Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-10

| fore the House committee on fisheries.
A number OF fishermen protested against
! the bill, while Mr. Phelps earnestly
defended the bill.
There came very near being serious
personal encounter this morning at the
capitol between Representative Thomas
of Wisconsin and Mr. John Boyd,
who is said to be a lobbyist employed
| by the Pacific railroads. Some days ago
! Mr. Thomas introduced resolution in the
House with the object of preventing the
issuance OF patents for lands to the Pacific
railroads. He was informed that Boyd
had circulated report that he Crhomas)
was actuated by improper motives III in
Producing the resolution, and that it was
simply Dlackmailing scheme.
Mr.. Thomas has been looking for Boyd
ever since he heard this. This morning
he met him in the corridor of the
House, and crowding him back
| in the recess of window, denounced
him in the most vigorous Ian
guage at command, and shook his fist in
his face, at the same time threatening to
demolish him. Mr.. Boyd did not resent
this in any manner, and no blows were
struck, but Mr.. Thomas gave warning
that If any railroad lobbyist cast retlec
| tions on his character he would wipe out
the whole tribe.
Some of the leading seedsmen of the
country are here endeavoring to secure
the passage of Representative Grout's
bill, which reduces postage on seeds,
bulbs, cuttings, plants, etc, to four cents
"A pound The present prize is l6 cents a
pound.
The fight that has been going on secret
ly against Cleveland within the demo
cratic party, must soon appear openly or
those who are conducting it will have to
acknowledge that the Cleveland men have
been victorious 1t is said here that Cleve-
land proposes from now On to fight back
whenever he is hit.
-
The action of the 4G democratic mem
bers of the House, in voting with the re-
publicans to retain Representative White
of Indiana in the seat which the demo
cratic majority of the House committee
on elections wanted to steal, has fairly set
the democratic party, or rather that por
ton of it that one meets here, by the
ears They howl and abuse the 46 traitors
as they call the honorable gentlemen, who
refused to violate their conscences in Or
der TO obey their party orders. Here's the
way the democratic daily organ here winds
up protracted wall on the subject: at
may just as well be said now, before the
struggle begins, that no matter how
bravely and ably the president leads the
party i'll support of sound democratic
policy, or how heartily and sincerely the
| democratic masses in the country approve
and sustain it and him, everything will be
put in jeopardy if the democrats in the
| House Of Representatives continue in their
| present demoraized and disorganiZed con-
dition."
A perusal of the list of democrats who
| had the courage OF their convictions re
veals the names of some of the ablest men
| in that party. Some of them have saved
the old hulk from destruction time after
time and 1t requires no prophetic ability
to say that among them will be found also
the men who when the proper time ar
rive5 will be found opposing the free trade
tariff bill that the Clevel&la wing of the
democracy is trying to bulldOse them into
supporting. Many Of these men will,
believe, eventually come into the republi-
| can party Oh account t the tariff and
some other points i'll which they agree
| with that party better than with their
own party. Such men are always wei
come additions to any party. Come along,
gentlemen
Senator Stanford of California has made
public letter, written to a constituent,
explaining why he voted for the contirma-
ton OF Justice Lamar. Like nearly all
such letters its effect is rather bad than
good, and he is likely to wish he had taken
the advice so often profiered to public
men by the newspapers, Don't write
| letters"
A bill has been passed by the Senate
which proposes that newspapers that are
now allowed to be sent through the mails
free to subscribers living in the county in
which they are published may be SAINT free
to subscribers living in other counties,
provided they receive them at postoilices
within the county of publication.
~
The ways and means committee Of the
House to-day, authorized a favorable re-
port to be made upon the bill for the con
slderatlon OF customs districts.
General Sheridan's enthusiastic recep-
tion during !Iis recent visit to New Eng
land, has stirred up the politicians in this
city, and given his presidential boom
new start, and one that promises to keep
going unless the gallant little soldier
shall stop it himself. Little Phil' Is
very popular
One of the most costly nkstands III the
country is one that is now in the posses
sion of eX-Secretary Robert Z. Lincoln.
1t was used for short time on his fathers
private desk in the White House. 1t was
presented to President Lincoln by the
delegate from Arizona as memeuto of
his friendship. 1t contains 400 ounces of
pure silver, and its making by Tiffany
cost nearly 5000. The presentation took
place only Il month before the assassina-
ton, since which event the inkstand has
been locked up in vault until a short
| time ago.
~
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio introduced Il
bill to extend the trade and commerce of
the United States, and to provide full
reciprocity between the United States and
the Dominion Of Canada. 1t is under