Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-18
Washington Items.

The receipts from Internal Revenue
Monday were 81, 155, 993 so,
MIR, Bancroft has been confirmed by
the Senate as minister to Vienna, and
Mr.. Raymond rejected as minister to
Berlin.
The number of patents designated
for issuance during the current week
ending the 22nd instant is 233- figure
somewhat above that recorded last week.
The additional bounty bill passed
by the House gives to the widow and
minor children of soldier who died af-
ter being discharged the bounty he
would have received if living.
The commander of the British
squadron in the Pacific has protested
against the q. s. man Of war stationed
at the Sandwich Islands, and our gov
eminent has ordered another there.
This is fit reply to British impudence.
1t is charged that Secretary McCul-
loch has refused places to disabled SOL
diers and has appointed to a clerkship
man named Aiken, formerly of Randolph,
VT, and notorious as Mrs. Surratt's at
torney, and as an open sympathizer with
the South.
Elias Howe, Jr., the inventor of the
lock stitch sewing machine, has made
an application to Congress for extension
of his patent for seventy years from the
date of its expiration. 1t cannot, how
ever, be considered until next session.
General FaInsworth on Monday
made another attempt to have the testi-
mony taken by the Judiciary Committee
on Impeachment printed, but the House
refused by decided vote to second the
previous question, and as Mr.. Pike of
Maine arose to debate it, it went over.
The House has repealed section of
an act Of last session, taking from the
President and Secretary of Interior the
power to make treaty with the Indi-
ans. The debate showed that Sher-
mans Indian war is a grand failure, and
that the government must negotiate.
Another day was wasted in Con-
gress Monday, except that an error in
the reconstruction bill was discussed
and corrected. The bill had to be re-
enrolled and signed by the presiding Of
ficers of the Senate and House. The
Presi dents consideration Of the bill was
not interrupted by this blunder, as he
had copy with him.
The Senate has declined to pass the
bill, hurriedly passed by the House, vir.
tually pardoning $4,000 deserters from
the Union armies; and not only restoring
them to their political rights, but CIV
ing them the same bounty, back pay and
pensions as those who stood by the flag.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
The Tribune correspondent says :
"Gov. Andrew is strongly urged by Gen.
Grant as the fittest man for the Mexican
mission. The General thinks Mr.. An
drew one of the strongest men of intel
lect in the country-a man of wisdom as
we'll as Of enlightened sympathies, and
one who would be of immense service to
our government at Juarezs court"
On Monday the government COM
menced to pay twenty.one millions OF
currency from the Treasury, of which six
millions are on account of interest on
the seven. thirties, and fifteen millions
for the principal and interest of the July
compounds. The department will prob.
ably issue three per cent. certificates for
fifty millions of compound notes falling
due on the tenth of August.
The President sent singular mes
sage 10 the Senate on Monday, suggest
ing that Congress must provide for the