The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-27
HENDEE'S INVESTIGATION.

George W. llendec, representative in
congress frO. the third district of Yer
mont, has fairly distinguished himself.
Phnnix like, he arises from the ashes of
his hard earned record of absent or not
voting and, covering himself all over with
glory, adds new blsssedness to free instl-
buttons. He has entered the democratic
armory and has stolen good snare OF
democratic thunder. Some one has obtain
ed the news, published it to the world, and
DO is mad about it, aud is, therefore, going
to have an investigation on his own hook.
We look TO see all opposition to his re-.
nomination withdrawn, and his fellow citi.
zenl, without distinction of party, race, col
or, sex or religion, uniting to weave new
chaplet Of congressional honors for his
classic brow. Vermont can now hold up
her head with the proudest and beat, for
George w. Uendee is determined to ascer-
tain who stole the papers, if, indeed, they
we're stolen at all and how newspapers
manage to get hold of the news.
1t seems that Mr.. Buckner of Missouri,
chairman OF the committee on the District
of Columbia, which had been investigating
the affairs OF the district, has prepared a
draft of a report which he intended to sub
nit to the full committee for their approval
or disapproval. This report, or intended
report, closed with resolution recon-
mendirg that the first appointed commits
sionors Of the district be sued on their
bonds for the losse, occasioHcd the district
by their alleged "uuauthorized and illegal
"acts." Nov some evil disposed news-
monger obtained possession OF the draft OF
this report. or u copy Of ii, and made it
public. 1t is more than probable that he
obtained possession of it in proper man.
ner-probably from member of the CON-
mittee, possibly from the chairman il
would require no very great stretch of i'm.
agina,ion TO conceive of the possibility OF
| any member of the committee furnishing
it. Anyway, the reporter, whoever he was,
supposed his business in Washington wa.
to get news, and he got lt-and George w.
Uendee is mad about it.
What business is it of congress, where OF
how i. was obtained, or who obtained it
1t was not public, official document, wat
it? According to Hendees own showing
it was not the report of the committee, i,
was not even a report. He says the com
mittec have not agreed upon report, and
chad not even discussed possible report
for more than an hour" Is congress
then to supervise the press ? Are we tc
have censorship of the press, as in
France Is congress to resolve itself into
general inquisition to ascertain where al
the false reports originate, how a reporter
happens to mistake a draft of an intended
report, for an actual report ? Supposins
Mr.. Hendee's committee find out how thu
| mistake was made, who furnished the draft
Of the intended report, and by whom it wal
telegraphed- what is he, the committee Oh
congress going to do about it It strikes
| US as rather small busness,a business tina
| better be left to the democracy. The sen
ate tried hard, few years ago,to ascertain
how copy of tho Washington treaty wa
obtained, but they had their labor for thei
pans. We opine that Hendees iuvestiga
ton will result very much in the same way
but if it succeeds in getting the "botton
facts what possible good will it do7