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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15

In the elections of Tuesday, the Republic
cans made the following gains Of Congress
men New Hampshire /, Massachusetts l.
New York !, New Jersey 3, Connecticut :,
Pennsylvania 3, Maryland l, Illinois 3,
Michigan /, W isconsin total 90 The
Democrats are credited with a gain of 3 in
South Carolina, 3 in Missouri. | in Loui-
siana. in North Carolina, and 10 in the
October elections total of IS; leaving
the Republicans net gain Of 5. The Demo-
cratic majority in the present House is ~
This will be reduced to IA or 5 in the next
House.
In the present Senate there are 80 Kepub-
licens, "a Democrats, and Independent (;
Republican majority, 4. In the next Senate
the two parties will probably stand Repub-
licans, 30 Democrats, IL i; Independent. i;
Democratic majority, s.
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The persistency with which the Barlow
papers point to the substantially unanimous
vote for Barlow in ST. Adams, as a perfect
yindication of that gentleman, is getting to
be amusing. Till quite lately, it is to be re-
membered. more than half Of St. Adams was
bitterly down on Mr.. Barlow. They de-
nounced him good deal worse than we have
ever done and to be his friend and supper
ter, was to be prescribed, socially and po-
litically, by the bigger and better half Of
the community. Business considerations
having brought about burial of the Ratchet.
the fact that the two factions are now one
must be taken, must it, to disprovc all that
one side had said before? More than that,
St. Adams having gone solid for Mr.. Bar
low, it follows that he never paid Sl40, 900
at Washington, to suppress Investigations
and protec, his mail-contract monopoly I;
nor ran money canvass for Congress +,
nor violated his word given to Gen. Grout !;
nor went back on his party by organizing an
active opposition Greeuback movement nor
bought Democratic support Does it never
occur to Mr.. Barlow's organs that this sort
Of "yndication" may work in two ways?
Apropos Of which We are reminded of little
story An earnest and influential New York
Republican was at St Adams at the State
FAIR. A remark was made to him about
Mr.. Barlow. Something in his reply drew
forth the question "Do ycu know Mr..
Barlow % NO was the rejoinder, 81 do
not-nor do rant to know him. know
what his reputation is at Washington.
know that charges stand undenied against
him which should disqualify him for the
support Of honest Republicans. And must
say that the fact that all three parties here
should 20 in for him-that in all this com
munity there should be but thirty-seven men
to vote against him-to my mind shows
fraord,uarg SerUihtV."
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One of the writers in Mr.. Barlow : literary
bureau. says that 1.-THE Barlow party were
compelled to hire " special political police
men," in every town, even in franklin coun-
ty, to look after Mr.. Barlow's votes and
voters. The man upon whose compulsion
Mr.. Barlow had to do this, it seems, was not
Gen. Grout, but Mr.. SOwles This, We be
lieye, is the Only attempt that has been
made on that side, to account for Mr.. Bar
lows lavish outlay Of money in the canvass.
Our impression is that Mr.. Sowles spent
very little money himself, and if this trans
lucent suggestion Of ;hc necessity for corps
of hired policemen, TO protect the honest
and simple-mindei voters OF the District
from Mr.. Sowles, is the best excuse that can
be ofierel for Mr. Barlow's tremendous out
lay-why he must be pretty hard up for ex-
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Notes from the Capitol.
MONTPELIER, Nov. II. 1878

MONTPELIER, Nov. II, 1873.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
The monotony of bills introduced and
ate by petition from a number OF tax
payers of Castleton protesting against the
indiscriminate slsughte of robins, chipping
birds and other little friends Of the farmer.
The petition was framed in humorous Ian
guage and made some fun. Ii conveyed the
scientific information that the aromatic"
skunk as a grub eater is friend Of man,
and recommended that the farmers poultry
be induced to ''roast higher" and The essence
peddlar's lie be spared to cat beetles md
gsubs.
An impo rtant bill was introduced in the
Senate to prevent bathing or boating with
an ore" (sic) on Elmore Pond. on Sunday
The House spent most of the forenoon in
discussing who should run the ferry from
Addison to Port Henry
The bill to provide for the publication of
future volumes of the Vermont Reports was
read the third time. The bill provides for a
salary OF $3.50 to the reporter. and the State
is to own the copyright. Under the bill
the professor in snd out OF the State may
be abla to purchase a set of Vermont
Reports without paying more than q year 9
income therefor. Somebody was scared and
the bill was ordered to lie. As there isn't
and can't be any objection to the bill, it will
doubtless pass in due time.
More bills have been introduced both in
the House and Senate than at any previous
session of the Legislature. Judge Poland
gives notice that he shall call from the
table, beginning tomorrow, the pile of bills
that have been ordered to lie. If the House
continues to get hungry at half past eleven
in the morning and sleepy at four in the
afternoon we shall never get through.
A petition in the interests of Hiram
Skeels. doorkeeper of the House. is being
circulated among Misunderstanding for the
appointment OF Mr.. Skeels to the place of
Consul at st. Johns, the position now held
by Robert j. SAKE, of Sheldon. r.
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LEGISLATION AGAISsT TRAxPs.-We can
not do Whist the French government once
did under similar eircpmstances-binish
80 900 Of them to colonial servi;ude and il
is a great pity that we cannot. live could
gather the whole disgusting multitude, wash
them, put new clothes upon them, and I'm
der military surveillance and direction Sc.
them - quarrying stone. or raising cJrn and
cotton tor ten years. VIC might save some oil
them 90 Gtceicy and responsibility, and re-
lieye the heusst people oil the country oil
their ureseucc aud their support. Ii We
cannot do tbls, however. there are things
that We can do. Every Stale N the MON
can gather these men, wherever found, into
work houses, where they can be re-
strained from soaring and pTeyin. upon the
community, and made to earn the bread
they eat and the clothes they VICAR. t Is
necessary, OF course, to throw away all SEN
timentallty IN connection with them. The
tramp is man who can be approached by
no motive but paln-the pain OF thrashlng
or the pain OF hunger. lie hates work . he
has no sel!-fespect and no shame; and. by
counting himself permanently out OF the
productive and seli-supporting forces OF so
ciety, he counts himself out OF his rights.
lie has no rights but these which society
may see fit Of Iis grace to bestow upon him
lie has no more TIgLts than the sow that
wallows In the gutter. or the lost dogs that
hover around the city squares lie Is no
more to be consulted. IN his wishes or hls
will. IN the settlement Il the question As to
what is to be dOIo with him than II he were
bullock IN cprrul.
Legislation concerning thlI evil seems to
have been initiated in various States, but at
this writing We cannot learn that anything
effective has been done. IL would be well
If the States could work in concert III this
matter but ore great State like New York,
or Pennsylvania. or Ohio, has only 10 in
augurate = stringent measure 10 drive all
the other States into measures that shall
be it, equivalent Tho tramp whose free
dom l. ImpcTilltd ~ New York will fly to
New jersey or NeE England, and New
Jersey and New Engiand will be Obliged to
protect Themselves. so one powerful state
can compel 1usGimtY oi action thrOug hOut
the country The Legislature Of New York
had a bill up a year ago which came To
nothing We hope the present session Will
see something done, but legislators have so
many things 10 do besides looking alter the
public safety and the pubic morality, that
we arc quite prepared TO hear that this
matter viii be overlooked But something
must be done some where, very soon, If We
propose to have anything Ike safety and
comfort IN our homes, or TO relieve our
selves OF great burden u voluntary vicious,
and even malicious pauperisD Or. HOi-
idnd, m SCrt1He.
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Sc A e..
TUESDAY. Nov. L.. 1917

TUESDAY, NOV u, 1910.
Reading Of Scriptures and prayer by the
chaplain.
Bills introduced and relerred-By Senator
Ballard, an act to incorporate the Barnes
Hose Company, of Burlington to general
committee.
BY Senator Ballard, an act TO pay l. 4
Drew the sum therein named, to Commit
tee on Claims.
By same, an act to pay Hayes and Miller
the sum therein named to Committee on
Claims.
Joint resolution-By Senator Sowles, for
the correction of the record establishing tho
dishonOrable discharge of Lieut. Charles {,
Chandler, who has died OF disease contract
ed in the SERVICE to Committee on Military
Affairs.
Special Orders !, an act relating to
liens on real estate. Senator Powell moved
to amend by a sub4tituto for tho first sec
ton OF the bill. The amendment was dis
cussed by Senators Belden. Powell and
King amendment agreed to. On the ques-
ton. Shall the bull be read the third time ?
Senator Belden demanded the yeas and nays,
which were as follows yeas II, nays l, and
the third reading Of the bill was ordered to-
morrow morning.
Senator Ballard called up l51, an act
relating to the management OF the state
prison and WorkhOuse. and proposed to
amend the amendment agreed to yesterday
- a. to leave the term of Office OF directors
SIX years. Senator Powell moved that tho
bill be ordered to lie motion lost, amend
ment agreed to, read the third time by con-
sent. aud passed
Bills introduced and reicTre.-By Senator
Ballard, nm act to incorporate the Burling-
ton Savings Fund and Loan Association 10
general committee.
Joint Notwithstanding the use OF the
Hall of Representatives., Nov. 18th. to Mary
H. Woodbridge OF Rayonna, OHIO. Tor an
address on temperance adopted.
Bills introduced and roierred-By Senator
Ballard, an act authorizing the mOrtgaging
of hotel property to Committee on Judi
clary.
Joint ResOlutiOn-Re Relating to the print
ing oi the Vermont Giz steer, was called up
by Senator Mead ordered to lie and be
made the special order OF this afternoon
Special order II 100, an act relating to
tho appraisal of railroad real estate ior
1873 , passed in concurrence.
Adjourned.
Afternoon.
Bills Introduoed-By Senator Beld 70 IN
act in relation TO the taxation oil railroad
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We have returns of the second election IN
this District from every town except four.
The footipgs are as follows Grout 4,5o-'
Waterman l,0l2, Barlow S,34l, scattering
IL. The towns not heard from gave in the
September election, Grout 40, Waterman
81, Barlow 90 Allowing for the same
shrinkase in these towns that is shown In
the rest of the District, the complete re
turns will show total vote of about l5,oio
"a falling off Of 5000 votes from the
September election. The vote for circuit
will stand at about 400, for Waterman
I.OS0, for Barlow $500. OF the voters
who staid at home, the greater portion
were straight Republicans. They had
no hope of electing the regular lie
publican nominee. Their votes, As they
well knew, would amount simply to
protest on their part. The day was unpleas-
ant no teams ran anywhere, to bring
Grout voters to the polls and no effort was
made to get out the straight Republican
vote.
On the otLer hand, the Barlow ''police-
men, we're on band and active as before and
Barlow carriages were everywhere plenty
In some towns all the public conveyances
had been engaged by the Barlow managers
three weeks before the second election.
About forty per cent, we Judge, OF the
Grou; Republicans, stayed away from the
polls. of the Serca thousand Democrats IN
the District, a pitiful thousand were found
willing to stand by their own party nominee
OF this thousand good portion, doubt
less, are good, square. honest-money
Democrats, who have poor opinion
OF Mr.. Barlow, and would never 90
for him under any circumstances. Another
portion were simply disguised because Mr.
Barlow did not grease" the ways for them
more generously, or the second trial. The
mass OF the Democrats, to the number oil
I 500 or 5000, evidently voted for Barlow
Comparing the figures with those oil the
September election, We Judge that the Bar
low vote was made up about as follows;
Democrats. $500 -,
1I,Ir nv RannhTcsns 3,lOo
OF the Republicans voting, majority OF
900 to 200 voted for Gen. Gront, In both
the first and second elections.
In spite of his heavy accession of Demo
cratic votes, it will be noticed that Mr.. Bar
lows vote fell off over 700 from the Sep
Der election, showing that good many he
publicans who allowed themselves TO be
caioled into voting for him the first time,
thought better Of it, on longer reflection, and
either did not vote at all or voted for Grout.
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II is not less verdict in favor of open,
frank and manly methods than it is a verdict
against the grab-bag Of caucus, the lash of
party and the tongue Of cdlumny.-- NcsScg-
ger.
The Messenger knows that that is all
CANNON. 1t Is a verdict in favor Of money
that Is what it Is. Mr.. Barlow money made
him formidable opponent Of the Vermont
Central manager, when he was fighting them
His money made it worth while to conciliate
him, and 50 those who had denounced him
for wears a an utterly unreliable and even
di-reputa5le man-it l. a fact that Mr..
Barlow opponents in this campaign have
not said half as bad things u him a. his old
St. Adams enemies were saying Of him only
tsoOr three years ag0-turned in to his sup
port and made 81. Adams and a grea: part
If franklin county almost unanimous for
him. His money organized the Grecnback
party and the bolt. His money secured him
fr ends and advocates and votes in every
sounty. lie spent twice as much money in
the canvass as was ever spent 10 political
canvas IN Vermont before. And money,
arrangement and falsehood carried the day
We do not say that every supporter Of and
voter for Mr. Barlow was bought-though
We have been and shall be charged with say
ing so-but We say that when you trace
back the support given to Mr.. Barlow to its
causes, you find that bis money was the
ource and spring Of most Of il
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The GAIN IN TRoT1ISG TINE.-The pro
gress and speed made BY trotting horses
within the last half century is as follows {:
Up to the year 1880 very few horses were
timed full mile faster than three minutes.
In 1910, there were hali-dozen knOwnEas
$40 horses. Dutchmsn, a thoroughbred,
went under the saddle in 2:2S. 10 1850,
Lady Suffolk made her celebrated fast rec
ord Of 2:26 under the saddle. A score of
others were classed as $50 horses, but
less number could show any such speed.
In 1860, Flora Temple trotted full mile
in 2:l9i the fastest at that date. In 1870,
Dexter was King of the turf, having made
a record of 2:l7i. 10 1876, the best record.
made by Goldsmith Maid. was 2:l4. In
1878, the best record, made by Rarus. was
2:l34. Edwin Forrest has made his half
mile in los. Hopeful is crowding close
on to Rarus, he having recently turned the
track in 2:l4
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RELIABLE adyices from South Carolina de-
scribe the wholesale ballot-box stufiing, by
which the elections were peaceably carried
in that State. Tissue paper tickets were dis
tributed to the Democrats in all Republican
counties. The editor Of the New York Times
has received one of them and thus describes
it at Is printed on very thin paper, Of the
kind ordinarily known as 'onion-skin, is
about an inch and a quarter wide and two
inches long. 1t contains SO lines Of fine
print-the name of the county, the titles of
Is Offices, and the names Of ~ candidates,
printed in very pale ink" The ballot-boxes
were filed with these ballots, and in many
districts they gave the Democrats Eaiorities
greater than the whole number of voters. In
Others, pretense of rectifcation was made
by having blindfolded man draw out the
excessive ballots. lie naturally had no
trouble in grasping the large and thick tick
cts Of the Republicans, leaving the tissue
paper votes to be counted. In Richland
county, where, in 1876, there was a Repub-
licAn majority of 1900, and where the Re
publicans voted this year more solidly than
they did then, the Democrats have major
ity of 500, more than the number of Demo-
Gratis in the county. The South Carolina
Democrats are 50 jdbilant over their sue
cess tina: they take no trouble to conceal
the means by which it was got. They NAV
be said to be completely consolidated
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tributaries. and proposed to amend 80 as
to prohibit the catching of fish by certain
methods. within ten miles CT the lake IN
it, trlbutarieS amendment agreed to and
til passed.
Bill introtuced-By Senator Ballard, by
consent, an ACT for the preservation of fish
IN Lake Champlain to Select Committee
on Game and Fisheries.
Adorned
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LEGIsLATURE OF VERMONT.
HOUSE.
FRIDAY. Nov. ;. ISIS.

FRIDAY. nov. :, 1875
Afternoon.
Mr. Currier of Troy called up ii H. TO regulars
the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Redington OF Rutland believed II better LOT
the State TO attempt TO regulate the SAFE rather
than to attempt to prohibit, which did not result
in prohibition. lie claimed that more nquot IS
old tOday in Vermont under the prohlbitory IA"
than there would be If bad such n law as TINS
lie claimed that the sentiment o. the people OF the
State Is against the execution Of the present law
The liquor prosecutions cause drain upon the
State trea ury OF $4,000 TO $1,000 peryear ana
without returning anything into thetreasury. me
law is so drawn to offer extra inducenentsto the
officer, in the way OF fees The manner in which
men escape the penalties OF the law makes the law
q mockeIy. but leads to perjury and disrespectoi
this law, and OF all law. The manner in when me
violaters OF the law appeal TO the County Courts,
and then are allowed 70 90 into court ana pleai
guilty to offence, with fine OF ten dollars ana
are let or tho case having cost the state TWO or
three hundred dollars; the man was not required 10
pay any license to the state, and so the tate ue-
rivcs no revenue from ii. Under this bill tho whoe
question is in the hands of the local authorities OF
the towns, to regulate or to prohibit entirely, rs
tho sentiment OF the town may demand, Inc lau!i
O! the whole business is that mtn VIII drink anu
however much we may attempt 10 prohibit H. the
sentiment is gradually growing among the people
10 remove the prOhibitOry law and substitute IN us
stead wholesome license law.
ON u otion .! Dir Bingham o. Essex ADJOURNED
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MONTPELIER, Nov. 10. 1878

T. a.. r,;,. ,,,h. r,u..
The bills are all in and the public will
no Glad IN knox i. The fatal nnmber nm
to date is 643. Bv unanimous consent of
the ssn,te anv bslated bird NAV introduee
b;s hill into that hodv Tbs IMAGINATION
of man knows no limits and We couId %
On framing hills all u;nter hrt time
com.s uben Tho lind Of I;,srs,v wo,k
csooe. 70 .born
l. a.. H., .,s NJ. H. c,5
l.,
49,. 1-.L; - Iii =. ,.II;..
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800 IT.. nur,oso w.. 20 mt on tho
,o,o,d ,ho, IS ,,bsr, rho o-s 90 ia
- 3d.. r. H. s,,o;.h, uh;1. ro,;na a..
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s'i"s 49, -. 80.
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b. ,saaas - hiu h.,,,a = ;ns,;.. .nd
-. a. .;ahuo., adm;.;a,a,a, in
s,ar,or MI. tahI.s sborld he ,r-rsd and
a ,,amn sbo,Id arrest an bo,cst citizen il
miybt bs a little unpleas.nt A shotgun
policv iudieious,v carried ont by tie farm
ers would be more eflicacious in Riding the
country of tramps than any legal enact
ments.
The House passed some sort OF a dog law
Yesterday. A lew more are before the COM
mittees. They average about like this
Sec. |, "If any dog or dogs shall worry any
sheen or skeeps. the owner of such dog or
dogs shall nav fine of IS. for each
and every Of said sheen or sheeps
so worries bv said dog or dogs.
s.c > "a nunpv. within the m.sning of
this az, shall, at and after tina AGE of six
,,on,bs ha o,ns;js,eds doc"
f,w -sDo-.s Of committees came in IN
t,v hrt II i +, bs boned tina, the record
r,Ir shov mara Of ,bsu T., u,rrov
Tbo vo,e in tho Senate adon,ing the reso.
Ir,;o, n-ox;d;ng State aid in bebalf of Miss
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BRADLEY BARLOW, straw-bldder and cor
ruptionlst, elected by NermOnters to Il seat
in Congress. How does that sound
The result of the election in the Third
District il not creditable to the District,
nor does it tend to the good name OF the
State. The only consoling feature about It
is that BarlOw's Greenbaek procllvltles will
have no chance to work injury. as the green
back issue il the deadest thing in politics.
But the disgraceful fact remains that there
was purchasable element enough in a strong
Republican District to elect man who was
not the nominee of the party convention,
and whose entire history has been such as
ought to deter honest men from supporting
him 1t was to be expected that Democrats
would vote for such a man. but Republicans
ought to have been in better business -
Mlddlsburu RsOistsr,
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leading of Scriptures and prayer by Rev
II 4 Rogers of Montpelier.
Bills introduced and reierred-By Senator
Rice, by request. an act in amendment OF sec
81, CHI ll3 of s, providing penalty for the
killing of insect-feeding birds. 1.-THE bill was
accompanied by apetition from certain tax
payers in Castleton, protesting against the
destruction OF these birds and their eggs. and
making a few complimentary illusions to
skunks rs grubeating animals. Bill and
petition referred to Committee on Game and
Fisheries.
Reports From general committee, against
5 81, an act providing for a State Board OF
Health and vital statistics.
Senator Webster explained that this bill
was reported adversely simply for the reason
that the Senate had already passed bill OF
siniilar purpart. Thiid reading refused.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
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Bills introduced and referred-By
Senator Dillingham;, an act in amend
ment u an act relating to tine appointment
of reporters for the County Court approved
Nov ID. 1862; to Committee on Judiciary.
By Senator Stearns, an act providing for
the compilation of the pauper laws of the
State; to Committee on Grand List.
Special orders 157, an act relating to the
management OF the state Prison and Work
House.
Senator Parker proposed 10 amend by pro-
viding that the directors be appointed by the
Governor by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, their term OF office to be two
years each.
On motion of Senator Powell, bill ordered
to lie.
Senator Dwinell called up II l9G, an act
relating to the appraisal oil railroad real-estate.
The question was upon the amendment pro-
posed by Senator Powell, fixing the date OF
returns to the Secretary of State at Jan LIST.
1879 The time was changed by amendment
to Dec 18th, 1878, and third reading ordered
tomorrow morning.
Adjourned.