Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04
IEWh.iI,IsA TROUBLES.
Warm Debate in the Massachusetts
House aver Buffers Latest.

Dy Telegraph To the Free Press ani Tlmesl
BosrcN, Mass, May o.-ln the House TO-
day warm deb de took place on the bill
appropriuling 5000 for the support of
Tewksbury almshousc. Several members
coiten led that 10 appropriate ltss thIn the
amount $ mated us Necessary would he to
acknowledge the governors charge well
founded. Gushing clnsjdticd the governor 3
proposition 10 furnish MONEY to run the
almshouse an insult 10 every member of the
House. Means also Denounced i, vigorously.
| He said the board Of he Attn was fully COM
petent 10 sGpeivis' the expenditure of
money without was efulness, gnd it would
be undignihcd 10 allow private persons to
furnish money for the expenses of Slate
in stituiions Several members expressed the
opinion that the charges against the manage
mcnt were largely exaggerated and over
drawp. Means criticized sharply the portion
of The governors letter to the STATE beard, in
which he Iishts assertion # ms preto!a'ive,
| saying the governor Was elected no. % ,ske
the place # other officers aud O! boards, but
to facilitate in constitutional way the trans
actions of he State business. As lie saw the
| impo;sib.iity Of the passage Of Tie bill over
| the EO;rruJr's veto. that the State may not
be rim into d,rl t. suyc lie honor, lie should
vote fGr The sums named by the exponent o.
the Dem cratic party. Several members de-
Tended the governor
Ftnuc,sey dctcd the Republicans 10
point II a Particular in which the
governor oycr.lprrc! lie legal authority.
Baker eulogIcd the governor and said it
wqu,d h. wei il all TIE State institutions
were burned 10 he sro,.uG AID Tie inmates
Ham, .s.r Il t,.- No
tic governor hal been INSTRUCTED by the Re-
publican party in every attempt he made to
keep hjs promises 10 .hc people. That scan
dial to the State IL due to the Republican
lladC.- who com .cllcd the governor 20 de-
sCcud from M nigh 81, Lion TO prove
the charges IN Lis inaugural OF be
Liable to be proceed a liar Lincoln, a
Democrat on the finance committee, spoke
Of the care with which the committee OK
ahmed the cas-, and said Il know as much
.boI,, this as the governor, and think a little
n.ore and am not going to submit my
| opinion TO his
After the debate closed Tie Democrats be-
gan to illibuscr 10 pilvcui Il vote, claiming
there was not a full lonse. At 7,l5 adjourn
ment was had. The Excuse on which fill
clustering began WAS weak, Us the house was
unusually full. The leading Democrats pro-
posed to compromise on $4,000, which IS
looked upon as CiyinS away the whole
CLAIM.
The TcTksbury investigation.
The governor a.ain demanded every book
of the Institution, o-day. Charles Marsh
said that certain appraisal books had not
been delivered Inc governor said those
were the very books lie wanted, On the qucs-
ton of the stcalings of the institution Treas
Superintendent Marsh accounted for the
articles sold from the alnshousc, which the
governor criticized as insufficient. Brown in.
trodlLed papers to show that Marsh was
close careful buyer sud OF exact probity.
The governor questioned Hawley. of the
auditors Office about certain articles of
Mnrshs bills for Strawberries squads, oysters
and their prices, rcmarkiny that he had not
heard Of any Of them getting to the pa
tients.
Beals, the Partner.ShOOter, Arraigned.
Albert II. Beals, Jr., whe shot his partner
a. p. Pickett on Fall River boat early
Monday morning was yesterday arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Hallctt, and
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF man
slaughter He asked for continuance, which
was granted. Mr.. S,etson, clerk of the Cir
cult Court, furnished $4,000 bonds for his APP
pearancc on Tuesday next. Mr.. Beals is
terribly cast down over the sad affair. He
has employed Detective Dearborn to make
a thorough investigation of the case for the
benefit o. those concerned and their families.
|, is expected that a sufficiently clear state
mcni Of the matter can be made in the com
mssioucl's court, 10 render it unnecessary to
carry tie Gaze higher. Mr.. Beals is now at
liberty