Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
POLlTICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Willis, of Michigan, probably saved
the Treasury S375,000 by his twenty min
ute-' speech in the House and the extracts
he presented from the Confederate archives
Mr.. Willis is serving his first term in Con-
grcss. lie has been an editor.
The appointment of John ". Hoyt to be
Governor of Wyoming Territory, creates
some remark, the term of Governor Thayer
having not yet expired. 1t is intimated that
the President removed him because he ap-
proved the act of the Territorial legislature
practically lesisiating Judge W. W. Peck
out Of Office.
The Boston .AdrertiSer says that Cover
nor Fairbanks, of Vermont, labored with
President Hayes for the reappointment OF
Collector Simmons, OF Boston. If so, he had
some pretty good company in the effort
Washington adyices say that the McOar-
rahan disclosures call for explanations from
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Marshal Of Illinois. Judge
Blair, Hickman of Pennsylvania, and other
prominent Democrats.
Nobody ever expected to see the Chisolm
murderers punished by the Mississippi
courts, and there will be no surprise at
the announcement that their cases have been
postponed and the criminals released on
$4,000 bail apiece.
When the coinage bill of 1873 was under
consideration, Mr.. Kelley advocated its pas
sage, and even made speech in which be
declared that the silver dollar must be drop
ped and now he denounces demonstration
as legislative " ter-r-ick."
A. S. Hewitt, in the House debate upon
the Consular bill, denounced the Hal
flax award as unjust, and said it would put
back reciprocity treaty for twenty years
Senator Morrill, called up. on Monday, the
bill providing for commission to examine
and report upon the sale Of alcoholic bever
ages, and the Senate lassed the bill.
In speech in the House, on Monday, MIR
Hewitt, of New York, declared in the most
positive manner his belief that, if there was
fraud in manipulating the electoral count
Hayes was no party to it, and that his tlti'
was az good as that Of any President coult
be This being in a carefully prepared
speech, otherwise severely attacking
the President, was doubly forcible. Mr.
Hewitt, however, in this matter i:
known to differ with Mr. Tilden, and mum
Der of adLerents of the latter are understood
to be trying to Drco an investigation for al
early day Of all matters connected with tn
electoral count.
Daring the debate on the bill to pay post
masters and mail contractors in the South
ern States the amounts due them at the out
break Of tie rcbs ilion, Mr. Reagan, OF Texas
who was TIE Confederate Postmaster-Ger
cral, said that these postInasters and con
tractors were directed by proclamation iron
the Confederate Government "to settle thei
accounts with the Government Of the Unite
States up to June /, 1861, and to pay owe
to the United States the money in their pc,
session, and to return to the United State
the postage stamps Of which they were po
sessed up to the date when the Coniederat
Government took Possession of the service.
whereupon W illets, OF Michigan, rose quie
| A 4 l., 6 ob,I .
which were signed by Mr.. Reagan himsel
showing that the Confederate Governmer
had ordered the po-tmasters to retain ii
moneys due the United States, and that NJ
Reagan rad reported SGOO,O00 paid by ii
Confederate Government probably from tn
stolen money! u the same men who are no
imploring Congress for relief Mr.. Reaga
could only say that he had forgotten a
abiut it
The indianapolis Journal learns from
prominent gentleman who has had freqneI
interviews recently with eI-Secretary Bri
tow that Mr. Bristow believes that Il
Democrats Of the South and West mes
to move steadily and solidly in the directic
Of repudiatiou, and that the members
the Louisiana returning board, and esp
eially Gen. Anderson, whom he believes
be entirely innocent IF any wrong, have h
entire sympathy. The Journal says - III
more we Sc. Of him and the more We he
from lin the better We are satisfied tn
Bristox : kind OF Republicani~m is our kin
1t is the oli-la~hioned kind, which is root
and grounded in firm conviction that II Il
marty is ovcrthruwn the overthrow of Il
Government nav and will very soon follo'
The Hon NJ |. Townsend says in lett
! to the Sandy Hill (N. " Herald respec
ing his Congres-i nal course now 81
that have not doubt that had this silv
bill failed bill would have passed o.
House in week to abolish national ban
and substitute treasury issues of some XII
in the place Of their bills. Whether such
bill would have become law | cannot N
but our House would have passed it. | a
wonderfully hopeful for the country no
For myself must bear such construction
the thoughtful men Of my district sh'
give me.
The death Of Count Sclopis, at Turin, !
native city, is announced. Jle was the re
T, resentative of Italy in the Geneva court