according TO the nu-
mercal population of the parties in the
state, there should have been about % re-
publicans to % democrats. If the just rep
resentation of the people is the object OF
our Legislative bodies, surely there can be
no answer to such figures as these.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
Htmsdaie, ~. ~.

-Ansel Dickerson, Esq, OF Wincheste r,
contempates building a steam saw-mill
near this village, on the Chesterfield road.
Another new building is being put up
this week on Fisk K Hopkinss paper mill
lot. These enterprising gentlemen do not
permit storms and cold weather 10 inter-
fere with the progress OF their undertaking.
Henry Atwood of Winchester, has
bought and taken possession of the Asahel
Perry farm, OH the old road to Chesterfield,
about half mile from the village. Price
paid, s25OO.
Leonard Perham has moved from the
north part of the town TO the village, and
occupies the house en- Canal street lately
vacated by Otis Doolittle, who now resides
in Springfield, Mass.
There is an excellent opening here for
tailor. The much needed man would
meet with cordial greeting. Several wo-
men who would give their attention to
making up mems and boys clothing would
find constant employment.
Geo. Wright has commenced the cree
ton of a new house on Brattleboro street,
and is making commendable progress to-
wards its completion. N. Il. Pratt has lin
ished his neat and pretty cottage house on
Halle street, and has just moved into it.
We believe he did not get the plan of it
from Harper's Weekly.
-Messrs. Thayer & Emerson have COM
pleted and opened their new shop at the
foot of Main street. Mr.. Emerson takes
charge of the blacksmithing department,
mi Al Il TO-
Mr.. Pratt, ornamental sign and carriage
painter, also has taken rooms in the same
building.
1t will be noticed that business is rap
idly increasing in and about our village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
state Hens.
VICTIM.

-Alburgh is fattening 1000 geese for the
Christmas market.
Nathan Cushing a leading citizen Of
Woodstock died very suddenly on Monday,
Dec. ID.
Brandon has refused TO accept its new
village charter by a vote of yeas 70, nays
IA.
The Presidents message contains H.
1874 words. The operator at Rutland was
only seven hours in taking it for the Her
aid.
Robert Wells celebrated Thanksgiving
at Moretown by killing a compound bear
with common shotgun.
1t is rumored that Henry Clark, recent
ly editor of the Rutland Herald, is to merge
the Independent and Courier into a new
daily.
"A large barn at Benson, owned by ID.
l.. Osgood was burnt a few days ago with
80 tons of hay and other property.
Edward w. Porter, a young married
man, hung himself at Hartford, recently.
He was doing good business, and no
cause is assigned fer the act.
The Island Pond lumbermen are maxi
ing great preparations for the winter, and
if the season is favorable, will put into
their mills $1,000, 900 feet of lumber.
Hon. Charles w. Willard is one of the
| presidents of the American Woman
Suffrage Association, while Col. Albert
| Clarke, of the st. Adams Messenger, is the
| Vermont member of the executive COM
mittee.
| a at nd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

PoLITIcAL.-Gov. Yarmouth OF Louis
lana has been impeached by the leeisla-
ture.
The official vote OF West Virginia last
August for Governor has Just been declar-
ed as follows; For Jacob Independent DEM
ocrat,) 42,9sS for Camden (Democrat,) 49,
sos Jacobs majority, 2,GS3; total vote, 49,
203.
Frederick Douglass, one of the New
York electors, and distinguished as the
leading representative of race now for the
first time participating in Presidential
election, was chosen as the messenger to
convey the thirtytlve votes of the Empire
State to Washington.
The biggest majoritios for Congressman
are : Garfield of Ohio, 1885; Willard of
Vermont, 1910; Hurlburt of Illinois, TO-
39S; Croker of Massachusetts,, 10, 33l. The
smallest are: De Witt of New York, IL ;
Stannard of Missouri, AZ; and the Ninth
District of Indiana, certified TO Congress
as q one way and IL another.
The proposition now receiving so much
attention, viz, that the President be chos-
en- by direct vote of the people, was vot-
ed down in the convention which adopted
the federal constitution. The electoral sys-
tenn was adopted, says Madison, for the
and proceed Immediately to an appoint
ment, leaving little opportunity for cabal
or corruption.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
Communications.
WRITrES FOR THE VERMONT PHRsIx.
BO.sRDI.vG .sROU.vD.

We had hoped, when our Legislature
passed the law that every school district in
the State should board the teacher on the
grand list, and not on the scholar, that that
laborious, man-killnG practice of obligng
teachers to board around, would be forever
done away with but, in this we were dcs-
tined to be disappointed. For we see shat
some districts, in a few towns. are requir-
ing their teachers to board around, on the
grand list, thus obliging them to board
with every family in the district. In most
cases this has been brought about by few
men who hope to save penny or two by
having the teacher come and board with
them a few days, in room Of paying their
share of the tax for hiring him boarded at
one place.
Every one admits, and thinks it neces.
sary, that all professional men should have
time aud opportunity to prepare for the du-
tics that await them that the minister
should not come before his people without
having first studiousy and prayerfully
prepared himself for his Sundays work,
and that the lawyer should take time to
acquaint himself with his case, and thus be
hDlt W tit WOIh dliOlltu 10
him. But these men, seem to think that
teacher needs no time for preparation or
forethought; that he is always going to be
ready with explanations and illustrations
in all the branches of study that his schol-
airs pursue, and yet, have no opportunity
for reading or improving his mind. This
opportunity he cannot have and be obliged
TO live here and there, in the district for
everybody expects "to have good time"
visiting with the teacher when he shall
come to board with them, and he may
think himself well oil if not called upon
during the evening, to assist some five
year-old in mastering his A b C's, or to
teach an older one the process of multiple
cation.
But this isn't all. How often, in the
winter season, does the teacher, worn and
fatigued with the labors of the day, have to
60 on foot, after school hours, one mile or
more, through the snow, to his boarding
place for the night; and then, many times,
instead of being provided with a comforta-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

TERRIBLE DIsAsTER.-A lire broke out
at a little past IL o'clock, Tuesday night, in
the upper part Of the Fifth Avenue hotel
on the 2sd street side. The engines were
quickly on the spot and soon at word pour
ing streams upon the flames, but the fire
spread rapidly, and at midnight enveloped
the whole 23d street side. Many of the
guests had retired, or were about retiring
when the alarm sounded. After the fire
had been pretty well exlinguished, the fire.
men in going through room in what is
known as the "cock lof," occupied by
laundly women and domestics, were hor-
rihed by stumbling over the romans of
human beings. Lanterns were procured,
and horrible sight was revealed. On tho
floor of room about twelve feet square no
less than eleven bodies were found nearly
all burned beyond recognition. The dam
age to the hotel is estimated at 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

SwANToN HARBoR.-The Ottawa valley
sends about 100, O00,O 900 feet of lumber year
ly into Lake Champlain, of which Buring-
ton handles about l20,O00,OOO feet The
coast survey engineers have just completed
a survey of Swanton harbor at the terminus
of the Vermont division of the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad. A break water
is to be built here, making the port equal to
Burlington. Half of the above lumber can
reach the consumer via the Portland and
Ogdensburg line when opened through,
cheaper than any other route. A great
lumber hnishing mill is to be built along
side the docks by party now extensively
engaged in the same business elsewhere.
A company with ample means has just
been chartered by the Vermont Leglsls-
ture for manufacturing at the same point.
The railroad will command great bust
ness from this station, in lumber, coal,
iron, salt, plaster, lime, marbles, floor tiles,
soapstones, hides and leather, hay, potatoes
and other articles moving in and out.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

amending the postal acts; providing for
the collection of statistics of the inland and
coastwise trade between the states repeal
ing the bankruptcy act; repeating the spe-
cial tax on retailers of leaf tobacco repeal
ing the enforcement act abolishing the
stamp duty on bank checks; repeating the
iron-clad oath, etc.
On Thursday, Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont
took the floor in favor of the bill which he
introduced last year for the further endow-
ment of Agricultural Colleges. Under this
not interfere with the homestead act, and
cannot be purchased in larger masses by
spectators, but the lands are to be held in
custody by the United States until actually
sold 10 the extent of half million acres,
for national college in each State and
Territory; and when sold the amount, de-
Quoting expenses, Is 10 BIO invested in U. S.
five per cent bonds, TO be held by the
Treasurer of the United States for the ben
eft of each of the colleges, and interest
paid thereon semi-annually. This will not
be announcement to the government, and
will at the same time give the highest
security TO the colleges. Beyond this the
United States will obtain and retain lien
upon the funds practically enforceable to
compel Il compliance with the conditions of
the original land grant as well as of those
of the present amendment. The funds can
never be squandered nor misapplied. 1t
may be some years before the full amount
of this grant will be realized, but in the
end II will give an annual income TO each
institution of not less than 100000, which
foundation of assured success.
The House has decided to take a recess
from Friday, December 20, to Monday,
| January g.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
RLRCTOR.sL COLLEGE.

The Presidential Electors met in the va
rious States on Tuesday of last week and
cast their votes for President and Vice
President. 1t is n startling and extraor-
binary coincidence of events that upon the
same day, and almost at the same hour, the
electoral vote should be cast and the funer-
al obseques of Mr.. Greeley take place.
The Vermont Electoral College met at the
office of the Secretary of State, in the Cap
ital at Montpelier, Tuesday evening, and
organized by the choice of Hon. Harmon
Garfield, of Arlington, as President, and
Romeo II. Start, of Burlington, as Secre-
tary, and then adjourned until Wednesday
morning, when they re-assembled and cast
the five electoral votes of Vermont for
Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois for President,
and Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, for
Vice President of the United States. Hon.
Elisha p. Jewett. of Montpelier, the senior
member of the college, by years, was elect
ed the messenger to carry the certificate of
votes to Washington. In Maryland, Sena-
tor Hendricks was nominated for Presi-
dent, and received the entire vote. Ten
nessee pursued the same course, making
in all 20 votes for Hendricks. In Georgia,
Gratz Brown received votes for President,
Horace Greeley 8, and Charles j. Jenkins
l for Vice President, Gratz Brown receiv-
ed ., Gen. A. II. Colquit of Georgia s, and
Gen. Banks |. Gratz Brown also received
the 20 votes of tine first two mentioned
States for Vice President. Both sets of e.
lectors in Arkansas voted for President
and Vice President. The Governor declar-
ed the Grant electors chosen, but the Gree
ley candidates are sure they have the real
majority, and acted as if they thought they
could prove it. They gave their votes to
| Gratz Brown for President and Gen. Banks
for Vice President. In Louisiana, too, both
sets of electors will probably vote. In
| Missouri the Greeley elector gave 8 votes
to Gratz Brown for President, to Hen
bricks, and to Judge Davis and Julian
Gov. Palmer and Mr.. Gr0eSbeck got the
| votes for Vice President that went to Brown
for the first Office. Giving Louisiana and
Arkansas to Grant, his electoral vote stands
at 300, and the opposition SO. The full
| popular vote in all but two of the smaller
states foots up, Grant 3, 1888, 495, Greeley g,
520,326. The full returns will carry the fig
ures up TO say $4,000 and 1850, 900, OF
200, 900 majority for Grant in an aggregate
of six millions and quarter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

THE PRESIDENTS POWERS. simple
question is, how are we TO hold the Adj
ministration responsible for its own folles
and sins, and not for those of Congress
and how we are TO make Congress, in its
turn, responsible for its own. 1t is to be
observed here, that, by the theory of the
Constit ution, the Executive has very little
responsibility compared with Congress. In
our popular politics, since Andrew Jack
sons time, we talk as ii the Executive had
the whole. But the men who made the
Constitution meant to cut the Presidents
claws, and file his teeth, very closely. They
meant that he should do what Congress
babe him do, whether he liked 1t or no. On
their theory, then 1t was comparatively lit
tie consequence whether the views of the
Departments and of the President were or
were not represented distinctly in Con-
gress. One of the real questions now be-
fore the country is, whether we mean TO go
on with the theory of the Constitution, or
with Gen. Jackson's cou nter-theory, In
which the President represents the people
directly, and Is therefore responsible for
the success or failure of everything. On
this theory he governs Congress, just us he
commands the Army and The Navy. And
this Is undoubtedly the popular theory with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

NEW YORK. Dec 10. Flour dull and in buyers
favor; State IS 30 "a $50; round hoop Ohio 81 90
tag Isl Western IS 90Cs 65; Southern 81 10 $40.
Wheat heavy and l@2c lower; No. spring 81 60
"a g. No. do 81 63al So wiLter red Western 81 63
al 10; white Michigan 81 Tsa2 05. Corn la2c better
steamer Western mixed GA l-1a6S lac; sail do 66c
Oats la2c lower white So "a Sac; old Western mi Ked
53(a55 Beef dull Pork dull Mess Sl3R SIS as
Lard quiet and firm at 6-ss8 lac. Butter quiet
State "a "a 2Sc.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Flour in good demand at 800
90 rs for extra spring Wheat opened arm and closed
duh and lower No. spring nomtnally 81 2cCal 81 (;
No.2 81 II 9l IL on the spot or seller December and
81 Is seller january No 81 O9ssl "a Ia, according
No mixed 81 l-s(aSl lac the spot, seller De-
cember 81 Is 3l Ia seller January; rejected strong
at 20 Lie Oats hrm and in fair demand at rs lAa25
lac for No. 2; rejected 23@23 lac Rye hrm aud
scarce; No Barley quiet and weak No fall 60 lag
Gle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

Among the acts passed by the Legisla-
ture at its recent session is a general law
providing that freight wagons carrying
more than three tons in weight, and less
than four shall have the rims or felloes of
their wheels at least four inches wide, and
if carrying more than four tons, five inch
es. The law does not apply to wagons used
for farming purposes exclusively, nor to
stage coaches nor pleasure wagons; and
the selectmen of any town may in their
discretion allow the use of felloes of less
width, provided in their opinion the high
ways will not be greatly injured thereby.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
The Secret of Lnp,i,n,ion.-reatures Of


The Secret of tnpiiNniion.-Features Of
Grecan mould, well-turned neck and beautifully
rounded arms, doubt very nice things to have,
and ladies who possess these charms have to be
thankful to Mother Nature; yet, after ALL the most
captivating Of all womanly charms il pure fresh and
brilliant complexion. This superlatye fascination
any lady may secure by using HAGAs's MAGNOLIA
BALM, the standard identifying preparation Of the
present age. 1t differs from all ordinary cosmetics in
three most essential particulars nasmuch as 1t
tains injurious ingredients, does not contract
hrivel til skin all the .astrngent blooms" dc
tions and powders" eventually do, but produces q
astins loyeliness by improving he health Of the skin
Under its operation the texture Of the epilerm be-
comes finer, and the surface soft ve,et and smoc tn
as porcelain Features cannot be changed, but COM
pexions can, and is quite certain that lady with
no other charm than fresh and rosy comrlexi on,
viii attract more admiration in company than her
nei0hbor with classic face but ssllow skin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13

Mr.. Greeley wrote Il characteristic letter
last June, TO a warm personal friend of his
ut Washington, Mr.. Lanman, who now
makes it public.
New York, June p, 1872.
Friend Lanman Received yours of 25th
inst. l have all my life been doing what
people called vastly foolish, impolitic acts,
and did not dispute their judgment. l
only said that what did seemed to me the
right thing. II l should die before election,
or be beaten, herein, please testify for me
that do not regret having braved public
opinion when thought it wrong and knew
ii to be merciless. Yours,
HORACE GREELEY.