Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-28

70 INTRODUCES the army bill is made, on the
ground that such proceeding is improper
pendlng the appointment Of the appropriG-
lion committee.
Before the Wallace committee, to-day,
Gorham testified that the circular alluded to
IN the recent Senate debate. asking for sub
;criptiOns from ofhcehOlders, was written
with the expectation that it wonld be pub
Ilshed- In the original circular it was stated
that voluntary subscriptions would be ap-
proved by the executive department, That
was modified so as to state that there would
be no objection in any official quarter to
subscriptions. Those words were
understood to be approved by tho President.
ASTRONOMICAL.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Prof. Forster,
Of Berlin, announces that the planet OBJ
served by Prof. Peters, in II hours SO min
utes, right ascension. etc, is LetO.
THE oLIyER-cANEIoN CASE.
On cross-examinstion Mrs. Oliver admit
ted having written a letter to Mr.. Cameron
in which the following occurred
Give me 81 900 with the amount Mr..
Riddle now holds for me-this to be a final
settlement. | am sure it will be as far as
am concerned. | shall never hear from or
see you again. The moment | receive the
money shall leave for my home or in that
as hope to be in Europe on the
Presbyterian mission. You can ask DR..
Sutherland il | am not seeking it. | hage
concluded since | cannot get the govern
hat | -.
terrain mission"
Witness also admitted signing tho iol-
lowing:
january II. 1877. Received of A.
G. Riddle 1886, balance of $1,000, 10
full for all claim on Simon Cameron Mary
S. Oliver. Witness j. E. Padgett."
Received Of S. Cameron 81 900 in foil for
all demands and claims and ] am not to
write or approach him or send him any
messages hereafter for any purpose NJ.
Oliver
Thomas NJ. Oliver. formerly husband OF
the plaintiff in a sense, then testified,
and in several matters contrsdIetsd the
statements made by Mrs Oliver in her
testimony He denied that there was ever
any ceremony designed to unite them as
man and wife or that he ever said she was
his vile, but admitted that there was a
marble slab in a cemetery a. Louisville.
KY, bearing the inscription ''rOmrie,
daughter OF T. NJ. and NJ. E. Oliver"
which plaintiff bad pct up, lie said he
took Mrs. Oliver under his charge in 1851,
after staying with her at house of assig-
nation, that he tried afterwari to educate
her, but that her impulses were bad, and
he couldn't do mueh with her. lie lett her
in 1860, and ever since sho mas pestered
him with letters wherever he had gone
He never kept any Of her letters, because
thoy were not fit for body to read. They
had a legal contest over their daughter,
and be finally got possession of her. the
mother having abandoned her. The daugh-
ter was now married, but DO would not
have the plaintiff know whore she lived.
After this, plaintiff tried to get up O mob to
take the child away. and in 1874. for safety,
he sent her to convent in Philadelphia.
He had missed their old family Bible from
the house some time since. AID they all
wondered what had become OF it. 1t must
have been stolen. The Bible plaintiff had
brought into court was here exhibited. and
witness identified it as the one stolen Wit
ness counted up three wives. not 20 count
the plaintiff, that he had had from one Of
whom he had been divorced.
IN GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, March "a The democrats
have a working majority OF thirteen in the
Senate, yet there are indications that they
will refuse to admit Mr. Bell, who has been
appointed by the governor OF New Hamp-
shire to NIL the vacancy, until a successor to
Mr.. Wadleigh can be elected.
Ex-Representative Rsiney, who was IN
doubleday elected to the present Congress.
has received the appointment of register of
the land Office at Fargo, Dakota territory
Alexander II. Stephens and other leading
democrats joined in urging the appoint
ment of Mr.. Rainey, which takes from the
colorsd republicans of the south another of
thsir leaders,
NO COMPROMISE.
New YORK, March 25.-The Tribune states
that member OF the cabinet, who does not
hesitate to say that he fully understands
the Presidents feelings and purposes and
the position Of the cabinet upon the repeal
of the election laws, says in the most en-
phstic terms that there is not sign of
desire to compromise on the part of any
cabinet ofdcer. and that as tor tne President
nothing could move him in that direction.
He says further that the administration will
unhesitatingly accept the challenge Of the
democrats and stay here to resist the passage
of every law undermining those which
guard the ballot box until the term of the
adm inistration ends in 1881. Ii is safe to
conclude that every such law. il passed,
whether as q separate measure or a. a rider
on appropriation bills. will be vetoed.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-About three
hundred designations as repositories for
placing the per cent refundiug certificates
to be issued the first April, have been made
by the treasury department. Great inter-
es. is manifested regarding these certificates
and orders are received daily from various
portions Of the country.
Since the adjournment Of Congress with
out making an appropriation necessary to
keep the railway mail service up to its
present standard. thirty-one postal railway
clerks and route agents have teen removed
and fortyfve more will have to be dis
charged 10 bring the expenditures within
the appropriation for the current wear.
There are | 200 miles OF railroad without
route agents upon the line and this will
have to DO considerably increased the first
of April.
The two committees, appointed last week
BY the democratic caucus OF the House and
Senate. had another joint meeting this
afternoon and reached a final agreement
concerning both the general nature and
precise form of their recommendations for
political legislation during the present
session. They will recommend that q re-
peal of the law authorizing the presence of
troops at polls be effected By incorporating
in the army appropriation bill copy Of the
clause agreed to by tina House last session
that the Jurors test oath be likewise simply
abolished by the insertion of tbs repeating
clause in the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill; and
that the provisions then incorpor-
ated by the House in the same bill,
amendstory Of the law in regard to the
mode OF impsnelling jurors. be substan-
tally resdOpted by the dominant party of
this session. In addition 20 the two last
named clauses there will be recommended
for incorporation into the legislative bill
Immediately following the Appropriation
for the expenses of the colrts) o SERIES of
clauses, the effect of which will b. to repeal
the existing authority for the appointment
of chief supervisor and deputy msrshals for
elections, and to restrict the functions and
power of two supervisors of different
parties, whose appointment in the present
manner will continue to be authorized, to
those of witnesses and ehallengers only.
1t will also be provided that these supervi-
sIons must be residents and duly qualified
voters in the precincts where they are to
serve the jurisdiction of the federal courts
to punish such frauds ia elections
for representatives TO Congress as
may be reported by supervisors or
other citizens. is not to be interfered
with, nor will the caucus be advised to dis
turb in any manner the existing law known
as the enforcement act relative to suffrage
and other civil rights. the Recommendations
above outlined will be reported to the Joint
caucus of democratic members Of the two
Houses tomorrow evening.
Speaker Randall said to-day he expected
to be abe to announce the membership of
all the standing committees OF the House
on Tuesday or Wednesday next. The fact
that there are upwards. of l40 now members
q great deal of labor on the part
Of the speaker in completing the list.
NEW ENGLAND NEWS,
THE READING SAVINGS BANK DEFALCATIOS.
BosroN, March 2i.-The Reading bank
By its defslcating treasurer loses upwards
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