Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-24
Washington Items.

Allen B. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Morristown, Vt.
Miss Jean Smith has been appointed
postmistress at CRANKY, Essex county,
vice Ralph Lee, removed.
Judging from present indications, the
debate on the Georgia questions will be
prolonged for a week or two, IA some time
must be given to the appropriation bills.
It is almost certain that the Bingham
amendment will be rejected.
When the Senate went into execu-
tive session the nomination of General
Sickles as minister to Madrid was taken
up and confirmed by a vote OF al to 10.
This result is to be attributed Ill Il large
degree to the ability which has character
lied the official conduct OF Gen. Siokles
since he has been at Madrid.
There is some startling gossip told
eonfidentially at Washington, which, if it
be true, can but ALLEVIATE those who have
honestly espoused the cause OF the insur-
gent Cubans from the self-c0nstituted
Junta, and prove that the course OF the
administration has been corr, ct.
The ways and means committee are
to have an interview with Secretary Bout
well upon, the funding bill. The commit
tee have agreed to reduce the duty on
railroad iron from one and one-quarter, as
it stands in the printed bill, to one cent
pound, which is the law now.
The reconstruction committee, on
Wednesday morning, listened to three
Tennessee delegations, one colored, In
favor of congressional interference with
that State The testimony WAS ali one
way, showing gross outrages by the ku-
klux and other rebels. A prominent
member of the committee expresses the
opinion that Il bill will he adopted in COM
mittee by majority uf one or two, but
| that the House will refuse "a Huthnrize
direct interference with Tennessee.
Some apprehensions are entertained
in Washington that the United States
may become involved in war with Great
Britain should the Dominion authorities
undertake to Withhold fishing license and
establish an armed naval force To prevent
American vessels from going within three
marine miles of their coasts as they may
establish the line. Collisions would in
evitably follow, which would lead to
complications of Il serious nature between
the two great powers that might result in
| war.
The House committee on military
affairs uuex eddy brought III two re-
ports on Tennessee Butler, -one for ex-
pulsion, and one for censure. The strong
| est members of the committee tor ex-
pulsion, but the House will probably
adopt the resolution of censure. Butler has
many friends, and it requires two-thirds
vote to expel, and Logan, Slocun, and
the others have little expectation that
their expulsion resolution will be adopted.
THE RATIFICATION OF THE Eff
TENTH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fish
on Tuesday transmitted to the Senate the
names of the following States which have
officially ratified the fifteenth amend
ment: North Carolina, West Virginia,
Massachusetts,, Wisconsin, Maine, Louis
lana, Michigan, Sonth Carolina, Pennsyl-
vania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, IL
linois, Indiana, New York, New Hamp-
shire, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Ala
bama, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Rhode Island,