Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
CLEVELAND lMPORTUNEO TO RE-
MOVE STATlSTlClAN DODGE.
Senate Edmunds's Bill to Increase Mrs.
Gen. Stannard's Pension-The Depend
ent Pension Bill Doomed-A YER
mont Boy Appointed Naval Cadet
From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April TO-
The fight for the removal of Statitiscan
Dodge, republican from the department
of agriculture, which has been waged for
some time by the democratic congressman
from the tobacco growing States, and
which had been almost ended by the re-
fusal OF Commissioner Coleman 10 remove
such useful official, has taken a fresh
start. The congressman are now working
on Cleveland. Their latest move was to
put copy of pamphlet, written by Mr..
Dodge in 1854, and widely circulated by
the republicans, showing that the agrl
culturalsts of the countrylare directly ben
eiited by protective tariff. They claim
that Cleveland has promised them that
Dodge shall go.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
sons have amended the dependent pen
sion BILL which recently passed the Sen
ate, by striking out the second and third
sections which give SIP month to all sol
ders of the war of the rebellion who
served three months and are now from
age or any other cause incapacitated for
earning living, or the same sum to the
widow and children of such soldiers as
have died and substituting therefor
the term of service, at the rate of one cent
a month for every days service In any OF
the wars, Mexican, Indian or the rebel
lion. In addition the amendment provides
that all soldiers, whether incapacitated OF
not, shall receive pension voted in this
! manner, after they have reached the age
OF 62 years. The amendment was
adopted by a strict party vote in the
committee, the republicans voting
solidly for the bill as it came from The
! lEN 1t l.,l1
never reach vote in the House this ses
z sion has 9been fully agreed upon by thu
democratic leaders in the House. 1t il
said that this agreement was made III de
ference TO the wishes of Cleveland, wit
r did not care to sign the bill at all, ant
] feared to veto it TINS year. If by an.
l possible combination of accidents h
should again be elected he will veto tn
D bill next year
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the freed
: mems bank bill has been taken from tn
y calendar of the Senate and referred to tn
!, committee on finance.
= ~
The international copyright bill he
e made been the special order of the Senat
$ for Thursday, after the pleuropneumoni
e bill.
e Senator Edmunds has introduced a bi
to increase the pension of the widow {
20 Mai. Gen. Stannard, one of the veteran
" of Gettysburg, from S4S TO 500 month.
, -
d The placing on record here yesterday
st two chattel mortgages on the househo
effects of Hon. George VI. Robson of Ne
7 Jersey, who was secretary of the navy u
p der Grant and afterwards member OF Co
N gres from New Jersey district, but wi
Of has long been resident of this city, cau'
i. ed much surprise. He was believed to
N wealthy man. but rumor says he Is no
q, hopeless bankrupt. MIR. Robson WI
in seen to day and questioned in regard
m the rumor, and he stated very frank
lg that he was in financial trouble, but
a hoped that he would eventually be able
lg pay all of his obligations.
is -
70 George c. Day, of Vermont, has bee
MT appointed by Secretary Whitney nav
cadet.
There is no present prospect of a brei
OF the deadlock in the House, thou2
a. quite u number of prominent democra
are Try lug hard to have the matter settl
~ by caucus of the members of tnat part
n but 80 TAR the filibusters refuse to ia
~ part in or to be bound by any caucus 8
AZ ton. They still insist that nothing sho
nj of the withdrawal of the bill will salts
,r them. The criticism of Speaker Carlisle +
al allowing this thing to continue indetinit
nv ly Is getting very bitter in some quarter
y HEATH