Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07

rious places within easy reach Of
Washington. and it is his intention 10
get away from Washington as soon
after the adjournment of congress as
possible.
Cleveland Did Not Wait
President Cleveland did not remain
in Washington on account of congress.
If he was ready to leave, ne did so
without regard to the length Of the SEES
sion. On two occasions during his last
term Mr.. Cleveland went to Buzzard's
Bay while congress was still in session
Some vicious and vigorous private com
ments were made by senators and
members. but the relations between the
president and congress were always
strained during the last admnistra-
ton. The departure of the president
from Washington requires the transfer
also of quite portion Of the executive
force and in this President Cleveland
differed from President Mckinley. Mr..
Cleveland usually got along with one
or two men and did as little work as
possible when away, the most of it
remaining in the hands of the force at
the White House. President McKin-
ley takes n number OF men with him.
including his efficient secretary, Mr..
Cortelyou.
Three Double Headers.
In three states this fall there will he
legislatures elected to choose two sena-
tOrs-Delaware, Montana and Ne
braska. All are doubtful states. which
makes the situation more interesting.
No one can foretell the result in any
of these states. Nebraska, the home of
Bryan. is likely to cast its electoral
vote for him. but the legislature may
go Republican. Montana is similarly
situated though the mixed condition Of
affairs in the Democratic party makes
any prediction about that party sub
ject to discount Delaware now has
one Democratic senator, and the va
cancy was caused 10y the failure of the
Republican legislature to agree. Twice
has the same thing occurred In that
state and possibly might occur again,
in which event Delaware would be
without representation in the senate.
Contract schools Eliminated.
born contest, all contract schools have
been eliminated from the Indian serv-
ice. and the young ideas of the Indian
race are now to be educated directly
through government agencies and at
schools established by the government.
There was time when there were
very few government schools on any
of the rpsprVatiopS b,It tho fipbt hopoD
against these schools because the In
dian children We're educated by CathO-
lies, and the various Organizatio of
the country who are opposed to the
Catholic church and to the connection
of church and state, even to the limited
extent employed in contract schools,
made very strong and determined
fight, which after ten years has result
ed in success. The Indian appropria-
ton bill passed mt this session of con-
gress eliminated entirely the appropri-
alton for contract schools. 1t is I'M
derstood. however. that the Catholic
societies will still carry on these schools
as a part of their missionary work, but
they will have no more support from
the government. As a result of this
legislation the senate Indian committee
has been directed to investigate the
schools on Indian reservations.
Thief BunkOed
Nearly every senator and representa-
tive desires to see n copy of his speech
before it is sent to the public printer to
be inserted in The Congressional Rec
ord. This is necessary for revision and
correction Of errors which may creep
in during a brisk debate. When the
official reporters Of the senate had com
pleted the report of the recent speech
of Senator Mason on pneumatic tubes,
1t was very late. and tho messenger
who carried the copy to Senator Ma
sons house found it closed up. He
hung the rather weighty package on
the doorknob and departed. But a
thief came along during the night and
stole it. or course it was valuPless,
but the reporters had TO make smother
copy. Imagine the disgust of that
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