Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-23

II Is Tie prevalent oplnOn that ''ohe hOi
Hayes has made but one announcement con-
corning his Cabinet, and that is that port
folios will be offered to two old Wings at the
South, from whom No partisan pledges will
be required.
A friend of Tilden in Washington is con-
fident that he will not break down with dis
appointment, but "he Will at once lay his
plans for capturing the Presidency in 1880"
The probable policy Of the Democrats will
be to insist upon the reduction of the army
to fifteen thousand men, and 10 pass reso-
luton through the House recognizing the
Nichols government in Louisiana and the
Hampton government in South Carolina,
leaving the responsibility for their nOn-recog-
milton e ,,.c Senate.
The gossips tell an amusing story about
what occurred in the Supreme Court Room,
one day last week While Senator Howe
was speaking on the louisiana case, Mrs.
Tyler, widow of President Tyler, who occu-
| pies seat next to Mrs Howe, says TO lady
friend on her left My gracious, when will
that tiresome old man get through?'' Mrs.
| Howe (who is unknown to Mrs. Tyler
| sharply There is no law to compel people
to remain if they don't like it," Lady
friend of Mrs. Tyler Cloud enough to be
heard by Mrs Howe) That lady evident
| ly doesn't know that she WAS speaking to
the widow of President Tyler Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale (who sat on the left Of the last
| speaker, and loud enough to be heard by
| Mrs. Tyler, to a lady friend) And Mrs.
Tyler probably is not aware that the lady on
her right is the wife of Senator Howe. =
| Here the curtain fell.
The committee on the real estate pool
are investigating contracts under the Board
Of Works of Washington. They had before
them as witnesses, on Friday, Col. Pelton,
Mr. Tilden's Secretary, who had some inter
est in contract; Hon. F. Z. Woodbridge, of
Vermont, and others.
The charge of defalcation made against
Gen. Babcock by the New York SIN origin
ated in this way The clerk of Holman 5
committee, who had charge of the Babcock
vouchers, footed up the amount of the youch-
ers, then footed the amount of the appropri-
atoms made to Blbcock s bureau, and charg-
cd that the difference, some $500, 900, was a
defalcation. But the vouchers added up did
not pretend to be vouchers Tor the entire
amount of the appropriations, and the sum
remaining of the appropriation was covered
into the Treasury at the end of the last fiscal
year as an uncxpended balance. Mr.. Hol-
man is reported to be very angry and the
clerk will be discharged.
Senator Booth, of California, has led a
partially successful assault upon the Pacific
Railroads bill for settling their counts
with the Government, carrying an amend
ment by two majority, which practically
nearly doubles their proposed contribution
to sinking fund, and so iasuring the pay
ment of the Government bonds when they
become due lie declared that all the
branches of the Central Pacific Railroad. in
Guiding the 400 miles of the Southern Pa
Chic, have been built out OF the profits oil TIC
construction and operation of the Central
Pacific Railroad, while the Government had
not been paid.
Grace Greenwood thinks there ought to
be accord between the two Houses of this
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1t is denied that President Grant Will gre
farewell dinner to his Cabinet. lie will
,;,. No moro lsvsss or dinners at the White
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House. Inc President Will leave tue Exc
cutive Mansion on Saturday. March 8, and,
with Mrs. Grant. will be the gue.t of Sec
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