Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-12
Washington Items.

Washington Items.
Tho President expects to make a
brief visit to Missouri before going to
Long Branch to spend the summer.
"A party of 100 senators and repre-
sentatives, accompanied by many ladies,
took pleasure trip to Hamilton, Va, on
Saturday.
Tho demand for olerkships in the
treasury department continues to be I'M
abated, Notwithstanding there are no va
cancies to be filed.
Gen Schenck, who has served as
Chairman of Congressional committees
for some years past, positively declines a
reelection.
The Republican Senators contributed
five dollars each for the purchase of
present for the young son of the Vice.
President.
"A quorum is not expected in the
House, Monday, and an adjournment will
be moved as soon as noon arrives.
The President has recognized Emilio
di Las Casas as Consul General of Venez-
uela at New York, and II. w. Warren as
consul of Belgium at Boston.
"A daughter of the colored caterer
Downing at Washington, is to be married
to Frenchman, next week, "in the
highest style of the art"
Senator Brownlow has returned from
New York, where he consulted some of
the leading physicians, who gave him
great encouragement that he may recover
the use of his limbs.
Tho report of the House foreign
committee on the Paraguayan question
will be published early this week. The
testimony which accompanies the report
will make 800 pages.
Judge Woods, of the U. S. District
Court Of Alabama, reports to the Attor-
ney-General that, pursuant to the latter's
instructions, he has dismissed all the
confsoation cases pending in his Court.
The delegates to the Grand Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
will be invited to visit Phil. Kearney
Post of Washington, every member OF
which was disabled in the war, nearly all
of them having lost either an arm or leg.
San Domingo matters remain about
unchanged here, and a careful canvass OF
Republican Senators during the past week
proved that only of one the original oppon'
ents of annexation has changed front.
Only $4,000 in fractional currency
was received at the treasury department
last week, from the printers, while 81 $40,
$50 was shipped to various quarters, ant
s621, 100 was redeemed and destroyed.
There is a new charge of bribery O
fraud at Washington in the cotton CLAIM
of Otis Cutler, which passed the Senat
few days ago, and which was recalled
from the House. An investigation wa
begun.
Secretary Boutwell, has, by dispens
ing with the use of all buildings hereto
fore occupied by Treasury Department
clerks outside of the Treasury building
saved the government an amount {
money equal to $4,000 per annum.
MIR. Morrill, of Vermont spoke q
length on Monday on the Tariff, and M
Harlan has also a speech prepared on th
Usage Indian question, which he desire
to deliver soon II will consequently h
"Wednesday or Thursday before tn
Senate can get through the Appropriate
bill, now under consideration.
One of the first things on the oarpt
this week is the Georgia bill. Gen. Blu
Ter will bring the subject up before Il
committee ON reconstruction Tuesda
morning, and bill will be speedil
brought in. This committee has tho r
port at any time and therefore can brin
up the subject any day ahead of the tart
bill. 1t is understood that debate viii
permitted for day or two.
Mrs. Mary Chase Barney, daught
of Judge Samuel Chase, one of the signe
of the Declaration of Independence, eel
brated her eighty-ffth birthday at Il
residence Of her daughter, Mrs. Fam
Steele, in Washington, on the FIRST
May. A large number of her childrt
andliriends gathered to do her hone
Mrs. Barney was in former years dist
guished for her force Of character and l
erary ability When her husband, Maj
Barney, was dismissed from the mari
corps by President jackson, she wrote
long and vigorous letter, protesti
against the alleged outragc--a lett
which was copied in the newspapers
over the country and extensively GIRO
lated as campaign document. So big
ly was this production esteemed that
was printed on satin by Baltimore fl
and presented to the authoress for fra
ing.
LADY FRANKLIN Fran XII