The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-12


that the buyer, John A. Morris, purchased
the horse for Senator George Hearst of Cal
ifornia.
HENRY Hermann and Addie Stanton, two
aCComplices in the plot to baCkmail Phil
DAILY, the noted New York sport, have given
the whole conspiracy away and made con-
| fessions showing that Edward Meredith,
who fred the shot that wounded DAILY, was
the ringleader.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has instructed Rear
| Admiral Gherardi of the Brooklyn navy
| yard to prepare three men-Of-war to go to
| Hayti and demand the release of the United
States steamer " Hayden Republic" which
! is held by that government. The com
mander of the "Galena," one of the ships
ordered out, has donned his war paint and
says he will bring the Republic out in
short order.
WILLIAM VANTAssELL, the wel-known
New York auctioneer, was killed on Friday
by falling down the elevator shaft in his
firms new building in that city. He was
showing a friend over the building which
had just been opened, and stepped in
through the elevator door on the first floor,
expecting to enter the elevator, but it was
not there, and as the shaft was not lighted
| he did not perceive his mistake, and was
precipitated to the bottom of the shaft,
distance of twelve feet, fracturing the skull.
THE London Times is having considerable
| trouble in securing witnesses to appear in
its behalf before the Parnell commission.
Patrick Molloy, a refractory Dublinte,
tried to Jump" his subpoena and was
brought into court by the police. Pat was
as dumb as an oyster when questioned by
the Encouragement, but on cross-examina-
ton by Sir Charles Russell stated that he
had been " humbuggng the Times people "
and had only intended to get what he could
from them Mr.. Molloy was removed from
court and cast into prison.
A CURIOUS wedding was that of Rev.
Il g II.
named Christie. 1t seems that he became
sufficiently enamored of her to give writ
ten promise of marriage, but afterwards re-
pented and felt "A strong disgust for her.
She, however, insisted upon marriage and
he went through the ceremony, through a
conscientious desire to live up to his prom
ises, though he said both before and during
the ceremony he would never live with her.
He has so far kept his word 1t would APP
pear that it would have been well for him
to have observed the injunction of the Elder
Samuel Weller to his son, L" Beware of the
vidder, Sammy; beware of the vidder."
Congress.
The election is over but the last session
of the iftieth congress will vex the country
yet awhile. The policy of the democrats
was well illustrated on Tuesday of last
week by their course on the bill for the
erection of a monument to General Henry
Knox at Thomaston, Maine. The bill had
been assigned for that day and Mr.. Dingley
of Maine earnestly advocated its passage,
but it was defeated by the democratic fill
busters. Enough refused to vote to leave
the house without a quorum, and by per.
sistence in these tactics for four hours pre-
vented vote until the hour of five, when,
under the rules, the house adjourns AS the
bill had only one day for consideration the
four hours fllibustering by fifty Bourbons
defeated it. - The Union Pacific fund
ing bill came up in the senate on Tuesday.
There is unexpected opposition to this
measure among republican senators. Its
final consideration has been assigned for
December II. The indications are that the
| bill will pass. Senator Frye is its leading
advocate and Senators Plumb and Teller
are opposing it. - The tariff bill has
been the special order of business in the
senate each day. Several amendments were
presented, but no vote was taken, as the
senate adjourned on Thursday afternoon till
Monday. When the bill came up on
Wednesday the democrats put in fruitless
motion to table it. - On Thursday a
joint resolution was introduced by Senator
Butler proposing constitutional amend
ment extending the presidential term to six
years 1t was ordered to lie. - The
attention of the house was chiefly occupied
! last week with the direct tax and the Mic
aragua canal bill. The purpose of the tax
bill is to refund that portion of the direct
tax which was collected, amounting to S15,-
221 $50. The opponents of the bill based
their arguments on the alleged unconsttu-
tionality of the measure. - The Mic
aragua canal bill is practically the same
measure as the one passed by the Vermont
legislature. The bill was amended so as to
provide that nothing in the act shall be so
construed as TO commit the government to
any responsibility for the acts or obligations
of the company. The amendment requiring
the canal to be completed within ten years
was voted down, but the one requiring its
construction to be begun within three years
naSSp1 ('puprpSS tbp RIGHT fl
amend the act and regulate the tolls. The
opposition TO the bill was headed by General
, Spinoa of New York. II is probable that
the bill will pull through some time " before
Christmas" 60 Only one bill was passed
last week-that confirming the title of Iowa
settlers TO lands improperly certified to that
state by the department of the interior.
- Mr.. Nandever of California has in
troduced bill to divide that state. In eX-
PLANTATION, he saws that its great length has
, make il advisable to divide the state into
two sections, each of which may legislate
for itself 60 Senator Blair has put in a
bill providing for the establishment of
bureaus of information in geographical
sections including not more than 2OO, 0OC
inhabitants, relating to employment, wants,
homes, etc - On Friday night the house
adjourned till Monday.
OK Monday, in the senate an unsuccess-
full attempt was made by the democrats to
postpone consideration OF the tariff bill till
January 10. The amendment to lower duty
, on beams Orders and joists brought Mr.
Sherman to his feet. He made an earnest
appeal in favor of leaving the bill as framed
by the committee. No vote on the amend.
ment was taken - The following bills
were introduced in the house by Mr.. Law
Ter of Illinois, granting pension of $l2 pei
month to soldiers and sailors over sixty
years of age; by Mr.. Morse of Massachu
! sets, repeating the interstate commerce act
A resolution was adopted instructng the
judiciary committee to investigate cases OF
corrupt use of money in elections and
recommend restrictive legislation. The
District OF Columbia and pension appropri-
3 alton bills passed.
r THE holidays and the cold winter weathe Ell
are now rapidly approaching. The joyful
season is eagerly anticipated by young
folks in thousands of homes; but in
nearly all there are one or more older one