The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-05
From Washington.


SUMNER.
WAsHlNGToS Jan. 4.
Charles Sumner celebrated his sixty
third birthday on Saturday.
QUARANTINE.
A bill has been prepared providing for
placing quarantine regulations in some de p
gree under national control
ART GALLERY.
The Corcoran Art Gallery is to I've opened
within few days. A special invitation
has been issued to til President, members
of the Cabinet and of Congress, and other
officials to attend on the day previous to
the opening to thcpuplic.
vIRGINIA's FIRST coLoRED SHERIFF.
X. ID. Kullin of Arlington, Va the first
colored man to hold the Office of sheriff in
Virginia. was qualified yesterday at Fairfax
Court House. He is law student from
Howard University
MARYLAND.
The Legislature of Maryland will meet
on Jan. 21th and elect United States Sen
ator. Among the candidates are the pre-
sent incumbent, VIM r Hamilton, cX-Con-
gresham Merrick, 5 T Wallis, and Gov.
| Whytc.
a DIPLOMATIC QUESTION.
y Washington special says the question
has already been raised by the Spanish
government, through Admiral Polo, whc-
thcr the sinking of the Nirginius does not
cancel part of the protocol.
THE NEW GoyERNon or VIRGINIA
a special despatch from Richmond says
that although the inaugural message of Coy.
Kemper, who was installed yesterday, OPP
poses the civil rights bill, it is very concili-
atory in tone toward the National Admin
istraton, and if it is received in the spirit
in which it is written and its suggestions
adopted the era Of good feeling will have
commenced and Grants administration
be greatly strengthened throughout the
South.
JUDGE BUSrEED.
Washington despatch says articles of
impeachment will be presented against
Judge Bustced at an early day. Only four
charges are to be preferred That he is not
and never has been citizen Of Alabama
that he used public money for his indyld-
ual benefit that he accepted bride; that
he required the State of Alabama in bank
ruptcy case against railroad company. to
deposit 100000 to secure her interests.
Judge BuStecd in letter declares he will
not resign but meet the accusations face to
face, and stand his trial.
REDUCTION OF THE ESTIMATES.
The full committee of the House Com
mittec on Appropriations did not meet on
Saturday according TO adjournment, and
have, therefore, accomplished nothing dur
ring the holiday recess except through the
subcommittee. All of the reduced csti-
mates are not in yet, but enough is known
to approximate Il result. 1t is not believed
that with the modification Of the sinking
fund law and the almost total abolition of
the estimates for Notifications. rivers and
harbors and public buildings that more
than twenty-five or thirty millions can be
saved. The situation, therefore, will not
be found to be improved when Congress re-
assemblies on tomorrow and the first
month of the new year will either find Con-
gress in a position to issue more currency or
authorize n loan to meet the deficit for the
fiscal year. The inilationists are hopeful
of success in the face Of this state of affairs
and Judge Kelley proposes tomorrow TO
offer his resolution in favor of an addition
al issue of currency
REGULATION OF RAILROAD rREIGnrs.
The House Committee ON Roads and
Canals. which has remained busily ut work
during the recess, has before it three bills,
all of which it will report at an early day
The first and most important is bill for
the regulation of railroad freghts. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment by the President
of 8 commissioners, one for each judicial
district of the country, and bureau Of
railroad statistics, to be attached to this
Dphru II VIII bc the duty OF TINS board to
investigate the great interstate lines of
commerce, and determine the maximum
rates for the transportation of freight The
committee are fully satisfied of the right of
Congress to regulate railroad lrlnSporta-
ton, but they do not believe that it is wise
TO undertake the task until after Il thorough
investigation. The law will apply to all
the great through routes of the country.
The committee will not report IA general
law for incorporation of railroads, but will
bring in Il bill for the incorporation Of "A
company known as the Continental Rail
road Company, which proposes to build a
line from the Mississippi river to New
York, and seems to be in competent hands.
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