Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-27
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
EDITORIAL BRiEFS.

President Harrison has appointed Martin
A. Knapp prominent lawyer Of Syracuse,
n. V, as a member Of the interstate com
merce commission, in place Of Judge
Schoonmaker who retres.
One of the signs Of the times in Wash
ington is the appearance Of portraits Of
Gov Hill in the various public places, the
beginning, evidently, of his canvass for the
presidential nomination.
Free silver coinage undoubtedly got its
death-bow in the House for this session
last Friday. The House coinage commit
tee reported the Senate free coinage bill
adversely aud the measure now stands at
the foot Of the over burdened House calen-
dsr with recommendation that il do not
pass
The Democi ats in the House flibustered
four hours last Friday against the bill for
the relief Of the business Of the United
States supreme court. Their only reason for
wanting TO kill it was that it gave Repub
lcan president power to appoint nine new
circuit judges. Speaker Reed finally over
came their tactics aud the hill went 10
conference
+. G. Crawford writes to the Tribune
that the President has been as much in
st umental in killing free coinage at this
session as il he had vetoed Till passed 10y
both houses uf Congress His attitude
against rNtrrmr silver Legislation has been
we'll known. and hns hnd It's influence
When some representatives went tu him
during the recent agitation and asked him
what he wanted done hr said Nothing,
firmly, aud in way that it was very evi
dent what he meant
It is one Of the amusing things Of the
day to see how steadily Mr. Cleveland con
trives to keep himself before the public
HIS latest is All interview with "A New York
Herald reporter ia which he said that he
had no idea Of writing letter refusing to
allow his name to Ice used Hs IA candidate
for the presidency next year. After sift
ing all the talk pro aud con in regard to
Cleveland's probable candidacy, Mr. Craw
ford tells the Tribune that there are plenty
Of prominent men in Washington who he
lievr that his unpnpuhrity with the country
will br 50 far demonstI ated that his with
dIawal will come IN due time
The responsibility of the New York. New
Haven aud Hartford railroad company for
the shocking accident ON its line in New
York city last Friday Is "A heavy one. The
company is very wealthy. aud it Is said that
1t practically controls the railroad lrgisla.
tion Of Connecticut 1t has steadily resisted
all efforts tn compel it To obey the laws of
New York 10y substituting steam heat in
its ears for car stoves ON the ground that
only n small fraction Of It's line is in New
York state. 1t is certain that some Of the
victims in Fridays disaster were killed
not 10y the collision, but 10y the fire which
took from an overturned stove The New
York papers are full Of Indignation over
the action of the company, and demand
that the legislature of the state now take
some means to bring the company to terms.
The Presidents appointment Of eN Gov.
Charles Foster Of Ohio to he secretary Of
the treasury to fill the vacancy caused hy
the death of Mr. Window was announced
last Saturday Mr. Foster is a native Of
Ohio and is Gj years old He began life as
business man, but was elected to Congress
in 1870. and served four terms He was
elected governor of Ohio in 1879 and re
elected in 1881 Last fall he was a camdi
date for Congress IN gerrvmandered dis
trirt with II strong Democratic majority