Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-03-06
Domestic Ntms

New YoRK, Feb 27
4 special from Washington says Prot. Beniamin
Pierce has been appointed TO succeed the late
Prof. Bache, as Superintendent Of the coast sur
yey
WAsmNGroN Feb. %.
Gcn. Grant informed aleadiug member Of the
Cabinet last night that If t would do any good he
would 1l and see the President and urge him 10
sign OBJ. reconstructon bill lie informed
that 30 would not change the Presidents conyc-
t0ns
Yesterday O. man visited the jail and endeavored
to obtain la interview with John Surritt. stating
that he was Die brother and had recently arrived
FROM Texas. whore Boz hal reside ] ten years The
guards refused him almlttance.
FoarRFss MONROE Feb. q.
o. S. Commissioners. b. b Foster. ssned war
rant this morning for the arres, of five magistrates
of the corporation court of Norfolk, for violating
the civil rights BIN by refusing colorsd testimony
on legal proceedings.
WAsutNGroN, Feb. 2s.
The debate in the Senate last night, relative to
Secretary VI Nulloch, created much feeling, aud
tends Boo widen the breach between the conserva-
tives and radicals in the Senate. Mr. sherman
was very severe. upon sumner.
TIDE contest for the presiding officer of the Sem
ate adds 10 OBJ. excitement.
The eytrsmsists will doubtless elect their man.
The veto message will uu lJJbtelly be sent in
to-day.
lei. believed Gen. Grant has labored hard to
secure thr clnirmition of his fellow-soder, Gen.
Dix, as Minister TO Fraucc, and there seems to
be bat lHe doubt chat his eiflrt' will be reward
ed with success.
lua expedition against the Indian. will leave
Leaycnworth about the l9th of March, and will
be fully supplied for severe fighting aud rapid
marching.
The WAYS aud Means committee wn make one
more edlrJ TO agree upon tariff bill, md then
give 20 up
The Loau Certificate bill lies on the Speaker,
table, and its only chance OF passing Is as it came
from the Semitic.
Information has been received by the Secretary
of the Treasury that steps have been taken toward
forming an organization amoog merchants IN Eng
land for the purpose Of smuggling goods into the
United States through Canada, if the high Tariff
bill becomes q law.
a Washington special says the President an
nopnced to "A Senator this morning that he was
preparing yeto-- on On, Res1ustru,-ion Tenure
OF Olica. and Army appropriation bills
Nav YoHK March 1.
A Washington special says there was rumor
in Washington last night that the President con
templates clean sweep OF his Cabinet, with
but one exception.
Ills said that Judge Black is to become seey
of State.
The exception is Judge sanbery, Attorney
General.
A gentleman who has been a member Of two
Cabinets, aud VINO served as a General in the reb-
Ell army. now IN Washington says che President
al first intended to sign the reconstruction bill,
but afterwards changed his mind in accordance
with the advice of the elder Blair.
Afterwards he said he would veto it, and the
message would be strong legal document.
WAsHINGroN, March l.
Horace Greeley says that the general impress
sion is that the tariff bill is dead Its friends are
proved on every voteto have a large majority, yet
a minority have controlled the matter, and the
majority succumbed
Several persons from Louisiana say If the Mill
tary bill becomes a law, that Governor Wells will
Immediately issue proclamation ordering the
election of delegates 10 a Convention for the pur-
pose Of rem }illug the Constitution Of that State,
no that t will conform TO the requirements of the
military bill
BY these means the State would soon be placed
in position ~ be repr nted in Congress.