Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-12


WASHINGTON, April O.-Representatiye
Turner's bill imposes fine of not less than
$1,000 upon any Senator or Repres ,ntative
who shall act as attorney for any railroad
or other corporation created by the govern
ment. or for any patentee of the United
States, or any mail contractor or their
assignees.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
The republican caucus ives held tonight
in the hall of the House. There were ITO
representatives and upwards Of twenty-five
senator's. COnkling and Blaine were absent.
Representative Hale. of Maine, presided,
and Representative Conger, of Michigan,
acted as secretary. The caucus appointed
the following national republican congress
sional committee, the nomination OF each
member being made by the respective state
delegations. Maine Representative Hale, New
Hampshire Senator Rollins, Massachusetts,
Representative Crapo, Rhode Island Senator
Burnside, Connecticut Representative Wait,
New York Representative Hiscoek, New
Jersey Representative Sinniekson, Pennsyl-
vania Representative Campbell, Virginia
Representative JOrgensen, North Carolina
Representative BrOgder, South Carolina
Representative Rainey. Kansas Representa-
tive Phillips, Alabama Senator Spencer,
Nevada Senator Jones, Mississippi Senator
Bruce, Nebraska Senator Paddock, Louisiana
Senator Kellogg. Colorado Senator Chafee,
Ohio Representative Foster, Tennessee Rep
resentative Thornburgh, Indiana Represen-
tative Sexton, Illinois Senator Oglesby,
Missouri Representative Pollard. Arkansas
Senator Dorsey, Michigan Representative
Hubbell, Florida Representative Bisbee,
Iowa Senator Allison, Wisconsin Senator
Cameron. California Representative Page,
Minnesota Representative Dunnell, Oregon
Senator Mitchell, New Mexico Delegate
Romeo, Washington Territory Delegate
Jacobs, Dako tah Territory Delegate Kidder,
Wyoming Territory Delegate Co,lett.
No members were appointed from the fol-
lowing states and territories. there being
no republicans among their members
Delaware, Maryland. Georgia, Kentdcky,
Texas, West Virginia, Utah. Arizona, Ida
no and Montana. Senator Sargent offered
the following:
Whereas, The restoration OF the democrat
ic party to power would be great national
calamity, to avert which all patriotic citi-
zens should PIT forth theirl best efforts,
and
Whereas, Nearly $4,000 republican off
Gals throughout the land understand them
selves to be under orders from the President
to abstain from participation in some of the
necessary steps in this great work. there
fore be 1t
Resolved. that the President be requested
to rescind his order orbidding the partici-
patton of officials in the executive branch of
the civil service, in the meetings, caucuses,
conventions and committees OF a political
character.
Resolved, that the secretary of this meet
ing transmit q copy of this resolution,
properly authenticated, to the President.
Mr.. Sargent addressed the caucus on the
subject presented by him, and was followed
by other gentlemen who spoke with much
esrnestness against the above order of the
President, and of the injury which had re-
suited to the republican party by its en-
forcement, and of democrats reaping
largely the advantage. There was gener-
al concurrence in the proposition presented.
On motion of Senator Edmunds the resOlu-
tions were referred to the Congressional
committee, with power to confer with the
President on the su. ject. On motion OF
Representative Prince, of Iowa, it was
resolved that the chairman of the caucus,
be author zed to appoint committee of
eleven members of the House,to confer with
such committee as may be selected from
the Senate with a view to consulta-
ton with reference to questions
that should properly be considered at the
present session. The proceedings were en-
tirely harmonious. and an adjournment
took place after two hours session.