The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-05-12

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CoRRup1roN NAILED Tho report OF
the Sanboru Committee disclosed official.
ly the fact already pretty well known that
a very large percentage, ii not all, Of the
g437 600 OF taxes collected by Sanborn,
were not proper subject Of contract TN.
der the law, aud those taxes should and
would have been collected by the Intern.
al Revenue Bureau in the ordinary dis.
charge Of their duty. 1t is clear that
legacy and succession taxes should not
have been made matter of contract. OF
this class Of taxes about 100000 has
been collectee under these contracts. 1t
is shown by the evidence before the COM
mittee that about $4,000 was collected
by Supervisors Hawlcy and Simmons
from taxes imposed by Schedule @ of the
Internal Revenue laws, for the collection
OF which no contract was made with San
born or any one else. NeverthelessSan.
born claimed and was allowed fifty per
cent. thereof. BY the testimony of Mr..
Odell, treasurer of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company,
and that Of Supervisor Hawley, it very
clearly appears that the sums collected
from the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company, being about
800 900 were well known to the intern.
al revenue officers anf were collected by
them, which collection should have been
made in the ordinary discharge of their
duties, and without cost to the govern.
ment.
And several high officials in the Treas.
ury Department, were so far implicated
by the disclosures during the investiga-
ton, that they have fallen into disrepute
aud President Grant is severely censured
because of his delay in ordering their re-
moval
TnK ARKANSAS MUss -Four Of the
five Judges Of the supreme court met in
side the Brooks lines at Little Rock. Fri.
day morning, and delive ed an opinion
in relation to the case of Brooks vs.. Henry
Page, state treasurer, being an application
for a mandamus TO compel the payment
of 81, 900, They say THE only ques-
tion we deem it necessary to notice is,
Did the circuit court have jurisdiction to
render judgment in the case of Brooks VS..
Baxter2 We feel some delicacy about
expressing an opinion upon the. question
propounded but, under the pleadings, it
has to be passed upon incidentally, if not
absolutely, in determining whether the
relator is entitled to the relief asked for
his right to the office, which if este hlishod
at all, is established by the Judgment OF
the.circute court of Pulaski county. We
are of the opinion that the circuit court
had jurisdiction Of the subject matter
and its judgment appears 10 be regular
and valid. Having arrived at these con
illusions, the demurrer is ovcrrulcd, and {
writ OF mandamus viii he awarded al
prayed for
The Bsxteri,es CLAIM that the decision
amounts TO nothing, first, because a lega
court is composed ui Il full bench second
that the question Of the governorship IL
enc fer the Legislature alone to deter
mine. There was considerable NOR,
activity in both camps, Thursday, but nj
outhreah. Baxter received one NOR
company of recruits form Hampstead
! county. and expects more. Brooks ha
I extended his notifications around Benja
min block, opposite the state house, an
I haa organized a cavalry company to d.
. scouting duty, He had pickets out, Wed
/ nesday night, on Capitol hill, nearly on
r mile from the state house Beyond thi
there is no change in the position of tn
parties
: TIE REUNION OF THE ARMY OF TIL
c PoToMAc. - HdrrisJnrg, May Sih. So
| Extensive preparations have been con
. pleted for the reunion of the Army Of tn
= Potomac and other army organizations
= which meet here May llth, 18th an
1 18th
C The following is the programme io
= Monday, May 1lth.
S Reunion Of the ninth army corps at ; 7
e m. in the senate chamber.
Reunion of Hartranfts division at 3 !
i Ill. la the cuunitlUe rooms.
c llth and 18th Banquet Of The mint
n army corps at Q p. IN, al the lochi'
s Hotel
g l2th-keunion Of the second arm
corps at Q a. m. at the house Of represer
: tatives,
C Reunion Of the fifth army corps at t.;
y M, in the state library.
S Reunion Of the sixth army corps at
1t a. m, in the senate chamber.
o Reunion Of the cavalry corps at y a. II
= in the committee rooms.
e 13th-AIeeting Of the council Of az
is ministration of the Grand Army OF ii
], Republic at 8 a. m, in the Grand Arm
1t Hall, in College Block,
l. Meeting of the national encampment
:. the Grand Army of the Republic at !
is a. IN. in the Grand Opera House.
D, Banquet OF the Grand Army Of Il
g.; Republic at 8 p m, at the LochieI to'e
o. Among the distinguished guests to
st present are Generals L. s. Graut A.
lie Burnside, W. S. Hancock, Robert Pa
ID tcrsop, A. d. Doubleday, W. W. Bel
nap, d. L. Baboock, $. p Heintzclma
in G. X. Warren, John A. Logan, 7.
lie Sturges, o. b Wilcox, W. II. Frenc
a Il. W. Hincks. Geo. X, Parke, r.
it Potter, =. II Sheridan, j. MeDowe
a. Chas. Deyins, S. &. Griffin, L. ferreI
at j. Newton, James G. Robinson lieut. 90
at ernor Of New York.
ne President Gran. and other Washiugt
st guests will leave Washington on Mond
OF evening, on a special tram.
a SPANIn Pride National pride is We
OF general. Tut tina, Of the Spaniards sceI
i'll tower above the average. The sen viii
lie nearly surrounds Spain. and the rugs
&c mountain .chsius that cut Of iDt6rcoui
q n n 1.rnnA Hn.ron l.t urnnr tho ii lIern