Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-18


lation give the privilege only to honest
men who will not frank for all creation
and allow Tom, Dick, and the old Nick
to use their frank ad labitetaa, and the
Thanking privilege would be an actual
saving over any other method that could
be OWNED There are men in Congress
who refuse to do this who actually pay
postage on their own private matter.
We could name them if need be. The
Postmaster Generals pet scheme of one
cent corresponding cards was also UNI
der consideration.
The plan at first sight may be termed
good one, but thorough examination
reveals Objectionable features. Then
| too, with great gusto, the house voted
$400, 900 for the purpose of buying two
squares east of the Capitol, and extend
ing the Capitol grounds to that extent,
as kind of offset for giving up the
western side to the railroads No thanks
for this, it is only matter of justice
which was embodied in the original
plan of national park which the afore-
said railroading has killed. Naughty
boys, guilty of misdemeanor often have
such violent attack of propriety as to in
vite suspicion. Now Congress makes
haste to make the needed improvement
to one end of these grounds after hav-
ing befouled the other with railroad
depot Gentlemen, that don't pay the
damage. Coming generations will sit in
Judgment on your work.
Much interest and anxiety was exist
listed by the reported split in the Ways
and Means Committee upon the tax bill,
and it is one opinion that an open rup-
ture is avoided, only by the utmost con-
cealing and endeavors for harmony on
the part of the Republican representa-
tives of the two great contending princi-
pies of the day, free trade and protec-
ton. When Mr. Dawes was made
chairman of the committee, this cores
pondence expressed it ''left-handed
compliment" from his old rival the
Speaker No other results could be ex-
pected but that which no appears. The
committee now stands, five free-traders
and four protectionists, and after days
and days of patient, harmonious work
ing upon nOn-essentials, the vital points
of doctrine came to be considered such as
manufactures in general, textiles in par
ticular Mr. Dawes found himself upon
the minority and his committee framing
such bill as he declared to be entirely
against the interests of his constituents
and the settled convictions of his life
He not only refused to report the bill to
the House, but should have to fight it in
committee of the whole The Washing
ton Capitol devotes'half column of edi-
tOrials to ''Trouble with Dawes, in
which it charges him with the worst
tricking in this boiling the action of his
committee instead of resigning if he
could not yield to its action. But there
are deeper reasons than first appear for
the action of Mr. Dawes. That he should
accept a committee, organized against
him, as was this committee at first, was
a nine days wonder among his friends,
and some say was also a matter of Snr-
prise with the Speaker. 1t is now more
obvious. If the committee was to be
organized in the interest of free trade
and revenue reform, prOtectiOnist like
Dawes could serve the interests of the
country to a double purpose by being its
chairman, though his chances for per-
sOnal Qualification be that of defeated
hero. Mr.. Dawes has already toned
down the action of the committee to
great degree in it's recommendations by
its chairman, and now if the committee
insist upon reporting bill which he
cannot conscientiously advocate, but
feels obliged to oppose he does so with
all the experience and advantages afford
ed by the committee on Ways and
Means Mr.. Dawes is ipS0 fuct0 leader
of the House, whether as chair
man of this committee or chairman of
no committee, and his action in this case
is better calculated to further the inter
pSts of OrOtpctiOn than the interest Of
Mr.. Dawes. K.