Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-17
WASHINGTON MOTIFS,

of public schools, or derived from any public
fund thereof. shall ever be under the contro
Of any religious sect. or shall any money s.
received ever be divided between religious
sec.s Or denominations Y What are th'
Democrats going to do about it .?
The Mormon case Will come up in Con
grsss again. this winter. The Mormon dele
gate received 90 ,s63 votes. and his opponent
1000. The latter, who Is Republican
contests the seat, on the ground that th'
totes cast for the Norman are blank, be
cause he is constitutionally ineligible Th'
Mormon, however, does not fear that he vii
lose his seat in the Democratic House.
\ correspondent reports that while a verl
large percentage of the Office seekers who ar
rived, last week, at the opening of Congress
have gone home thoroughly disguised be
cause they have failed to secure positions
several hundred applicants are still at the
Capitol, waiting for something to turn up
Half a dozen propositions to make the
President ineligible to reelection have been
offered, one of which included provision
that the retiring President shall be made
Senator for life Another, offered by Mr..
Randall, FIXES the Presidents term OF office
at six years. aud prohibits second term
This is similar to an amendment offered IN
the Senate, four years ago, BY Mr.. Sumner
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, has sub
mitted resolution citing the law requiring
reports to be made to Congress annually OF
persons indebted to the government, list oil
defaulters. amount Of deialcation, etc, and
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treasury to
inform the Senate why such reports have not
been made. In submitting the resolution,
Mr. Davis said that no report had been
made since 1865. lie believed that an i'm
mense sum was due the government By de
faulters. 1t was stated last year, when a
similar resolution was offered, that it would
cost the government $4,000, and require
several months to furnish a list Of the de-
faulters, the amounts involved, etc.
Pinchback is still on the ragged edge.
Congressman Denison, of Vermont, is
known at Washington a. the man who
'partitioned Poland"
Mr.. Lamar has drawn up resolution de-
elaring that the 'rebel debt shall never be
assumed and that compensation shall never
be given for the emaneipate slaves.
The President will this week send in to
Congress a special message, warmly en-
dorsing the report of the inter oceanic canal
commission in favor Of the Nicaragua
route.
1t is reported that Speaker Kerr is not
powerfully impressed with the ability Of the
$50 new Democratic Congressman.
j. C. Ball, of Winchendon. Mas, a one
armed soldier, has been discharged as door
keeper in the House, to make way for an
able bodied rebel guerilla.
1t is understood that Mr.. Blaine will
address the House at an early day, review
ing the financial history of the Democracy,
and TAXI ing strong grounds in favor Of bard
money.
1t is said that the President j. not in favor
Of the annexation oil Cuba. bat thinks 1t
would be best to give the Cabans an indie
pendent government, under a Spanish pro
tectorate
A Washington letter says Il, makes one
little sick to see the crowds Of office
seekers in and about the House wing Of the
capitol. Old Democrats that | saw here 70
years ago. aud who supposed were dead
and buried long ago, are around, spry as
crickets.
The Democrats have not had the organ
ration Of the House since James L. Orr. OF
South Carolina, was speaker, and james {.
Allen. Of Illinois. Was clerk. in 81.
The War Democrats are working hard TO
haze Northern man, who was a soldier,
made chairman OF the committee on military
affairs. in order to eounteract the effect
upon the country Of the appointment OF
rebel soldier to .ha. position.
The War Democrats find It difficult to
harmonic with the Coniederates. Speaking
OF turning out all the officers OF the old
House, Holman. OF Indiana. said, pointing
to the Democraticside "Theyare all Con
federates over there, anyhow, and they will |
all be turned out in two YEAR,"
1t Is stated that Gen. Banks will be made I
chairman of the House committee upon milit I
sry affairs. being balanced by the rebel |
Whitthorne, Of Tennessee, as chairman OF /
the naval committee Fernando Wood Is to |
be disposed of BY being placed at the head
Of foreign Affairs.
ba rfa glgf
states :. On authority that there j. No Ill
feeling between the President ana Secretary
BriStow on account Of the prosecution Of the
Western whiskey frauds.
1t Is said that Senator Hamlin does hot
repent OF having been Instrumental IN III
creasing the postage on transient printed
matter, bat on the contrary will oppose the
repeal Of the act and defend the increase on
the floor Of the Senate
1t Is understood now that the House will
not attempt to transact any business before
the holiday recess 1t may sit day or two.
next week, but that will be ALL and then
an adjournment over to January 9Th Will be
7oted. The Senate, Of course, can do little.
,ni viii hardly make the attempt
The President is reported as saying in
with friend, Monday, IL
nave told Bristow to 90 on with his prose-
luton of the whiskey thieves, no matter
who Is hit, and | mean it | want nobody
10 be covered up or screened. and the guilty
must be punished.
4 very large number Of Republican Sena-
ors and Representatives have called upon ,
Attorney General Pierrepont and assured
lin Of their approval Of the removal Of ex-
senator Henderson, at ST. Louis The Mr.. |
3roadhead who is selected in Mr. Hender-
on's place is the man to whom the late
rank Blair wrote his famous "Brosdhead
etter" in 1872 He is not likely to let OF
ny Republican very easily, it he eau help !
The Democrats are providing for future
BY claiming that II General
irant should now die. Mr. Kerr would be |
ONE President By virtue Of his Office as q
peaker. Their claim Is based on the fact 7
hat, under the law. the Speaker of the ;
louise succeeds in case OF the death OF the =
resident and Vice President, ii there i.
e no President Ut the Senate, and
hat the election u Mr.. Ferry at the i
ist session was Mt sufficient to now :"
lake him President of the Senate. )
1thin the meaning Of the law. The trou- n
lie they are giving themselves il quite srs- c
litous, tor two reasous-therc Is no proba- 1
llity Of a vacancy III the Presidency and if fl
iere We're, tier theory is worthless. j
A stalwart, burly Democrat, who has for +
,me time desired 10 see his name on the pay Il
III Of Congress, in consideration of light ser b
ICES, was rewarded Yesterday by the ap-
ointment OF I" custodian Of the flag His ii
atty was to hoist the Tag over the hall Of u
le House at the hour OF meeting aud to y
wer II promptly after the adjournment a
eJosced over his I'd fortune, he was Il
! hand to-day, and. taking the a. stars a
ID stripes, be started for the hag-slaff Oh II
e root a few minutes before noon But u
there's many slip between ian ap- =
'intment aud an othce, and on reaching u
&c garnet he found that he could not !,
ueere himself up through the small seut- y