Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-16
Washington Items.

/ Washington Items.
1 -Workmcn in the Washington NAVY
yarl are, by a new rule prohibited from
! speaking 10 each other during working
hours.
After the contested Ohio election
CASE, which come, up this week in tn,
House committee on elections, /, finished
h at Of the rival Baruums from the fourtl
Connecticut district will be- taken hold of
Although it i conceded that the Su.
preme Court is divided against the consti-
tutionality If the reconstruction acts. it is
said tina, NJ decision to this effect will bc
made for some time 10 come. and that
meanwhile the States will have adopted
constitutions and become reconstructed.
The House committee on Foreign Al,
fairs has fixed Thursday next for consid,
Grafton Of Mr. Orth's bill declaring tho
statu, Of American citizens abroad. Re
port says the committee are unanimously
in favor Of some definite action in the
matter.
There were not over thirty-five bona
tide soldiers and sailors at the recent
meeting at Washington TO discuss the
propriety Of nominating Presidential
ticket. Some opposition to Gen. Grant
was manifested and headed by Massa-
chusetts general. who was particularly So
we're in deuunciation, calling him THE
bond-holdcr', candidate" who bottled
Butler
President johnson will reply to the
Senate's inquiry as TO what he has done
with the bill establishing equal rights in
the District of Columbia, that he received
1t too late, in his opinion, for any action on
his part under the constitution,
The Senate finance committee will
report adversely on Senator Anthony,
bill authorizing the conversion of regis
tered bonds into coupons, A. the law
now stands, coupons can be converted int
registered bonds. but the committee, ii,
well a, the Secretary OF the Treasury. dis
'ii''' ~ Wv measure
The reports called tor by Congress, Of
the number 81 persons pardoned by the
President who have been convicted OF
CONTRIBUTING, forging, &c. is nearly com
pletcd, and it is said will show that no
criminal h'N not been pard"nrd who Wa
not .''o'h'"''\ deserving 81 executive
'irmen'y' and that many OF those par
aonea were warmly '"@or~'d ny members
OF Congress
The House decided the cas-" Of Sylnes
against lrmhle OF kentucky without the
yeas and nays and Irimblo was sworn i'll
Just previous TO adjournment Nh Up
son OF Michigan conducted the case with
much ability, and Mr.. Dawes closed the
case with speech OF twenty minutes, |
which was unanswcrable There was no
evidence that lrimbIe Is dlsI"y".
Senator Howard was severe upon the
newspaper correspondents IN a personal
explanation, which he made i'll the SEN
ate. Smith of the Evening Press Assoc
citation, ana Hine Of the Evening Telt-
gram, are the guilty persons. He alleged
that they broke their pledge of honor
w''h" 'Wen'y,i'"r hours after obtaining
inc report III 'h@ stanton case
Ting reconstruction committee met on
to consider a proposition to abol.
ish all the old provisional governments in
rebel States, and also to place the depart
ment generals directly under the direction
Of Gen. Grant. 1t is urged that there is
no greater stretch of constitutional power
in placing this power entirely in the hands
If Gen. Grant, than to divide it. among
the departmental generals There is
growing conviction that something must
be done unless reconstruction is to be al