Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-31
washington Items.


The special committee on the New
Orleans riots concluded their evidence
Tuesday and commenced work on their
report.
The Presidents veto of the Colorado
bill was sent to the Senate Tuesday, but
was not read during the session. twill
probably be considered when the tariff
is disposed Of
Representative Wilson, Chairman of
the House Judiciary Committee, was cat
echised in debate Tuesday afternoon as to
what progress the committee was max
ing in the Impeachment of President
Johnson, and he replied evasively, de-
claring that no one but the committee
knew what had been done,
The veto of the bill admitting Col
orado as a State, is ascribed to the oppo-
sition of Territorial Governor Cum
mings and Senator Wade introduced
resolution on Tuesday last, which the
Senate passed, inquiring of the Presi-
dent what has called that Official here.
1t is not certain that the Colorado bill
can be passed over the veto.
-Prancis S. Dodge of Danvers, who
went to the war as an enlisted man in
the Odd Massachusetts, and remained in
the service until after peace was de-
clared, rising to the rank of Captain
and Ordnance officer on General Paine's
staff, recently passed a successful exam
nation before Gen. Hunters board, and
was appointed LIST Lieut.. Of Cavalry, U.
S. A.
The Senate has passed bill requir-
ing every person copywriting a book to
send one copy of it to the Congressional
Library. This, says correspondent OF
the Springfield Republican, is severe on
the library. What lot Of trash will
soon FIJI its shelves. The bill should be
amended so as to permit the Librarian
| to throw into the fire all the worthless
books sent to him. They will be worth
something to the government for fuel.
The reception at the White House on
Tuesday was largely attended, and there
was magnificent display of ladies'
tOilettes. Mrs. Slower being out of
town, Mrs. Patterson received alone,
wearing q black silk dress, trimmed
with white. Among those present were
General and Mrs. Grant; General and
Mrs Banks; Judge and Mrs. Loring, with
Miss Loring, William E. Chandler, and
Mrs. Harrison Of Boston.
Gen. Thomas has given some inter
esting testimony before the committee
on murdered soldiers in South Carolina
He said that in his department u freed
man had no protection from outrages
committed upon him by whites, while
every inlracton Of the law by black
is punished with unrelenting severity
He was asked what remedy he coulC
suggest for the evil, and replied that ;
supervising military power was needed
"A subcommittee of the ways an(
means will instantly investigate tn
Currency Bureau in the Treasury Depart
ment. Mr.. McCulloch's investigation
which is nearly concluded, so far dis
covers no willful errors on the part o
clerks, and certainly no frauds. Re
ports have come to the ways and mean
committee that there are other bureau
requiring attention. 1t is alleged tina
clerks on small salaries have managed
within two or three years, to amass yer
considerable fortunes. 1t is the inten
tion Of the committee to look over tn
entire department through sub CON
mittee. The wild rumors of an abstra(
tion Of bonds, or an Illegal issue {
bonds, are unquestionably false.