The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-28
From Washington
COMMITTEE on woMES SUFFRAGE Dis
CHANGED.

WAsHlNGToN, May q.
The House committee on Judiciary were
to-day discharged from the consideration
of the petition of Elizabeth Cady stanton,
Susan b. Anthony and others, asking Con.
grcss to extend to women the same priyi-
lego that colored men enjoy in the exercise
of their right to vote, and also to give wo-
men all the civil and political rights, and
also from the consideration of petitions,
asking for woman suffrage in the district
of Columbia and all the other territories of
the United States.
OBITUARY.
Rear Admiral Shubrick died here today.
His death was announced by the navy de-
partment in general orders ordering the
usual honors.
RICHARDSON STICKS.
New York, May 81.
A Herald special says, referring to the
rumors of Richardson's removal or resigna-
ton, that on being interviewed Richardson
spoke thus
Has there been time since | entered
upon the duties of secretary that the rnmor
of my resignation has not been hawked
about every week 1t is as true to-day as
1t was year ago. propose TO remain in
this office, with the Presidents approba-
ton, as long as please, and am free to
say that nothing has occurred recently, or
is likely to occur, that will hasten my
resignation Of the Presidents approba-
ton the assurances arc as strong to-day as
they have always been.
THE COMING MAN.
The same dispatch says that the Ken
tncky delegation has been assured that
Gen. b. f. Brstow, formerly solicitor gen
eral will be the next secretary.
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA INVESTIGATION.
In the District investigation committee
to-day, Attorny- General Williams appear
ed ard denied that his lots were graded at
the expense of the board of public works,
but the contractor who did the work did so
upon mutual understanding with Will
lams that what he obtained by grading
should be full recompensc. Documents
of the board Of public works were, how
ever, produced, showing that some portion
of the work done was paid for by the board.
The contractor who did the work was
called and testified that they removed from
Attorney General Williams lots 8 SIG cubic
yards, for which the board had paid him
50, 100. ard that upwards of $500.
THE WIDOW AND FATHEELEss.
a subscription has been started in the
house for the family of Mr. Mellish, each
subscriber being limited to twenty-five dol
lars or less 1t Is believed that about ST.
600 will be raised. Mr. Melish left his
family entirely without means.
THE VERY LAST.
The latest report in regard to Mr.. Rich
ardson is that he will soon retire from office
but some of his friends say he will not do
so until definite action shall have been tax
en- on the subject of the Sanborn contracts.
The President leaves to Mr.. Richardson
the fixing of time of resignation, and will
nominate him to fill the vacancy on the
bench of the court of claims, which he is
now prepared to accept.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
This morning the house committee on
appropriations heard GOV p LOwrey on the
subject of the postal telegraph, in behalf
of the Western Union telegraph company
arguing against the constitutionalty of the
Hubbard bill. He gave statistics of bust
ness done by the Western Union, exceed
ing that Of Great Britain and nearly all the
continent of Europe together.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL.
The centennial bill as passed by thG
senate, requests the President of the Unit
ed States to extend, in the name Of the
United States, respectful and cordial IN
vitation to the governments of other ma
tons to be represented and take part in tho
international exposition to be held mt Phil
adelphia, under the auspices of the govern
ment of the United States, in 1870, provd
ed, however, that the United States shall
not liable, directly or indirectly, for any
of the expense attending the exposition. |
is generally secuted as an absurdty.