Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-15
Washington Items.

Another long speech from Senator
Sprague is set down upon the Senate pro-
gramme.
The Senate confirmed all of the terri
torial nominations but the Governorship
of Montana and Wyoming
The House committee on the Pacific
railroad will ask authority to continue
their investigation and take testimony
during the recess of Congress.
BENZ. T. Fifeld, Esq, of Montpelier
has been nominated by the President
United States District Attorney for Yer
mont, in place of Hon. Dudley c. Deni-
son, the present incumbent
+ Hon C. w. Willard, of Vermont, a
member of the committee on Foreign At
fairs, dissents from the views of General
Banks and other members of the COM
mittee on Cuban affairs, and it is rumored
that when the resolution is reported to
the House he will present his views in an
elaborate speech against their adoption.
The investigation ordered by the
House into the Pacific railroads will go
over till next winter. The committee
will not hear any more arguments this
session.
Secretary Fish has satisfactorily set
tied the disgraceful personal squabbles
between Minister Hale and his secretary
of legation. Perry, at Madrid, BY recall
ing them both.
The daughter of one Torrey, from
MASSACHUSETTS, and member of the capt.
tai police, has eloped with colored man
and the evening papers chronicle all the
facts.
The House jumped through river
and harbor bill, placing two millions in
the hands of the Secretary of War to ex-
pend it as he shall see fit. This kind of
legislation is dangerous, but the West
carried it through. 1t may pass the SEN
ate, but it can't if anybody insists upon
debate
Butler got in his Georgia bill but the
House gave it bad knock in refusing
the ablest that can be made on that side
If the session could last a week longer,
some bill for Georgia would pass, but
there is now no chance
A number of Connecticut politicians
have arrived at Washington and are ready
to take any number of good offices in that
derstood that Prof. Northrop will have
Babcoeks place, the collcctorship Of the I
port of New Haven General Whitaker /
is here looking after the Hartford post I
mastership.
A vigorous attempt will be made to
postpone the day of adjournment IA week /
The contested election cases have little
chance of consideration, and friends of re-
construction in Georgia and Mississippi
will join hands in the movement, but it I
will fail if the two appropriation bills are
passed. The Presidents message may de-
tain Congress for some time
Several senators express the opinion .
that Congress Will be compelled to remain
a week longer and may be three weeks
Mr.. Sherman is determined to push the
tax bill through The fact that both
Houses declined to sit Friday evening
looks very much as if the session would be
extended.
Half the committees of the House
have got to sit during the recess and
travel over the country on errands of
mercy to the country, the expenses of the
being paid out of the contingent
fund. Some of the Investigations ordered +
are absolutely necessary, while others are
not.
The president is arranging the In
dian reforms with adelegation of Friends
The House agreed to an item in the In
dian bill which places the sum of 50 ,OOO,-
OQO Internationally in the hands of the
president to carry out these reforms, and
if the Indian ring in the Senate do not
in rejecting it, the president will
give commission of Friends power to
use it.
An organization to aid the Cuban re-
was made Wednesday night
at Senator Pomeroy's. All the officers are
Pomeroy, Mrs. Harlan and
others. Grace Greenwood is secretary.
The Cuban delegation were in the House
diplomatic gallery this morning and this
afternoon, but all this agitation will not
affect the administration, which is de-
to stick to the same policy with
Spain that we support in our controversy
with England.
Cuban affairs continue to occupy
much attention in Washington, and are
the subject Of discussion in congressional
committees, in departments and by the
members OF the cabinet. A widespread
sympathy is manifested toward the in
surgents Representatives from the