Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-25
Washington Itelns.


Gen. Grant returned to Washington
on Tuesday from New York, summoned |
on account OF important business, before |
he had completed his Walt.
A report that several war steamers
have been sent to the mouth OF the Rio |
Grande, to prevent foreign interference
with Mexico, is contrLdlcted.
The amount OF gold held by the
Treasury department at Washington on
Wednesday was s0S,0OO,000, OF which
81, 900 900 is held on gold certificates.
The bill for the removal of the In
dian tribes to reservation to be selected
by a commission appointed by Congress,
was discussed in the House on Wednes.
day for three hours, but no action was
taken.
The contest for the Mexican mission
is very warm. Gov. Andrews friends
say that he does not desire 1t. Three
candidates for the place sought inter-
views with the President on Wednes-
day.
The work on the extension Of the
Treasury department is rapidly pushing
forward, and it is expected that the
building will be under cover by Novem-
Der, and be completed and ready for &C.
capancy next spring.
The Louisiana delegation at Wash
ington tell congressman that extensive
suffering and starvation will result from
the failure to repair the levees, caused by
Gen. Sheridan's action, but the congress-
men say they cannot help 1t.
-Thad Stevens introduced bill last
last Wednesday authorizing the payment
of mileage to the members of Congress
who attended the special session of the
10th Congress, but the House by Al to
&c refused to suspend the rules to have
1t considered.
A resolution introduced in the
House by Mr.. Covode of Pennsylvania,
Investigating the Presidential pardon of
the witness Cameron, who testified for
the defense in the Surratt case, elected
q warm debate, but was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The bill to allow colored persons to
hold office in the District of Columbia
passed the House by Is to5, without
debate. 1t was found that the colored
suffrag z bill of the last session only
gave the right to vote, and the city
charter denied the right to hold Office.
Secretary Seward has applied to
Gov. Flanders Of Louisiana for an i'm
preston of the State seal and copies Of
the official sign manuals of the Governor
and Secretary of State for the use Of
the State Department at Washington.
This is interpreted as an official recog-
milton of Sheridan's appointees.
Secretary McCulloch has submitted
the decision of,the court of claims in
the cotton cases against the government,
amounting to about 100000, to the
cabinet and asked advice as TO whether
the cases should be appealed or the
claims paid. 1t is understood that the
cases will be appealed.
Mr.. Cave, member of the British
parliament, is receiving extraordinary
attention at Washington, In the absence
of other lions, Many Congressman have
united in offering him complimentary
dinner. He called at the White House,
Tuesday, and the President argued his
views of reconstruction with great
earnes tness.
The select Congressional Committee
on the treatment of the prisoners of war
and the Union citizens have issued a
circular earnestly requesting all persons
in possession of important information
upon either Of these subjects to address
the Committee. Correspondents in the
New England States will address Aaron
F. Stevens, Nashua, N. H.
In the Senate on Wednesday Mr.
Wilson of Massachusetts introduced 8
joint resolution to amend the constitu,
ton by prohibiting the United States OIL
any State from denying equal civil and
political rights to any citizen on account
Of color. 1t was laid upon the table
and ordered to be printed. 1t is not thu
intention to call it up for action unit
the next session.
Whisky distillers, representing
large interests in Cincinnati, New York
and Philadelphia, are seeking modi
fcation of the internal revenue regua
tions on distillation, storage, sales, &c
They represent that they will be com
PEELED to cease operations unless Their,
be some modification of what they rep
resent as exceedingly rigorous regula
tons, whose effect is virtually to driv
honest manufacturers out of bushes
aud encourage the grossest frauds upol
= the revenue.