Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25
WashingtOn Items.

to include the name of Mr.. Evarts for the
attorney generalship.
Gen. Sherman's friends have made an
offer to Gen. Grant for his house, which
they desire TO purchase and present to his
successor in command
DR.. Craig, the ablest chemist con-
nected with the army, is experimenting
It the request of the commissary and sur
seon general, upon process for ipresery-
ing meat
Gen. Sherman is to arrive in Wash
ington on Saturday, and early next
month he will occupy what is now Gen
Grants residence, if existing arrange
ments are satisfactorily completed.
-Ex-Gov Fenton was warmly greeted
in both houses on Thursday, by his nu-
merous friends He is looking remarks-
oly well, having improved in looks and
health since he left the House.
Among the visiting firemen on inau-
guration day, will be company from
New bern. n. c. The German War Vet
Grams are making arrangements to parade
with full ranks, and the Boys in Blue
will be well represented in the column.
A number of New York politicians
are at Washington urging New Workers
for places in the new cal inet. They have
not attempted to see Gen. Grant yet.
Among the New York candidates are
Morgan, Pierpont, Griswold, Siekles and
Cochrane.
Gen. Grants audience room was
cf6w ed Thursday morning, and Senators
rlect Fenton and Schurz were among the
prominent visitors. The General proposes
70 visit Annapolis some day and call on
his friend Admiral Porter, which revives
the report that the Admiral may be
placed at the head of the Navy depart
mCnt.
The Presidents nomination of Badly
Smith as consul general at Havana will
not be confirmed. but the fact that our
present consul should be superseded is
generally acknowledged He has shown
his sympathies too plainly with the insur-
.rectionists to make it decent for him to
remain, and the Senate would speedily
confirm a good nomination.
The House Judiciary committee will
probably recommend adherence to the
House bill for Constitutional amend
ment The chairman, Mr.. Wilson, OF
Iowa, expresses the opinion that the at
tempt to amend the Constitution might.
ut well fail altogether as to send the Sen
ate proposition to the states. Indiana,
Ohio and other western states object to
the clause guaranteeing the right to hold
uflice 1t is feared that it might defeat
the proposition in three or four state legiS-
lAturcs which are decidedly republican
The Alabama treaty is dead in the
present session. Reverdy johnson may
as well return. The Senate will be
against it when it comes up before it, and
the new administration is known to be
against it. At the same time there Is an
earnest desire that a fair treaty shall be
will commence at once, but not through
Reverdy Johnson. The Senate some
times amends proposed treaty, but the
feeling in the committee was so strongly
against the whole document that no prop
position was made to amend it.
The banking bill was again brought
before the House on Thursday, on u mo-
tion to reconsider, and after a contest of
three hours, the west and south were sue
cessful The bill, with the Coburn
amendment was adopted. One of its
most Objectionable features is this: 1t not
only gives 10 each state its share Of the
currency according to population and
wealth, but where the excess of circula-
ton in state Is ascertained, all the banks
are compelled to surrender pro rata ac
cording to the circulation In this way, a
country bank in the east, though having
no more than its share of the circulation,
if estimated by congressional districts, is
compelled to hand over per centage Of
its notes. This section of the bill is GER
tain to be defeated The Senate viii not
consent 10 It. Many members voted for
it against their Judgment, fruringa clam
or AT home,
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