Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-17

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the election was fair one. Evidence is
already before the House which shows
that if anybody can complain, it is the
colored people, and not white Democrats
In one district, at least, it is alleged that
the intimidation was great.
Some interesting facts were develop
ed in the House debate on the Legislative
appropriation bill. In the last Congress
the Clerk of the House spent over $4,000
in pen-knives, portmonnies, pencils. gold
pens, portfolios, &c. Much of this, it is
understood, went to the members, though
some went to the employees of the House.
In the Senate, similar expenditures were
on large scale.
In consequence of extensive frauds
upon the revenue from the restoration and
use of stamps cancelled by ribbon stamp
machines, the Internal Revenue bureau
has ordered that after May 1, 1870, all
revenue stamps upon receipts, documents,
ETC., shall be cancelled by the person affix-
ing the same, either by writing in ink the
initials of his name, with the date, or by
cutting and canceling the same with
Wheeler's patent canceler, or such other
machine as may be designated by the In
ternal Revenue commissioners. No other
method of canceling after that date will
be considered as legal.
The old quarrel over the printing of
the Congressional Globe was renewed on
Friday. Judge Davis of New York led
the attack, but without success. The ap-
preparations committee defend the appro-
priation on the ground that there con-
tract with the Globe proprietors for this
Congress, which is true. Several men,
bers expressed themselves in favor of abol-
ishing the present system and trusting to
the newspaper reports, but the members
are toe fond of reading their speeches in
extenso to agree to such reform.
To-day Gen. @. c. Washburn intends
to move again for authority from the
House to send for persons and papers in
the course of his Investigation of tele-
graph matters. 1t will be remembered
that he endeavored to get that power be-
fore, but was defeated by an objection.
To-day he hopes to bring forward the
question in a way that will insure its sue
cess orion, who is still at Washington,
engaged to have conference with Wash
burn Thursday night, but failed to come
to time. Orion is Industrious in his efforts
to defeat Washburn's Investigations, and
has established his headquarters in well
known committee room, presided over by
a representative known to be strongly in
the interest of the Great Western Union
monopoly.
The victory which recently crowned
the Cuban arms has had the effect of
arousing once more the liberal men in
Congress Coming from 80 responsible
source as Sherman, the resolution intro
duced into the Senate on Friday was
more than a mere buncombe dodge usu-
ally resorted to by petty politicians. The
resolution was referred to the foreign
committee, and if that august council of
would-be diplomatists do not soon make
report Mr. Sherman will be after them
with sharp stick. According to Sum-
ner this Cuba question has been under
consideration in committee. Mr.. Sher-
man reminded the Senate of fact which
they certainly had ignored, that the coun-
try is ahead of Congress on this important
question The object of the resolution is
to recognize a state of belligerence be-
tween Spain and Cuba, SO as to prevent
continuance of the barbarities which have
been practiced by those now trying to
suppress the efforts of Cuba to be free.
-Garfelds gold panic investigating
committee did not meet on Friday. 1t
was &c examine one witness on Saturday,
the telegraph operator who received
Boutwell's dispatch in New York order
ing Butterfeid to sell gold, and then close
the testimony. General Garfield has
already commenced to prepare his report
shiloh, he saya, will be comparatively
brief The testimony. however, Is vo-
luminous, and will cover several thousand
printed pages. After all that has been
said and done, it lie understood that the
result of the committees labors will show
about what Schofeld, in his tilt with
Garfield in the House the other day, said
it would, namaly that certain gold oper-
ators in Wall street undertook TO put up
the premium on gold, and that they sue
decided until the Secretary of the Treas
ury sold gold and broke the ring. Some
of the testimony will, of course, be spicy,
a. it will give an inside view Of the oper-
atoms of Wall street. There was report
that portion of the testimony was to be
suppressed, but General Garfield says that
it will all be given to the public as soon
as he obtains leave of the House to
print it.
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