Year: 1872

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WASHINGTON, February Is.


The Mobile Custom House.


Willard Warner has written a letter
to a member Of the Alabama delega-
ton here showing up some Of the inside
working of the Mobile Custom House.
1t says that Rugg, the new Deputy
Collector, is also Postmaster at Hunts
vile, to both of which positions he was
appointed through Porters influence.
Warner says that Grant told him he
appointed Rugg to the Huntsville
Postmastership at Porters special re-
quest, over the widow of the Federal
General Johnston, whose nomination
was Withdrawn to please Porter. War
ner further says that Porter has under
taken to run the Mobile Custom House
as he now does the Custom House in
New York.


The Mobile Custom House Is not the
only Southern Custom House in whose
management General Porter has an
interest. The next is the Savannah
Custom House, where a well known
dishonest Collector is retained through
the influence Of Porter, who seems to
have peculiar affection for such fel-
lows. The Collector at Savannah ad
mits his dishonest practices, and at the
same time openly boasts OF the influ-
ence which sustains him in his office
against the united protest Of the entire
Republican delegation of Georgia. The
delegation have made application for
the Collectors removal, and ifit is not
complied with they will have special
committee to investigate the matter
and guarantee to develop as much
corruption in proportion as was un-
earthed IN New ork.


Funeral OF Col. Washington.


The funeral of Col. Peter A. Wash.
ington, half brother Of Col. I. Q. Wash
ington, the well known journalist, took
place at Epiphany Church to-day. The
services were attended by an immense
concourse OF friends. The deceased was
in the seventy-fourth year OF his age,
and died after only few hours illness,
from pneumonia.


Admission OF Utah.


The Mormons have come to the con.
clusion that it is better to wait until
the election OF a new Congress and
until the Presidential question is settled
before attempting admission as State
Delegate Hooper here says that Utah,
if the proper census is taken, will show
a population that will enti;le it to ad-
mission under the restrictions imposed
by the apportionment bill. Brigham
Young is said to be so much troubled
by the present aspect OF Mormon
affairs in their relation to Federal Gov.
ernment as to threaten his health. 1t
is proposed, however, by next fall to
hold Territorial Convention to adopt
a Constitution which shall forever after
prohibit polygamy, and on this basis
apply for admission to the Federal
Union.


Amnesty Postponed.


The Senate to day, by vote of 81 to
s postponed the consideration Of am
nesty till after the legislative appropris
ton bills are disposed o.


Sumner and Sawyer.


The feature Of the session to-day was
a passage between Sumner and Sawyer,
wherein the former taunted the latter
with being untrue to his black constitu-
ents because not favorable to bis negro
equality amendment TO the amnesty
bill. Sawyer defended himself with
much warmth and insisted that Sum.
ner was one who was the most doubtful
friend Of the negro, inasmuch as he
insisted on taking his amendment,
which ordinarily would require a ma
jority vote, to one requiring two-thirds.
The mutual charges of Inconsistency
and filings at each others personal
record necessitated the Chair to inter
fere between the gentlemen and put
stop to their wrangling.


Grants Sharp Practice.


The vote to-day on Trumbulls appeal
not to bring up the appropriation bill
until the House amnesty bill had been
disposed Of, was a solid Administration
vote, thus showing that Grants recon-


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