The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-24
Washington Items.


The Senate committee has considered
the question of granting subsidies to steam
ship lines, at great length, and is said to
be in favor of the "principlc," but we
hope it will be against the practice.
The customs receipts for the week end
ing, May 18th, were At New York,
s2,4S5.745; at Boston, 1861 ZIG; ut
Philadelphia, s17S,526; at Baltimore
s157,2SS; at New Orleans, week end
ing May ~ s27S,S2l; San Francisco
(same week. s256,467 +; total, s3,7l2,-
565.
The president has instructed the attor-
y-general to ascertain what steps are
necessary to protect the interests of the
government in the Union Pacific railroad,
and to prevent the road from being taken
possession of by a receiver on an order Of
the courts of Wyoming territory.
The House appropriation committee
are doing good service for the country in
the appropriation bills in the line of econ
omy. The House backs up the committee
so far, but the real contest will come on
the legislative bill, when the Senate
amendments are voted on.
The health of Chief Justice Chase is
almost entirely restored AS soon as he
disposes of cases submitted to him whilst
holding court in Richmond, recently, he
will make trip to the Northwest, and
remain for a few weeks at st. Paul, Min.
The business Of the House has taken a
sudden start since the tariff bill was set
aside on Monday, and at this rate the
House will be ready to adjourn early in
July, unless the ways and means insist on
bringing up the tariff bill, after the tax
bill is passed. Most Of the Pennsylvania
members are satisfied that it is better for
them to let the bill lie where it is, but
Gen. Schenck will make one more effort
to get it up, and he may succeed.
Mr. Kelsey Of New York, who had
charge of the consular and diplomatic bill
in the House, has made the singular state
ment that there are but two radical re-
publicans employed in the state depart
ment, the rest Of the clerks being demo-
Gratis or conservative republicans. The
, statement created amusement in the
House, it being regarded as strong ex.
aggcraton. Mr.. Banks put in strong
plea for San Domingo, but the drift Of
opinion in the House is against its pur.
chase this year.
1t Is rumored that General Butler.
= plan for the settlement of the Georgi;
t question is to admit her without saying
anything about an election of the Stat,
Legislature, and that he is hopeful o
carrying a majority Of the committee fol-
his plan.
The Mobile Register declares tina
"with million of dollars apiece thes,
! three counties Wilcox, Montgomer,
and Dallas may buy up their blacl
. votes, and, for that matter, the scalawa
:, vote to boot" This merely shows tina
y the former boasts of papers like tn
g Register of the perfect ease with whc
- they could control the negro vote wer
!, absurd. The new "millon" boast wi
90 the same way.
" The growth of Republicanism is we
n shown by comparison of the Governor
80 of States now with those of 1860. TIE
is years ago the list showed Is Repubica
!. Governors, 10 Democrats and, Know
Nothing. Now the Governors of twenty
,e eight States are Republicans, seven Den
" ocrats and two rank as Conservatives.
Mt The colored people of Louisville, i
lc their recent Fifteenth Amendment celt
!, bration, had a Transparency in which tn
is Train Of Progress" was depicted as
is locomotive labeled The Fifteenth A
70 mendment," with train of twenty min
is cars attached, representing the ratifyin
a States, and number of jackasses ha
rc messed to the rear car, emblematic of II
mt States refusing to ratify, and vainly tr,
ct ing to pull the train backward.