Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-14
Washington Items.

vac ancies occasloned py lats feJecuons
by the Senate.
The Richmond papers received at
Washington declare that the Virginia
State Convention, under the reconstruc.
ton bill, will be called In less than two
weeks.
There Is 10 be grand procession Of
the Roman Catholic societies at Wash.
ington on the 18th, VIXEN the Arch
bishop will lay the corner stone OF a new
church TO be dedicated to st. Patrick.
1t appears by the civil appropria-
tion bill, that $4,000 are appropriated
for the purchase Of cereal, vegetable and
flower seeds, and for labor in distribut.
ing them.
The President, 1t Is understood, has
assigned Gems. Sherman, Meade, Han
cock, Mcdowell and Schoheld to the five
military districts in the Southern States,
provided for In the reconstruction act Of
Congress.
The Senatorial caucus held Thurs
day evening laid the House resolution to
adjourn till May 8th on the table. The
sentiment OF the caucus was almost
unanimous In favor of adjoining till
October or November,
The House has passed bill repeal
ing the acts OF 1916, which retroceded
Alexandria county from the District of
Columbia to Virginia. If it passes the
Senate an effort will be made to restore
the District to the original ten miles
square and extend the suffrage act over
the city and county of Alexandria.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
issued orders to collectors to permit the
entry Of wool and hair as heretofore,
and requests the appraiser to make re-
turns to them according to the Classih-
cations mentioned In the act. The
appraiser will retain samples Of all wool
and hair, examined by him for the pur-
pose, comparing them with the verified
sample, when the same shall be received
by him from the department. 1t is sug-
gested that the liquidation Of all entries
Of wool and hair under the act in ques-
tlon, will be suspended until the ap-
pralser is able to report according to its
terms and provisions. The appraiser
will, in addition to those retained for
his own future reference, secure and send
samples to the department accompanied
by statement, showing the name of
the importer, the vessel by which i'm
ported, his classification thereof, and the
rate of duty to which, in his opinion,
the same is liable. The department de-
cidcs that the rates in the act will not
be applied to goods in bond. 1t takes
effect from the I'd inst.
The House was the scene Of much
excitement Thursday, and upon the old
subject of impeachment. At the caucus
Wednesday night, Ben Butler was
beaten in his scheme for q select com
mittee of thirteen upon impeachment.
The thing contributing most to his de-
feat was the secret caucus Of the select
few got up by Messrs. Butler and CO.
vode of Pennsylvania. In the course of
the debate in the caucus some pretty
sharp passages occurred, Mr. Bingham
Of Ohio replied tartly to Butler, and
Wilson of Iowa did the same. The
House ordered a continuance Of the i'm
parchment investigation, and authorized
| the Speaker to announce the judiciary
committee forthwith, but before the vote
was taken there was an exciting debate
| OF two hours. Messrs. Ashly OF Ohio
| and Butler were violent. Butler startled
some of the copperheads when he de-
clared that q majority Of the House
would vote for impeachment if it was
reported. Nobody doubts it, but it was
hardly proper to announce it at this
stage of the proceedings. Mr.. Spaldlng
Of Ohio characterized the movement as
one of consummate folly. Butler spoke
only ten minutes and there was intense
curiosity ON the floor and in the CALLER
les. There was evidently some disap-
pontment. The House agreed to the
resolution and the judiciary committee
will soon be at work again upon the in
vestigation. The leaders in the i'm
parchment movement are all determined
the committee shall report one way or
the other Immediately after the first re-
cess.
Selections.