Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03


date. Senator Morgan has the floor for
speech upon it whenever it is taken up.
Senator Davis, chairman of the committee
on pensions, says he intends to call up in
few days Mr.. Manderson's pension bill,
commonly known as the e.. A. r. bill,
granting pensions to eX-soldiers and sail
ors who are incapacitated from perform
ing manual labor, and providing for pen
slCns for dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers and sailors. This Is virtually the
same bill AS the one that Cleveland vetoed
pendent pension bill" When it is called
up there is sure to be a bitter political
wrangle over it, as already it is known
that Messrs. Davis and Mander-
son are to make strong speeches
in support of the measure, in which they
of the administration on the subject of
pensions and particularly the vetoes of
Cleveland. The administration will be
defended by Mr.. Voorhees, the distin-
guished copper-head from Indiana. When.
ever this discussion Is started it Is hard
to say where it will end it will be more
than likely to consume at least weeks
time. In the mean time, Mr.. Kenna is
waiting an opportunity to deliver speech
on the tariff, the surplus, etc., which he
Intends shall be reply to the remarks of
Senator Sherman on the same subject a
short time ago. Mr.. Platt will, it is un-
derstoOd, follow Mr.. Kenna with a speech
on the same subjects
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Tipping women are getting entirely too
common here to make it a pleasant sub
ject to write upon; only day before yes
terday handsome, well-dressed young
woman was picked up by the police patrol
wagon on Pennsylvania avenue in a
beastly state of intoXication and carried to
the station house to be kept until she got
sobered up; when mall probability she was
allowed to give 4 fictctious name, leave a
small amount in collateral for her appear
ance before the Police Court and then to
20 home aud grleve over her disgraceful
predicameut. IL the keepers of drug and
grocery stores can be believed, women
are their best customers for bottled
liquors, which they procure and drink in
the privacy of their houses. The women
who drink are by no means confined to any
one social class they are known to exist
in every grade from the highest to the
lowest. One woman in particular, whose
name in Difference to her honOred husband
shall not be mentioned, has become such
slave TO the habit that she does not hesi-
tate to openly drink whskey. Moth
| ing weaker will satisfy her now
no matter where she may be
until she loses all control of herself and
has to be carrird off to bed by her friends
or the servants in the house. This has
| happened to her at several large dinner
parties that were attended by Washing
| tons highest and most exclusive society
and the curious part of the case Is that
her openly getting drunk does not seem tc
affect her popularity in society she is
spoken of as being unfortunate" etc
but nobody seems disposed to say that sht
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the only true statement of her condition
~
The absorbing interest of members Of
the House in everything relating to tariff
| legislation was strikingly shown in the
House yesterday morning. Mr.. Randall
had moved adjournment, but pending
that motion Sc, eral members were allow
ed time to introduce, by unanimous con
sent, bills to be referred to committees
Among the members approaching the
speakers desk with bills in their hands
was Mr. Breckenridge, democratic
member of the ways and means commit
| tee. He handed up his bill, which
was read by title. The title indicated
that the bill was on the tariff. There
was an immediate fiutter all over the
House. Mr.. Mckenzie, republican
member of the ways and means commit
tee, obtained the floor and demanded the
reading of the entire bill He said he did
not propose to allow democratic members
of the ways and means committee tc
steal march on him. In a min
ute the whole House was in an uprOal
the members all rushing franticly for
ward. AS soon rs order was obtained and
the reading of the bill proceeded with, il
was ascertained that it was the old Hew
| lit customs administration bill of last Con
gress, and Mr. Mckinney consented to its
| introduction.
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Senator Hoar is quite confident that the
joint resolution which passed to-day by
the Senate, providing for the opening OF
Congressional session on October -, and
| the close of the short session on April 30
| and also changing Inauguration day tC
April 30, will pass at this session.
HEATH.
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