Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-01

tertained the opinion that such rule
ought to be adopted.
After | had written my resolution |
showed it to several leading members
who sit near me, all of whom approved
it, and they were the only persons who
knew my purpose. The resolution itself
is so violently attacked, and its origin
attributed to such wicked and corrupt
motives on the part of somebody, that /
desire to state in few words the real
motive why thought such rule ought
to be adopted. Resolutions calling on
the Executive or the several Depart
ments for information are offered and
passed almost daily, and is seems to be
thought T. sufficient answer to any CD
lection that they are only resolutions of
inquiry. In nine cases out of ten they
are wholly unnecessary. In many cases
the information sought is already in the
possession of the House, in reports and
other public documents. In many cases
when information of single fact is de
sired, resolutions are drawn in such a
general form as to make a full answer
to it cover a great amount of matter.
Some of them are offered for the purpose
of serving mere private ends and interest
to the public prejudice, and sometimes |
have been unCharitable enough to be-
lieve they we're offered with no higher
purpose than to show that the mover
has been the author ofsomething. Dur
inc the sessions Of Congress a cOnsidera-
bic portion of the clerical force in the
Department is kept employed in ansWeE-
ing these resolutions, to the Getrimeut
and delay Of the public service, and fire.
To-, Ir
subject. This loss OF time by Govern
ment employees, ana the expense Of
printing all these papers, seemed TO me,
in these days of economy and retrcnCh-
ment, an evil Of sufficient magnitude to
be worth an at}empt to remedy.
This was the only object Of my resO-
luton. 1t seemed to me proper that
there should be some reasonable pretcnsc
shown for such information before it
was called for. This could be much
more properly done in a committee than
in the House. 1t is suggested by the
writer, and-was in the House, that as
the committee all contain Republican
maiOritieS, such resolutions could be
stihed by a party vote. The same is
equally true of the House 1t is true
that a committee might delay or omit to
report on suGh & resolution, and | would
therefore suggest that if the Committee
on Rules should ever report fayOrably
on my proposition, they should make it
the duty of the committee to speedily
report upon such resolutions In the
haste Of writing my resolutions this did
not occur to me.
SO far as I am concerned, I do not de
sire in any way to aid in covering up or
C0ncealing any corruption, illegality or
improperly OF any official or Depart
ment Of the government and | believe
such is the general feeling among repub-
lican members of Congress. | desire
that every man guilty of corrupt conduct
in Office be exposed and punished. cspcC-
tally if he be a republican. | desire this
because it is right and proper, and also
because | believe it to be the wisest pO-
litical policy. II the republican party
is to DC continued in power, it is hS sat
i,fying the honest and conscientious pPO-
pie Of this country that they intend to
have a pure and honest administration Of
public affairs. There IS no mode by
which the administration can 50 com
mend itself to that class gf people out
of which q republican majority must be
made (it made at alb as by thoroughly
fcrreting out and purjshing every spe-
cieg of official dishonesty. No amount
Of even successful covering and conceal
ing of such matters will be Of half the
service. looking to political success
merely
\ few words in relation to what is said
of Mr. Bradley Barlow, and OF my rela-
ton to him. will close what | have to
say This writer says of Mr.. Barlow
He is at the head of the ring which
controls the great postal routcea Of the
Northwest
And also:
He is knows to be the personal
friend Of Mr. Poland"
/ have known by personal reputation
that for some years Mr.. Barlow wase in
trre5tcd in a mail and stage route from
Kansas to New Mexico. He may b.
interested in mary mOTs, but | have nev-
er h5ard Of it. [ know nothing OF the
number of routes he is interested in, or
has bid for, or of drafts or checks he
has drawn, and have no information
whatever about them As to the rrla-
ton between him and myself, would
say that MIR. Barlow lives on the OppO-
site sid" of the State, and by the usual
route Of travel nearly two hundred mills
from me I have known him for many
yeas. bat our pursuits and business
were So different that | had never any
relations with him. except casual meet
ing. a. with other gentlemen who lived
50 far from me. There has never exist
ed any relation of business intimacy or
special confidence between rs, UaltsS il
can be made Of the following facts:
For the l&p't two years Mr.. Barlow ha>
been engaged in an important case Of
litigation in Vermont, of a very bitter
and acrimonious character. In that
litigation | have been the counsel Of
Mr.. BarloWs adversary, and have non
estly endeayorcd to give my full share
Of hard blows in every contest We have
had, and they have been numerous
enough. In my Judgment, if Mr. Bar
low has been guilty Of any unlawful or
fraudulent conduct in the matters al
legged, and desired to obtain any aid in
covering up or conccaling the same. |
am the very last member of Congress
he would have applied to for that pur-
pose.
GAMBMNG IN SYRACUSE. After i'm
posing a fine Of 800 each upon num-
Der of keepers Of gambling houses, who
had been brought up before HIM by the
police, Justice Patrick 0orbett, of SYRIA
Cuse, said : Il might as well say what
we have decided in regard to the gam
bling houses Of the city We have de
termined to break them up. If gambling
operations could be confined to profes
SIGNALS, the evil would not be so great.
But it is extending its operations. 1t is
part Of the system now to employ
look outs" and troopers in" IneXper-
fenced parties are scduced into your
houses and relieved of their means. But
the worst feature is that the young men
of our city are being corrupted and ruin
ed by your operations in faro banks and
keno rooms They are led into crimes
to supply the means for gratifying the
passion which these games have engen-
dered We have in our possession evil
denCe which clearly shows the corrupt
ing influence Of your gambling institu-
tiOyc I will cav n Won 11nNT~ the Ilrap-