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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

CONGREssIoNAL.-Senat Morrill, Of Yer
mont, for the finance committee, reports ad-
yersely TO the removal of taxes from banks.
The report of the majority of the Senate
committee on elections is in favor of declar-
ing that there has been no legal election in
Louisiana, and of remanding the whole
question to the people.
Mr. Morton, it is said, has given up all
hope Of carrying his resolution to unseat Mr..
Caldwell. Senator Carpenter will propose
as substitute, q resolution of censure.
The House committee on appropriations
has agreed to all the essential points of the
Edmunds amendment to the Legislative ap-
preparation bill, requiring the Secretary of
the Treasury to withhold from the Pacific
Railroad companies their earnings on gov
eminent business. The committee disagreed
to the Morrill, amendment, requiring proof
of loyalty before the payment of any claim
by the Treasury.
A special to the Boston Herald says 0akes
Ames says he supposes ifhe had cheated his
fellow members, instead of letting them
have good thing, he would be all right
tie remarked last night II don't care. |
can stand 1t If they can. Let them expel ne
If they want to. 1t will be good lesson for
men not to tell the truth hereafter" He is
confident that not even a majority vote can
be obtained against him. He says the re-
port o! the committee is like the verdict Of
the Massachusetts, jury in the case of
adultery, that the man was guilty as the
devil, but tine woman remained pure as an
angel. he says the men who bought the
stock Of him are like the woman. From his
standpoint the report of the committee
seems decidedly good joke, and he laughs
with members about it and proceeds about
his work the nme as ever.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

CoxGREssIoSAL-A Washington special
says Messrs. Butler. Farnsworth, Willard
and Amber among Republicans. and Messrs.
Kerr. Beck. Slocum and Wood on the
Democratic side viii strongly oppose the
Poland report. Mr. Ames is apparently as
unconcerned as ever, but Brooks shows
most plainly the terrible effects Of his trials.
He Is FAST becoming physical wreck. The
action over Mr.. Wood : resolution against
Mr. Collax Is regarded a very significant,
especially Mr.. Buffers decided position
with the anti-Collax side Mr. Wood :
resolution was drawn, as is usual from that
source, in partisan tone, and, in effect,
commanded articles Of impeachment 10 be
prepared While it was being voted upon,
Mr. Willard of Vermont prepared resolu-
ton directing the Judiciary committee to
examine testimony and report articles, if
deemed necessary, against any officer Of the
government This was adopted.
Senator Edmunds has made an adverse
report from the judiciary committee
on the House Geneva Award bill, which
has been placed on the calendar of the
Senate He said that as the House bill
was not satisfactory to the Senate, and as
the House was less pressed for time than the
Senate, it was thought best to report this
bill adversely and let the House act on the
Senate bill. Judge Poland received an
anonymous letter on Saturday, charging
him with having shown unwarrantable
leniency toward the Republican Congress
men in the Credit Mobilier report on &C
count of their membership of the Masonic
order The Judge thinks this capital
joke, and says tina he suppose that he is
almost the only Of, fashioned Anti-MasOn
now living.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
For County commissioner,
JAMES SQUIER. of Charlotte.
The Agricultural Collsg, Endowment BIZ.


This measure passed the House in q modi-
fed form. Oh Monday, with much less
opposition than had been anticipated. M
Morrill's bill, as it originally passed the
Senate. our readers will remember. gave TO
each Agricultural and Scientific College
established by the former Congressional
endowment, an additional endowment Of
the proceeds Of SOC, 600 acres Ofpublic lands.
The bill failed to secure the two-thirds
necessary 10 take it up IN the House the
other day, and it was feared that it was
doomed for this session. Since then the
friends Of the measure in both Houses have
united upon a substitute, which has now
passed the House by vote of l2l ayes 10 GO
nays The provisions of the new bill are IN
substance as follows
One-half Of the proceeds Of the public
lands are to be distributed among the differ
ent States in shares equal to the number Of
States Colleges must be established in
States where they are not already in opera
tion within fTe years from the passage Of
the act.
The Secretary Of the Treasury shall invest
in five per cent. United States bonds (Which
are to be held by the Government and the
interest only paid over to the States for the
colleges one-fourth Of the proceeds Of the
sale OF public lands, expenses deducted, 10
execute the purposes Of this act. The total
appropriation 10 any State in single year
shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.
For every FIVE hundred dollars additional
income supplied by this act there shall be
one free scholarship, and when the annual
income shall be fifty thousand dollars from
tins source, tuition shall be entirely free.
The bill received the vote of both parties,
and no doubt seems TO be felt by it, friends
that it Will pass the Senate, this session, and
become laT. 1t will give to the Agricul-
tural Colleges, our own Of course inclsded
an important addition to their funds and
means Of uSefuln mess.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
NOTICE THIS !
Premium to Clubs (.

Tie publishers o. the FREE PREss announce that
they have made very favorable arrangeinent lui
clubbing wiki soine %, the leading perioaleAls' Ano
vii send. only :1i cash an 1su1Hes the io-io"ins
The Free Pres 4nl harper - s'A's' -'i -
The Pre- Frs's and Harper 2 ba-ar' ''
The Free Prsss and hArpers M9HiAly 81"
Harper's publications are too vel known o. need
ny description of commentator 4-e Pi--1 N
either one alone, is 500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The Montreal Witness has been sued ior
libel. Il seems that wealthy grocer IL
Montreal. who has 4 fine country-seat be
hind the mountains, opened his house TO the
snow-shoe clubs which Joined in a process
sion in honor Of the Governor-Genera and
Lady Duferin. who were Of the party. The
grocer's champagne flowed freely that
night. and reports were current Of very sad
scenes Of intemperanee among the boys,
many of whom, perhaps, partook Of that de-
ceitful beverage for the first time in their
lives. and some ofwhom reached their homes
in q sad plight. The Witness, in an article
evidently written much more in sorrow than
inang-r deprecated this mistaken generosity
mentioning no names either Of the giyer Of
the drink or those whom it overcame. The
strongest part of it was the following para
graph '' We hope those who thoughtless-
" opened the doorway TO this carouse will
not, in all their lives, suffer what has al
ready been suffered a. the result Of this
mistake.
This article, the grocer claims, holds him
up to ridicule. and he demands $50, 900 or
So, 900 damages in a civil suit from the
proprietors Of the Witness. and has also
had Mr.. John Redpath Dougall arrested on
a criminal process for libel. The question
whether he l. to be committed for trial was
before Magistrate of Montreal on Monday
and Tuesday, whose decision Is to be given
on Tuesday next. Misrepresentation excite
much interest in Canada.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The Pacific RAHR0AD.-The House ap-
preparations committee. have modified the
Senate amendment in regard TO Pacific rail
roads, as follows The Secretary of the
Treasury is directed 70 withhold all paw
ments to any railroad company on account
Of freight or transportation OF any kind.
the amount Of payments made 10y the nited
States for interest on bonds issued o. such
companies and which shall not have been
reimbursed, and such companies may bring
suit in the Court Of Claims u recover 80
much Of the payments for said freight and
transportation as shall have been withheld
Either party 10 such suit NAV app cal
10 the Supreme Court, said court 10 give
them precedence over all other business
The committee refused 70 give discretion 10
the President Of the United States 10 nav
roads one half Of the transportation moneys
during the litigation, even if such payment
should beabsolutely necessary To keep such
road in operation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The ground on which Judge Davis, who
is an upright and able judge, granted a
stay of proceedings to Stokes, was that
there was error in that portion Of Judge
Boardman's charge to the jury which as
serted, in substance, that the fact OF the
killing being conceded, it became the duty
of the prisoner to prove that it was not
murder in the first degree; that the law
implied malice from the circumstances OF
the case, and unless the accused proved the
contrary the jury could have no doubt on
the subject This, it will be seen, Is com
plete subyersiOn of the principle that every
man Is to be assumed to be innocent until
proven to be guilty, and Judge Davis cited
from the charges of several eminent judges
to show that malice under the statutes l:
never implied, but must be proven, OF q
prisoner cannot be convicted of murder
The writ of error =" granted by Judge
Davis does not necessarily give Stokes
new trial. but sends his case before the gen
eral term Of the Supreme Court of New
York, where the various exceptions will bt
argued. and a decision obtained, either
granting the prisoner new trial or athrm'
ing the sentence of Judge Boardman. Il
the latter, an appeal can still be taken tC
the court Of errors, whose decision will b'
final. All this will consume time, perhaps
a. IN Fosters case, for eighteen months
and will be greatly regretted by those who
entertain no doubt of Stokes guilt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28


DAIRYING AT THE SoUTH.-Judge Gun
ningham, of Canton, Miss, having read q
report of the proceedings of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association, writes to Colonel
Clarke, of the Messenger. in this interesting
way
! own a place here, and as we do not need
to feed cows but very little even in winter
| an clearly of the opinion that money can
be made at making butter al cheese here.
Butter is worth fifty o. sixty cents during
the entire winter, and the butt er we use i:
generally brought from the nor tn. 1t GER
tainly can't cost half as much 10 keep cow:
here as where you have long W. nters.
write You TO request that YOU send this let,
ter to some one of YOUR friends who would
like to come and take charge of the BIZ 'sines:
OF butter making here.
Or if two men would come, they m ighi
give attention to the dairy business and
raise few acres, shy fifty, OF cotton. Oi
all these matters we can talk hereafter, II
you send some one or get him to write to
me. | want a good, honest man, who ca y
be trusted in everything, as | will take an
interest with him if l am satisfied of his
honesty and capacity to properly manage
the business.
My idea is to let cows run in the cane
brake, and feed them little morning and
night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Il i. stated that the Russian expedition
arv force to Khiva viii not exceed 200
men.-There Is a gigantic strike just now
dragging its weary length along IN Wales,
which for magnitude and duration would
throw into the shade anything Of the kind
which has hitherto been known in Great
Britain. Il commenced in the early days
Of last month, and up TO the date Of our
latest advices from England there was no
prospect Of It's being put an end TO SIXTY
thousand men aud more are on strike. and
sixty thousand additional persons arc affect
ed. indirectly. by this gigantic war oflabor
against capital II has already been pro
ductive Of terrible distress and suffering ,
If il continues a. IT has begun, It Is impo--
sible TO predict what the ultimate conse-
cueuces may be.-A cable despatch states
thar a cafe in smyrna. situated on the
shore of the gulf, having been undermined
hv the tides. was suddenly swallowed up IN
the waves. and between one and two hun
dred persons. mostly Greeks. drowned
Advices received in Paris state that the
number Of Carlists OF Bourbon insurgents
IN Spain Is increasing alarmiugly- The
change Of government and is unsettled
form undoubtedly give much encourage
Dsnt q the cause Of Don Carlos. Il Is an
u0uuced that the Spanish ministry mas IN
de- consideration questions, the settlement
of which involve q ministerial crisis
Changes 70 the ministry are expected An
agreement has been made between the Duke
de M0ntpensier and the adherents Of the
ex-Queen Isabella, 10 place Prince Alph0nso
upon the throne Of spain. the Duke u be
Regent during the minority Of Prince Al
ph0ns0, and the latter 20 marry the young
est daughter Of the Duke. Isabella accepts
the programme, and Two important parties,
therefore, viii act together IN the present
crisis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Editor Free Press and Times.
For several years the plum trees in this
section have been entirely destroyed by the
BLACK Knot / think have found some
thing that will destroy this and not injure
thetree. Two years ago had tree three
years old which was badly affected in this
way. | shaved the knots of smooth, and
applied kerosene oil. In a short time the
bark healed over. Last year a few spots
appeared which | served in the same way,
and the tree is now in a healthy and thriy-
ing condition. | think the kerosene acted
as fertilizer, as the tree has grown finely
since / first applied it. As this is cheap
remedy and easily applied, / hope the read
ers Of the FREE Press will try il and report
success. II. L. SowLEs.
Alburgh, Vt, Feb. 9.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

II. now. it be assumed, as it seems gener-
ally 10 be. that it Is impossible for a legls-
iator not TO be Influenced in his vote by the
fact of A pecunlary interest in the subject
of legislation. the moral Of the Credit Mo-
bilier investigation Is plain. Hereafter,
when Congress votes upon. q tariff iayorlng
certain branches Of industry, the members
who are pecuniarily interested IN those
branches will be denounced as corrupt
After the evidence before the Poland commit
tee nobody seriOuslyrsupposes that the Credit
MObilier stock was accepted by member
with any i'll intent, whatever may have been
the purpose of the distribution. But nav
ing become interested in it, they ought
not to have voted TO favor 1t. by the same
reasoning. having become innocently in
terested in iron, or copper, or paper, or
wool. members must abstain from honest
voting. OF. assuming that they are honest
protectionists, they must vote against their
convictions in order not TO seem 10 be cor
rupt. We have no doubt that the percep-
ton Of this fact, which mas been refreshed
by the Credit Mobilier inquiry, will be OF
great public service.-Harper Weekly.
The Weekly. il these sarcastic comments,
seems To Us to show less than It's usual
clear perception Of moral questions. There
can be no improperly in an iron manufac-
turer advocating protection II Congress OF
out provided only that his interest is known
and that all i fair and above board Then
the fact that he is an advocate Of protec-
ton will have such weight as it is entitled
TO. N connection ruth the fact that it Is iol
his personal interest TO have high tariff
and his arguments will pass for their In
trinsic weight and worth. The trouble
with the Credit Mobilier Congressman j:
that they allowed themselves TO become
secret owners in q great concern which wa'
likely to need favorins legislation; and thai
they denied their ownership or preyaricatec
about il. when charged with the fact
Their course showed their consciousness thai
all was not right, and their desire for con
cealment led some OF them into deep dis
grace. Their case was exactly parallel witt
that Of 4 legislator who holds secret re
tainer from q corporation which is interest
ed for or against pending legislation-i
course not necessarily corrupt but al
ways open to suspicion. But the popala'
condemnation of such ways that are dark
furnishes no reason that vein our dullness
can perceive, why open, square and inno
cent manufacturers Of iron, copper OF pape'
should vote or talk against their henes
convictions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
FEBRUARY IS, 1873

Ii is significant fact that in the Kansas
Legislature, body which knew Senator
Pomeroy perfectly well, he had not friend
to stand up,for him, and did not get one vote
after Yorks disclosure. This could not
have happened if "Subsidy Pom " had any
character among the people who knew him,
which entitled him to respect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The trouble with Mr Colfax IS that the
most essential points of his explanations
rest solely Oh hi- Owl word, which every
one has heretofore been wont to take
without question. but which, ina case ike
this, il would be most desirable TO have
supported BY some documentary or other
evidence. Unjust De confessed. too, as the
New York Tunes remarks. that his justIf-
cation becomes more difficult from the dis
covsry that no statement yet made by him
has conveyed the entire truth in regard to
/ the transactions covered by it."
4 Washington letter writer says:
/ 1t must not be supposed that all who
believe that Mr. C0liax received the 81 POO
. from Ames think him guilty Of con scious
I falseh00d. OF that he manufactured the
{ story about Nesbitt. No such thin z q
/ favorite theory here. Is. that the Weep resi-
dent has totally forgotten the Ames uay-
ment. and II should be remembered That
since 1t occurred be has had g stroke Of
paralysis (occasioned by excessive smoki ng)
which often affects the memory. Mem oers
of Mr. C0liax's family have stated, $ nee
! that stroke occurred. that MS memory vas
T impaired. and II l. not hard 10 believe that
[ he has no recollection Of the Ames che k.
/ But what about the Nesbitt thousand Oh
[ lar bill? The theory Is. that Nesbitt. IN
I the spring or summer Of lS6s, sent him C
drgf for 81 600, and, after lapse OF nearly
| five years, 1t Is easy 10 forget the exact
character Of the money sent. In the family
the main fact would be that a contractor in
New York had sent Mr.. Coliax 81 200. It
i the truth that most people here, whether
IN or out Of Congress. believe that Mr.. Col
fax got the Ames check.
This was before the July check from Nes-
bitt turned up. A later Washington letter
says
But the point before the comm ttee now
Is whether C0liax received the june contri-
button from Nesbitt ] can state that the
oemmittee don't believe he did, ard nobody
else believes he did.
The Worcester SDy remarks Of the par
alytic explanation Of Collax's loss Of mem
Dry
There could not be more melancholy
instance of the Injurious effects Of the excee-
siYe use of tobacco. Ii would possibly be a
good thing for Nh james Brooks reputa-
ton u his friends would make ii appear
that he both chewed and smoked tobacco.
and Senator Patterson may be expected 70
offer evidence showing that he Is a slave 10
both these pernicious habits, and also uses
the haneiul vegetable in the form Of snuff.
There are 50 many Investigations now pend
lng IN Congress that it may be unwise TO
undertake another during the short time
left of this session. but there are some mem
bers, we suppose. not very busy, who are
quite competent to ascertain and report
what members use tobacco. SO that thew
may be forthwith expelled Congressional
regulations ought not TO be left at the
mercy Of this treacherous weed any longer. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

MONTPELIER AND RUTLAND RAILROAD
Samuel Wells of Montpelier, John Cain Of
Rutland and Hiram Carlton Of Waitsfeld.
the committee TO assess the towns along the
line of this proposed route for prelimina-
" survey, met in this city on Tuesday last
The following lisa list oftheassessments made
Rutland $1,000 Montpelier $500 Pitts
ford, $40; Meidon, 500; Chittenden.
$50 Sherburne, $50: Pittsfeld, 500 /;
Stockbridge, $40; Bethel, $500, RocheS-
ter, S275; lGoshen, S25; Hancock. SEQ :;
Granville, $50; Warren, $50. Waits6eld.
$3.50 Moretown, SIPS Middlesex. SIOO
The total amount raised is 1866. This
money is to be raised and paid over to
Samuel Wells, ESQ.,, of Montpelier, one Of
the commissioners, on or before April LIST,
1873.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The story current that Minister sickle;
received a very curt snub from CASTELAR,
the new Spanish Foreign Minister. when h'
essayed TO present his congratulations upon
the establishment Of the Republic TO that
Official. turns ont t. be pure fiction. as does
also the statement that Sickie- presumed &c
offer CASTELAR, some impertinent advice re-
carding slavery in Cuba. Il isnow asserted
that the personal reiationsof the Two are
Of the most cordial and intimate character
and the friendly assurances Of Mr.. Sickle
were received with the warme>t satisfaction
and appreciation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Mr. Ames' counsel, Gen. Butler. holds
that the House has no authority under the
Constitution to enquire into the antecedents
of Its members beyond the fact that they are
legally elected, and that election eondones
all past offences. On this point he cites III
fact Of the presence OF the floor Of not -.
than fifteen members of the House who -.
committed the highes; crime known ~
Constitution, treason, and yet by VI rtpe =,
legal election hold their seats pnou.s
toned, including some whose disahii;,;..
had not been removed at the tim. tbs,, r..
elected. Ofcourse he holds II At N A.
has bribed, somebody must have been bri i,..5-
and therefore merits equal punishment
Zen. Butler throws the mantle of his d.
fence over Mr.. Brooks also, doubtless ~
hsving that both can be ssy ed more eas;iv
than one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The New York Produce Exchange are OPP
posed to the construction of the proposed
Hudson and Champlain ship canal, as they
are of the opinion that the Erie canal will,
if properly managed, always continue
the main channel of commerce through the
State. Ii looks if these mercantile gentle
men were biting their own noses of, by this
policy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Herald dispatches by cable say that the
existence Of the Spanish Republic i Z
source Of uncasiness at Court in Berlin, and
that the Emperor William Of Germany IT.
grets the false step which he took towards
the readjustment Of governmental affairs in
France. lie l. sorry that he did not re-
establish Napoleon the Third, or some other
monarch. in Paris, and accept the payment
Of slight indemnity. rather than to have
permitted events to take the course they
did He regards the Spanish Republic as a
consequence Of the French Republic, and
he Is anxious and uneasy because he i TN
certain where the European Republican
movement will stop. A. for Amadeus, now
that he is safely out Of Spain, he must fee
much as the preacher did who took up a
collection " one Sunday, and found when
his nat was returned that there wasn't a
cent in it. Il thank my God, said he
turning the hat upside down, and tapping
the crown Of it with his hand, '' that
have got my hat back from this congrega-
ton