Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-24
OUR WASHINGTON BUDGET
THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF DATE OF
INAUGURATION DAY.
It's Defeat in the II ouse Creates Surprise
constitutional Amendments Relating
to Mormonism PropOsed-The Ma
tional Democratic Convention.
From our Regular Correspondent

I From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHGNGTON, Feb. u.
The defeat of Senator Hoar's constitu
tional amendment changing Inauguration
day to April 30, and extending the short
session of Congress to that date, in the
House was great surprise. 1t was
brought about by the friends of the joint
resolution introduced by Representative
Grain Of Texas, providing that the con
gres -iOuAl term shall begin on the lst of
January, following the election and end
on the 3lst of December The strong point
in the resolution is, that, members elected
to the House in November will take their
seats in January, making that body repre-
sent current public opinion instead of
opinions l3 months old as at present. This
change Is considered by many to be Il very
desirable one, and it can ne brought about
by he adoption of joint resolution by
u N Ii1uty of both Houses It accom-
pli-nes all and more than Senator IIoar's
measure, which only provi led for extend
ing the short session two mouths, while
tins Will extend it 10 months if necessary.
If the senator will propose the changing
of Inauguration day 10 April 30, in a sep
arate amendment, il Will be sure to be-
come a law.
Mr. Culverson of Texas to-day reported
from the House judiciary Committee the
joint resolution proposing the following
amendments to the constitution
]. Polygamy elall not exist or he. law
tul within the United states o. in any
place subject to their jurisdiction.
>. Polygamy shall consist i'm mar
riaEe relation by contract or in fact eX-
istng at the same time between one per
son OF either sex and more than one per-
son Of the other sex.
3 Congress shall have power, CON
current with the several ~tttes to en-
force this act.
The publishers have made formal
protest to the Senate committee on post
offices, against the bill recently passed by
the House debarring books. serials and
other publications which are not strictly
magazines from transmission through
the mails as second-class matter They
propose making big fight in the Senate
against the bill.
The light for the democratic convention
has now narrowed down to Chicago. 81.
Louis and san Francisco, with the chances
of getting it rathertin favor of the latter
1t is understood that the democratic com
mittee will set the date for their conven.
ton after that of the republicans. The
fact Of the matter is that they are afraid
10 take the initiative in a national cam
paia;n. They have followed the repuo-
lcans so long that they would not know
now to frame platform Wlthqut the r.i' re
S,,nc,., =. ,5,tv is tba s"na oid snail
XII r,obt fhe renuhlicans will set the pace
for them as usual, and it Will be too ta~l
for them to keep up with the procession.
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hehinJ him. and retained his military
position. Had he done so he would have
escaped much that undoubtedly helped
TO shorten MS NE
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