Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-03-24
Letter from Washington.

WASHINGTON, u. G. March IL. 1870
The rule adopted by the House few days
since, TO set aside every third Friday in
each month to attend TO District matters
was duly observed To-day. and several i'm
portant District bills passed, anon. them
was a bill regulating the usury laws. allow
ing 4 rate by special contract. A. high As
ten per cent per annum. But unless n
special contract i made for higher rate
than six per cent, the old law remains in
force. The demand for money has been
s. great here that six per cent has been no
object, and much of the money taat legiu
mately belongs to Washington. ,ha. sought
investment elsewhere.
The Senate did not reach vote on the
Georgia bill. and from present appearances
iher seems TO be no likelihood OF the di>-
cu>sions closing before the middle of next
week The colorcd delegation from Geor-
ia were thick about the lobbics TODAY and
before leaving were presented To the vice
Pres ident
The House has not succeeded in the cx-
pul>ion of Hon. Il. K. Butler OF Tenncs-
see, for the sale OF his cad ctship. II APP
.'ears from the evidence that no bargain
was made before the appointment hut that
AFTER il had been made. Gen. Este came in
To his room and placed 5000 upon his ia
| lie Butler received the money unher u
slight protest. and state, tia. he used l.
'Nclusively for political purposes. The
| Members who voted in the negative were
willing 10 give him the benefit Of thu diff
ference between bargain aud sale before
hand. and the reception afterwards OF what
| would have been Ia proceeds OF sale.
| The taking Of the money after the act was
reformed. does not 90 TO show. bv any
means. that the Hon. gentlemen WAS too
| honorable To have made a bargain before
| hand. had the subject been brpached. If
| The House cen>ure him. the country cannot
| do less,
| Next Tuesday has been Set apart after
the expiration of the morning hour. for
the consideration of the bin 10 abolish the
| ranking privilege. Senator Ramsey. viii
/
| we very much doubt tina, he will meet with
any great success. II is thought that it
| will not pass.
In discussing the resolution with refer
ence to the equal distribution of the offices
in the Departments Of Government at
| Washington. Mr.. Stewart gave the people
| Of the District rather hard rap. lie said
he wished that these Offices could all be
| filed by the people in the District of Co.
| lumbia, who had no ambition. and who
| were fit for nothing else. He wanted no
| inducements held out TO the young men
of the States IL come here, bu; let the
Young men of the country stay AT home and
engage in honest labor. Parson Brownlow
that ''his first impulse was to steal some
thing" We hope for his sake. he did not
! act on the impulse OF the moment.
A great effort is being made TO mix up
the Georgia Railroad matter. with the
Bingham amendment The Brunswick and
Georgia Railroad. have State subsidy OF
$1,000 per mile, payable in gold, which will
be forfeited if the first fifty miles of road
from Brunswick towards Albany and Eu-
| fala. is not completed on the 18th DAY of
this month. (March.) The Central Geor-
| gia Railroad is rival OF the Brunswick
| road, and it is asserted that they were the
cause OF. or instigated the riot among the
employees of the Brunswick company
IL ;.,f, tf.,
received here to-day. that politics and
| Binghams amendment have nothing to do
with these troubles. but that they are rath
er the result of a clash of business inter-
ests between these two rival roads.
| communication has beon received at
the State Department, and referred to Con-
| gress, from Mr.. narrower of Canada.
stating that he is the possesor Of the sword
| which was taken from the body Of Gen.
| Montgomery, on the morning of January
list, l776, when he lost his life In his disas-
| taous assault uDon the works at Quebec
| He intimates that it would be well for the
Government to have this relic of a brave
,.ficer. and also. his willingness to part
Il
premises.
The alleged outrages on the loyal people
Of Tennessee are being investigated, and
it is not improbable that the Committee
will find before they are through that while
there are individual instances where out
RACES have been committed, they are by no
means general. Already, several Members
of the Tennessee Legislature have arrived
in Washington, having come here for the
purpose OF reflting the statements re-
garding those outrages. General Butler
has agreed to give them hearing to-day.
The Galleries Of the Senate were throng-
ed on Wednesday to here the maiden speech
OF Senator Revels, the first cOl0red repre-
sentative In Congress. Mr.. Reveis deliver