Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-28
Washington Items.

WAeUfNgrON, Alfu ~
when the senate met today Mr.. Ross made Q
personal explanation relative to The p9plished nJ
counts of his interview with the President, when
he said were grossly Incorrect lie entered AZ
some length into his grievances in the matter o.
the Kansas appointments, claiming that good
Republicans, who had been gallant soldiers, were
removed for no other reason than that they were
his friends
Mr. pomcroy replied, saying that in his opin-
ion the Presidents course with regard 10 these
appointments would he sustained by the people
OF KANSAS He said that the persons removed
were unlfiondly to the Republican party, and two
Of them had run for office on Democratic ticket.
The adjournment resolution was finally amend
ed 10 read that when the Senate adjourn on Thurs
day it adjourn without day, which will allow the
session, if necessary to be prolonged until Friday
noon, and was then passed
The President to-day sent to the Senate the last
batch of nominations for the present executive
session.
WASHINGTON, April 81.
A long debate sprung up to-day in the Senate
in regard 10 the condition of the Departments the
expense and difficulty Of obtaining the iniorna-
ton the rights and duties Of members of Con-
gress respecting appointments, &c. which was
engaged in by Nlcssrs sherman, Pomeroy, Irum-
bull, Fessondcn, Cameron and others
Mr.. Abbott offered an amendment providing
that appointments to department positions shall
ne Hldut uttuiulg 10 tit NNllt IloIuhtlolHf NlNi
/ opened a wide range ui debate and caused dis
cussion of the relative rights Of the North and
South.
Mr. sawyer asserted that the Democratic State
Of Kentucky has received more appointments in
the Departments than the entire Republican
South, and said he had been lately told by mem
Der of the Cabinet that the Senators from the re-
constructed States must remember that the white
I Republican vote Of the South was very small.
! The Senate in Executive session to-day confirm
| ed the following nominations James X Partridge
of Maryland, to be Minister resident at Nene-
zuoa Iition }. Coney 10 be Secretary Of Lem-
/ ton az Russia Adam Badeau 10 be Assistant
Secretary Of Legation at London.
A number of receivers Of public moneys Reg
listers of Land Offices, ETC.. were also confirmed
The President sent in 10 the Senate to-day the
names OF q score Of QuakCrs 10 Toe Indian agents,
also John X Hutchinson of Arkansas, 10 be min
lister resident ut the sandwich Islands
Senator Sumner to-day, called upon the Score
| tary Of State and informed him that the Senate
committee on foreign relations had authorized
him % report adversely ON several nominations.
/ Among them are those Of Mr., Pile as Minister 90
| Brazil, and j. H. Carlisle as Minister 10 Stock
holm, and inquired If t was his intention t0 send
in other nominations for those positions The
Secretary replied that il had been decided not %
send in more nominations, but under these cir
| cumstances, the President would probably make
new nominations for those positions
| The Senate in executive session tonight, COM
| iirmed among others, the following nominations
10 be ministers resident, Samuel Shcllaberger of
| Ohio, to Portugal David A. Num- Of 1ennes-
see. 10 Ecuador, C. 4. Riotte Of Texas to Mica
ragua; Chs. +. Deloug Of Nevada, to Japan t.
Henry Baxter Of Michigan, 10 Honduras Al
| fred I \. Forbitt Of Delaware. 10 san Salvador
/ +. T. Dumas Of Louisiana (cll1red) n be min
lister resident and Consul General at Sccria
Fanny. April %
/ The Senate having adjourned SINE de, the trains
/ took away to-day large number of disappointed
oiiice-seekers who 60 home thoroughly Disguised
with everybody but themselves.
The work of making removals in the Treasury
Department still progresses upidly, and Secretary
| Boutwell, seems determined to remove all clerks
whose services are not actually needed as well a.
| those who are untitled for their positions hy in
competency
In the Third Auditors office alone nearly two
hundred removals have been made. including
many cx-soldiers While the removals have been
mpartlally made, yet when the new appointments
have been given, OF which there have been up
wnrd OF forty, this has 40, been true
There were thirty-two nominations left Enacted
. upnu the only one 90 New England man being
Joseph j Morse nominated as Prison Agent nj
Portsmouth. ~ H. There was no action on the
nominations Of A. MARYLAND, 81 Assistant Post
master Geneml OF james Kelley. Postmaster {
New York Thomas MoElnth. Appraiser at
New York James L. Foley. Secretary OF lega-
ton at Madrid and ID. b. X keim of the New
York H.rdld Consul at Kin Kiang, in China
I The GLOBE Of to-day contains twelve column, of
/ Governor Spmgue's correspondence
Attorney General lloar sent to Secretary Bore
TINS afternoon an opinion as 10 the constitutions
alty OF the clghthOur law, saying that he saw
no reason TO differ from the opinion OF ex- Attorney
kynrts. In accordance with this Secretary B,rie
mas issued circular letter IN the heads of the VA
rious navy yards calling attention 10 this opinion
and saying that while the Navy Department has
not right 10 compel mechanics and laborers q
work more than eight hours, vet it has a right Il
employ them to labor extra hours and paw them
pro rata for such extra work
SATURDAY, April "a.
I secretary RaWlins has received a long aud able
letter from Senator Wilson. giving history of
the passage of the eight-hour law by Congress.
and showing that it was the intention to pay a
lull day wages for eight hours work The let
ter completely demolishes the fine spun legal the
ories OF Attorney General llOar, and can but com
mand attention
| General Sickles' friends boast that. under pre-
tence OF having Mr.. Hale retained at Madrid.
they thus succeeded in defeating Mr. Sanford. and
that the author OF the Ostend manifesto will now
/ be sent % Spain
/ The Cabinet to-day considered the question fl.
TO what shall be done with the nominations not
acted upon by the Senate, and il was concluded
that where there was no objection on the mart of
the senate 10 the nominees, they will, generally
speaking, be re-appointed at an early day.
\ Democratic clerk who was DISCHARGED the
other day from the Treasury Department. is con
WINGED 10y the arbitrary conduct OF the new admin
strauon that the people Of this country will never
have chance 10 elect another President.
seven women, two Of whom were coored ap-
poared before the board of registry in Wash
lnston the other day and submitted a written
claim to have their names put ON the list Of voters
The board promised to take the matter into CON
sderation
Senator salisbury, who broke his leg some
weeks ago, has so far recovered that he went home
tonight.
The troubles in the Congregational church here
have been arranged 10 the satisfaction of botb
parties. DR.. Boynton and about one hundred and
twenty-five members have withdrawn 10 form a
new organization. General Howard and his
Friends remain in the present building. All cues
tons concerning property have been arranged
May.