The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-21


if true, she ought not to lie returned to
" congress- The ''charge" lie true as
made, and the Tree Press with its "means
4" OF Information" ought to know it. AS o
specification under the specification, we
will state That, rs appears by the Congress
sonel Rec0yd, during the second eesslon of
the For,y-lhird congress, George W. Hen
dee was absent or not voting, among other
bills, resolutions and motions, en- The reso-
luton ordering an investigation into the
safe burglary conspiracy on The resolu-
ton directing a compliance with the writ
of habeas corpus issued in The case of Rich
ard 3. Irwin on tho tax and tariff bill
on the constitutional amendment to fix the
presidential term at six years. and render
tho president ineligible to reelection dur
ing moot of The struggle 10 amend
the rules to prevent filibustering,
and on the civil rights bill
on the bill for the relief Of loysl creditors,
whose moneys were confscated by the con-
federa,e government on the bill to equal
ze bounties on coDcurring III the senate
bill to provide for the appointment of an
alcoholic liquor commission on the resolu-
tons reported by Judge Poland, as well as
on those from the minority of the commit
tee, in the affairs of Arkansas on the
force bill, or during the greater part of
the struggle thereon on the resolutions
intended 10 settle the Louisiana difficulty,
known 40 the "Wheeler compromise = on
the Indian appropriation bill on the bill
to abolish the western distinct Of Arkansas;
on the bill to fix the salaries of the United
States judges for the northern and south
ern districts of New York. These, of
course, are rot all the measures on which
he is so recorded, but they are sufficient to
| give an idea Of his general course. The
| first record, il we remember correctly, OF
| this kind, was on a resolution to adjourn
over the holidays. In the first instance, he
had voted against the adjournment
wasn't necessary to adjourn TO accommo
date him. and then to lay the motion OF
the table; hut when the final vote wat
taken, he very conveniently slipped on
and wss recorded as absent or not vot
ing"
Such is the record Of George w. Hende,
for the fecoud session of the Forty-thirC
congress, and ii embraces all of his notable
achievements. unless we may except hi
managing to be in the house and voting il
favor of the admission of New Mexico
after having been absent and not voting oil
a previous stage Of the bill If there is il
this auy charge Of constant absence from
the house, and neglect of his duty as
Representatives" VIC have not made it
The journal Of the house, the Congressional
Record and The facts make the charge an
prove it. If it follows from the facts tina
che ought not to be returned TO congress,
it is The deduction of the Free Press, m
would seem a most reasonable one. w
have been Informed, by those who hav
examined the FecorG, that tho facts ar
the same in reference TO the frs
as 20 the second session OF I'll
ForIy-third congress-. but Of this "
havs nothing to say, as we have not III
time or patience to wade through the For
der1Gs six volumes Of the Record for tn;
session to ascertain the exact facts. "
think, perhaps, the Free Press states the cal
correctly although it is very mildly state
-when it says; during the Foriy-thil
" caooraas he wrs several timcn calls
"away from Washington, to New Yorl
vermont and Portland, by business CO..
"nected vita the Lanioille valley ralIros
:" in which hs constituents had importar
" interests which he was trying to serv
" AT the opening Of the present con res
land before the house had got fairly
work, he was called to Portland, c
d" similar business With these exception
"he hiss been at his post" Judging fro
the Record, however, that does not lea'
him sat his post" very often, does ii? "
; have no intention Of meddling in the affai
of the third district, II the voters of tn
, district can only avoid being misrepresen
ed by having a representative absent or n
voting as often as we have shown the pre-
ent one to have been, or if Mr.. Hendee
the representative man of the district, the
we ought 10 rejoice at tie prospect of b
re-election-for, in this centennial yea
; the brains and conscience of every distri
ought to be brought to the fore and find i
) way into congress.