Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-14
Washington Items.

1t is expected that on the first Of May, the
Treasury will hold about one hundred million dol
lars in specie. There are over eighty-two million
dollars now on hand, and the customs receipts
for the mouth are estimated no nearly eighteen
million dollars Iwenty-eight millions of coin
interest come due ON the first. Some few appli-
cations have been made for the prepayment Of
the interest in response b the Secrcnrys recent
0ilar but not 10 any considerable amount Il is
predicted that this class Of payments will be con-
siderably increased ON and after the first instant
The President would like TO finish up his in-
p0rtant nominations, So a. % avoid calling an cx-
trn session Of the Senate, but 10 is not likely he
can do 80. The Senator's generally expect h re-
main until the 2ad or sd Of April.
The Montana ring bored the President 50 that
he concluded 10 send in Mr.. Ashley's name for
Governor in order to get rid of the pressure It
is said he did it wish great reluctance. and would
not mourn if it should be rejected Mr. Ashley
had the endorsement of one hundred and ten con-
grcssnen on his papers.
The administration has decided, after due con-
sidention, TO prevent, il POSSIBLE any illibuster-
ing expeditions b Cuba from this country, Us they
are contrary to law and to cur policy.
The supreme Court will adjourn, next week
Thursday, to the first Monday in October 1t
has been agreed that the case involving the con
stitulonahty Of the legal tender act shall 20 over
10 the fall term for settlement
/ Among the nominations sent to the senate b.
day was that Of Jno. ". Douglass, to be DEPUTY
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
Ex-May1r Chapman was to-day urged upon the
President by delegation of Baltmoreans lor
collector Of that port.
4 Washington special says that Senator
Spmgue's last speech is severely condemned BY
nearly all Republicans and by some Democrats.
Senator Pomeroy has a bill in committee estab-
fishing female suffrage in tab as an experiment
Mr.. Hooper, the Utah delegate favors il and Mr.
POmerOy has been invited 70 make a speech at
Salt Lake in favor Of it., which invitation he has
accepted. The address will he made next July,
Ia the Tabernacle, Brigham Young presiding.
Ii has been ascertained that twelve Senator's
viii vote Tor female suffrage whenever opportu-
nifty offers, and Mr.. Trumbull is one Of them.
Mr.. Sumner thinks the Senate will have to re-
main several weeks, lie has, in his committee,
thirteen treaties undisposed Of, and three Of them
are OF grave Importance.
Gen. Sickles declines the Mexican mission.
though the president urges him 10 take it. Cur
tin OF Pennsylvania will 20 to Russia, and Mot
ley or John Jay to England 50 the president has
declared within u hours.
The yice-presidcnt has left the chair Of the SEN
ate till next December, lie contempates a num-
Der OF visits among friends in different parts Of
the country during the coming summer
MoNDAY, April 10
| 1t seem that during the first session Of the for
ty-drst Congress, which ended on saturday, %
acts and 10 resolutions were passed, and were APP
/ proved by the President, while a larger number
were left Enacted upOn-s0me of them having
been passed either by the Senate or BY the House
alone. Among this aforementioned class is the
bill for taking from the New England banks their
I right to issue a portion of the currency, which
they are legally entitled 10, and giving that right
to banks at the South and the West bill re-
moving political disabilities from some three hun
bred or more repentant rebels a bill establishing
a Government monopoly of the Alaska fur seal
trade bill defining the meaning of the eight
hour law; Gen. Fremont's III Paso railroad
scheme, and the resolution of sympathy with
| Cuba.
/ Speaker Blaine was in the chair sixteen hours
during the last day Of the session. expediting bu-
siness and doing all in his power to prevent such
action as was only intended 10 Obstruct work lie
was warmly commended for the ability and i'm
Partially OF his rulings by members Of both par
/ ties and from all sections
] The special Executive Session of the Senate
which commences to-day, will probably occupy
a week or ten days. There are eleven treaties
waiting action--prominent among them the Ala
bama claims treaty. negotiated by Reyerdy John
son, the ratification of which will be opposed by
Senator Sherman, and which will have but few
| advocates.
! IL commenced showing about two O'Clock this
morning, and did not cease until after three this
afternoon. The snow melted almost as fast as il
FELL but we had what the English would call " q
nasty morning. wet over head and sloppy under
| feet
The currency redistribution bill was not taken
up The West wasn't anxious about il, as all OF
the $50 600, 900 to be Withdrawn from the East
would have gone South. The large banks com
Dlned to defeat the measure,
The passage OF the Cuban independence resolu-
ton by the House will not affect our relations
with SPAIN as it is known that in spite of the
personal sympathies of the President with the
Cubans, he is determined not to take any rash
step. When the Cubans really overthrow the
Spanish authority on the island, their govern
ment will be recognized, and not till then.
The President will not renominate all the New
York names that fell with the last session. James
Madsworth who was sent in for the marshalship
OF the southern district of New York, will not be
renominated
Commissioner Delano has ordered that all COM
missions of Internal Revenue Detectives appoint
ed prior TO March 10th, 1863, which do not by
Their terms expire previous 10 the 3Oth day Of
April 1869, shall terminate on the said Both day
Of April. '