Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-12

In the House on Tuesday, Judge Poland
offered q number Of amendments to the Re
yisei Statute of the United States, TO lie in
corporated in tie bo1nd volume Of the Stat
ute. soon to he published. Jadse IIoar ex-
rlained that tie committee last year tried %
perfect the revision, without making any
changes in tie existing laws, bat It Lad been
found that by mi-rrint- and misconceptions
of the effect. of certain words and phrases,
some change, ia tie aw were made The
amendments nov offered were to correct
these change. Considerable debate arose
uron an amendment To re-in-ert the word
white in the law relative to tie importation
and naturalization of coolies after which
the amendments were passed
Senator Wright. ofIova. las prepared
bin for the District Of Columbia. which
provides tina. only regularly licensed drug
g,,i, shall sell liquor in the District, ana I'M
der heavy penalties to DO so only for meli-
cal. scientific or mechanical uses AM That
all par;is, offending shall be held liable for
all damages arising from the Illegal sale Of
LIQUOR. This i one Of the measures that
must be passed before the Democrats getc5n-
tro! Of the Hoaae, if at all, and it is not like
" to be taken up in earnest this session.
The Senate committee on railroads has, il
IS said, decided to repor: adversely on tie
subsidy bills to construct q narrow gaase
railway from tide water to the cities Of St
Louis and Chicago, to all the construction
Of the forty-frst parallel railroad from Lake
Erie to the Missouri river and to incorpo-
rate the Dakotq AM Montana railroad com
pany.
Tie Hon. Percy BYsshe Shelley Pisch-
back, claiming To he United States Senator
from Louisiana. who has been on the ragged
edge" for some time Iass, has apparently
become weary Of that unenviable position.
and is making desperate effort to make his
calling and election sure. His latest steps
the presentation Of petition to the Senate
asking for speedy action in his case. 10
this document he does no. attempt to CON
troyert the fact that the election Of 1872
was a gigantic fraud, but says: "Your
memo.iaiist, admitting iniormality in some
respects. in which the will Of the majority
Of the legal voters Of Louisiana was ascer-
tanned relative to State officers elected No
yember, ls72, alleges and believes, as 81
present informed, that the State Government,
OF which Gov. Kellogg is the head, and the
General Assembly meeting at the Mechan-
les Institute, New Orleans, in January,
1873, were really elected, and the choice Of
the people, and as such entitled to perform
the functions OF State government, inc.ud-
ing an election by the legislature Of Senator
of the i'nitel States lie thinks that the
President in the absence of revision, by Con
gress, gave not de tacto but a de Jurs gov
eminent TO Louisiana, and concludes
"Your memorialist further represents that
tie delay on the part Of the honorable Senate
in taking decisive action in the Louisiana
case Las not only been used by his enemies to
damage the coed name and destroy his in
faence, but has created doubt in the popn
lsr mind relative to the validity Of the pres
eat State government Of Louisiana, which
has greatly tendedito.prostrate the business
and industries Of the State, and to disturb
the public.quiet and order of society. As
matter, therefore, involving not only his per
sonal rights and.title to Office, but as 4 ques-
ton affecting the right of Louisiana to full
representation in the Senate OF the United
States, and as important to the peace and
prosperity Of the State, your memorialist
would respectfully and earnestly ask definite
and speedy action on his credentials as Sena-
tor elect from the State Of Louisiana