Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-07
Washington Items.

Mr.. Schenck is pushing the tariff bill
vigorously.
The President, accompanied by seye-
raj Cabinet officers, will leave Washing
ton, Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning for Troy, N. Y, to attend the
funeral Of Geo. III. Thomas at that place
on Friday.
The House army bill was considered
in the Senate military committee, Tues
day morning, and though no formal vote
was taken, it was informally agreed that
the Wilson substitute should be adopted
in the main. Gen. Sherman is better
satisfied with the Wilson bill, and the in
tention of the Senate is evidently to modi-
fly the House bill.
Secretaries Boutwell, and Fish were
on the House floor an hour, Tuesday
morning Mr.. Boutwell, is watching the
funding bill in the ways and means, and
Fish was down to consult in regard to
the Senate bill, giving him a new law
officer to examine claims. Banks got it
up, but Dawes insisted that it go to the
appropriation committee, to see if it is all
resolution to adjourn May 10 was voted
down by the House. If June 10 had been
fixed it might have been carried.
The House passed an important bill
on Tuesday in regard to congressional
elections. 1t fixes the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November as the day
for all such elections. The bill originat-
cd with Mr.. Dawes several years ago, and
has been considered by the committee of
electionsin two or three Congresses. Bitter
opposition was made to the bill from Ohio
aud Maine, but it was finally passed by
suspension of the rules The vote stood
1l9 to 40, and with such a majority at its
back, the Senate will hardly defeat it.
PoLITICAL.-Hon. James B. Beck Of
Kentucky has written letter declining
a denomination Tor Congress.
-Ex-Senator Foster has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Norwich, CT,
as Representative to the Legislature.
The Albany Argus speaks for the
New York Democracy in calling the
Fifteenth Amendment "a deteatable meas.
ure."
Says the Columbus Ohio State Jour-
nal "The people don't care SO much
about polygamy in Utah. They want
their taxes reduced"
The Wilmington Commercial claims
that it was in Delaware that the first
movement in favor of the Fifteenth
Amendment was made.
The question of admitting the Bible
to the common schools came up before the
people of Cincinnati on Monday, who
will vote for a new school board.
Hon. G. G. Washburn of Wisconsin
says in II recent letter Reduced expen-
diture and taxation is the universal de.
mand, and that demand must be met and
will be met"
"A Senator who recently talked with
President Grant on the San Domingo SUBJ
ject, reports that the President expressed
his belief that the treaty would not be
ratified, and that it was useless to contin.
ne the struggle in the Senate.
1t is rumored that Mrs Lincoln has
been writing to prominent persons il
Washington, urging Congress to pass {
bill for her immediate relief The feel
ing in Congress, we are sorry to learn, i!
not favorable to her desires.
The income tax is growing weaker
1t is stated that letters are pouring il
upon Congress from all parts of thu
country against the extension of wha
they pronounce most odious and inquis
itorial law. The President has promised
to call the attention of Secretary Bout
we'll to this matter, and intimated hi
willingness to abandon it il deemed ad
visable.
The President is still said to be con
fdent that the San Domingo treaty will
be ratified, although Messrs. Sumner
Morrill, of Vermont, and others speak o
the treaty as dead.
1t is reported that at the Cabine
meeting on Friday, the President read hi
proposed message to Congress for the re
moval of disabilities. The message me
with favor among the members of tn
Cabinet