Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-04
Washington Items.


on Monday to testify before the Judi
clary Committee.
The new City Collector entered on
his duty Monday, and appointed col
ored man principal clerk In his office.
Gen. Grant contemplates visiting
Lookout Mountain, Tenn, in company
with party of Congressman and other
officials about the Goth OF July.
Gen. Sheridan communicates to Gen.
Grant the fact, by telegraph, that he has
extended registration in Louisiana till
the 1st of August, as suggested by the
Presidents telegram.
Notice of contest OF the seat Of
George w. Adams, member elect OF the
8th Kentucky district, has been received
at Washington. NJ. L. Rice, radical, is
the contestant.
Hon. Lewis Campbell, late Minister
to Mexico, was again in consultation
with the President, Monday. 1t is not
known what was the nature of the dis
closures, If any, made by the ex-Pleni-
potentlary.
Judge Swayne Of the supreme court
who is lying at the point of death in
Washington, Is so years old, and was
appointed from the State of Georgia. In
the event of his death, there will be no
vacancy on the bench, as the law pro-
vides for reduction of the number of
judges to six.
Quite number OF nominations will
be sent to the Senate by the President
during The summer session, among them
nominations of ministers to Austria
(Mr. Raymond, probably Prussia, Mex
leo and Hayti, consul general to Ha-
vana, commissioner OF agriculture and
several internal revenue officers and
postmasters. Gen. Thomas Kirby Smith
will probably be nominated for consul
at Havana.
There is the proper authority for the
statement that the report in favor Of the
mpeachment of the President is being
prepared by four members Of the Judi
ciary Committee - Messrs. Boutwell,
Lawrence, Williams and Thomas. Mr..
Wilson, the Chairman, will report, prob.
ably, q resolution censuring the Presi.
dent, while the two Democratic mem
bers have not indicated their actions
1t looks though, in view Of this, that
there would not be majority report on
any conclusion. The impeachment re-
port will make about fifteen columns.
The following is the official reply to
General Sickles' requested to be relieved
"WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, June 2lst, 1867.
MAJOR GENERAL SICKLEs, CHARLESTON
Your telegram, asking to be re.
lieved from command of the Second
| Military District and demanding q cour'
of inquiry, was submitted by the Score
tary of War yesterday to the President
of the United States, who directs you tt
retain your command, and he declines t.
order the court of inquiry demanded by
you.
By order of the President of the Uni
ted States.
[Sigued, E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G."
There does not appear to be an!
particular line of action agreed upon, o
even suggested as yet among member
of Congress who have arrived, as to tn,
nature OF the measures that will be nee
essary to put the Military Bill in sucl
shape as shall render it proof agains
further assaults from the executiv
branch of the Government. Such mem
bers as have expressed themselves at al
seem to think that some plain, positive
measure, divesting the President, a;
nearly as possible Of all power Ia tn
execu tion Of this act, will be the bes
and quickest remedy. One thing seems
to be certain, and that is that the pow
ers of the military commanders will b.
defined and perhaps enlarged, so tina
the military authority shall be suprem,
and the civil authority, as at presen
organized, simply auxiliary. The senti
ment is strong for a very brief session
THE SURRATT TRIAL.-At the Surrat
trial on Friday the court room wa,
crowded at an early hour with the ex
pectation that the cross-examination O
Weichman would begin, and that tn
counsel for the defense would max
short work of the witness, so far as hi
testimony was concerned. At least
that was the belief and the hope of tn
large body of the prisoners friends, VIII,
attend every day with great punctuality
no matter what the range of the ther
mometer is. They were totally disap
pointed, however. Judge Pierrepon