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


The Cincinnati Convention will be held in
five weeks, and the St. Louis Convention one
week later.
Gov. Richard Coke was elected United
States Senator by the Texas Legislature
May 5th.
The Republicans of Indianapolis, Ind,
carried the city election there, last week, by
over 1000 majority, electing ii OFT OF 10
councilmen, notwithstanding the previous re-
districting Of the city BY the old Demo-
cratic council.
When the Clerk Of the House, on Thurs
day, read from the Presidents message III
the efforts of those recently in rebellion had
been successful in driving the late President
from Washington, it is manifest that he
must have discharged his functions, both
| civil and military, elsewhere than at the
place made by law as the seat OF govern
ment." the Republican side applauded, and
| the force of the argument was acknowledged
By melancholy smile on the Democratic
side
A letter from Lyon, the Emma mine false
witness, produced during the investigation,
| spoke Of. Conkling of New York" as being
willing to - assist - him in some of his
schemes Mr.. Conkling thereupon appeared
before the committee, and said that he did
not know Lyon and had never been retained
in any way in the Emma mine business.
The charges against Senator Morton, OF
Indiana, simply resulted in bringing pro-
minentlv into notice the fact that when,
during the war, the Copperheads in the
Legislature attempted to tie his hands, and
refused to make appropriations with which
to fit out troops, he took the responsibility
of raising the money himself, which, when
it was reimbursed by the National Govern
ment, he repaid to the parties by whom 1t
was loaned A joint committee OF the Legs
lature. composed of the most prominent
Democrats, examined his accounts and re-
ported that they were correct to cent.
The fiery episode of the 43d Congress in
which, as the result of personal encounter
of words between John Young Brown, OF
| XIV. and General Butler, the former was
reprimandesl BY the House, will not have been
| forgotten The House, on Wednesday, upon
A motion of Mr.. Lamar, rescinded that por-
ton of the resolution of censurc which
charged John Young Brown with preyarlca-
ton. Mr. Blaine, who as Speaker admins
tered the official reprimand, saying that he
was convinced that Brown had been mlsled
BY the excitement of the hour, and had IN
tended no perturbation.
The House of Representatives OF Pennsyl-
vania, on Monday, expelled one OF Its mem
bers. one Petrof, of Philadelphia, for nego-
tiating with the lobbyists to secure fourteen
votes for certain measure at an expense OF
s. 600.
The statement that the President relieved
zen. Custer from his command because he
was witness in the Belknap impeachment
trial is officially denied. On the contrary, 1t
Is said that it was the wish Of the President
that Gen. Custer, having been subpenaed
as witness, should remain until he had ties
tilted. and that meantime the Indian expedi-
ton should be placed under command OF
some other officer. Zen. Sherman Is en-
pbatic in saying that Gen. Custer, though
relieved as a witness by the Impeachment
Managers, was not justified in leaving
Washington without notifying the President
or himself Of his intention to do 50. Neither
the Secretary of War nor Gen. Sherman
protested against relieving zen Custer