Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18
Washington Items.

Washington Items.
/ Mrs. Grant was at the White House
for some time to-day, making arrange
ments for moving in next week.
Senator Sumner says that Mr.. Motley
will be minister to England, but many OF
the politicians here believe it will be
offered as a compliment to Horace Greeley.
Hale will be retained in Spain and Marsh
in Italy.
The committees were to be announced
in the House on Friday. The is rumor
and means, and Hooper chairman of the
banking and currency committee. An
other rumor is that Butler will be chair
man of the election committee.
The Senate is not in mood for work
and adjourned over to Monday. At this
rate the session will continue for a long
time. The old members of the House are
impatient, and early next week will move
a resolution fixing day of final adjourn
ment not later than fortnight hence.
A delegation of Georgians called upon
the President Friday afternoon. The
President spoke of the fifteenth amend
ment and asked what Georgia would do
with it. He expressed the hope that the
time would shortly arrive when, in that
and every other State, men could freely
express their opinions without molesta-
ton.
Senate to Monday, was the strong desire
of certain Senators to consult with the
President on a number of nominations
which it is understood he is considering.
There is some fear that the states of the
politicians will be generally smashed.
In the year 1868 Van Wycks investi
eating committee ran against stump.
Van Wyck went to, John Covode for ad
vice. How is it," said he, )" that you
succeeded well and l Jailed - All !.
that is easily accounted for" said honest
John, " ran tne machine over my enc
mics; you are running it over your
friends
The notorious Binckly, formerly
solicitor of the internal revenue, played
the bully with success, this morning,
upon. ez-Commissioner Rollins, and
Deputy Commissioner Harlan. Rollins
escaped without injury, hut Harlan re-
ceived two ugly cuts on his face from a
cane in Binckley's hands. As this is the
second offence of the kind committed in
this city within month, the court will
punish it severely, and this time the presi-
dent viii not pardon the offender out of
jail.
-Washburne goes to france, but will
not leave till the latter part of April. At
his special request, Frank Moore goes out
with him rs assistant secretary. Gen
Longstreet's nomination may excite op-
position an the Senate, where his con-
irmatios= is under debate. The nominal
ton lies in the Senate chamber. The
rean ogals in the department are in accord
aace with the repeated requests of the
House naval committee in the last Con-
gress.
I'm the Senate, the other day, during
the election of chaplain, after five nomi-
nations had been made, Mr.. Grimes wag
hoping to 'sget a rise ont of chairman
whose habits were formed in the other
house. But Mr. Colfax did not catch at
the bait, but smilingly responded, The
chair could inform the gentleman from
Iowa shat the rule OF the previous ques-
tiUa does not operate in this body
Nhereat there was a laugh all round the
chamber.
To the inn nense relief Of the Wash
ington politici: ms there is a last secre-
tary of the tire asury The rumors on the
the last three days that, in spite of very
direct information from the president,
Wednesday ME hit, that Boutwell, would
have the place, nearly every body declined
to believe it. Even at noon on Thursday,
with all Inazner OF rumors and statements
pointing SC Boutwell,, none of his friends
felt certain on the subject. The nominal
tion gives universal satisfaction. Even
the. democratic members of Congress say
az is fit man for the place. Rawlings
for the war department, Of course gives
satisfaction, The danger is that his
health is unequal to the position, and that
he will break down and have to give way
at an early cay to somebody else. There
is considerable criticism upon the nominal
ton OF Hamilton Fish Tor the state de-
fartment. Nobody says word against
his character as gentleman, but it is
feared that he lacks the energy necessary
to sustain bold foreign policy.