Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
Vermont's Receipts Exceeded in
New England Only by
Massachusetts.
TOTAL OF S555,560.86
Taken For Uncle Sam in the Green
Mountain Vermont's Mem
bers in Congress Win Many De-
partmental Appointments For
Their Constituents,

Washing on, Jan. S.-The government
has issued printed statement OF the TO-.
ceipts and expenditures during the fiscal
EeaT that ended June ~, and placed a copV
OF the same before committees Of Con-
sreSS. The showing made Uy Vermont n
customs receipts j. very gratifyinE Ths
customs office at Burlington received dui-
ing the year 1915 81. The customs Off
at Newport received s2402N.34. These
made total customs receipts in Vermont
OF $6J3. SO. Only one state in New Eng
land Massachusetts, exceeded NsSmont ia
the total customs receipts. Main, with
eleven customs districts, only collected Il
$500, 223 49, i'm customs re, eipts. Rhode Is
lard and Connecticut each had about haic
that amount.
The receipts from internal revenue from
the district of New Hampshire, which in
cludes Maine, New Hampshire and Nor-
mont, was Sl,33S, ,3i7,4j. The commission.
of internal revenue has not Yet submitted
the figures which show what part Of this
sum was received from the Green Moun-
tain State. New Hampshire. however, al
WAYS has paid the lions share OF ;he L.
venues of this district.
Tho figures show that up TO June aith
the amount Of money paid out towards
the erection of new court house DOS =
office. and custom house a Newport waI
only S32Si. That sum. Of course, has been
exceeded by this tima because the work
a special feature Of the activity of tho
Vermont members Of Congress here is in
the vast amount of department. work that
they accomplish. There acc only four
members of the delegation. very few wheu
ono thinks of the large DELEGATIONS thar
come from other States ana which ao-
oonpli,h very little; and yet the Vermont
senators and Representatives. get moro
out of the departments at Washington
ami secure more small patronage for their
constituents than many States three times
the size.
Arthur r. Fisher and William II Toor,-
is nave been appointed substitute letter car
ricrs at Brattleboro
br. :. y. DeS man has been appointed a
pension Examining surgeon at Wells River
MI Frederick 3. Wright has been ap-
pointed clerk in the pcs;office at Bur
linr;on.
Mr.. Harry G. Matthew of Vermont mas
heen appointed a clerk at 1890 al the ra-
val station at Cavlte F. T.
-arl K. Storrs has been designated ae 4
membet OF the civil service board for tho
custom house at Newport
Eerr sentative FosS. who como r,nr,
Franklin, VI, but represents chicago
uSt'lct IN Congress, has already taken
tharGe OF the committee on naval atTilrs
as its acting chairman. Mr. Foss Is maxi
ing an eNcellen, impress sion here a tie
temporary successor Of capt. BoutcHe ot
Maine. at the head Of that committee. He
was one OF the guests a a luncn lasr
week gwen by Senator Proctor In tho
senate restaurant in honor of Cant. Clark
OF The United States navy. who command
I'd the Oregon iE its long trip around ths
Cape, ana who is a native Ct Vermont
Rcpres ntdtiVe FCss's father was 4 Tap-
tist deacon at Franklin and wanted IL
send his son to Colby University a.
WaterVille, Maine, but Nr Foss insisted
on going % Harvard College where ha
graduated. He first came into notice
Chicago through some brilliant after din-
ner speeches Theee attracted the atten-
ton Of the republican leaders in the dis
trct, who invited him TO accept the norn,-
nation for Congress. Since that time ho
has increased the republican majority N
the district from eight thousand votes 20
twenty thousand woes