The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-10
Washington Notes.

me mouse OF representatives Will lnVes-
,igate the navy department.
Postmaster General Jewell is laid up
with rheumatism in one OF his knees.
The sub-appropriation committee have
finished the diplomatic bill They cut it
down from the $685., 4S0 asked for to
81 ,264, 347.
The congressional eulogies of Vice Pres
idents Wilson and johnson and Senator
Ferry of Connecticut will occur on separate
days this week.
Mr.. Blaine expects to speak this week
on the currency question, and it is said that
democrat will follow him on the same
side of the question.
Secretary Chandler authorizes tina state
ment that no changes are to take place in
the interior department, and it is useless to
apply for appointments.
A Washington dispatch says If Speaker
Kerr's health should prove to poor to en-
able him to preside it is probable that Mr..
Lamar will be chosen as speaker pro TEN.
The New York Graphic is disguised be-
cause Speaker Kerr has appointed Alexan-
der Stephens, who doesn't weigh more
than ninety pounds, chairman of the COM
mittee on weights and measures.
The third term conspiracy Gas Professor
Peabody calls it, in his recent comparison
with the frightening of the Roman con-
sulship to life dictatorship has at last
thrown off all disguise at Washington.
The president has promoted his nephew.
Second Lieutenant Campbell, of the 22d
infantry, to vacant assistant quartermas-
tership over the heads of a dozen other
young officers of the army who were strug.
Cling for promotion.
Mr. Regan, of Texas, ex.postmaster-
general of the confederate government,
made his first speech in the house Thurs.
day, and he attracted good deal OF atten.
ton. The last time he spoke in congress-
was in the winter of 1S60.6l.
Mr.. Morrison offered a resolution in the
house Of representatives Wednesday which
was adopted, making almost every com
mittee Of importance committee of in
vestigation. This will give the commit
ices plenty Of work, more than they viii
do.
The first arrival of contributions to the
centennial exhibition was received a
the postofiice department on Wednesday
from II Texas postmaster being fin,
specimen of centipede about seven inches
in length, enclosed in bottle partly fllet
with dirt.
There are now on the files of the house
$50 bills, which were presented before tn
holiday recess, and 140 on the files of tn
senate. About thirty per cent. of tn
house bills are in the nature Of claims upol
the treasury, the major portion of thes
coming fsom the south.
The president has sent to the senate
message inclosing Director Lindemann'
report on new mint, which advises tn
use of the old United States arsenal at In
dianapolis, to save the expense OF ne,
bnilding, but recommends st. Louis as tn
true place for thoroughly equipped min
equal to the requirements of the MISSISSIPPI
valley.
The census Of 1850 give Washington, d
c., population Of 81, 6s7 persons, with
death rate of 10 40 per thousand; that o
1860 gives population Of 5000, with
death rate of II ITO per thousand; that O
1870 gives q population of 1871 200, with
death rate Of 10 $40 per thousand. DurinI
all this time Washington ranked as
healthy place par excellence.
The acquittal of the man Green, VIII
represented Mr.. Eads in giving bail 70
Snyder, the safe burglar, was after tn
same style of justice as the futile trial o
Assistant District Attorney Harrington
The false personation syed Snyder. The
the Washington ring had to save Green.
has since been ascertained that a convC
was on the jury. We hope the house {
representatives will throw more light upo
the Washington ring iniquily and Vast
ington justice.