Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-08
Correspondence
Washington

tNtUtC ~ -uN't''
MIR. EpIToR: Washington is now full
of strangers. and business men from dlfier-
cnt parts of the country, drawn here by
considerations growing out of the tariff
All have their different views. and there Is
much conflict of opinion in respect to what
ought to be done. The Finance Commit
tee has been bcscigcd, and atterward Sen
ators have been button-holcd by Commit
tees representing Commerce. Manufacture
ing. and Agriculture; but out of all this
conflict and agitation the Senate has
emerged safe. and sure. and has enacted
the new bill pretty much as it came from
the hands of Mr.. Fessend.n the Chairman
of the Committee. On the whole, 1t Is
thought that this bill will give about as
much satisfaction as any measure OF the
kind. that could have been passed. How
far the House will amend it, or whether i'll
deed they will pass it at all, is now the
question. 1t must necessarily take much
time to consider and pass it in the House
and this bill. the several appropriation
bills. and much other needed legislation
will compel the lower House to labor
hard. and long if all the measures OF
public nature which are pressing are put
through: to say nothing Of private bills,
many of which will inevitably be lost,
much to the discontinue of a numerous
class, who are spending much valuable
time. and good deal of money in cndeav-
ors to engineer their Claims through. 1t
now looks as though large portion of the
private Calender owing to the "masterly
,nqctirity." which is manifested in regard
to taking up the bills therein contained.
will be swept to the Tomb of the Cdpasets.'
and this will compel those who are seek
inr relief from Congress to begin the work
de moro at the beginning of the Forieih
Congress. Almost every private bill day
thus far this scS>io II Il as been devoted to
public business under the plea of necessity
and there are not many more opportunities
now in reserve for these people to press
their Claims.
Much regret was manifest here. that Mr..
Stevens allowed his enabling bill to be re-
tcrcd to the Committee on Reconstruction
without making the great Speech which
the new spapcr> declared he would deliver.
Notwithstanding the galleries were crowd
ed for five consecutive days to hear the
great mau define his views. he refused to
gratiiiy the waiting multitude, and except
iur a few remarks delivered now and then
I 4, 1, oil 4.
other men OF less note addressed the
House.
With regard to impeachment there
seems to be Just now Il lulI and II the Com
mittee. nv the Judiciary are doing any.
thing TO dcvclopc the evidence relied upon
to criminate the occupant of the Whit,
House nothing has TRANSFERRED to the Pub
lie. The Committee have Is you know
already given out that their investigation
are to remain Il secret: so we need not cX
peet much. Mr.. Samual Kelso of Mi,sour
he other ,iay Introduced a proposition for
select Committee upon the ground thai
the Committee having the matter in charge
had so much business on hand that il coult
not find time to give the subject proposed
attention. His resolve did not meet Will
favor. It may he safely concluded that til,
Thirty ninth Congress will pass thi, matter
over for want Of time to consider 1t.
| There have been several important mat
/ tiers before the House this week \ change
has been proposed and carried through il
regard 10 the management of our Indian
affairs. All this business has been taken
from the Interior and placed under the
Control of the War department. This i,
believed To be 4 wise provision.
| The House has the Hill Regulating the
tenure of civil Officers pretty mach as il
came from the Senate with one important
exception. viz. that the President cannot
hereafter remove CABINET MINISTER
without the approval ofthe Senate.
| Hon. Philip johnson. member of the
House from Pennsylvania died dav be-
fore yesterday in this city of Chronic dis
ease OF the liver. The usual notice will
be taken in the House to-day of his death
when that body will adjourn over till Mon
day. Mr.. johnson, was a member Of the
Democratic Party.
Your Maine people may be interested to
know that claim of your state is now be.
ing adjusted at the third auditors Office
1t grows out of the furnishing of the frs,
ten regiments. and amounts to some S1ll,.
900 after .icductng the amount the state
tax due the L. 5. of Sa00.O10 and boun-
ties, which is $500 900 more. }. II. Manley
Esq. of Augusta has been here for several
weeks and la been hard at work at the
Treasury i'll aid of this claim. am happy
to state that Mr.. Manley is pressing the
matter with vigor and has .alrcady me,
with good success. EX Governor Cony is thu
Commissioner appointed by Governor Cham.
bcrlain and he Is expected here IN few
days to argue some legal points in the
cause before the third Comptroller.
Several distinguished men from Main,
are here and among them notice Judge
Rice of Augusta. Hon. &. X. Jewett OF
Bangor. Hon. L.. ID. NJ. Sweet and Hon
Moses Nc Donald ofPortland.
Yours PHARos
FEANKLIN Feb Sd 1867,
FRIEND SAWYER.-We, the people here,
wOut like IN Eu,,,- u.Jc N, r,,h