Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-17
Washington Notes.

Representative beverley Douglass success
sor will be elected January 23d, but the GER
tifcates of election cannot by any possibility
reach Congress before the 23i of February,
and as the term will end on the Attn of March,
the Representative elected will have only
some eight or nine days OF service. A large
amount Of back pay will, however, consti-
tute pleasing consolation purse"
The House committee on the Judiciary
have agreed to appoint a sub committee to
visit Chicago for the purpose OF investigating
the charges preferred against United States
District Judge Bodgett, in accordance with
the letter of that gentleman requesting the
same Chairman Krott will act as chair
man to the visiting committee.
The chairman of the sub-co nmittee ap-
pointed to investigate the management OF
tho SELLERS Home. at Washington. is COL
Eyins, who served in the Confederate armv.
There are large number of petitions
urging the Senate to pass scme interstate
commerce bill. man; OF them favoring Mr..
Reagan's which has already passed the
House. This provides against pooling, and
that freight shall not be carried cheaper for
one shipper than another. In many of its
features it Is, as the New York Board OF
Trade says, "just and reasonable" but open
to objections that hold good against all at
tempts to regulate rates of freight By law.
1t can hardly pass.the Senate.
The House Committee on Education ard
Labor have brought in their report on the
Chinese question, and accompany it with
bill, which restricts shipmasrers from bring
ing more than fifteen Cinnamon into the
country on any one trip. The report proper
consists principally of a discussion OF the
constitutional right of Congress TO enact
such law and a statement of the necessity
for restrictive legislation.
In reference to the sempternal New York
appointments, the Tribune. undoubtedly
speaking by authority, says: Mr.. COnkling
has from the outset been desirous Of avoid
ing difficulties or farther dispute on the
question but has not seen how he could con-
sistently abandon his attitude of last year
His New York friends have taken the same
view, and there has, therefore, been no time
sirce the rejection of the Presidents ap-
pointments gear ago to succeed General
Arthur and Mr.. Cornell, that they did not
feel bound To reject any similar appoint
ments, and for the same reasons. They say
that they can see no warrant now fOr abin-
doring the ground which trey then occu-
pied. They have, therefore, determined to
reject the nomination., Of Gen. Merritt and
Gen. Graham
The hill for the relief Of the William and
Mary College was defeated in the House,
Friday, ny Il vote oi 81 to lbs. Morse and
Loring lot Mas,achusett>) were the only
New Engidudel- W hJ voted for the bill, and
thirty Democrats voted against it.
Hon Julian II,rtridse, representing the
First District of Georgia in Congress, who
has been Ill several day, died rucsday, of
pneumonia. This IL the third member of
Congress who has died within one month.
Senator Eimunds has submitted II concur
rent resolution declaring that on the last
three DAYS of this session no bill passed by
either House shall be sent to the other for
its concurrence, and oE the last day Of the
session no bill shall be sent to the Presi-
dent for his approval.
Alexander II. Stephens has again rallied
from AN attack OF neuralgia Of the bowels.
lie expects to be in his place in the House in
a few days.
The chairman of the House Appropria-
tions Committee thinks he has discovered a
big leak in the Interior Department. The
charges, which are made by parties in the
Patent Office, are. in general, as follows
Last year an appropriation OF Si5,oOO was
made Tor the purpose of cleaning the models
Ir Is charged that this work was done by the
regular employees wIthOat extra help. The
inference Is that the Si5, 900 has been poek
eted by somebody not entitled to 1t. ard
hence the necessity iOr an investigation.