Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-02-21

var thought that the character OF ihe pro-
7 scouting witnesses. who we're partners IN
the crime were 70 bad that no jury could
Be found that would convict on their tes-
timony. The facts are, that out fMr.
Stokes own mouth aud bis letters, he has
been convicted.
Stokes counsel has entered q motion 10
arrest judgment on the ground that the
indictment charged no chenee, was vague
and defective, aud the defect could not
be cured by yerdiet-The court over.rules
the motion and the case goes to the gen
eral term to be heard tomorrow.
The friends Of Stokes are still hopeful
that by wOOk or crook be will be spared
the disgrace Of serving term in the pen
itentiary or heavy fine.
So multifarious are the devices used by
ariful lobbyists, that it snOt indeed strange
that mauy hlls and measures receive ia
vor by Congress when are both direct
iBsul, to our Legislators and burning
fraud uTon the people whom they repre-
sent. Congressman are more or less like
other men, Notwithstanding they are sap
posed, BY some, to know eyeything-able
to judgde readily aud correctly too, con-
corning all measures coming before them
This is a mistake. Those outside of Con-
gress, who are skiled in the arts and
sciences, or a master OF trade, of course,
know more of subjects pertaining to their
respective professions than Congressman
who has simply made law his study and
practice A case at point which has come
to the attention of your correspondent,
and which illustrates the correctness Of
these assertions, is creating some little stir
in and outside of the Capitol building. |
One night-term in the Senate, when its
members we're in as good condition to APP
preciate light as at almost any other time,
a bill, authorizing the use Of bogus pa
tent, was sprung upon them which propos-
ed to give them more light on the subject.
Eager to receive it. and supposing nothing
wrong--in fact, many Of them thinking it
the production Of the well-known Capitol
Electrician, Prof. GardDer--they voted
for it. 1t turns out to be a complete sell
upon the Senate, and that the perpetrators
of this act, Bogart & Wilson, have made
this "Sell" cost the Government $4,000,
for just attempting TO light the Senate by
electricity, thing which Gardner has
DOPE for the House and Dome for several
years to the entire satisfaction Of every
one; while thus far in the operation of :
Bogart Il Wilson's apparatus, the Senate I
has been subjected to the annoyance and a
ielay OF one or more persons tramping ov. f
'r the ceiling to turn on the gas and touch
If such burners as fail to catch the un-
'ertain sparks. p
Congress has been notified that by the !,
Use of the Bogart & Wilson patent, the "
government will be held liable for DANA re
res that will incure to Prof. Gardner as Ell
is claimed that there Is an infringement :,
pou Gardeners patent. Suits have been M
commenced by Gardner against them for N,
amages in New York.
The bill to change the Government of
le District of Columbia, provides that MI
he Council, which under the present 1t
erritorial) government is appointed en- ~ ~
re by President, shall be elected by the N,
eople that the board of Public Works in
,all consist Of seven members, two of of
HON shall be appointed at large, and clu
70 froln the District by the President, In
yo to be elected, and one ian engineer) ~
etailed from the Army.
There are great many applicants for :.
ats on the proposed Labor Commission, ine
&c bill to create which passed the House ito
me weeks ago, and is now before one of Sal
e committees Of the Senate. If this Gel
II becomes law, of which there is very Nv ''
tile doubt, it is to be hoped that the
resident will not award even ona nj tho
as payment for politi- rn.
i services rendered or to be rendered, lun
to personal friends, or solely for politi. Der
services. The place should be given s 81
men who have made the condition of ,''
working people of the country speci- low
study--a hobby if you please-and -
10 are familiar with the avenues by 9
itch to reach the immense amount and -,
riety Of facts sought to be ascertained G..
the law creating the Commission. The ~
me of Col. r. q. Hinton, formerly of a.
'nsas, more lately of Washington, is put az;
ward prominently by the Internatiopals -.
Workingmen in connection with this -
mmission, and he is also the favorite of III
ny OF the Senators and Representatives 80
0 are interested in social progress. rail
lton is man Of varied experiences H.
started in life as stone cutter AZ a..