Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-02
NEWS FROM wAssniSGTOy.
Cublngt Meeting

WAsnlSGroN, d. c., Oct 30 1t is under
stood that several important questions pend
ing in III" different departments were dis
posed OF at to.day's cabinet meeting One
was the advisabity of ordering courts of
Inquiry to investigate the conduct OF Com.
mandcr Wildes and Lieutenant Darlington
IN the Greedy relief expedition.
Secretary Lincoln says that no conclusion
has been reached in regard TO ordering a
court OF inquiry t. Investigate Garlington's
management of the Grocly relief expedition
The general impression however is that an
investigation has been ordered. Secretary
Chandler says nothing further has been done
in regard to calling Commander Wildcs to
account.
Court Martial Ordered Isecau.c Orthe
Alleged Pinta Exiruvagance.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 3O.-The sccre-
tary of the navy to-day ordered court mar
tial for the trial of Chief Engineer Thomas
Williamson on the charges Of eXtrava lance
and ineiiicieucy in connection with the re-
pairs OF the L. :. 5. Pintl at the Norfolk
navy yard.
The Railway Mail Service.
The report of Superintendent THOMPSON
OF the railway mail service sho v3 an increase
OF "a in the number of railway p1stollicc
lines for the year, and a large increase in the
miles travelled by clerks and pieces of mail
matter handled. The errors ia distribution
have been reduce! from one in every 3sO5
pieces handled last year t. one in every Il53
this year. The superintendent asks ar in
crease OF S3lS. 900 in the appropriation for
railway postal clerks, aud also an increase |
OF S5o,O0O for railway postal cars. The |
Cn1nInl maid foo, 4.
were upon three lines from New York to |
Springfield, Mass, New York to Albany, |
and Philadelphia to Charleston. The report
asks authority to pay years salary TO the |
heirs of postal clerks killed in service, and to
give leave OF absence with pay to those in |
jured in railroad accidents.
The Utah Commissioner, Report.
The commissioners report says: $50 far
as we arc advised very few ii any illegal |
votes have been cast in Utah siacc the com. |
mission took charge of the registration and |
elections. The operation of the act of Con. |
gress in which this commission is created has |
been emlnently successful. The polygamisls
all have been excluded from the polls and
from eligibility to otiicr. Considering that
during me ~ years since the anti-polyramy
act Oh loO2 The penalties of that law have
been enforced against not exceeding three
persons 1t would seem that in the enforce
ment OF The present law against some 10 OO0
polYgamlsts who have been excludcI from
The polls it must justly be regarded that the
act has been fully and successfully
executed" The report continues "Ths
present Legislature, chosen at the Au.
gust election, is composed wholly
OF Mormons none of whom however live in
polygamy. This legislature will convene in
January. 1t will be their duty to adopt
measures for the suppression of poIycamy.
Ii they iail TO do so this commission will he
prepared to recommend the most stringent
measures compatible with the limitations of
INC constitution that may be necessary for
the suppression of this great evil We have
Already gwen the subject much study and
Will De ready at the proper time to nromntIv
present our views for the constellation NJ
the President and Congress"
Postal Estimates.
1t is estimated that the postal revenue for
the fiscal year beginning July 1st next. yiuI
DC $4', l04,OJO; the estimated expenditure ia
$00, O62, O0J leaving deficiency OF 40 o5s
OOO. The estimate for the comDensatinn 81
postmasters is $l2,25OOOO, an increase Of
appointed Supervising Architect,
WASHINGTON, d. g., Oct. 8O-Secre,arv
Folger has appointed Miflin Emlen. Bell Of
treasury. u "'o
Chinese In the Sandwich IsIand..
WAsHNeToN, D. c., Oct. 3O.-The LIN.
wailan cabinet have rescinded the former
action excluding Chinese laborers. Tbev
VIII now be admitted but in limited NM
bers. ''eu nuui-