Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-22
Letter from Washington.
wAsnrxeroN. d. G.. Feb. letb, IA

posed To have closed at IL p. m. Thursday
So thoroughly has the season just past
been observed here that even the National
| lie yislators have been affected not incon.
siderably by it in their labors In and oui
| of Congress. II Is expected. however,
that during the next forty days. the term
OF the lental sea on. our law makers will
make good their time lost
The receptions III Members Of the Cabin
ct and foreign Ministers have been better
ATTENDED. # not grander. than before for
many years. State sociables are greatly
| on the increase Scarcely a State but ha :
| given sociable this year. and several
have given series of them. AZ them are
| to be seen the President. vice-PresltIent
almost always, and generally a goodly
number Of representative OFT Cabinet,
Senators. and Representatives IN Congress
Bureau officers and their snbor,liu,tes
| Department clerks. &c. A. these sociasIes
are Intended more TO do honor 10 The ciii
zens Of the respective States residing here
than pay entertainment for the citizens
and the result is that strangers from
abroad generally Immediately on their
advent here. when made acquainted bv
their States mon OF this fact. seek
their State sociablc as a place where they
| can feel AZ home.
Senator Mortons speech to-day In an
swer To Mr.. sumner and his resolution.
has attracted crowds to the Senate Cham
| her. Mr.. VI. has the whole subject by the
/ horns. and will befor" he is through show
/ 10 the country, not ouly the unjusiitiable-
/ ness nf such attacks upon the intelligence
/ and veraciiy Of the administration. but
/ that the anmu~ Of the whole thing, !, 10
I impair the confidence the people may have
I IN the administration and thu. defeat
! Grants re- nomination.
/ The Investigation now going on before
I the District Committee ofthr House. into
the charges against the Board Of Public
Y WORK. mr. the District Of Columbia. has
/ ceased 20 create much anxiety among tho
member. Of the Bnard and the ring. The
mcmoriali>ts-thosr prcferln. chirgrs
against the Bpard-sccm either unac.
1 gnaintrd With The subject ~ their charge.
/ or have no ground % build M 4 pros -cu-
'ipu: fnr thus tar they have been unable -
>u-.ajn Al allegation which crimlnatcs ~
'h.r the members of the Board or nny one
connected with Improvement, which have
80 hong been going on in Washington and
T Georgetown. The large property owner.
4 are heavily taxed. "that l. what's the
/ matter" Had the necessary improve.
,ncn's been made In yc7-s past. r would
not We nrrc.sarv ~ make them nov Gu,
Hoard llkr others su~h IN An CITIES. r.
/ qufrr sroi lnoking aftcr.
.i0'~r Carter. N" chief Justice N IN.
Dlstrir, of Columbia. holding he Criminal
Cont has hal several Important criminal
cases before HIM TIL. irrn nearly an ci
Their Government i-r1u''cr- cr IN som,
way connected with Iet-aalin. the Cos
eminent. A yet only tNp have bcru ,.oa
vic'rl and sentenced kruli 7. a l"fsttitcr
sentenced two vr1r+ - The Albany r.at.
'entitrv AMI VIZ Powell. sentenced vc.
'"rliy - pnv a fNc ~ fiy" hundred ln'
lara ard cost. Of the court which inal
4 amounting e. some elght or nine hin'r A
dollars. Vie Powell vour readers will
doubtless remember. Wa 1rrai:url fnr r..
crivint i've thon-1ni dollars III councc.
tinn with N. stokes Rea',v fnads. ar III
other wor,ls for asa~'lng the prosecution
4 =
ofH-r while clerk ~ THAT ofr,r The
Judge In passing snrh a yhi sentence up
on him. took occa aston - oha~ryr that
Powell IA u"t. N rrr~iyin, n" money.
commit ~ Intentional wrong against the
/ government
! The c,-e Of Seth Jnh1snn inifr tod for
default as assistant cashier in the Trrasn-
| nv Department. the court sustained tho
| plea In bar to the Indictment, ruling that
"a johnson had testified before Com.
mirtec Of Congress touching the same
matter fpr which he was then nrralgnrd
! he was under the Statute exempt from
| prosecution. But on examination today
| the prosecution has found that c law has
been changed. and the court has conse-
| quently changed its opinion.
! In ca.e ofex Congrc ssman w. y. Stokes
| his conviction in the Criminal Court OF
this city, Wa quite unexpected. None
| could believe that he wa innocent Of the
| crime Of which he was charged but Il was
| thought that the char aciers Of the pro.ecu-
| ting witnesses, who were partners In the
/ crime. were so bad that no jury could be
[ found that would convict on their ;estl-
mony. The facts are, that out OF Mr.
| stokes own tnvuth anu hi, letters, he has
! been onyicted.
( Stokes counsel has entered a motion 10
arrest Judgment on the ground that the
indictment charged no offence, was vague
| aud defective. and the defect could not
| BE- cured By ycrtliet-rhe court oyer-rues
the motion and the case goes TO the gener-
| al term 10 be heard tomorrow.
| The friends OF Stokes arc still hopeful
! that by hook or crook he will be spared
the disgrace OF serving term In the peni-
Tertiary or heavy fine.
Nv hen Will TINS thing stop says 4
member Of Congress to-day when acco-t-
ed in reference TO passing bill authorlz-
Ing the erection OF public buildings in
| Philadelphia At Uncle Sans expense. Al
ready the House has passed hill. for cree
| ton of Government buildings in the cities
of Chicago. ST. Louis, Albany. Quincy,
| Hartford and Cincinnati, and Baltimore
has also asked for like aid from Con-
| gress.'
| SO multifarious are the devices used by
| arttul lobbyists, that il Is not indeed strange
| that many bills and measures receive favor
! by Congress which are both direct insult
| TO our Legislators and burning fraud up
on the people whom they represent, Com
! gressmen are more or less like other men,
/ notwithstanding they are supposed. by
| some, 10 know everything-ablc to judge
/ nj