Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-12

The New York Legislature adjourned
on the Bird rs. after a session shorter than
usual. and. 100 the whole, better than the
aver-e. leaving record Of little harm done
and la i4ir measure of good ACCOMPLISHED
Among the important measures which pass
81 .n the final houre were the Constitutional
Amendment ior.frec. uon-Sectarian common
schools. which went through in spite Of the
skimi-Iu. of the Democrats the Canal
Appropriation bill, which is 50 adjusted that
Tao t1 Wi. be levied this year for canal pur-
poses; the annual Tax bill, which makes a
reduction ol over s.x millions in the State
tax. a l.l limiting the time within which
the Trey aul Boston road may continue to
collect excessive fares, of passengers, and
several valuable reform bills for New York
ci,y.
Tie unanimous opinion of the Supreme
Cuurt o; rlc United States, confirming the
validity ol the tax laws of the State of IL
.nli-. has settled the constitutional right Of
The Safe IT Illinois to collect taxes from the
railroad corporations within it, boundaries
aba, have for a long time resisted the pay
ment of their share Of the ordinary expenses
Of the government The decision will put
into the state Treasury a very large sum of
money, which has for 4 long time been
Withheld by the roads
The disclosures of Miss Ada C. Sweet,
pension agent at Chicago, are not psrticu-
lary creiitble to her, and are particu-
LARRY di-crejitahle To other parties She tes-
titled before the Committee on the Civil SER
vice, at Washington on Monday, that in
consideration of receiving the appointment
OF Pension Agent she agreed to pay David
Bhaelr. her predecessor a. Pension Agent. |
S2,loo. and was directed by hin to pay the
money oggr % Z II. Campbell, then as now
United Sntc- Marshal for that district
When she Lad rlid the sum Of S2lo0 she !
notified BAkeIy and Campbell that She had I
performed her part Of the contract. bat 1
Campbell told her that be had..a note against I
Mr.. Bakely for 5000, and that the ar
rangement was that she should ray Blakely'-
debts, and that even $ GOO would not cover
them. bat be would let her of for that She
positively refused 10 pay more than g 100.
Campbell threatened her with removal,
whereupon she went to see the President at
Washington, and received assurances from
him that DIS long as there were NJ sarge.
against her she would not be removed, and
that She Ia -ht have a fair hearing if any
charge were brought. Thus fortified she
refused ta pay Campbell. and the latter after
consulting with Bakely, decided 10 recall
his demand. She testified also that shortly
after BAkolv sent his accounts to Washing
ton he wa notified thar be was in default 10
the Government in the sum of 8 900 lie
went To Mis- Sweet with Campbell and in
duced her 10 give him receipt for this
money. and explained to the Commissioner
of Pensions that he had turne1 that amount
over to Mis- Sweet and forgotten to account
for it. supporting his explanation with her
receipt. About $1,000 Of this Blakely sub
refunded to Miss Sweet The re-
nainder she had to pay Campbell is said
to be Gen. Elbcoek's hther-in-law. lie
still retains his Office but il would seem to
be impossible that he should continue to
hold it under these disclosures. i