Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-14
washington Items.

washington Items.
--Hezehiah Cummings has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Thetford Center
vice James Allen, resigned.
President Grant, Secretaries Belknap
and Robson and Gen. Sherman have re-
turned to Washington.
Commissioners Delano has decided
that soldiers of the late war are not ex-
empt from the income tax in 1863, under
the resolution of July %, 1867.
Mr. Schenck's plan to prevent sessions
on Saturdays during April and May was
boldly met by Mr.. Dawes, who said he
would gladly take that day for appropri.
alton bills. The resolution was summarily
rejected.
Geo. 3. McCartee, Chief of the Bur
eau of Envraving and Printing, will print
Wednesday one million dollars of the new
fifty cent notes gotten up at the Treasury
Department This new note bears upor
it's face likeness of Stanton. The paper
is of the new design, and it is said to bt
proof against counterfeits.
The discussion thus far has demon
strated to all not interested in other roads
that the Northern Pacific Railroad line Of
which Gov J. Gregory Smith of Vermont
is President, is quite as important politi
cally and commercially as is the Union
Pacific line. The Northern line has beer
laboring under great embarrassments, buf
it is asserted that its affairs have passed
into able and energetic hands, and that il
the legislation now asked for can be OBJ
tanned it will be speedily constructed.
Mr.. Schenck has given notice that he
will bring more pressure to bear ON his
tariff bill this week. 1t is impossible tc
sot it through the present week. The
democratic members will not sustain 6
motion to table it until they see what the
action of the House is on iron and coal
If these items should be reduced they pre-
fer the bill to pass, as there will be less
protection in it than there is in the pres
ent law.
The ways and means committee had
up the funding bill on Monday. Those
who ought to know say that Schencb
doesn't want it to pass, but in the course
of ten days it will be reported. The Sec
ton funding the greenbacks will fail, but
the prospect is better for the compulsory
bank section. The administration is
using it's influence in that direction, and
some of the banks begin to seen that it
may be unwise to kill the bill, as worse
one may come up next year. 1t is ru-
mored that a majority of the ways and
means are opposed to rate of interest
higher than four per cent.
The Senate will concur in the House
resolution passed on Saturday, directing
the restoration to Mrs. Mary GUSTS Lee
taken from Arlington House in 1862, un-
der the direction of Caleb Lyons, and de-
posted in the Patent Office. They en-
brace Gen. Washington's tent, tea table,
and part of the service of china present
ed to him by the Society of the Cincin-
natl. Gen. Washington's punch-bowl and
other relics disappeared. Mrs. Lee inherit.
ed Arlin gton House and these relics from
her father, George W. P. GUSTS, and the
government never attempted by any lega
proceedings to divest her title. They are
consequently her property, and as they
are of priceless value in her estimation
they should be rest ored to her.
There was considerable fun over the
proposed celebration of the Fifteenth
Amendment by the coloSed people last
week. Representa- ives' Hall was given
them. and a committee of five member:
appointed to attend to the House part OF
the proceedings. When the narnes of Cox
and Eldridge, two strong anti-negro Dem
ocrats were announced az of the commit.
tee, Ene members INDUCED in loud laugh.
ter. Cox took it good-naturedly and
poked little fun at Butler, but Eldridge
got angry and asked to be excused. The
House refused to excuse him, and he de-
clared he wouldn't serve, anyhow. just
before adjournment the House rescinded
its action.
DR. Hayes and Capt. Hall quarreled
over the proposed Arctic expedition in
+Jhe House committee on appropriations
Monday morning. The probable result
will be that Capt. Hall will have charge
OF the expedition If one is voted, but ii
viii be hard work to carry large sum
through the House. The committee may
vote small sum. DR.. Hayes said he
would found colony on Smiths sound
and in the spring cross the ice-belt tc
Grinnell land, where he would establish 6
depot of supplies, and thence with boats
push on towards the pole. He did not be-
lieve in the existence of land at the pole
but was satisfied that an open sea would
be found there.