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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.

1t is thought that Gen. Fitz John Porter's
case will soon come up for final disposition
and that he will probably be placed on the
army retired list with the rank of Colonel.
The prospect is that nothing further vii
be done in the House regarding the electora
count until after the holidays. After the
Fortifications Appropriation bill. Mr.. Weed
chairman of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, will urge the consideration of his fund
ing bill, and he is likely to be successful, and
the debate on this measure, it is thought. vii
be prolonged until holiday recess.
Gen McCook will use every effort to have
the bill placing Gen. Grant upon the retired
list as captain general of the army, passed a
this session of Congress. 1t was introduced
after conversation with President Hayes
who is heartily in favor of it.
As many as sixteen Republicans will prob
ably contest the seats of their Democratic
opponents in the next House of Represent
atives.
The Virginians arc endeavoring to hav'
the programme of the Yorktown celebra
ton extend over twenty five days. On TIT
first day the United States officials and troop
will receive the French and other visitors
then each Of the old thirteen States viii
have its day, followed by reunion OF tn
Federal and State troops at the laying
the corner stone, and afterward u series o
| general demonstrations.
The House has adopted Il resolution de
clsring that 'thc sympathy Of this House i
hereby extended to the unhappy laborinl
class of Ireland in its effort to eject reform
in the present oppressive tenant system pre-
vailinc in that country"
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Agricultural Prizes.

We understand that the committee of
award for the agricultural prizes offered by
some of the trustees of the University and
State Agricultural College. have completed
their report The names of the successful
competitors, will Of course be announced IN
due time We understand that over t'co
hundred young farmers competed for the
prizes, 1O1 of them on corn and 104 on pota-
toes and that the yields secured by the i've
leading competitors averaged 100 bushels OF
corn to the acre-the season being, as all re-
member, an unfavorable one for corn-and
four hundred and fifty seren (457) bushels oil
potatoes to the acre The interest aroused
by these prizes and the results secured are sc
crcditable that the Legislature may well con-
slider whether it can do better thing for The
promotion of successful farming in ou'
State, than to appropriate a moderate sum-
to be expended in similar competitions IL
future A bill for that purpose, was, we no
ticed, introduced few days ago IN INT
House, by Mr.. Spear of Braintree and w
trust the farmers in the Legislature Will re
yard il with favor.
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not 81 FORENOON.

bt's ~.
Unfinished Ruslness.-S 1913, an act establishing
The s.I,rirs of certain State officials and abolshlug
Inc onirrs Of state superintendent of education and
State superintendent of agricultural affairs came up
Ms unfinished business, the question being on
nmcn,linr the hill hy striking Out the section which
alolishes The office OF state superintendent OF e'iu
cation ON motion OF Mr.. Thompson, as ths bill had
been amended IN The senate 50 AS 10 cnaige II ihI
trrally II was ordered TO lie and be printed
Passed-S -, an act IN amendment OF and IN at
,itlon TO chap - at the General Statutes relating
To nuslnccS, -.
Final adjournment Mr.. Ahr Of West Haven
called up the resolution relating 10 hna ADJOURN
ncnt and moved 10 amend 50 that the Nv" Houses
shall be finally adjourned Tuesday, Dee. q, ls,O al
~ m Pending which, the Speaker declared that the
hour had arrived at which TIE House had voted 10
90 INTO committee OF the whole Tor me 'ols,ueia-
lion Of H. ! and other hills relating {" taxation
Committee Of the Mhulr-fhe Speaker appointed
Mr. Palmer Of jericho ~ chairman. On motion OF
MIR Page Of Rutland Mr.. Merrineld of Newfane
was appointed clerk OF the committee. MI Blair
OF Barnet moved that the committee recommend the
passage oil II. Az, an act 10 rpuaIe TAXATION Whl,
mad ,u reported asia substitute hill from the Grams
II.i committee Mr.. Thompson Of lrasburgh moved
10 amend Src by striking Out all after and lnclud
ing thr word ..unlrss" IN The 5th line. which pro-
yl,i., that the person asking for deduction on ar-
connt Of debts owing. should give the name ami
Ilar, of residence at the person To- whom he Is
owing and the amount 81 owing 10 each person.
(Which amendment would di~allo" All hrhu'iions
If adoptrD. Mi. Blair uf Barnet opposed such nn
amendment, he thought THIS was gieat sifegiarh,
he was opp,.ei to any Deduction, hut the cpnniitec
InnuVht otherwise; II We were To have any detuo-
non Il ought TO he guarded 10y such provision a.
would b,. "A restraint and get II correct list Mt.
Thnmnsnu said Nr Bair argument WAS IN favor 81
,mcn,imcnt AZ II was hiS object 10 get true list
lie linen gave instances of giving wrong lists and
m, rnnnIyauc.s exercised hs individuals who Tried
Ia ,arnpr taxation. MIR. Page OF Rutland "nerch
an amendment Ia the amendment thhl section )
should he struck out and the words No Offsets
shall Ice allowed On m"hrNrd 'hpial l"r ",nls
uw,nr" should br inserted IN h"u iheirnf MI
Page sad that a. the blll now sio"h Wouh he III
l,r.ci rountrt with the laws of the | hned States
4Rft
s,Ytcm.ut hy utInting authorizes. He was nearby
nnnos.,I 10 me fraudulrnt Offsets now often male
Nr Whttury ~ Franklin SAID he was opposed 10
NJ Thn,un-on'4 amendment VI no offset WAS al
inw.J mere would lie marked injustice done 10
n,"ny hn,rst farmers ani others. lie hoped III
lin would tie passed ~ reported, W. harvey VI
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that the election of President and Vice
President shall be practically transferred
from the people to Congress. That body Is
given the power to object TO any or all votes
returned from State. and after consldera-
ton to reject all such votes, even when only
one set of returns is made. In the hands oil
the desperate Democracy, beaten ut the
polls and hungry for the spoils, such powers
would be full of peril to peace, order and
law. To overthrow the popular will
and seize upon the government would be easy,
for the dominant party in Congress by mere
technicalities and bogus certificates could re-
verse the decision of the people or throw out
enough votes to prevent an election, and then
elect their own President and Vice-President.
Further than this, the resolution undertakes
to settle constitutional rights and impose
constitutional duties by means of joint rule,
mere bylaw of CONGRESSES own creation to
govern their proceedings and actions when in
joint session. During the past four years
the Republican members of Congress-nota-
bly, Senator Edmunds-have proposed sever
al carefully prepared and understandable
laws to regulate the electoral count but the
passage of these or any other propositions,
except such as the Morgan rule, has
been prevented by the Democrats in power.
| In the House, at the close of a very able ad-
dress on the subject, Mr.. Robson introduced
a substitute resolution, which provides that
the two Houses shall meet on the 18th OF
February next, with the President of the
| Senate in the chair, that two tellers shall be
appointed to receive and add the votes as de-
clarcd and that the result shall be announced
by the President of the Senate in the pres
encc of the two Houses This is very SIM
pie and very fair, and its passage would set
tie the question at once and leave the way
clear for legislation on other important meas
ures now pending, such as the refundiug acts
and the appropriation bills Since the above
was in type Washington specials announce
that the Democrats in the House, have decid-
ed not to press the electoral count resolution
any longer al the present time. Since it
seems to be impracticable to get quorum OF
Democrats alone before the recess They
will attempt to have their whole force pres
ent at the reassembllng or soon afterwards,
and expect then to carry through the resolu-
ton. The Republicans believe that if the
resolution is laid aside until after the Holt
days, il is doubtful whether the Bourbon
element will again be able to obtrude it upon
| lao IJau.n
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Rrouuovp -Ouite pleasant surp

RIoHMoND Quite pleasant surprise
PARTY took Mace on Friday evening last AL the
house OF Hon. Ezra b. Andrews. About lofty OF
the Judges friends brtOOk themselves 10 MS resi-
denre to present HIM an easy chilr, ioot stoo.,
neck lie and face SHAWL. The presentation speech
was made. by f. r. Gleason. ESD, who called the
attention of TN, Judge to the fat that lew OF ms
friends including some of the ladies belonging 10
The church where he had long been chorlster, nsd
l,l-,r,t.l him To present him the gifts whlrh
me, mai brought 10 him an expression nf the
Inv. they harr 10 him. He remarked that he hoped
Ia, uirht long outlvc lis usefulness and when he
M The future should occupy this chair during the
declining wears of life he could with safety reckon
upon the fact that he was surrounded BY friends
who would Lee happy to have presented him more
costly cir which would he more adequate Ia com
pcnsafr hun Tor The long years OF untirlng
ilhnr which he had done III the church
choir Judge Andrews, responding, sail
his heart full 10 Overlooking and
hmsrfanL family were taken greatly by surprise
IN the reception Of the gifts. which he would accept
not ~ "A reward for services rendered the church,
for II any reward anticipated for doing his duty
he hoped To receive II In the next world, hut
should consider II ~ prompted by the assurance
that he had simply done his duty In the community
where he had lived and hoped 10 end his days AT.
ter he ami his good wife had been conducted anu
III turn seated IN the oriental chair the large c0in-
plhy proceeded to make themselves al home Inc
party broke up at late hour leaving the Judge sni
his estmable wife With the best VI feelings l.
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The long and bitter debate in the House
OF Representatives "a the question of the
electoral count promises 10 hc indefinitely
continued, the practical limit being the OK
isteuce OF the present Congress. 1t is a
curious fact that IN this instance the Repub-
licans are the champions Of States rights and
the Democrats of ccnIraliIlton-the creed
Of the latter being, apparently, exceedingly
flexible, As might BE- expected Of party held
together chiefly by the cohesive power Of
potential public plumber The Morgan
joint resolution, which passed the Senate as
a party measure at the last session and
has been stubbOrnly urged 10y the Demo
cratic majority in the House. to the exclu-
sion of practical business, provides, in brief,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17

pTpIcArKp TO The SCHOOL ct Apv,ScEp UHorGH

EpIcArKD TO The SCHOOL or Adv ,ScEp THOUGHT
L crave with a craving intense,
To which words 10 justice but slight
Hong with longing immense.
Esthetlcal sweetness ami Light.
IseeI II in London IN vain,
Ilyain DER the pavement jig;
For Sweetness | md but a drain.
For light encounter 4 fog
search scaiemical groves,
And venture hereon 10 remark,
That strangely II somehow hehoONes
All Dons 10 be sour aud darn,
follow an African track
Where white man ne'er planted his feet,
To find that the niggers are black,
And anything rather than sweet
hunt ey'ry new tangled book
lwho knows all the volumes lNetetls
rTis useless for Sweetness to look
And Light: LORI They're heavy ~ leii
In vain from sage green dtm"I'ls
This Sweetness and Light woulI cut
md these H,sthetical bellies
Are awfully bitter-aud dult
I'm longing for Sweetness and Light
On tell me- oh where can u he
on bid not my fancy take night
by calling 1t iddle-de-iec-
IL Sweetness and Light. then. all stun :
Mol pastry cook pitirs nv plight
And gTeedily eat up pull,
For there's Sweetness in that and II q ilIhI
-EFlft Fun.
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GENERAL SUMMARY.

Six overdue steamers, the Erin, Standard,
Victoria volmer, Harold and Rotterdam arrived al
New York, on Friday last The Nomer towed in
the Victoria which had been disabled by the loss Of
her rudder. All reported very stormy weather on
the sea.
Vanderbilt, a current report says, has bought
e. 100 shares In the Union Pacific railroad from
which Jay Gould intends 10 Withdraw, dc voting
himself to the extension Of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas He intends 10 build the lat er the
Mexican frontier and thence to the CITY OF Mexico
Minister Christiancy's divorce DILL charg
ing his young wife with adult cry. has failed. The
wItncsses III the case identiD ed quite another wo-
man from Mrs. Chrlstiancv as the party involved.
Mrs. Christiancy Will now Il Is said. not only gain
her divorce and her alimo n.y. but show that she has
been fouly slandered.
Jerry Greening, tb famous hunter of Pike
county, Pa, started 0 Ut on Nov. 22d to kill bears
Not returning IN the .sual time, search WAS In
stiiuted. in lonely swamp, frozen over 81 that
walking was comps .raiively easy, the party WAS
hprrihed TO hnd the skull, and disJonted skeleton
OF a man. Four larf &c bears dead and Frozen lay
around him, show ny how dearly he had paid for
ms NE Inc ret IaIDs were those Of Jerry
dreening. One OF the dead bears had bitten away q
pail OF JerTys nv hi foot and the ghastly fragments
were still betwe Jn his teeth. A wound IN his neck
showed that Is grasp Of The hunters foot was
followed by a Atal blow from the hunters knife
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17

LANoILLR County CoUKT. About iour-
teen cases were assigned for trial before the
commencement of court, but these wllted
down to two before the noon recess viz &,
Boynton vs.. Mobiles, and Perkins, appellee,
Va. West, appellant. During the recess the
bar held meeting, and it WINS voted to re-
quest an adjournment until January llth.
This was eventually acceeded to. Wednes
day afternoon a divorce case, Brown VI.
Brown, was heard. and bill granted to the
petitioner, divorcing him from his wife AIDE
laids, upon the ground of her intolerable
harshness and severity, and desertion oil her
husband K II. Start Of this city for peti'
toner. On Friday, the grand jury got
through their work they have found hve
true bills. and found an indictment against
Smith Of johnson, in five counts charging
him with mans!aughter, abortion and aiding
and assisting to procure an abortion whereof
the girl died The grand and petit juror
were then discharged for the term and az
adjourned term will he held the second Tues
day of January for the transaction oil cour'
business. DIR. Smith is in jail, as he cannon
find bail
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Ii Vermont is to be Professionally redis-
tricted at this time, or whenever it is redis-
tlictcd, there can be, we think, no question
as to how the line will run. The long thine
usage of the State, which has divided by
the mountain line, in the selection Of United
States Senators and of alternate Governors !;
the natural division Of the State by the Green
Mountain range; and the fact that north
and south line will give the most equal divis-
ion Of population, without dividing counties,
all point 20 the same conclusion. The COM
mittee on the subject, in reporting in favor
of the mountain line, doubtless reflect the
Judgment and wishes of the State. Any
scheme for running the dividing line across,
instead Of up and down the State, will prob
ably lie found, if traced to its source, 10 have
its origin in the personal desires and interests
Of some candidate for future Congressional
honorS who thinks his chances will be bet
ter in district arranged specially to suit
HIM. But the Legislature will arrange that
matter TO suit the masses rather than in
dvidualS.
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II is possible that the prevalent impression
that the Americans are the best dressed pco
Pile in The world AMI That the working peo-
pie especially in the United States are able
10 and do dress more comfortably than simi
lar classes abroad, may need some revision
The English writer Mr.. George a Sala, il
his recent letters written from this country,
claimed thai the working classes in England
and Scotland wrrr letter and more comfort
ably dressed than he found those in Tho
United States in lr. And now comes a cor
respond, 1T 81 the Brooklyn Eagle, who
writes from the midland counties Of Eng.
land, who na, as the same statement, adding
that no poorly ,!r,s-'d prople are TO lie seen
in that country HAT as respects wooden
garments. especially, the people are better
aud far more warmly clad than the same
class s in the United States. The writer ex-
presses bis or her surprise at this condition
u! things, which was wholly unlocked for.
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HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1J.-In the debate on
the fertilization hill, Mr. Baker stated that with .
single exception the hill was identical with that of
last year. The sea coast fortncations Of the cOun
nv were in "a deplOrable state.
Mr.. Randall SAID that the grandchildren Of Mr..
Baker would not see any nation attacking the har
bor of New York.
Mr. McCoOk said that during is nrsi hundred
years tins country hal been Al war for sixteen
years.
Mr.. Reed said thai this country was IN a condl-
ton as To lis sea defence, which, taking into
consideration its financial condition, was dlgrace
IN the extreme. Win large surplus revenue
Congress could afford to look the situation fairly IN
the face. To-day The hest hdrbor In the country
could be entered by the war ships Of Europe safely
10 themselves and with the utmost injury to the
harbOrs. Congress should face the extent of the
danger Of war and meet It. though the chance OF
war be but one out Of nfty- There was but one way
10 meet the danger and that was Icy constructing
Notifications Mr. Ellis said the nIted states had
t. 600 miles of sea cost utterly defencclrsS and that
any European mln-Of-war could ride safely into New
/ York harbOr without being injured, and levy on
that city, contribution OF one hundred thou
| sand times az great as rhe amount the chief or
| ordnance asked for making great guns to defend
/ the sea coast.
The committee then reported the bill tothe House,
| when il passed.
The committee ON tho Mississippi lryeeS reported
bill apprOprating 81 100000 for Improvement OF
| the Mississippi river. ordered To ht printed and
| rccommitfed.
The House then adjourned.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The reelection (by less than 1000 major
ity) Of Mayor Prince of Boston, is taken to
mean that there will be no retrenchment, no
restraint upon the liquor traffic, and no re-
duction of taxation IN that city.
Trust no man who parts his hair in the
middle" said John Kelly of Mayor Cooper,
and the New York Sun, Tribune and Epen-
inn Post are discussing the proposition.
The President has accepted the resignation
of Secretary Thompson, and has designated
Secretary Ramsey to act as Secretary OF the
NAVY in addition to his duties as Secretary
of War from the Goth inst.
Manning, who contests the seat OF hel-
locg in the Senate, was Presidential elector
in Louisiana, and cast his vote for Hancock
while holding his commission from the gov
ernor as Senator by appointment. III he is
Senator he could not act as an elector. II
his vote is counted it must be on the assump-
ton that he is not senator. Either way he
is in dilemma.
The Garfield family is described by cor,
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer as in
different to the greatness which has crowned
the head of it. While Gov Foster was visit
ing the President-elect at Mentor, one OF the
chubby, curly-headed sons OF Garfield took
piece of chalk and wrote 1929" all over the
house, against the porch. the gable OF the
barn and the fences. Garfield looked at Inc
performance, turned to Foster, and said
Charley, did you ever see the ingratitude Of
SONS exemplified like that -
The Washington Post wants it distinctly
understood that this Congress will vote nc
pay for Deputy Marshals.
There seems to be no doubt that the reor
ganizaton of the United States Supreme
Court will be completed this Winter.
Burdette of the Burlington (Iowa) Hack
eye thus sums up the result of the President
ial contest 1.-The election must have salts
fed everybody. The anti-Masonic ticket col
one more vote than its own canvass showed
it entitled to f.; the Prohibition ticket go'
twice as many as it knows what to do with
a.. c.oo,,,,.i, ~, ,,-,. ,ho, !, de0srvaJ IN,
n ,ne o,,ne - ~ - - .nJ N,
Der'ao-s,-s, -, 49,, 49,, ,hon ,hex
1901
Ths Mounh;s 1,a,,,.1. admit. that Wade
uomr,o, INV b;s blatant boas, at Cincinnati
=, iva .o,;d Southern vo,.s h;s cal, for lie,
,,d I.oLson n-;nc;r,.s IN h;s s,aun,on Va
snaoot an,; h;s r;d;c,,o,s fool;no with Jobr
Sho,,an ..oan,o ON, ., tho Presidential can
VOC. q, N. ,;r,e end q, tho bornn
Ioctror, .L,v-nal. In civ successive pres
80, .,.o,; a.. n,,,,o,.,s have been
h..,.r .verv time No recular Democra
nho :. NJ, ovs- forty ors wears of age ha,
90, ro,.a fo- successful President. ant
.,.,,,.,1,, ~, r,.,,har q, tho, Marty will eve,
-, ,,,., p-.;d.,,;., chair b,, fair ms.ns n,
fouI W. believe ,hs.o ,.c,s are workin,
-...,,, ,,,., v.rv MANI q
=. 49,, COS, ,,.,, o.. ,;red n, tr;n,
-. a.t..,od .nd tho d;s;n,egra,ion o
49,, o;,, On ron;d,v We believe /;
- N.,;oaoI Com,n;,,oe shou,d ;ssue a,
.dd,... .;un,v saving. "Tbe Democrati,
,.,ar :, xo,,a carr,
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Final ajiournmept-Mr. Page, IN behalf OF the
committee on unal adjournment, OF their own mo
ton reported back the resolutions.
Iegislativs Direciory-S. l2c. an ACT IN relation
to State printing which provides for printing drec-
tories Of the same style, etc, AS That OF 1876 was
rad the third time. Mr.. Page said that since the
Committee on Ways and Means had reported they
had ascertaned some facts which, had they known,
vould have Induced them To report against u The
expense he said, would he Increased from s5'" -
10 $40 The house then refused 10 pass Tue blll'
Ths Grand Iist-H. "a an ncl 10 etluallkc tafa-
ZION came up AZ special order, Mr. Alien of Hines
buryb moved 10 amend, aud on the motion OF MI.
psve Of Rutland TINS bill and the others OF the same
nature were ordered TO lie and the House resolve II
.eIf into a committee Of thu whole AT hiieen nln
u,es AFTER nine to morrow morning. TO consider
Them. , -, ,,..,
NJ Uool or called up H. 40, an act IN addition Ia
chap -, g =, entitled OF the grand list Ihe amend
man,s nrouosed by Mr.. Merrlneld were agreed TO-
.a.. ia. NAYS IL A general discussion on the
y,.eri,. Of the bill followed. The third reading OF
~. mi WAS then ordered for Thursday afternoon,
The nil ns amended reads NJ follows; "lhete shall
he deducted r0n the list OF real estate oil each per
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SOUTHERN NEWS.


BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-John Price, who
served IL years and months in The Maryland Pen
iieniiary for the murder Of Clinton James, and was
parlOned by Governor Hamilton, was released To-
tlay This Is the third sentence he has served Tor
MURDER the second being for killing George Camp
hell in New York in lSi9. He was convicted OF
murder in the second degree and sentenced 10 Is
years. \ pardon on the day before the expiration
of his sentence saved his citizenship. In ls6j he
was released and conducted himself very well for
wear until In lS56 he had difficulty with James,
whom he shot and killed and was again sentenced
10 Is wears in the peniientiary. In his early life
Price Killed David Donaldson. for which he served
A sentence. lie Is now III his slXty-nfth wear, and
has spent nearly thirty-tve wears IN prison.