The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-01-05

WAsmseroS, .. G. Dec -. 1865

lhc doubt entertained by lawyers
aud others here abort the effect o. the
Presidents Christmas Amnesty procla.
nation, seems 10 be shared Nv the in
telligent ex-rtbels across the water.
Mason Slidell wigta,l, Benjamin aua
Breckenridge vho have tclegraphcd to
inquire Tie exact nature 81 The proiec.
ton, L any il viii afford them; or. Il
Congrea may not regardless o. it. treat
them still as traitors 10 this country
Attorney General E,agts has also Il
consider waat the effect Is upon the
case Of Jefferson Davis Tho lotqyiag
disponnou q ihe loyal people oven.
looking their broken household c,rglos.
their cuplled, and ,hcir heavy insn-
cial burdens, VIII DO more to settle tho
question d favor d the subjects Of il.
than amy strict interpretation 81 9,e
Constitution aud Laws viii make ~
resort t. The halter unnecessary, unless
for the sake Of precedent Possibly
JEFF Davis win be made d test case
SENATOR CONFESS BILL
The distinguished senator from Cal.
ifornia, has resolved ii yiea of The fact
that some Of the beads Of departments
and bureau officers affect bot 10 an
dorshml the intent Of tle trainers Of
the eight hour law, aud Of the legis-
lators who voted for it to endeayor ID
secure the passage, at an early day, Of
the bin introduced BY linn to the Sen
ate last week The bin viii enighien
the understanding of some OF The OBJ
fuse gentlemen connected with the Ex-
ecntiye branch Of the Government IT.
cnacts that from aud after jane %,
1868, all laborers, workingmen and me-
chahics IN the employ Of the Govern
ment shall receive Ior days labor as
provided by law, the full wages and
compensation, paid for such labor as il
ten hours constituted days labor.
Good for Senator Conness. He has ey-
er been the friend Of the workingmen
Of the country, aud they have cause to
regret that he is to be superseded in
the next Congress. May they find as
staunch friend in his successor.
CONGRESS LIBRARY.
The Congressional library, Mr. Spot
ford, the Librarian, reports, consists Of
1885 volumes, exclusive of unbound
pamphlets,
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 4 FAILURE,
The Howard University enterprise
for present usefulness, al least, is
most ill-deyised affair While medical,
law, commercial and other schools, in
this city, are all numerously attended, 1
especially the three above designated 4
whose sessions are held in the evening
the school and class rooms of the How
ard University, away ont Of the city /
remain comparatively empty The
more neeessitous tho class Of people to
be accomn dated, the more important
that the sehool should be accessible in
the evening, after their bodily needs
haFe been provided foi; but tho loea-
ton OF this institution renders it use
less to all such
Again it is Unfortunate 10 having bud
the building constructed of new III
yention 4 concrete brick somewhat
on tile principle II 0 S. Fowlers con
crete materia for bis Home for All,
excepting Che former is nodded. A
wall Of this material ia u Freedmeus
Hospital, ueal the University, has just
falien down, killing two or three Of tie
workingmen and badly wounding sever
al others. This must have the effect Of
exciting diatrust in be materials Of the
walls q the buildings Of the Universe
~, and lear IN many 10 trust their lives
within fhem Nothing but well-proy-
Ell material should ever be used II such
buildings
A SUPERVISOR ~ LUCK
Supervisor Croecy's late felow-clerks
Of the Treasury Department Nere even
more futteied at The news u his has.
ing fallen into the enormous sum Of J
$4,000 as iniormer in the tobacco seiz-
ure be caused TO be made in New Or !
leans recently, than they were just be-
fore at the report Of his tremendous Z
leap from appointment file clerk to &
Superyisorship. Some persons think !
that this seizure was made-up thing c
for young Creepy that somebody knew '
OF the frauds; told MIR Creecy Of them; I
and urged him to bring to bear all the {
influence be could possibly muster, to :
obtain the Snperyisorship, and then go 9
down, and himself inform against these !
offenders at once, and but the little for i
tame the informer's share would come
to, into his own pocket for his pains +,
This is mere surmise. however, on the
ground Of the inprobability of a young J
man, utterly inexperienced save in ron 9
tine clerical duties, aud totally unac-
quainted wife Internal Revenue mat =
tiers, going down into that strange eoun- I
try and ferreting out these frauds for
himself IN the first few days Of his Off