Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-03

MOTIFS. Henry bunTluK, 5etV"
Jones. Josiah Bacon, Samuel ]. 30.
dine, John NJ. Kennedy, Washington
Butcher and Henry ID. Moore.
Washington.
washingtos, February - The
Republican deficiency bill of $4,000.
600 came up in the Honse TO day, and
was thoroughly exposed in the protrae'
ted discussion that arosc by Meesu.
Brooks, Of New York, Eldridge, Cox,
Wood MeNeely aud Others. The
first called the attention of the coun.
try 10 the fact that the bill contained
deficiency appropriation Of $1,000
600 lor the army. This amount he
declared was not required TO support
the array in fighting the Indians, but
for lis use in peaceful States To- control
elections. Mr.. MeNeely domonstFa'
ted that the rent for the Howard Uni
versily was paid for building which
the government itself erected aud paid
for. MesSrs. Wood aud Cox laid bare
similar iniquitics in the bill. while
General Fransworth made fearful ult
ut General Butler ia this wlsei lie
first charged him with being interested
in the granite contracts for building
the Boston Post.ofice. and whom the
item came up for furniture for the
Treasury Department. Fransworth said
it was an illustration Of tbe way these
wholesale appropriations for mirrors
were made for this Department, some
Of which bad been used 10 De ,orats the
residence Of member OF this House.
and then had disappeared. Sensa
ton. "Give US the name, said FL
dndge. al want TO know II he is a
DEMOCRAT" FnnswOEth replied that
bis Politics were of that uncertain kind
that would be difficult TO describe, for he
had been everything by turns and moth
ing long. The eyes ofthe whole House
aud the crowded galleries were OF course
on Butler. He rose iilled with rage,
aud denied the charges. He had been
yindicased heretofore be said IN the
Post-ofiee charge. and rs TO the story
that tha mirrors of the Treasury had
be.n loan,d.to him was fahe General
Fransworth was prompt With his re
ply. He had intimRted the charge
about General Buffers being interes-
ted in the granite contract OF The Bo's
ton Post-ofice, but now he asserted that
il was susceptible of proof. aud that
the granite quarry was nov known 90
"Butler's Quarry" The discussion was
uutimely cut of BY order Of the House,
but the Democratic aide kept up its
criticisms ON nearly every item, and
made some pretty damaging exposures.
as the regular Congressional report
will shou. The days session wound
up with q spirited debate between Mr..
Fernando Wood aud Mr.; Townsend,
of Pennsylvania, over Howard and the
Freemens Bureau, 10 which Mr.. Wood
made AN able vindication pf his course
towards Howard.
Sant0 Domingo.
The Santo Domingo Com nilssioners,
or two Of them rather. have written
some private letters here, the contents
of which il would not. of course. be
proper TO publish. but the tenor Of
which indicates very clearly what we
NAV expect ON the annexation ques'
ton. The Commissioners have alrea-
dy discovered that Hayti strongly OPP
poses the transfer Of Santo Domingo
10 the United States. and is virtually
sustaining the revolutionary leader
Cabral. II Ia therefore very evident
that ifthe Dominican pOttion of the
island 10 annexed TO the United States
this government will accept o war cf
no incousiderabls dimensions. especial
lv so far M expense is Concerned. IL
remains 10 BE- seen whether Congress
will accept that sitsstion vheR the d.
rect question of annexation comes TO
be decided.
An act Is before the legislature to
authorize the Tyrone and Cearfsld
railroad company TO sell and convey
its railway appurtenancee, property,
real and personal, corporats rights
and franchises 10 the Pennsylvania
railroad company. and 70 authorize
the Pennsylvania railroad company 20
purchase the same, and to issue Hddi>
iional shares of ito capital stock for
that purpose.-Passed.
A supplement to an act. entitled an
act 10 incorporate the Bald Eagle
boom company. in Clinton county. APP
proved the 18th day Of April. A. ID.
1859. authorizing an increase Of BOOM
age.-Passed.
The Female Snaragists continue
their efforts 90 secure the ballot. Mrs.
Isabella Beeehsr Hooker succeeds Mrs.
Woodruff in public lecturing. in Wash
ingtou, and will this week deliver her
moral and religious argument for the
enfranchissment Of women. On the
other side. Mrs. Alnira Lincoln Phelps
will in few days Issue m address TO
the women Of the country and more
especially TO the old pupils Of her late
sistar, Mrs. Willard. and OF her own,
calling on them to protest against fe. |
male suffrage and vindicate thensel-
yes N true women.
There In a slight difference of opin.
inn between Radicals no tO what are |
the leading characteristics of the Rad.
ical party. Richard Smith. Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, says "the Re-
publican ia essentially an honest par
ty." Dom Piatt. Of the Cincinnati
Compertia. says "ths Republican
party j. the paTty Of organized Tascali.
w." Both the witnesses are Radicals
Of the first water, but Donn's testi.
mony is corrobOrated by the facts, and
Smiths In not
The ex- Emperor Napoleon at Will
helmshohe has received an official no-
tification from the German authorities
not again to overstsp tho privileges Of
q prisoner. TO ahstain from all inter-
ference In politics. aud TO issue no
more protests and no more proclana-
tions. Orders have been given to the
Governor Of Cassel TO watch the In
perial prisoner more closely,
.