Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-28
LATEST NEWS.
washington News.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20
G en-. Hancock appeared to-day before
the military committee of the House, and
was questioned concerning the new army
bill.
Cs pit Theodore Edison, of the ordnance
corp :, was examined to-day by the Dyer
cour of inquiry.
ID; spatches from Gen. Sheridan report
| that a detachment of Col. Evans com
mand was attacked by Commanche Indi-
ans near Elm-re, Kansas, on Christmas
| lay. The Indians were entirely ronted.
AN d their village, with n large quantity
of stores, was destroyed The fight was
very severe. Three enlisted men were
wou, lded. and it is believed that il will
term nate the indian hostilities in that
quarter. The np,,, Der Of Indians killed
and wounded are unk no~h.
Edward D. Neal has been nominated
a commissioner of edueat. o. IN place o
DR. Barnard. Mr.. Neal is ae'efssinai
by profession, and was Mr.. II. N''''n i'i'
vate SECRETARY for signing land 1". =
II is not improbable that Congr, VA
abolish tie Office on the GROUNDED it, "s5
le-sncss, by refusing TO pass the approp. >
ations to sustain it.
Gen. Grant goes TO New York ON the 4
9TH Of February. and will Ice there several
days. lie will be guest Of Hamilton
Fish, Esq.
The President has nominated Simeon
johnson, Of New York. a. commissioner
70 cpdify the laws, in place Of Caleb
Gushing, resigned.
Tie supreme court II the district has I
completely mixed the United States su-
preme court in the Bradley case. II
obeyod the mandamus issued, rescinded
the order declaring Mr.. Bradley from
practice in the court, but held that this.
under that reading of the supreme court
Of the United States. did not restore Mr..
Bradley to the criminal court when Judge
Fisher expelled him. 1t now makes a
rule that no one suspended in one court Of
the district shall practice in any of the
branches Of the supreme court of the dis-
tfiei, thus practically leaving Mr. Bradley
where he was before the United States
sarrome court i--uel the mandamus
This action Of the court was announced /.
this morning.
The Republican Senators were IN eau
Gus for nearly an hour to-day on the
pending nominations. There was 4 bit
ter contest between the friend 81 Messrs
Cummings and Smyth The caucus
finally adopted "a resolution not 10 confirm
any more nominations except 70 fill nee
s-ary vacancic-. Ia the Senate. Oh MO-
ton Of Mr.. sherman. a concurrent reso-
luton was adopted proviiing f,r new 4
.aint special committee. beginning with
the next session. to investigate the report
"a the organization of the civil service.
The House committee on roads and Cd
nails which has not been called during the
present Congress. j. now next on the list.
and expects To he called very shortly. II q
has number OF bills ready 10 report &
in favor Of bill for an air
line railroad 20 New York They will !
also report various other bills chartering =
INCLUDING the Washington and .
Pennsylvania road from this city to the .
Sehuylkill county coal fields, and for
wooden bridges acre,s the Connecticut d
river. {
Senator Grimes ill for the reorganiza- .
ion OF the navy. introduced and referred !,
- the committee to-day. provides for a ],
Of corps officers hlling no va Z
'lmeics, until the number Of COMMODITIES q
: II, Of lieut.-commanders 80. Of lieuteu- :
lnts 80, Of masters and en-igns 100 ;,
Zach ensign i 10 be a storage officer. s
Unless specially assigned 10 watch and 81
division duty, and medical corps are TO n
pn,i-t If one surgeon-general. five nedi- .
al inspectors, ten deputy medical in
l.eotaF- 10 staff surgeons. 80 surgeons, 40
el--ed assistants. rnd - assistants. q