Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-04
WASHINGTON Items.

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it adds one more justice to the court.
The Senate appropriation committee
Friday morning, had up the consular ant
diplomatic bill, and struck out Mr.. But
ler's scheme for the consolidation of tn,
South American missions.
DR.. Chaffee of Springfield, argued
Friday morning, before the committee OF
elections in behalf of j. S. Easement
claiming a seat in the House from the new
territory of Wyoming. Three contested
cases before the committee are still unde
cided
Secretary Browning held reception
on Friday. from 2 o'clock to 9 pm, t.
which all the clerks of the interior depart
ment and their families We're invited. |
was novel reception, and was given tina
Mr. Browning might say farewell to hi
subordinates.
"A new attempt is to be made in the
Senate to obtain the rotunda for the inau
guration ball Secretary McCulloch says
that the new wing of the Treasury is al
+ their disposal, but that will not satisfy
the managers The Senate may recon.
slider its former vote,
The romantic real estate known as
"Kllorama,'' north of Washington, where
joel Barlow built mansion, the dining
room of which Robert Fulton decorated
and whore many distinguished men have
resided, and where thousands of volun-
teers encamped or were in hospital during
tie war, is offered for sale.
The United States supreme court on
Friday issued - writ against United
States judge Underwood, of Virginia,
requiring him to show cause why he
should not be restrained from his whole
sale release Of criminals in that State be-
cause of technical defects in the proceed
inGs on which they were arraigned. The
writ is returnable Friday
The minority report of Congressman
Karr, of the investigation committee upon
the New York election frauds. will pro-
badly condemn the frauds on both sides,
but will exculpate the leaders of both
parties OF all dishonest intentions. He
viii take the ground that the cheating
WIS the work OF the lower politicians, and
without the approx. of their superors.
Illinois Wa>hburne was shown the
newspaper despatch stating that his fam
lily were packing their trunks for Paris,
and laughed over it Gen. Grant has not
talked Paris or the cabinet to him yet,
but hr knows we'll enough what is com
lie Will have an opportunity to enter the
cabinet il he chooses, but his hcalth may
prevent acceptance.
Tile amendment by Mr.. Boutwell, was
voted down, and the House adjourned
with the understanding that the subject
-lndl come up Immediately after the read
in- %: the journal on Saturday. An at
tempt was made Friday, to compromise
the differing views of Messrs. Boutwell,
Bingham md Shellabarger. All that is
wanted is to establish manhood suffrage
against any possible evasion:
-Senltor- and representatives, are al
ready oycrrtm with applications for Office
under thr new administration The pres
sure from t he city of New York will be
Although Senator Morgan's
term expires with this Congress, his in
daenoe in regard to the New York city
iii cs Will be decisive with Gen. Grant
Ii Mr. Conkl.ng in amy case goes with
Morgan they will win, even against Fen
-on. the new senator
The debate in the House upon the
constitutional amendment was quite ex-
>itin-. The Ohio republican members
wanted something more explicit than the
amendment reported by the judiciary com
nit'oe, claiming that under it the recent
y slave states might by property and edu
.utiunal qualifications, di>franchise ma
GRITTY of the colored people Mr. Shelll-
'ar2er'- speech was powerful, but Mr.
Boutwell, fully answered him. Other
nembeys claimed that to prohibit the
t4tes from making educational or proper
y qualifications, by Inference admitted
heir right To- make q religious testior any
'ther. mot specified in the on~tltution
The last hour Of the.debate was upon this
'oiuJ and was thu ahieot Of the session.