St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-04

Identified and classified, 80 that the char
acter Of the candidates support is
known Enthusiastically. Each carefully
certified name carries just as much
weight as any other. There Is no OPP
portunity for favoritism. Wherever an
especially lively contest develops the
congressman makes a personal visit to
the scene Of conflict. His plan Is not
likely to be generally followed, because
1t devolves too much conscientious In
vestigation and toll on the. part Of the
representative, but the Vermonter's
friends are watching his experiment
with good deal Of curiosity.
President Mckinley has under con-
sideration, and shortly will act upon,
report submitted by Commissioner Of
Pensions Henry Clay Evans on the con-
solidation Of pension agencies ordered
by President Cleveland shortly before
the change of administration. The re-
port recommends complete revocation
Of the order, allowing the agencies to
stand in the same position as IL the order
had not been made. Commissioner
Evans takes the ground that the change
would involve cost of 5000, 900 at the
outset for which there Is no appropria-
ton, on account Of establishing the new
records, etc.; that at least there would
be no saving accomplished except OF
salaries Of agents dropped; that they
would be sacrificed in some cases and
expenses Of clerical force increased;
that some of the same agencies are in
government buildings now, and the item
of rent would figure largely in change,
and that while some changes might be
made in other ways later on, the present
scheme, which abolishes nine Of the
agencies and removes both the Topeka
and Des Moines agencies to st. Louis,
should be entirely rescinded. Commits
sioner Evans says that probably all the
pension agencies will be consolidated
into one. This order affects New Eng.
land in that the office at Concord, N. H.,
and Augusta, Me-, were, under the Cleve.
land order, abolished. If the Mckinley
administration abrogates the order, then
the Maine and New Hampshire soldiers
will hereafter, as formerly, draw their
money through the Augusta and Con
cord agencies, rather than from Bos.
ton by MAIL as proposed by the Cleve.
land order.
It is understood that Justice Field will
retire from the supreme bench soon, and
1t may be stated positively that it is the
intention that Attorney General Nc
Kenna shall succeed him on his retire.
ment. The supreme court has adjourned
until the October term. 1t Is probable
that before they meet again Justice
Field will have retired. The state OF
Justice Fields health has led to repeated
reports Of his contemplated retirement.
but now there appears to be better rea.
son to believe that his retirement is close
at hand. 1t Is probable that his resigna-
ton will follow soon. 1t has been hia
constant desire that his honorable
career as a member Of the supreme
court should extend over a period longer
than that Of Chief Justice Marshall.
Marshall served 81 years. months and
s days. In August, Justice Field will
have served "a years and months. He
Is a New England born man, Haddam.
Conn.,, being his birthplace, where he
was born Nov. 4, 1916. His appointment
on the bench is credited to California,
where he now claims residence, and
in appointing his successor, President
Mckinley will place another Racifid
slope man on the bench in the person
Of Attorney General McKenna. 1t is an
open secret in Washington that Mr.. Nc.
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attorney general in the present cabinet
on the understanding that upon the re.
tirement Of Justice Field from the bench
he (McKenna) was to be selected for the
place thereby made vacant.
The New England people interested in
the manufacture Of cheese will be glad
to know that Secretary Wilson of the
department of agriculture has taken
steps looking to the enforcement of the
law against the expectation of filed
cheese, except when plainly labeled as
such. Representative WILDER called on
Mr.. Wilson, in company with merchant
from Liverpool, who had been imposed
upon by American exporters Of filled
cheese as pure article. The Liverpool
merchant brought with him proof Of the
fraud that has been perpetrated. Mr..
Wilson at once conferred with Secretary
Gage, who promised to see that the in
ternal revenue officers take active
measures to prosecute those who export
filed cheese as cheese, and in that way
largely destroy the foreign market for
the dairy products of America.
The fraud has done an enormous In
jury to the American export trade, and
Is regarded as very important matter
at the department of agriculture.
Mr.. e. H. Fowler of New Hampshire
has been promoted from a $4,000 place in
the coast and geodette survey to one
commanding $4,000.
Some Of the busybodies in Washington
have been active Of late in endeavorine
to circulate story that Senator Hawley
Of Connecticut and Senator Aldrich OF
Rhode Island have had a falling out over
some trivial matter. They have recently
had little discussion, but the whole
affair was clothed in senatorial cour-
tesy," with frequent applications OF
senatorial dignity" and these two New
England senators are as good friends as
ever. 1t takes more than little discus
sion on the tariff to upset our New Eng
land senators, tell you.
William A. Day has been appointed
third assistant keeper Of the light sta
ton at Cape Ann, Mass.
Congressman Barrett of Massachu-
sets has had the postofiice department
establish new office at Pleasant Hills,
saugus, Esssex county, Mass.