Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30
Washington Items,

California,
Six hundred nominations for pro-
motions and brevets in the regular and
volunteer service are awaiting the action
Of the Senate,
Gen, Howard will have in few days
an appropriation of se5,0oo placed at his
disposition for the relief Of the poor in
Washington,
1t is alrady rumorsi that the gov
ernment will enter a nolle prosequi in the
case Of John II surrat,, before the time
for it, trial.
Tho second conference committee ON
the bill to repeal the tax ON cotton, have
agreed to report TO their respective Houses
that the bill as passed 10y the House shall
be adopted with the Senate amendment,
taking of the tariff ON coarse India cot
ton.
Tho Chronicle says that the following
toast was given at a corporation dinner in
Georgetown few evenings since by a
prominent merchant:
Heres to the man who pulled the trig-
ger that killed the man who freed the
niger"
There are numbers of such miscreants
aourishing yet in Georgetown and WASH
ington.
Mr.. Seward has nearly completed,
and will soon put forth. volume ON the
Alabama claims, the heaviest in argument
and weight Of paper ever issued from the
State Department II will review the
whole subject, historically, theoretically
and legally, and viii censuro the British
government severely for its indecent haste
to proclaim neutrality at the opening OF
the war,
The resolution lately introduced int
the House of Representatives by Mr.
Hubbard of West Virginia, fixing the
pay of the members at $4,000 per annum
and mileage at 10 cents per mile, if adopt
ed, would effect saving of 100000 per
annum.' Mr.. Hubbard is one Of the few
members who returned TO the treasury
the increased compensation voted by the
Thirty-ninth Congress.
-Chanler Of New York and Julian OF
Indiana had belligerent passage, just
before the adjournment of the House on
Wednesday. Chanler called Julian a
coward for something said in debate, and
Julian replied that he could test his cour-
age elsewhere, or something to that effect
Chanler responded that he would take an
early opportunity TO do so. This looks
like fight, but nobody expects it
Doubtless the remarks were Pickwickian
Even Thad. Stevens likes his little
joke once in while, especially when a
political grudge can be gratifed. The
other day, when Democrat was profess
ing his love of the misguided Southern
brethren and his hate of the negro, gen.
tleman said TO Mr.. Stevens, II wonder
what that angry Democrat wants =
why" said the old man, with quiet
smile, 'what he wants most is-brains.'
The committee ON elections has been
hearing arguments for week in the case
of Delano against Morgan of Ohio, and
two weeks more will probably be con-
sumed in the same manner. The evil
denee occupies 1900 printed pages. 1t is
the great case of the present Congress.
John Young Brown of Kentucky, whose
case will soon be discussed in the House
asks the same compensation as is allowed
, to contestants in election cases. Once
wealthy, the war has reduced him to pov
{ erty, so that i. is said he does not feel abl'
to come ON and advocate his claims.
Gen Banks, chairman of the Hous
, committee on foreign affairs, is preparing
a report and bill relating to the arres
, and Imprisonment of American citizen
, abroad. The committee met yesterday
: when the report and bill, it is understood
was to be laid before them and should
} action be taken Gen. Banks will immedi
ately bring the matter before the House
: Mr.. Stewards prophetical utterance
} have lately been at discount, but doubt
less he had the Alaska purchase in hi
eye when he said in speech in 1860, g"
can stand here and look far off into tn
Northwest and see the Russian, as h
busily occupies himself in establishin,
seaports and towns and Notifications, a
outposts of the empire of st. Petersburg
and can say go on, build up your out
posts to the Arctic ocean. They will We
become outposts of my own country, t
extend the civilization of the Unite,
a States to the Northwest"
The supreme court judges wer
divided on the question of advancing tn
McArdle case as follows: Justices Griei
: Clifford, Nelson, Davis and Field in tn
affirmative; Chase, Swayne and Miller il
the negative. There is reason to believ
they will divide in the same way in tn
y decision of the case--the five against tn
e constitutionality of the first two recor
= struction bills, the three for it. In tn
l. judiciary committee Of the Senate, Sens
|. tors Stewart, Edmunds and Conkling al
E for the House bill requiring two-thirds {
n the judges to decide a law unconstit,
e tional Trumbull, Frelinghuysen, JOIN
1t son and Hendricks against it. But I'll
y whole matter goes by for the present
ANTI-MoNoPoIY CONVENTION. - q
Wednesday q convention was held |
Trenton. New Jersey, to organize an o,