Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-23
eased five thousand.

President vetoed the bill creating the
State year ago the population has in
creased five thousand,
If the President removes Revenue
Commissioner Rollins, as now seems GER
tain, it is equally certain that the Senate
will not concur So the Stanton farce may
he repeated on smaller scale,
Gen. Howard is urging on many SEN
ators the Importance of giving work to
the most needy of the colored inhabitants
of the District Of Columbia Thousands
are represented TO be suffering for the ne
cessaries of life.
Tho President will tomorrow or next
day, nominate Hon. w d, Bishop of CT,
to be Commissioner of Patents to fill the
existing vacancy, Senator Dixon has So
cured the appointment.
The Postoifice Department expended
over $4,000,000 more than it earned, last
year, after its manner before the war.
Massachusetts, paid S5S7,205 over and
above all expenses, the deficiency being
principally in the mail service of the
Southern States.
The booksellers who have made for
tunes by the sale Of private editions OF
English works in this country, are protest
ing to Congress against the new postal
treaty with Great Britain, by which books
can be obtained from London by mail
more cheaply than the American reprints
can be purchased
The Democrats say that the Supreme
Court would decide, on Monday, to adj
vance the McArdle case upon the docket
for a speedy hearing, but they don't know
anything about it. 1t is mere guess work,
no member Of the court having authorized
such a statement.
No nomination of new Secretary of
War came in on Monday, and it is said
that the President is determined to wait
and see if Stanton will not resign Grant
and Sherman both advised him To do so, but
the Republicans in Congress tell him to
hold on. He is not fully decided what
to do.
Monday was dull day in the SEN
ate. Grimes and Chandler had a little
skir1nish in reference to naval matters, in
which Chandler insisted that "Old Grimes
is dead" and come to life in the present
Senate. There was a good deal of laughter
in the Senate while Chandler spoke
Grimes had the best Of the argument and
Chandler Of the fun.
Hon. John A. Griswold Of the House
has invited a party of gentlemen to his
house on Tuesday evening, to witness the
presentation of the watch worn by Roger
Sherman, when he signed the Declaration
of Independence, to Lieut. Gen. Sherman
The General is not descended from Roger
Sherman, but from Richard Sherman, a
prominent Connecticut statesman of the
Revolutionary epoch.
The criminal court of the District OF
Columbia, on Monday, fixed the gath Of
February for the second trial of John II
Surratt Judge Merrick stated that he
was not certain that the senior counsel
Judge Black, would be ready at that time
and District Attorney Darlington made q
similar statement as to Judge Pierrepont
Mr. Hubbard introduced in the House
Monday, joint resolution, which wa'
referred to the committee on appropria
lions, fixing the compensation of Senator's
Members, and Delegates in Congress, from
and after the 4th of March, 1858, at $400t
and mileage at the rate Of ten cents per
mile, provided that the compensation o
the Speaker be $1,000 per annum."
A resolution was offered twice in tn,
House on Monday, appointing Boart
to regulate the tariff of charges on the Pa
cifc railroad, and providing that the rate
should not exceed double those charge
on the trunk roads between the MississiI