The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Senate, at last, Mr., J. P. Bradley,
prominent lawyer of New Jersey,
| was nominated in his stead, and has
been confirmed Also Judge Wm.
Strong, of Pennsylvania, of the Sup
RENE Bench of that State, has been
confirmed, Vice f. N. Stanton, Esq,
deceased. Hon. John W. Longyear
has been nominated Judge of L. S.
District Court, Eastern District of
Michigan.
The late orders Of General Sher-
man has distrihuted-among the
comfortably-seated army officers,
in various bureaus of the War De
partment, enjoying titles of war
like significance, but whose prowess
is confined to the ordering Of the
coming, and doing, and going of
clerks-Lieut. Colonel Robert Will
liams the present husband of Steph-
en- A. Douglass's widow, and Lieut..
Colonel J. c. Kelton, who, it is pri-
vetly told me, is about to marry the
wealthiest woman in America, and
who is to have a years fuulough to
take his bridal tour in! Williams is
ordered to report to the General
commanding the Department of
Virginia, and Kelton, to the General
commanding the Division of the
Pacific. The former has q farm in
Virginia, luckily, Tin Culpepper,) }
which will 90 far to console him for
the compulsory vacation of his fine
Washington home, left to his wife
by the generosity ofhis predecessors
creditors. About 60 changes are
made.
Governor Ashley, of Montana,
will hardly be ousted by the confr-
nation Of a successor The Repub-
licans of the Legislative assembly, of
the Territory, have issued an address
in his favor.
Whatever may have been the in
duence and impulse, under which
the House recently passed the bill
aboIishing the franking privilege, by
tremendous majority, the Senate
prefers to look at its action as a
piece Of timid and mistaken demago.
gueism, to which it cannot descend
to share in. Instead of at once falling
into line and completing the job the
P. NJ, General has set Congress, it !
first refused to take any action upon
the bill, and next directs that offici-
al to inform the Senate of the num-
Der and cost Of ilqgk petitions he
sent out for the abolition Of 1kG
franl1ing privilege, the cost of circu-
lating, the amQQpt Of frapking done
in the business, &c, and out of what
fund all the expenses we're paid.
The franking privilege is not 50
much privilege to those in whose
names. it is given, as it is a privilege |
to their constituents. Much inform |
alton is obtained by the latter, and |
as full aR intercourse as desired is
enjoyed with their Senators and |
Representatives, to which payment
of postage would amount, for the
most part, to prohibition, whereas,
to the nominal possessors of it, the
franklin privilege only entails in
crease of1abors, burdens, anxieties
and purplexities, Of which they
would Je only too glad to be reliey-
ed. Senator Anthony's bill, to re-
duce the public printing in reports
of Departmental and Congressional
Documents, which the people do not
read, and the gist Of which is given
by the papers, and General Garfeld's
amendment to the resolution to ex-
cluIe from the Globe the petitions
for abolishihg the franking privilege
whose publication would cost from
$4,000 TO $12.OOO) to abolish the
globe itself. would be better and
more considerable savings. They
would save both the expense of com
useless printing, and the
of free mail transportation.
Virginia is fully restored. Her
Senator's and Representatives are
admitted to their seats in Congress,
md her State Government is organ
zed and in operation. The disabili- {
les of some Of her citizens have been
But two applicants, so far
Is I have seen, have been reported.
a number of members Of Congress
started, on a special train, this morn
ng, for Richmond, to visit the Leg
stature now in session, by invitation ,
Of some prominent Yirginians, in .
Senators and II. Cs from !
Virginia, and members Of the State {
Government, 1lr. Bingham, moved
hat the House adjourn over from !
Wednesday to Saturday, for this :
purpose, but it was not agreed to, by {
vote Of 81 to 81. Not enough Of {
5he members had been invited to I
AIRY the point! Notice was given :
hat those Representatives, not in
'ited for this visit, would receive
IN invitation for another visit to f
ollow. [
Hon. John Covode, has been adj '
nitted, at last to his contested seat, c
s Representative the 21st District i
f Pennsylvania by a vote qf11Sto 70
The House Census bills material !
Y modified, by the Senate. Conk- /
inc was the chief opponent of if. ?