Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-23

Hannibal llamlin doesn't believe the
Southern Senators are as loyal as the men
who went out in lSGO, thinks Grant will be
nominated if he will consent, hints that NJ
Blaine injured himself by his action on the
Chinese bill and says the Greenback craze
will soon die out.
nder the laws of New York, as they now
stand, Cyrus W Field and William II. Van
derbilt, to take two notable examples, escape
direct personal tax, their railroad and other
stocks being taxed through the corporations
MIR. Field has theory that every company
should be taxed upon its dividends. lie
says; "W hen its dividends were heavy the
tax would be heavy, and when there were
no dividends there would be no tax | be-
lieve such law would bring large sums into
the city treasury, and the sooner it was
passed the better should like it,
a rather curious controversy is now rag
ing in Pennsylvania For her contribution
to the national gallery at Washington lin
which each State is entitled to two statue4)
a duly appointed commission recommended
Muhlenberg, the Revolutionary patriot, and
Robert Fulton, and contracted with two
scul ptors-Miss Blanch Nevin, and Howard
ROberts-to execute the statues for the sum
Of s. 800 each and both works are well
under way. Opposition has arisen, how
ever, the feeling gaining ground that the
State should be represented by statues of
William Penn, its illustrious founder, and
'Mad' Anthony Wayne; and in the end
some kind of compromise is probable.
Four years ago Miss Layinia Goodell ap-
piled for admission to practice in the supreme
court Of Wisconsin. The law opened it to
all persons under prescribed conditions, but
the Chief Justice decided that "persOns" did
not mean women. The matter was carried
to the Legislature which decided that a wo-
man is q person and is eligible to the right
of practice. But the Chief Justice has
NiheAAf lJAiLti llt NuuIl NlLuUul
upon Miss Goodell's second application.
The Bnto2o E,Press thinks it was great
mistake in the Democracy not to haye pro-
hbited military interference Just previous to
the hate rebellion.
What With the choice OF State officers,
Legislature to formulate code of laws under
the new Constitution, the election OF Con-
grcssmen and local officials, the September
contest in California promises to be incan-
descent.
50 rapid has been the growth of the Re
publican States Of the West that in the next
apportionme2t Of Representatives, Iowa, Kan
sas, Michigan. Nebraska. Nevada, Ohio, ILL.,
nois and " Wisconsin will gain Il members on
the present basis Of apportionment. These
State IL then have III members to l06 in
the lid South.
EI-Surgeon General Hammond is very like
ly 70 be restored to his former position IN the
service. The court Of inquiry appointed to
IN .ui1- ~. his Gass GassEai ~, Ii i'rYef = an exam
fnation Of ibe evidence on which Dr. Ham
uiond vas discharged and the report has
been prepared on that evidence. Its known
that the President and Secretary McCrary
regard Dr. IIammond's case iavorably.
The Boston Trdreiler, which ought to
know, says Those who have been speculat-
my aS to whether Gen. Batter will or will
not run again for governor next fall may
cease their speculations. lie will run.