Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28

pier therefren IAN act removing the po-
litical disabilities OF G. B. sabin, Of Harris
county, Texas.
-secretery Delknap was before the
Senate military oonpaittee on Wednesday,
in relation 10 the bin reosganizing the
army, and gave bis views very freely. 1t
IL believed that they will at their next
meeting conclude their labors upon the
bin. and report one very nearly ike that
| of Senator Wilson's in jts main features.
just before the House adjourned, Mr.
Bntler made another effort to introduce
his San Domingo resolution, but it was
objected to by the Democrats. Some oi
the latter say they are not opposed to the
scheme. but declare that it shall not be
considered or introduced till the House
| takes some action on the Cuba question
The President gave dinner Wednes
day evening in honor of the new judges
of the Supreme Court. There were pres
emf the members of the Cabinet, Judge;
Nelson. Strong and Bradley of the Su'
preme Court Messrs. Curtis, Thomas
and Bartlett, three noted lawyers from
Boston: Senators Ross, Spencer and
Sprague, and Representatives Negley and
Stiles.
Secretary Boutwell, Wednesday had
a conference with the Ways and Means
Committee on the funding bill. The
Secretary is anxious that action should be
had, and regards delay as unfavorable tc
public interest The committee informed
him that they had not proceeded with II
because they deemed it inexpedient tc
act upon the matter until the tariff bill ID
disposed of.
The tariff got DO consideration in the
House Wednesday, the election case and
other privileged questions occupying the
entire day, and no night session was or,
dered in consequence of the presence here
of the visitors of the Ohio Legislature,
who are engrossing the attention of Gen
Schenck and other prominent Ohio mem
bers. The bill will come up tomorrow
and iron will again be the bone of conten-
ton.
Certain parties from New York, and
their agents here, are making an effort tc
have the appropriation for the Hell Gate
| Improvement, which is now it is under
stood as set down at $250,000, increased
at least 100000 additional. There il
not much probability that this will be
done, however, by the Committee. The
entire amount which will be recommend
ed by the Committee will be about 3d.
100000, or the revenue of the Govern
ment for two days.
There is a good deal of talk in the
House about the Georgia bill. There il
considerable dissatisfaction with the bill
but the members hate to risk it back again
in the Senate. They believe the country
is sick of the subject and wants immediate
action, but it is probable they will risk
another long Senate debate and send il
back. Bingham advocates an election ii
Georgia, this fall, and Butler wants the
present Legislature continued two years
longer. There will be a contest in the
reconstruction committee and in the
House.
The dismissal of the legal tender case
from the Supreme Court created quite a
stir in congressional circles. This action
does not indicate the opinion of the cour
on the abstract question involved in the
cases dismissed, for the court holds that i
is the right of the parties to withdraw the
cases if they choose, and the decision wa:
made on this ground solely. The effect
of the dismissal is to let the first decision
stand, at least till another case is reached,
which will probably not be till the next
term of the court.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court in reference to who are entitled tc
bounties Goes not settle the question as
| definitely as it was intended to. In May,
1861, call was issued for $4,000 troops,
and the day after the date of that call the
War Department issued another, announc-
| ing that those who enlisted were to re-
ceive 800 bounty. Congress, on July %,
1861, restricted the bsunty to those who
enlisted for two years. Between May
and July % one hundred and twenty
thousand men were enlisted and eighty
two instead of forty regiments, as origin
ally intended, were mustered into service.
Adjutaut- General Townsend has now
been called upon to designate which of
the regiments mustered in are entitled to
the bounty, limiting it to one-third of the
whole number enlisted