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

the Department of the Lakes Lieut.. Col
W. L. Elliott, 1st United States cavalry
has been revoked.
The President and others at the
| White House have been invited by the
Secretary of the Navy to visit, with him
and other prominent men, the iron-clad
Monarch, now at Annapolis, Md.
The superintendent of the general
recruiting service at Cincinnati has been
directed to forward all available recruits
to the commanding general of the 9th
military district for assignment to the
18th United States infantry.
Mr.. Schenck intends to get the tariff
bill in ahead of Mr.. Dawes appropriation
bill on Tuesday, unless the latter makes
more rapid progress. The only possible
way to choke off the debate is by vote
of the House, and Mr.. Dawes will soon
be compelled to take this course.
The weekly treasury statement con-
tains these items Fractional currency
received from the printers 1925, 900, re-
deemed and destroyed $640,200, shipped
to various points $173,295; mutilated
bank notes destroyed S2s5,2o0, new cur
rency issued 5000, $40, total outstanding
national bank circulation $299,569,871.
In compliance with request from
the Congressman elect from Mississippi,
the President will not sign the bill for
the admission of that State until after the
bill removing political disabilities, which
contains the names of certain members of
the delegation, shall have passed Congress.
1t is also stated that this is done IN order
to delay the assembling of the Legislature
for one week, and to enable Gov. Alcorn,
who is now in New York, to return home
and prepare his message to the Legis-
lature.
The oadetship investigation wakes
worse. More members are implicated,
but so far not single mem Der who stood
high previously. The implicated ones
have generally been regarded as suspicious
members. There is class of politicians
here who insist that the guilty parties,
even if clearly proved guilty, must not be
censured or elected from Congress, because
they have professed to be furious Radi.
Gals, but the action of the House in all
clearly proven cases is not doubtful.
The House adopted an important and
new rule Friday in regard to contested
elections. The committee on elections is |
to be increased to fifteen, five to be demo-
Gratis. The chairman of the committee |
will then appoint five subcommittee,
each consisting of three members, one a |
Democrat and two Republicans, to whom
he will assign the cases, and such sub
committee will have the right to report
directly to the House. The speaker will
add two able Democrats to the committee
and two Republicans. There are enough
cases to give each subcommittee FIVE
cases.
Senator Wilson has received numer-
Gus letters asking for the form of temper
ance pledge which the Congressional Tenn
perance Society propose shall be admins
tered throughout the country on the 22d
Of February. 1t is as follows: "We, the
do pledge our truth, faith
and honor that we will not use intoxicat-
ng liquors as beverage, nor traffic in
Them that we will not furnish them as
IN article of entertainment or for persons ;
n our employment, and that in all suita-
Die ways we will discountenance their
lse.'
Senator Pomeroy, from the Committee
IN Public lands, has reported in favor of
land grant to the st. Paul and Pacific
Railroad Company to extend their line
rom its terminus on Red River to the
Winnipeg frontier. Senator Ramsey, Of
has assurances that Amster-
lam capitalists will construct this road to
9embina as soon as the Northern Pacific 9
Railroad can be built from Dunleith to 9
Red River, which will be in the course of
year. This measure will be supported 9
N political grounds, as the most tangible :
Expression by the government of sympathy
With the Winnepeg people for republican
institutions and check-mate to the Cana b
liam scheme of Pacific railroad. ID