The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-23
Washington Items-The WhIttemOFe
Case.


WASHINGTON, June %. - There
were many absentees from the House,
when the vote was being taken on the
Whittemore case. yesterday, a major
| ity of whom were lodging IN the
cloak room. Whittemore was on Che
floor during the whole discussion,
and when the vote was announced, le
quietly took his hat and retired. be
feels very bitter toward General Lo-
gan for the manner In which he has
pursued him in this matter. He says
Logan promised him before he went
back to South Carolina. that should
he be returned By his constituents, he
would not oppose his admission.
Whittemore will return to South Car
olina and run for the Forty-SecOnd
Congress.
He says that so long as Gen. Logan
remains at the head OF bis pursuers,
his constituents will stand by him.
The House Committee on Com
merce have decided to report favora
bly, on Benefits bill to enlarge Erie
canal, and ultimately make it free
from tolls. The bill involves a guar
antee of interest on bonds amounting
to $9, ,00O. 900, with provision for their
payment, principal aud interest, out
of tolls. The Committee will ask that
the bill be set for consideration some
time alter the 1st of January next.
lSecond DIspatch.l
WAsHINaroN, June 22.-The Pres
ident sent to the Senate to day the
names of seventy-three midshipmen
to be ensigns, and seventy one ensigns
to be masters in the navy.
Secretary Boutwell,, this morning,
published an order forbidding any
person not connected with the Treas
ury Department, entering the rooms
where money is being counted or han
died.
The report of the House select
committee on the charges made by
Smith, correspondent of the New
York EUentng Post, says, iD their
judgement, that Representatives Me-
Cormiek and Fitch stand completely
exhonerated from all charges or sus-
picion, or even completely in any of
the schemes for sustaining the Cuban
cause, by the use of improper inhu-
euces, which the committee consider
the correspondent of the EUeniRQ
Post was not without fault. They are
also of the opinion that his fault is
not of such hagrant character as to
justify his expulsion from the gallery,
or even to warrant any formal resolu.
tion of censure.
The question of a change of grade
in our mission to Great Britain has
not been entertained by the Govern
ment.
The monthly report of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture shows an acre.
age of winter wheat nearly five per |
cent. behind last year, and Spring
sowing has been increased. The |
acreage of oats has been increased. |
Grasses are generally fourishing. |
Fruits promise an abundance. Cot !
ton acreage has been materially in |
creased In every State, and the crops
are generally growing we'll.
The Olympic Base Ball Club beat
tie Pastimes to-day, ty a score of q |
tc 20.
The revised regulations concerning
distillation from fruit, allows distill-
ers to give bond in double the
amount of tax on a still capable of
in thirty days: but the bond
must not be less than 5000 Distill-
ers are also taxed 500 annually.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has submitted to the Sec
retary of the Interior for approval a
schedule of tracts, embracing in the
aggregate IA 49, acres, selected in
the district of Council Bluffs, as en-
uring to the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad.