Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-26
FOrty.FOurth Congress.

WEDNESDAY. Senate. The Belknap
case was postponed to the 9th.
TUESDAY. Senate. Mr.. Morrill, of Vt
got the bill passed which allows Mrs
Minnie Sherman Fitch to get her diamond
tom house.
silver coin as Il legal tender was discussed
Of Mo- speaking in favor Of making silver
Il lesal-tender for all amounts and receiva.
bic in payment Of duties ut the custom
house.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
House. The House further debated the
bill to transfer the Indian bureau to the
war department, but without final diSpo-
sition.
FRIDAY. Uou>e. The House passed
the bill to transfer the Indian bureau to
the war department after July |, by u vote
Of l39 to o.
SATURDAY, House The House con-
sidercd the bill relating to the citizenship
Of children of American parents born in
foreign countries.
MONDAY. Senate. Senator Jones Of
Nevada. began and got about half through
his bio speech on the silver bill.
Ex Secretary Belknap. filed his reioin-
der to the replication of the House mana
gers in the Impeachment case. He denies,
rs before. the jurisdiction Of the Senate.
claiming that no authorized investigation
Of him had begun when he resigned, but
adds the news that he didn't resign to cs-
cape impeachment. but wholly in response
| to Il suggestion and explicit promise from
Mr. Clvmer that if he would resign, the
proceedings would be dropped, and be
cause the evidence implicated not himself
! but his wife, whom he naturally desired to
shield: and the only - confession he ever
made the Clymer committee was an offer
to take upon himself his wife's sins if the
committee would suppress the evidence
| duplicating her. And because of this al
legged breach Of faith on Clymer part. he
argues that the impeachment should be
summariy quashcd.
Housc. The event of the day was Mr..
Blaine'S personal explanation which drew
Il crowd. The main part Of it we give
el>ew here.
/ PIPER CuNFE>SL>.-T Thomas W. Piper
who has been convicted, and sentenced e
! be hung for the murder of Mabel Young
has made partial confession, or Iathe
attempts to explain how the child met he
death in the Warren Avenue church bel
fry.
Piper SAYS there had been a deal OF tail
about the ventilation of the church, IN,
he, aS the sexton. conceived the idea O
opening the trap-door in the tower t
create 4 current of pure air. Accor'lingl,
on Sunday Afternoon, the 2:;i of May, h
went mo the bclfrv. taking the bat will
him. and raising the trap. placed the ba
under it to support it then coming dowI
he met the little girl Mabel coming up thu
first fight She spoke to linn plcaSanti'
asking if She could 90 up into the tower t,
see the "birdies' liz gave the require,
consent and passed down. Mabel going up
After he had reached tie tower landin.
the thought struck him thai Mabel NIGH
possibly attempt 10 20 further upward
than the first landing. and he hastily re
traced his steps. bounding up the stairs ::
fast - possible Reaching the loft below
the bcll-leck Il sight met his eyes whicl
almost fruzc his blood, for tn" trap-doo
had fallen and tran~ti>cd little Mabel
head between it and the projecting edge O
the landing. Hastily raising the door h
gently took III, tire child. who WAS scream
in- violently. and laid her beside the doc
on the bcll-dcck. CLOSED the door. ran dow
the steps threw the bat one side. and spec
down the stairs to tn" gallery landing
locking the door after linn. W hen he 20
doNn he met TWO OF three ladies in tn
lower vcstihulc. and among them Mi
llnman. but he vas 50 fri hlrncd he iii,