Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-09
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cred with a los OF ST .i!i.d. Martial law
has a5en proclaimed,
| P:HSONAt. ISb pDLiriCll,.
| Congressman llendricks L. Wright, the
new chairman OF the House Labor Commit
tee, will 60 to California about the middle
of July to take testimony in regard to
| Chinese labor. and the committee will also
visit met Of the larger cite aaI take tes,i-
mony On the labor question AMI kindred
topics. Mr.. y. ). Hewitt was chairman Of
the ,ame committee in the last Congress,
and took an immense mass of testimony, all
OF which was practically worthlc-s; and the
composition OF the present committee, with
an utter demagogue like Mr. Wright at its
head, is by no means guaranty Of any bet
ter work.
The Missouri Republican state Committee
adopted resolutions approving the veto and
declaring General Grant ,heiy choice inr
President in lSS0
The National Tieir. the Grecnlack erral
at Washington, rubli,he5 interviews with
Murch, De La Mltyr, Wright and othr. re-
splendent lights OF the alleged Grcenhlck
party and among Others with Bradley Barlow.
who is represented a dccllrin, himself fully
committed to the GreCnhIck policy lie add
ed that the people ct Vermont were carefully
watching the progress ui events, aad when
they could be assured that they would not
t,.l landed in
would wheel into line Tor currency reiurin
Such language mag he wcIl rrruga iur the
latitude OF Washing ton, hut at nome IT, utter
iolly is too Obvious to need pointing out.
Secretary Sherman is about to visit Ohio,
where he vii! confer with the party leaders
about the di>irab iity of his hciug the Re
publican candidate TOR Governor TINS fall a
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Press
says the Secretary i; unwilling to decide
until he has consulted with his friends at
home. The President prefers :, have him
remain in the Cabinet, but it his nomination
Hjaur rpatGy ne viii hGct 'Gr1ect 10 ms c,indi-
dacy. Ii the Secretary - nominated the hon
est-mOney issue will he the main one OF the
canvass, and the party will thus be put on
high ground for the campaig:. in 1850. \
ship would also hc apt t, create sharp F>e
in his Presidential -tock-and I'll reports in
dicate that victory i certain
When a certain cla>s Of individuals fall
out, etc The Richmond tNa) N'a,. (DcmD
calls the editor Of the Okul1ra (iliSs., sat
(Dem., "c1pI erhcad.
The President yc;o Of the army aJIro-
priation hii! has brought Mr. layc~ in liae
with the Republican rrcs- ol the country.
There i now united party. The enemy
Is solid. Let the Republicans close up the
ranks and victory Is certain. -Nir ior.
Commercial.
The vote on passing The Army hiil over
the veto WAS l2O AYES 20 II nays, - the
bill failed for want OF a two-ihirls vote.
GOV. Seymour again, in formal answer 10
the Belmont Conference asking him to run
for Governor OF New York, announce hi;
permanent retirement from public ii.e. lie
urges tie Democracy of his state To- cultivate
peace, harmony and unity.
\ Democratic Congressman, having sig
gcsted that it would he lolly Tor hi party To
refuse 10 pass the appropriation bulls. Mr.. F.
Blackburn answered hcrcely The Deuio- I
cratic party has no use for towards, sir. -
To this the other rctGrtcd And it has less
use for Il - toal."
The Springfield Republican. proved to its !
own satisfaction that The President ought to |
sign the Army hill. and would Republican
papers believed that he ought not sign it,
and would not Wh,n the veto come the
). K remarked that the President !
had done Just right, hut hal di~plcaSfd /
every body except th,'-e imaginary persons
who are Of lis own way oi IairLi.s tn, |
Is independent journalism.
The Rochester N. " D,o,r5r7' ha~ iu-
tervjewei prOminrnt bu-inc-7 man and IL
Democrat o! that city, hn has Just return
ed from the South, where b. l. lIISclY en-
gagged in commercial ntcr.tIa'.~, IL relation
to the public sentiment in that section.
Being Il Democrat. the gentleman ;ad no
difficulty IN getting az rnc purposes and sen /
timent- of the Cx-tun!cdtrItc~, AMI ht found |
them Just as dislnyai, lu>t a. violent IN their !
hatred OF the Government, and ldSt rs !
anxious II subvert its principles ami cstab- !
lish the doctrine OF Stat" rights, a. they were /
before or during the WAT
A Democratic iournnl at the Capitai calls ]
Mr.. Thurman, VINO = President ol the SEN /
ate in the absence at Mr. Wherlrr, |
Acting President OF the uHitrI State, be !
cause Mr. Tilicn and Mr.. ilenIricks have |
failed To qualify Tor ami ar'ume the dutir' ct 7
the utlicr, To which they were chosen
GOV. Robinson, oi Few York, probably ;
from lear ot military intimidation, vetoed .
bill allowing tho pasts ui the trani Army ul |
the Rcpuhhe to bury th,lr deaf comrades, .
with martial music un Sunday The Assem- /
bly, passed the bill over tbs veto hy - 10 II. .