Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
CoSGIEssIoNAL-THE SUPERVISORS OF ELEC-
TON BILL IN THE SENATE REMARKS BIZ
SENATOR EDNUNDS.

sENATOR
WAsHISGToS, MAY Ex-senator Edmunds,
speaking on the supervisors bill said for the first
time political man1uvre hal been permitted to
crowd out an appropriation bill IN order that the
Senate might make haste to grasp the power 10 reg
ulate the appointments of superv isofs IN the in
terest of the democratic party He then proceeded
to oppose the pending bill Mr.. Elmaads said
when the election laws passed it had been demon
strated that the state machinery failed to secure
the freedom of the ballot II the people desire TO
sweep away every vestige of national control over
notonal elections they have only to give victory to
the democratic party in the coming election. II
they not quite ready yet to do that they would
also know what other action they should take He
admired the courage of the democrats In bringing
forward this and the cham of similar measures in
this presidential year, though the silence
with which they were attempted to be
carried through was ominous- The effect of the
bill was that the Senate might appoint the chief
Of Tammany As chief supervisor In New York city
and then there could be supervisors of election
appointed in that district unless they were agree
able TO Tammany, because the court must appoint
them, II al all, from those recommended by the
chief supervisor Mr.. Edmunds criticized Mr.. Thur
has been chief supervisor from overlooking that
Office again.
Mr.. Rollins spoke deprecatnely of the re-
suits of the investigation by the committee
on civil service of which he Is 4 member He
referred TO the alleged naturalization frauds in New
York aud TO the Southern outrages. He supposed
Kellogg was to he ousted for fear Louisiana would
not 90 democratic in the next election. The demo-
cratic senator was to walk over the dead body of
thousand LOUISIANA republicans in order TO secure
democratic supremacy He quoted from the evil
dence OF the outrages in South Carolina. referring
especially TO the Hamburg massacre. He spoke
sarcastcally Of the iesult5 of the various demOc-
ratio investigation committees.
Messrs. Butler and Lamar made remarks resent
ing Mr.. kollins's illusions to South Carolina and
Mississippi. Discussion occurred between MesSrs.
Cameron. Hampton Butler of South Carolina. Teller,
Mcdonald and klrkwood. is to whether the honor
of invenfng AMI rst using tissue ballots in South
Carolina belongs TO the republican or democratic
party.
Mr.. Howe, referring 10 something said yesterday,
asserted that only 900 persons disfrunchsed
IL Massachusetts by the educational qualification
swoEN IN.
WASHINGTON May Ex-senator Gordon
presented the credentials of Gov. Brown who wa3
then presented by Mr. Hill and sworn in a3 Senator
from Georgia.
COCK FIGHT.
Over 1000 persons attended cock fight
last night the Virginia end of the chain bridge
about miles from here. The fights were niue in
number, each between Baltimore and a Washing
ton bird for SIS each fight and 500 the id.
Washington won six out of the nine.
BLAINE BOLT.
Ex-Gov. Yarmouth will head bolt of
CONGRESSIONAL
A large amount of new business was
presented IN the Senate to-day. 1t is believed that
the session will be concluded by the 18th Of June,
but some say the lst of July. The Senate passed
the little deficiency BILL Senator Window endeav-
ored to have an amendment added to the deficiency
Eaton objected and the amendment was defeated by
party vote.