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

treaty has been received at washington
by mail.
The House committee on roads and
canals on Monday decided to report unan-
imously in favor of a bill for the Brooklyn
Bridge across the East river to New OK.
The reconstruction committee has APP
pointed Messrs. Payne of Wisconsin, Nor
ris. Of Alabama, and Beck of Kentucky, a
subcommittee to consider and report upon
all applications for the removal OF poilti-
cal disabilities.
The House declines to pay the depart
mental clerks any increase of salaries. The
proposition for ten per cent. was tabled,
but another attempt will be made. 1t Is
understood that whatever the House will
agree to the Senate will pass.
The tariff bill was killed in the House
by its refusal to take it up in evening ses-
sion The tax bill came up Tuesday night
and succeeding evenings, but with very
little hope of its passage by this Con-
gress.
Mr.. Evarts returned Monday morn
ing, and spent most of the afternoon in
the Senate and in the House. He tells
his friends that he will not accept the
attorney-generalship under the next ad-
ministration, if it is offered.
The Senate and House committees on
Indian affairs held joint meeting Mon
day. and decided to report favorably upon
100000 for lands ceded by the Choctaw
nation, many years ago, and that amount
is to be inserted in the pending appro-
priation bill.
An unfounded report of the death of
Col. Tom B. Florence, the well known
politician, was current at Washington,
Sunday, and published in the New York
Tribune, Monday, with a long obituary
notice. His paper, the Washington Daily
Union, suspended publication en- Satur-
day.
1t is said that the prospect of the pas
sage of the equal suffrage amendment in
the Senate is lessened by the fact that
Garrett Davis is ready with a five days
speech against If, and Sumner with a
three days speech for it. If either fills
one half its time the amendment will fail
by lapse of time.
1t is thought at the treasury depart
ment Mt Washington, that the government
will not lose anything by the recent fail
ure of the Merchants National bank at
Little Rock, Ark, and of which Senator
Mcdonald was president. The amount
owing by that bank at the time of its fail
ure viii probably be covered by securities
III the hands of the treasurer OF the United
States
Mr.. Braadegee, of Connecticut, was
before the House committee on appropria-
tons, Monday morning, asking an appro-
priation for a preliminary survey of the
New London harbor, for a naval site.
The committee promised $4,000 for this
purpose, and when it is in the House, Mr..
Starkweather, of New Loudon, will move
to increase the sum to $4,000, and it will
probably be carried.
The House won't have anything to
do with the annexation of any more terri
tory The San Domingo proposition,
which was SC. effectually destroyed in the
House on Monday, originated with Mr..
Seward. He has advices FROM the island
that it Is waiting for some strong power
to adopt it, but the House Is 50 sick of
Alaska and Stewards negotiations for the
Danish Islands that it would not listen to
any pratectora e or annexation scheme
the question of using wing of the
treasury depa rtment for the inauguration
ball is left wi tn President Johnson Some
If his friends say that his reply will be,
-has if Gen. Grant will agree in future to
him as a gentleman he will
consent. There is considerable doubt
whether the general will attend the ball,
,hough it is claimed that Mrs. Grant has
given her promise to be present.
The United States Supreme Court,
'ra Monday, decided on an appealed case
rom the Circuit Court of the district of
California. that it is the duty of assistant
assessors to reduce to their value in cur
'ency all returns made in coin, and
that persons and corporations making
such returns are l.a5,e 10 pay an income
tax on the amounts thus returned in cur
rency, and also that such Income tax is
not Greet oax, but duty or excise, and
A. ssseEA Is obligatory and valid. The
lp4nion- was delivered by Mr. Justice
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