Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-24
Washington Items.

"dsntnktO TON ltelAASs
Tho President has signed the West
Point appropriation bill.
Judge Hoar denies that he has had
an unfriendly interview with Senator
Fenton
Capt. Commercial of the Monarch was
expected at Washington on Tuesday.
The departments were closed at noon
on Tuesday, in honor of Washington's
birthday.
Vice President Colfax went to Fred.
ericksburg on Tuesday, to address the
Odd Fellows
e. N. Dunbar has been appointed
inspector in the custom house at Burling.
ton.
Henry G. Hill has been appointed
postmaster at Isle La Motto, vice E. A.
Holcombe, removed.
Elisha Doton has been appointed
postmaster at Panton, in place of Girard
Holcombe, removed.
The President sent in the following
nominations to the Senate on Tuesday
George III. Hand of Dakota, to be secre-
tary of that territory; d. I'll. Batchelder
of New Hampshire, consul at London.
derry.
Senator Anthony was again unani-
mously elected president pro tenn of the
Senate, and richly deserved the compli-
ment.
The debate in the House on the disa-
bilities bill disclosed very strong feeling
in favor of general amnesty. Stokes of
Tennessee, who has heretofore been re-
garded as an extremist on this question,
took ground in favor of general am
nesty bill
Senator Wilson has prepared bill,
which provides that Senators and Repre-
sentatives, instead of appointing cadets,
shall nominate nine candidates, who shall
pass competitive examination, and the
most successful shall receive the appoint
ment.
The Senate, after listening to Mr..
Chambers vindication of Gen. Pope and
his denunciation of Gems. Mcclellan and
Fitz John Porter, went to work in good
earnest on the bills reported from the
Committee on Commerce and passed quite
q number.
Among the bills passed is one for re-
funding hospital money oollec ted from
the whaling barque Hamilton, which Mr..
Burlington had pressed in the House
recently; and another authorizing the
accounting officer OF the Treasury to ad-
just the accounts of Ezra Carter, Jr, late
Collector of Customs at Portland
Senator Wilson introduced a concur
rent resolution forbidding the publication
of speeches in the Congressional Globe
which have not been actually delivered.
This is just now imperatively demanded
by the publication of the speech of Munger
of Ohio, on Cuban affairs, in which Mr..
Sumner is indeosntly denounced. Such
remarks would never have been tolerated
had they been delivered.
On the Marine Hospital bill there
has been quite brisk skirmish for some
time past among the doctors. There are
on an average about ten thousand persons
admitted to these institutions every year,
and the animal appropriations for them
are about half million of dollars. Gross
abuses have occurred in their manage
ment, and movement has recently been
made to have them placed under the
charge of an army surgeon. DR.. Billings
of Ohio, was pretty sure that he would re-
ceive the appointment should the bill
authorizing it be enacted, but it has met
with strong opposition. On Monday the
Senate passed the bill for recognizing
the marine hospitals, but placing them
under the direction of a civil surgeon.
superintendent is getting to be
very unpopular.
Mr.. Willard introduced into the
House bill similar to that recently in
troduced into the Senate by Mr.. Norton,
making it d misdemeanor to fit out or
equip ships of war, to sell or furnish arms
or munitions of war with intent that they
shall b+ employed in the service of any
foreign power against the people of any
COLONY who are i'll u state of armed insur-
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions tomorrow, and there is a general
desire that it may be made the basis of
satisfactory legislation concerning Cuba.
The embarrassments that might grow out
of Il recognition of behgerent rights for
insurgent Cuhans may thus be avoided,
while Spain may be prevented from OBJ
tanning in this country the ships, arms
and PROVISIONS which enable her to main
tain her rule in Cuba. 1t is understood,
however, that the bill in it's present shape
is Objectionable to leading members of
both Houses.
The vote of the House in favor OF an
increase of the currency by $50,OO0,000|
surprised everybody. The majority is
lar ger bIidh coUIu nave DcSn SuppOSeu JOS-
sible, ten days ago The democrats voted
solid for it, and "a large number of west
ern republicans were afraid to vote
ugainst il. Gen. Butler was almost alone
in voting tor Is among the New England
members, rxhrbirnk pluck, if not sense.
1t is ro,ar .nn talk, Tonight, that the Sen
ate will kill The blll which the banking
committee is instructed to report, and
which it is supposed the House will pass,
but the same combination in the Senate
may carry the measure; the democrats
and republicans from the South and West
may pass it. 1t Is the prevailing opinion,
however, that the Senate will not agree
Ia amy increase OF currency.
SALE OF Conference.-The House of
Representatives every three or four years
is 50 severely censured by the press on
account of some sbortcominp that If be-