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

The receipts Of internal revenue for
the last week were 81 ,875,2 ,294.
Secretary Browning has returned
from Illinois, with improved health, but
is not yet capable of much official work.
The President will nominate either
Gov. Andrew or Maury as Mexican min
lister He refuses to send in Stewards
man, Ottenburg.
Postmaster. General Randall intends
to apply to Congress for authority to
extend our postal arrangements into
the japanese ports as fast as they are
opened.
The President sent to the Senate on
Saturday the reciprocity treaty recently
made with the government of the Sand
wich Islands, and the joint treaty be.
tween France, Great Britain and the
United States with Japan.
Secretary Stanton estimates the ad-
ditional amount necessary to carry out
the reconstruction acts at $l,648, ,277,
divided as follows: First district, $780,
900; second, s46l, 8O5; third, s27,788 !;
fourth, $565, lOl; fifth, $5l8 598.
Gen. Grant went back to West
Point, Saturday night. He saw promi.
nent Republicans while at Washington
and expressed himself in favor Of an
efficient reconstruction act. The general
and Mrs. Grant have promised to be the
guests of Senator Morgan at Newport,
next month.
Senator Chandler Of Michigan said
in his slashing speech on Mexican mat.
tiers, Friday, that "there are but three
classes Of people in this country who
drplore the death Of Macmillan. First,
the humanitarians led by Greeley; sec
ond, the flunkeys, who want to stand
we'll with foreign governments, led by
Raymond Of the Times; third, the reb-
! els"
The President sent to the Senate on
Saturday the name of George Bancroft
as minister to Prussia that of Mr..
Raymond as minister to Austria John
Hay, secretary Of legation to Austria, in
place of Mr.. Lppett, resigned; C. s.
| franklin, naval officer at New York
James r. Booth, United States district
attorney for Delaware, and quite mum
Der of candidates for internal revenue
and postal offices
A large number of members desired
to go home Saturday evening, but could
not with safety, as the Democrats have
nearly all left aud there is danger that
no quorum will remain. The impeach.
ers will try aud get up a debate in the
House on impeachment, so as to state
some OF the worst facts in the evidence
taken. Mr.. Williams of Pennsylvania
declares that he will let them out if he
can get the floor.
The whiskey frauds in New York
create stir at Washington. 1t is alleged
that the government officers are impli.
Gated, and Commissioner Rollins has no
control over the subject. If he were to
charge q collector or assessor with
fraud, the President would not remove
him. Fernando Wood and William E.
Robinson have more influence with the
Presto dent, where the whisky manufac-
turers are concerned, than McCulloch.
The committee on the treatment of
Union prisoners will take evidence in
the Northern States during the summer,
making the point at which some mem.
Der will be present and the time known,
that all soldiers or others having infor-
nation on the subject in hand can COM
muniCate it. In the fall the whole com.
mittee will go South to the various pris,
| on pens. The rebel archives, as arranged
and collected by DR.. Leiber, will be
placed at the disposal Of the committee.
The President looked over the re-
construction bill Sunday, and intima-
| tions are made that the veto message
Will be read before the Cabinet meeting
on Tuesday at II o'clock. 1t will pro-
baby be semitic Congress the same after
noon. 1t will be impossible 70 keep a
quorum of members at the capital an
hour after the bill passes both houses
over the veto. The Senate is expected
to agree to both the treaties with the
Sandwich Islands and Japan sent in be-
fore adjournment.
The bill proposed by Mr.. Julien of
Indiana opens about five million acres
of land, the grants of which to Southern
railroads have expired by Limitation, for
settlement under The Southern homestead