Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

! election, ana FdSUOl bSkeu nun lue IeSllu.
/ He replied that he did not know as the
returns were not in. Easton then said
that it "woud be n id outrage If Carlisle
were defeated by such an ignorant man.
Much other evidence for Mr.. Carlisle
was introduced, among 1t strong affidavits
denying the truth of Thoebe's allegation
that on the night after the election q
meeting Of Mr.. Carisle's friends was held
in the federal building to "fix" the re-
turns, because it had been discovered that
Mr.. Carlisle was defeated Overwhelm
ing evidence was produced that no such
meeting was held. The committee de-
cded not to reopen the Thoebe- Carlisle
case, but to confirm Carlisle's title to his
seat.
The vote was 12 in the affirmative, three
! members not voting.
The Presidents Position on the Pacific
Railroad Question.
| There is unusual interest manifested
by members in both wings of the capitol
concerning the presidents proposed mes
sage which is TO accompany the report o.
the Pacific railroad commission. 1t was
alleged by eX-Gov. Pattison and his
! friends that the president favored his
| (Pattison minority report. This, how
ever, is now strenuously denied by those
who have talked with the president. The
message, which the president has prepared
to accompany these reports, will. satisfy
| the country that he is in full accord with
the most advanced views concerning the
necessity of not only securing the govern
| ment Indebtedness, but requiring that the
| Pacific railroad magnates shall pay 1t. 1t
| is understood that the president has de-
layed the sending in of these reports in or
der that he might consult the attorney
+ general relative to some legal points in
Volved in the case. The report will be
| sent in early next week.
The Coming Tariff Bill.
The republican members of the ways
and means committee seem to take con-
siderable pleasure in nagglng Chairman
Mills about the delay in presenting his
tariff bill. Representative Reid, anxious
to ascertain the condition of things, met
| Mr.. Mills and in joking manner re-
| marked, "Mr. Chairman, how soon Will
Parsee Moore have his tariff bill ready :"
Mr.. Mills replied, 1--WE have discharged
Parsee Moore and propose to submit bill
of our own on line OF the presidents mes
sage and the prevailing aentiment of the
democratic party"
A Perplexity for Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Cleveland is perplexed about the
Jackson, Miss, affair. The committee
of one hundred" that bulldozed Republi-
cans at the late election, was partly made
up of prominent federal officers. 1t is
scandal that they should have been 80 en-
ployed, as everybody knows Yet Mr..
Cleveland will hardly dare to remove the
Offenders
Emigration Commissioners Look to Con-
gress.
1t is said that the emigration commits
sioners, instead of lighting Secretary
Fairchild through the slow process of the
courts, will come direct to Congress.
Those of the.New York delegation in favor
of the commissioners will ask Congress,
in view Of the urgency of the case, to act
and to appropriate money for the payment
OF the commissioners, and then the au-
ditors and controllers will be accountable
| for the payment.
lie Barnes Helped Write Message.
1t comes out now that lie Barnes, the
department, wrote the land reform part OF
Mr. Cleveland's message in 1886.
Lamar Confirmed.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The Senate to-
day devoted three hours and half to ex-
ecutive business, two and quarter hours
being spent on Lamar's case. Rid
dleberger, Stanford and Stewart voted
with the democrats, all the other republi-
cans voted or were paired against Lamar;
all the democrats were in his favor. The
discussion was almost entirely contine ed to
the republican side, the principal speak
ers being Edmunds, Evarts, Cullom, Sher-
man, Allison, Hoar, Hawley, ingalls,,
Wilson OF Iowa and Riddleberger, the last
named making two speeches. The line of
the opposition covered the official and po-
| liticAl record of the nominee, his age,
| business habits, and legal qualifications.
| IL is understood no speeches were made
! by the democratic senators. The nomina
lions of Villas and Dickinson were at once
confirmed.
The vote on Lamar's case was 80 to 2S.
| The Senate also confirmed the nomination
of +. Il, Bragg as minister to Mexico.
A bill was introduced to-day 10y Mr..
Chandler to alter the regulations enacted
| by the Legislature of South Carolina, pre-
scribng the times, places and manner of
holding elections for representatives to
Congress. 1t directs the county super
visors of registration to make each July
and August before Congressional cleo
ton, beginning in 1888, a new, full and
complete registration of all cleo ors quail
fed to vote for representatives to Con.
Rress. If any voting precinct is greater
in size than five miles from the
centre to any point thereof, the
| supervisor is to reduce the size
All registration records snail be pubic,
and the names of all electors shall be pub.
lished in one of the county newspapers at
the expense of the county.
The governor of the state Is required 30
days before each congressional election to
appoint four commissioners of election for
each county, apportioned equally among
the political parties. The commissioners
are il like manner TO appoint four man
ayers of the election for each precinct,
whose duty it shall be to conduct the
election, protect the voters, preserve the
peace, and before adjournment declare the
result. The congressional polling places
shall not be located at the same place
as the State polling place all bal
lots to be legal, shall be distinct
lively marked by the managers
of election To give all an equal chance
to vote it is provided that when five mem
bers Of either party have cast a vote an
opportunity shall be given the other polit
ical party TO cast five votes. 1t is made a
misdemeanor for the officers appointed tC
refuse to serve, and made felony for any
person to attempt to influence an election
by fraud, intimidation, or for the officers