Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20


The resignation OF Minister Adams,
il has been ascertained from official sour
ees, takes place in April,
The ministers II IIayti and lihsria
from this country, have been reduced in
rank TO commissioners,
The Senate has recalled its eonhuaa-
ton of Gea .Jetfries as register OF the
treasury, and it is possible that he may
be rejected, as he had only four majority.
-+Fhaa Stevens Is preparing written
speech ON the impeachment of the rresi-
dent Tor his Violations Of the tcnurc-af'
Office bill, which he hopes to deliver this
week,
Several more speeches are to be made
in the Senate on the House reconstruction
bill, One Of them by Mr. Doolittlc in
answer 10 the gentleman who replied To
his opening remarks on that measure,
Philip r, Fcndall. one OF the most
distinguished members Of the Washing
ton bar, died Sunday afternoon, aged n
years
In the House, Saturday, judge Kel-
/ ley OF Pennsylvania presented a memorial
from 800 Mississippi negroes, asking an
appropriation TO carry them to Liberia,
They state that they see ne prospect Of
success among the whites, and prefer 70
cmigrate.
There seems to be no doubt that the
appointment of Minister to England has
been rendered to Gen. George b. McClcl-
Ian, but nothing definite has yet been
heard FROM him as To its acceptance, The
resignation of Mr.. Adams, il has beer as
eertained from an official source, takes
place in April
It is now fully agreed that Congress
will not adjourn size Die till March, 1869,
III business will permit, a recess will be
taken before the LIST of July TO continue
two or three months, and then another
for a similar space, The most CONSERVE
tive members of the House and Senate
oppose It positive at adjournment
Mr.. Stevens late denunci@tion Of the
Republicans in the House who opposed
impeachment as towards, is regarded by
e. nearly all as the result of the intirmitie'
of his age and temper, and they are dis
. I A.. ii.
believing that it was he who furnished
, to the Tribune correspondent that highly
colored account of Gen. Paine's action il
committee which that gentleman Sautr
day pronounced to be without q spark O
truth, from beginning to end.
The gold spectators have been un
usually busy the last few days, with thei
falsehoods The last was that MeCullocl
, he'd resigned He has not Thought o
: doing sc. Treasurer Spinner had ba'
headache, Saturday, and out OF that fac
: the spectators made story that McCul
. loch was dead, and carried gold up on
I per cent on it 1t fell back in an hour
!, Another falsehood was the statement tina
: the ways and means committee is abou
to report in favor of more greenbacks
The committee might consider the suhlec
for six weeks.
A The Senate will be guided in its az
d ton upon the nomination of brevet ran
! for Gen. Sherman by his known wishes
# Senator Sherman will oppose ii. tn
a best informed are confident that the pur
4 pose of the President was simply to snu'
: Gen. Grant If he contemplated violence
he would not have selected Sherman a
his agent Grant remarked when he frs
a received the order bringing sherman here
that he was glad Of it, and that Sherman
integrity was unquestionahle. The Pres
ident will find that he can't disturb TIN
= kind relations existing between the tw'
/ generals, and Sherman will resign sooner
than he will De USED by the President tt
disgrace Grant # he gets u new inter
probation Of the law from Stanberry thai
he can give his orders direct 10 sherman
Congress will speedily pass another com
pelling him to decency.