Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-28


The Treasury .eonscience fund.- re-
ceiyed . remittance Of $500, Monday,
from conscience stricken resident Of
Chicago,
"A new election will probably he or
dered in Alabama, but the admission Of
the other reconstructed States before July
is quite certain,
A number 81 members who returned
Mondaylnight or Tuesday morning con-
graduated the Speaker on his nomination,
lie was unusually smiling all day,
The Republicans of Washington
have nominated prominent eolorod
school teacher for the upper branch Of
the city council, and the chances Of his
election are good,
Two hundred and sixty.four patents
will he issued for the week ending June
,. During the past week the number Of
applications for patents was $40, and 80
oayca,. were filed,
The President has decided to veto
the bill extending the charter Of the city
Of Washington. lie objects to the pro-
vision taking the appointing power out Of
the hands Of the Mayor and also the
clause allowing colored men 10 hold Of
fec,
-Thad Stcy.ns is quite unwell. lie
desired to be in the House, II possible, 10
present one or two new articles Of impeach-
mcnt, but he was unable 10 come out.
Mr., Williams Of Pennsylvania agrees
with him, but the other managers, at
present. AZ" opposed to it. Bingham says
that il the Senate won't convict on the ar.
ticles before them, it is idle to rrc,cut
Others.
The House was very busy on Mon
day, it being resolution day Carey of
Ohio tried TO commit the House TO the
payment Of the interest ON the five-twenty
bonds in greenbacks, but a majority
would not be caught. A direct vote was
avoided, and the resolution was referred
to the ways and means committee, where
it will lie till next winter The only
Republicans voting with the Democrats
were Ingersoll of Illinois and Cobb Of
Wisconsin.
The consideration of the tax bill may
be postponed till Monday next. Mr.
Washburne of Illinois favors its recon.
mitment to the ways and means commit
tee, with instructions TO bring in a brief
measure covering whisky and tobacco.
The size of the Schenck bill operates
against it. The members are afraid the
Senate will stick upon il until the heats
of July, and that it will 90 over to next
winter Mr.. Schenck stated in the House,
Monday, that he believed the House could
consider and pass it in three weeks. Mr.
Eliot of Massachusetts, thought that il
would take till September to put it through
both houses
Buffers speech in support of his re-
port was admirable. and stands high in
the opinion of the Republican members,
for the investigation is justified. So far
no money is traced into the hands of any
Senator, but the existence of corrupt
conspiracy to defeat conviction has been
proved, In view of the results Of the in
vestigation, it was not believed that the
Senate would vote on the remaining arti-
cles Tuesday. and it is certain that il viii
prosecute an investigation, with the pur-
pose of expelling those Of its members
who have voted under pecuniary innu-
ences, if there are such Even Ross must
insist upon it, and we learn that he does
The report of the managers upon the
witness Woolley took the House by sur
prise. The evidence Of Thurlow Weed
and the kilograms seized seem to prove
scheme for the purchase of four Senators.
The Democratic members evidently were
annoyed at the development. At first.
when the reading of the report commence
ed, they were ready to attack it, and three
or four of them took sides but when
Weeds admission of an attempt to pur-
chase votes for acquittal was read, their
countenauces heightened, and Brooks con-
tented himself with tho declaration that
the principal witnesses and the Senators
whose votes were wanted. were all Re
publcans Senator Doolittle was present
during part Of the reading, and he was
evidently much disturbed. Prominent
Democrats admit that the evidence looks
badly for the President, but they suggest
that Wooiley, Hastings, Weed X Co got
money on the pretense of buying votes
and divide dit among themselves
Eisr PRUSSIA II is announced that
the distress which has prevailed in East
Prussia has now in great part been re-
moved. 1t will, however, bc necessary to
continue until harvest time the prosecu-
ton of public works for the occupation of
workmcn cut OF employment, and the
sick, widows,and orphans have still to be
provided for at the public expense.
SIGNS OF TIN TINES The Providence
journal thinks the appearance Of Gov,
Brown at the Chicago Convention is one
Of the most encouraging signs OF the
times. His speech was thoroughly man
ly aud patriotic, such as might be expect
ed of 4 ehiyalropo Southerncr who recog-
Mics the political changes wrought by
the war