Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-14
Washington Items.

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Government money.
The Richmond papers do not receive
the new johnson plan of restoration in
a very favorable light.
Gov. Parsons of Alabama has left
for home to urge on the legislature of
his State the immediate acceptance of
the new johnson policy.
Gen, Sheridan had very enLnusias-
tic reception in the House Tuesday. He
is the lion at Washington this week and
was at Grants reception last night.
The House on Tuesday defeated the
Gorti0cation appropriation bill. An at
tempt to place upon it too many amend
mcnts was the cause. Among the APP
preparations thus lost was one Of $780,
600 for fort at New Bedford.
Secretary Seward sent to the Sen
ate, Tuesday, the letter which made
charges against Mr.. Motley, our minis
ter to Vienna. The author was George
W. McCracken Of New York, and the
letter is dated at Paris, October %.
The Senate voted on the bankrupt
bill Tuesday and it was lost by a tie
vote. Mr.. Wilson entered q motion to
reconsider the vote respecting the bill,
50 that Senator's who were absent, but
favor the bill. can have the opportunity
to vote for it. The New England Sena-
tors, except Wilson and Morrill,, voted
/ for the bill
commissioner Wells made an able
argument before the ways and means
committee on Tuesday, in favor of the
reduction Of the tax an whisky to 81 per
gallon. He also argued in favor of re-
| ducing the tax on manufactures from 5
to 3 per cent. Commissioner Rollins
later in the day replied to MIR. Wells.
He holds that the frauds in whisky at
81 would be as great as they are at
present. Even at SOC per gallon frauds
would pay.
There is much talk in political cir
Giles at Washington, upon the new John
son plan Of reconstruction. 1t is claimed
by the Presidents friends that two or
three republicans on the reconstruction
committee would agree to it, but such is
not the case, and if any of them ever
thought Of accepting it, they have now
abandoned the idea. The democrats adj
NIT that the President ana the Southern
governors who assent to his plan, have
made q clear baCk-down on the amend
ment proposed by Congress. The addi-
lions to it meet with no favor among
Republicans in Congress.
Hon. ELIHU b. WAsBBURvE.-The
Washington correspondent OF the New
York Times gives the following photo
graph of Hon. E. B. Washburne, member
OF Congress from Illinois, who is the
acknowledged patron of Gen. Grant
Just across the side aisle from Mr..
Stevens, and a little more toward the
right flank Of the Radical forces, a man
- ~ hbtN'g W III a lOOSCuGSC vi kIJSillOD
and Carelessness Of manner which marks
him as a member from the Northwest,
He has broad, high, square forehead,
with projecting corners at the temples.
His hair is iron gray, and worn long
half rolled under at the ends. like a
SOutherner or a man from the rural dis
tricts. 1t is parted on the light side
and at the parting reCedes from the fore.
head in such manner as to form sharp
promontory or cape of bare skin running
up into it, while on the left side it falls
Carelessly over the temple and Joins the
eYe.b brow below, fully COnceaiiug the ear
on that side, while the ear on the other
side is only partially covered. The ears
are large and set well back, little be-
low the artists usual line, which is
straight from the eyes. The eyebrows
are not very heavy, and present a straight
line near the bridge of the nose, which
falls down at the outward corners at an
inclination of about IS degrees. His
eyes are large and full, though deep set, !
of blueish- gray color, and shine like |
diamonds His nose is rather long and |
prominent, of the Roman order, but
flares out little at the nostrils. The |
indentation above the nostrils is carried |
into a deep wrinkle in the cheeks, which |
forms on both sides OF the nose a plain
arc-shaped line bent toward the mouth.
The cheek bones are prominent, being
square and firmly set, except that they
curve upward slightly, and close in
spection shows that they really reach
above the eyes. The cheeks themselves
are slightly sunken, though full with
pale freshness, and with wrinkles OF a
half developed, double chin, reaching up
into them near the corners Of the mouth.
The mouth is large, with thin, tightly
compressed lips, forming an almost exact
straight line over the face. There is a
deep hollow, which pouts the under lip
slightly, and adds to the decided square.
ness of the chin. His dress is similar to
that of Thad. Stevens, the prominent
difference consisting Of the fact that he
wears a stiff "stock" instead of "neck-
erchief." Such a man is Elihu B.
Washburne of Illinois, who has the
honor OF being the acknowledged patron
of Gen. Grant, and who first brought