The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1869, Page 3

WASHINGTON Into the White House. Dissatisfaction of Army Officers With the Consolidation Order. THE GEORGIA BILLINTHE SENATE Ag Amendment Reported Reinstating the Col- ored Members of the Legislature. Debate on the Tenure of Office Act. ANOTHER SCENE IN THE HOUSE, Diseussion on a Clerical Omission in a Whiskey Bill. Fierce War of Words Between Generals Butler and Schenck. @WAsHINGTON, March 17, 1800, ‘The House Committee on Foreign Affairs had up for consideration the resolutions introduced by General Banks relative to the recognition of the in- @ependence of Cuba and the annexation of St. Domingo. After some discussion it wae decided that before making any report to the House on these subjects the committee should cali upon the Secretary of State for the latest oMoclal information in the department relative to the condition of both Cuba and St. Domingo. Mr. ‘Banks, the chairman of the committee, is anxious, when ne makes a report, to be able to back it up With such official data as will secure its success in the House, and he is confident that the State Depart ment has information of such a character as to wer- Tant the aanexation, peacefully, of St. Domingo and the recognition of the independence of Cubs. | Phe Prestdent’s Family Moving into the White House, The family of President Grant commenced thie morning to move into the White House, Severul loads of furniture were taken in, together with a large pumber of trunks, most of which belong to the Presi- dent’s guests, The members of the President's fain diy will enter the mansion to-morrow. Ali the rooms in the private portion of the house have been wewly papered, @ew carpets have been laid, and other re- | pairs done. No announcement has been made as w whether the President will give audience to visitors at night on public business. The probability is that he will not foliow tae custom practised by Mr. John- son of receiving callers at night, but will reserve that season for the consideration of urgent business, or spend It with bis family. Visit of the Committee on Military Affairs to the President and the War Office. The House Committee on Military Affairs, headed by its chairman, General Logan, paid an official visit to-day, according to custom at the be- ginning of a new Congress, to the President the Secretary of War and the General of the Army. A shorts interview was had with each of these officials eoncerning the condition of the army, and whether or not Any additional legislation is vecessary for Ita further efficiency, The President, the Secretary of War and General Sherman were each of opinion that no further legislation for the army is necessary at present. ‘ Visitors to the War Office—Dinsatisfaction of Army Officers with the Tate Consolidation Orders. ‘The War Department was made quite lively to-day by the visits of oMcers to General Sherman, with a view of procuring modifications of the Tate consolidation orders. It is understood that the General stands firm, and will not recede from any single requirement of the orders in question. To-day a high army ofMcer called upon General Sherman to ask for the deten- téon of another officer in this city for about a month pending the sale of property belonging to the Lincoln barracks. “I can’t do ii,” said Sherman, “be must go to Charleston right away.” “But I need him to assist in disposing of the property of the Darracks,” said the officer. ‘Can't help it, air,” sald Sherman, ‘Well, what am I to do with the property?” interrogated the officer. sir; bura it up, sir,’ responded Sherman. right, General; just put that in writing end I will commence the burning to-morrow morning,” replied the officer. ‘How much pro- perty is there in the barracks, sir?” asked Sherman. “About $200,000 worth,” answered the officer. “Burn it up, sir—Dburn it up, sir!’ exclaimed Sber- man again, “Put it im writing, General,” again re- quested the officer. Sherman again reiterated his “Burn it up, #ir—burn it up, sir,” and then added, “The fact is, General, I want to get all the officers I can out of this city of Washington. it ts a bad place, General, It is corrupting their morals, and the sooner they are away from here the better.” “But,” said the officer again, “do you really wish me to burn up the property?” “Well,” answered Sherman, “you had better sell it Off as sv0n as possibie and get rid of it.’ Not long after # certain General called upon sherman to ask about bis assignment to a department. “What de- partment?’ asked Sherman, turning sharply upon his questioner, “Tne Department of Washington,"’ said the astounded General. ‘That department was busted up yesterday. There is no such department any longer,” answered Sherman in his gruffest tone. The General jeft headquarters in the highest disgust. Sherman’s staightforward way of doing things ts @iaquating many of the army officers here, who think they are not being treated well after having fought and bied for their country. Sherman acts on the hypothesis that all these officers went to fight on the Principle of pure patriotism, and that virtue is ita own reward. If the politicians are gangered with Grant, the army oficers are still more incensed with Sherman. ‘The Tenure of Ofice Bill in the Senate. ‘The debate on the Tenure of OMmce act started of agein to-day at the usual hour and pulled up short at dinner tme—balf-past four o'clock. Senators had their say, public opinion was fouted, the puotic pocessities were soornfully derided, and Mresident Grant, soxiougly waiting with three bundred nommmations in bis hand to send in for confirmation and Wo get @ chance to turn out the rogues in the revenue, was toi to walt tll the convenient sorupies of Senators were indulged at long winded Jength for this day, and a8 many otber days as may be cesired. The Scrambie for Onice. ‘The great suspense of the seekers after onice is doomed to continae for at least another day. It is an- derstood, however, that selections have been made by the Cabinet oMeers for the grea! imber of whe higher oMfces; but that the recommendations bave Not yet been submitted to the President. To anxious Inquirers the answer is given that no decisive action bas been taken, but that all the cases pending will be settied ino day or two, or # week or two. Two of the Cabinet members have said that a pretiy Jarge badget of Bomimations will go to the Senate ne noon asa certain mietier Wheh detains them is adjasied, The cause of detention referred to is gen- erally constraed to be the Civil Tenure law. General Cochrase Still in the Field, The sietement that General Cochrane has with- drawn from the $i4 ae am applicant for an office in “Burn it up, “all at Hi H. eee 3 Enoch at R. 1; Rufus H, Melien, at .; Warren W. Huntington, of Galena Uj ¥. Tompkins, at Mount Carroll, Ill, or seven of the above reapoomaean: ‘ ‘ ‘The President also nominated Joseph P, Smith Assessor of Internal trict of Pennsylvania. vice’ Frost, deveased: In Maine; ©, 6. P. < wego, New York, vice’ Vanayke, wi ‘commission expired Janay 1 ‘boot Henry Br Mobre ‘Collector ‘The Senate to-day confirmed the following nomi- nations:—Frank Moore, of New York, second secre- | tary of the American Legation at Madrid; John T. Forbes, Pension Agent at Philadelphia, There were no other confirmations. ‘The New York Appointments are still agitating legions of office hunters gathered here from the Empire City. Every hour a different slate is presented, so that it is a point of exceeding dimculty to make out what really will be the end of ital, From imformation leaking out to-day it seems Probable that Postmaster James Kelly will be re- tained in authority over the New York Post Office. He has strong backers, and is stated to have re- ceived assurances from Postmaster General Creas- well that be will not be removed. Judge Henry R. Low, ex-Senator of the State of New York, has been bere some daya and has authorized the statement that he will not permit the use of his name for the District Attorneyship of the. Southern district of New York. The candidates still in the field are Ford, Tracey, Ethan Allen and Judge Fithian, ‘The Negre Applicant for the Position of Minister to Haytl. Great efforts are being made to secure the appoint- ment of Ebenezer D. Bassett, colored, principal of a school in Philadelphia, as Minister to Hayti. He 1s endorsed by the national committee of colored men, Fred Douglass, Downing, Langston and many others, white and biack. Appelutment of Superintendents of the Print= ing Bureau aud Treasury Building. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury to-day appointed George B. McCartee Superintendent of the Printing Bureau and George C. Rice Superintendent of the ‘Treasary Bullding. This is quite a triumph for both these gentlemen, who were opposed by all the influ- ence of S& M. Clark, Inte head of the Printing Bureau. Retirement of Mr. Waskburne trom the State Department. Mr, Washburue retired from the State Department atuoon to-day, and Mr. Fish took possession. The last oMcial act of Mr. Washburne was to countersign the commission of Mr. Fish as Secretary of State, and the firat oMfeial act of Mr. Fish was to counte sign the commission of Mr. Washburne as Minister to France. Kesiguation of Treasurer Spinner. General Spioner, United States Treasurer, yester- day verbally placed his resignation at the disposal | of the Secretary, stating that be thought it his duty | to do #0, mm offer that theeSecretary might be left iree © Hil Che@pesition with one whom he was satis- fed could du@barge its duties to suit hin. The Sec- retary, it is gaid, informed the Treasurer that his resignation Would net be required, and that he de- sired him to Continue in the office, | Sharp Tit in the House Between Butler, Bebencis and Holman. ‘The greater portioh of the sexsion of the House to day Was taken up with a debate, somewhat acr+ Mmontous tm its character, ppon a joint resolution re- ported from the Committee on Appropriations cor- recting what te supposed to bea clerical error in ene of the appropriation bills passed at the last session, The tit was principally vetween Schenck and Butler, With @ slight interruption by Holman, enrolling clerk, and the second started Mr. Holman to his feet, he having been 4 member of the commuit- bills, and, whether the blunder was intentional or not, the blame ultimately resta with the committee, and not with gthe enrolling clerks, whose work they supervise, On this account Mr. Hoiman’s reply wo Butler was not only sharp, bat his manner waa earnest and even bister, When he spoke of throw- img back the charge in Butler's teeth, and aimost m terms accused bim of falsehood, there was a slight sensation; but neither Butler por apy of his friends called Holman to order for wnpartiamentary jan- guage. The tight between Schenck and Butler was more protracted, and developed # considerable degree of personal ii] feeling and rivairy, Jt is well known that neither of these gentlemen ta particn- larly fond of the other. When Schenck discovered that Blaine'’s original cast of the committees had Butier second on the list of the Ways and means, he insisted that he should not only not be put there, but that Butler should go off the commit- tee entirely, which he did. The debate to-day shows that, whether Butler is on the Committee of Ways and Meaus or not, he proposes to wated its chair man. The Reported Captare of General Custer. ‘The despatch from St. Louts to the effect that General Custer bas been captured by Indians ts de- nied in military circies. No oficial information of the fact has been received; and General Quater, io complying with bis instructions, could not be within several hundred miles, or rather within communi- cating distance, of the point from which the despatch emanates, 'The Case of the Georgia Senators. ‘The credentials of Hill and Miller, Senators elect from Georgia, were instructed to be laid on the table of the Senate until the statutes of Georgia were de- cided, Messra. Trumbull and Thurman disagresing. General Schoflel#a Departuro for His New Command. General Schofleld leaves for his new command to- morrow. He will be accompanied from here by Colones Wherry, Captain tnnis and Lieutenant Rathbone, of his staf, who have been om duty in the War Departinent. Colonel Campbell remains at we departme nt. ‘The Utrecht Pxbibition. ‘The following circular was sent to the Governors of the principal manufactaring States by the Secre- tary of State, on the Oth inst. :— Supposing that some of the citizens of the State of ——- may be snterested in the exbibitien of articles for daily hoa use to be held at Uireahe 1 Holiaud, ih the months of August and Septem , 1860, 1 have the honor to @ trans- lation of a note of the 27th ult. which Mr. Mavel, the Netherlands Minister, has addi to this depart. ment, bes 2 with the reguia' which accom; nied it, Mr, Mazel bas been fi that white it was deemned inexpedient for this to assume any ngoucy In the matter, department would take pleasure in communtesting to the Gov- erpors of the Staves Information in regard to thé proposed exhibition ay Would enabdie sitizeus theteot Who may be desirous of init to do 80. BB. Wi IBURNE. ‘The Commission to Sele the Hudson Ray nnd Paget Sound Diticaltios, ‘The Joint commmiaston of the Pritsh and American governments, to .xcttle the Hudson Bay aud Pugec Sound dimeuition wil! meet in New York to-morrow, Present, for Britiwi government, Hon. John Rose; for the United States, Mr. Alexander 8. Jowuson. Mr B. , Curtis, umpire, Counsel, for the United States, Caled Custiing; for the Hritwh government, Hon, Charles D, Day, of Canada, Coun- wel will be heard orally to-morrow on the testimony and rief already snbmitved. The united amount of the claims of the two compantes ts $6,000,000. The treaty of 1956, negotiated by ex-Promdeat Bo- chanan and Lord Pakenham, stipulates for the protection of the rights of those companies duting a TR tt CL I Re e. the President. , Salada St aCe Siin wae Neronyens ‘to the by the Secretary of State as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic. He made the’ following re“ marks on the oceasion:— ; ‘honor of which accredit r Pleni- United have drawn cl the ‘doth nations on the sof biican Javueutions, on repul 4 have youra as a model. I fatter that my stay in the 80 fortunate as to merit your ble me to has entrusted d that It vant vernment has « to me, an may fOvthe measure of my personal deticienc the same valued consideration which was #0 ac. eated So tale country to my distinguished prede- ‘To which the President replied as follows:— of ur government, tuated by his usual discretion, had to fs Lean that your career would not justify his oh A similar confidence 1a entertained by me. Senator Sumner on the Alabama Claims. {Washington (March 16) correspondence of the Boston Advertiser.) Despatches have been sent to the New York, and | ssi to other papers, giving s wroug idea of nator Sumner’s on our relations with Eng- land. He takes ground on the Alapama claims question, as was said in this cor- respondence two or ago, and strongly dissents from Mr, fohnson’s treaty, but there ts nothing of 4 it ae, in an ll ord canta On whe oo ‘wary, the speech ein ‘permauen' aes. He means to show, #0 far a3 he can, what is en of our country on the question at issue, w the end that a way may be prepared for a new treaty which will be — toour people. ‘The speech will probably be delivered im exccutive ses- sion when the Alabama ts taken up for con- sideration, and it is beleved that alter its delivery be elie ppd wil take measures} to have it made public. THE FORTY-FIRSE CONGRESS, First Session. SENATE. WASHINGION, March 17, 1869. AVFAIRS IN TRXAS. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., presented a memorial | of citizens of Texas, setting forth the frightfal condi- tion of affairs in thay State, which they attributed to “Johnson's Policy’; protesting agaist the organiza- tion of a State goverament at present, and suggest- Ing a8 a remedy that the State be divided into two or three parts and placed under territorial er military government. Referred to the Committee on the dudiciary, BNPORCEMENT OF ‘THE POURTRENTH AMENDMENT 1N GEORGIA. Mr. TRuMBULS, (rep.) of Ll, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported, with an amendment, but Without recommending aay action upon it, the bill to enforce the Jourtcenta constitutional amend- ment inp the State of Georgia, the committee having been unable to agree upon any recommendation, although they had.agreed upou the amendment, which is as foliows:— Whereas the Lezislature in the State of Georgia, elesed under its new constitution preparatory tu the restoration of that State to its proper place in the Union, and to the ad- mission of Senators and Representatives to Congress there- from, bas, in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, refused to purge itself of members who by said amendment were proniblied from veing such members, and from acting as such, and bas per- muted, and contioues to permit, such members t0 act as such ; and ‘Whereas a majority of the persons in fact composing said Legisiature bag. ia Violation of said constitution and te outd ed of — im and in violation of ee rine! yn which Congress consented to the restoration Rioresald, expelled from said Legislature a large number of ite Wy qualitied members upon the sole ground that they “were persons of African blood and admitted other persons not receiving a majority of votes i Tenure of ‘Omce commis- whould of the and y u port ding they sho: ‘contin in — the continue in good behayior, fegsha ne oibocr shout, be he President except in of the sentence | of @ court martial or an mistory of the country the leading statesme! | learnea Pp | Dastory—tbat the liberties of always destroyed, if destroyed at all, by the gradual | tio! 4 : in des- accretion of executive powers cull bute of Leg Passing to the” fice act itself he denied that it had beew 484 cheos apon J ie President ablican party, when it had a President in whom ie iad the Tulest coniidence (Mr. Lincoln), “had enacted a similar law, providing that should Woller of the Currency pet e of the alone. shown by the Glove, that the Tenut been imtroduced and advocated and not inerely to check the maladuministration of Preaident Johnson, but chiefly upon the ground that it intro- | duced an honest and greatly needed reform in the administration of the government. It conduct of ‘Prendomt Johnson ip e vl jal | poe om who Sat cae of their country replacing them by men vonly that they had alied tears at Philadelphia or embraced ter.) But pe a neverttic- an from ng for cause, tho seee By fore tie lee ast aot operate upon him, at least morally, all the time? an officer during the ry the Mr. EDMUNDS with the Senator from Indi- ana (Mr, Morton) the President had no right to propose to the Senate to put one man out of an office and anotuer into it except for cause, and the effect | of this Jaw was to put him di the recess ition tk whieh he ssanat-aucine the session of thé Sei ‘The statement that the law em! the t in his attempts to reform the public service was shown Ww be without foundation by the tact that since the of the law’all recesses of the Senate had amount to only three hundred and twenty-three days, while that body had been in session three hun- dred and ninety-two oe ging the President ample opportunity to avoid the embarrassment of making out ‘causes”’ for removal in recess by bring: ing the cases to the attention of the Senate during ita sessions. a Bhat tgs of Neb., “okghal a morgen for pending providing that Fequiatlng the tenure of certain civil offices is hereby made ant declared to be inoperative and void from and after the of tits act; provided, however, that the President shail report to the Senate within ten days nmiugof each session all appointments made by him durmg the pi recess of the Senate which require confirmation by the Senate. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) Of Ohio, #) briefly in favor of the repeal of the act. He indicated some of the embarrassments caused to the President by the ope- ration of the ‘tenure of Office act and was proceed- ing to speak of others when Mr. TROMBULL, (rep.) of UL, suggested that It was mane ry Ww polit out the evils that would arise under the operation of the act, as no one in the Sen- | ate seemed to wish to keep it in force, Mr. SUERM, 4f | understood the Senator Vermout (Mr. Edmunds; correctly he spoke for nore than two hours in advocacy of the principles upon which he says the act is based. Mr. TRUMBULL—Yes) and he has joined in the re- port of tbe committee recommending the saspension of the act. Mr. SUBRMAN continued his argument. He held the true constitutional principle to be that the Presi- dent has power to make absolute removals from office during. @ recess of the Senate, but can only make temporary appointments to fill the vacancies, to be contirmed or rejected by the Senate at its next ensuing session. The great reason for passing tie Tenure of Oitice act was that Presideut Johnson sought by a inek to evade, and did in many cases evade, this constitutional provision. if it | should be found necessary Congress might enact a civil service law, geveral in iis previsions, and thus might guard against the abuse of executive power by improper removals. If it was right to suspend the law for @ year, it was, of course, Hy so to repeal it. If the Igw were re- pealed for a year General Grant might, if he chose, remove everybody now in oijice; and after that should be done how could Congress deny the same Fight to succeeding adminisirations. The public opinion of the country demanded the repeal of the jaw. The House of Representatives, which had con- curred with tae Senate im passing it, had already manifested-its willingness to repeal the law. The occasion sor it maxing pe the Senate in consid- ering the question repeal was really sitting as Judge in its own case, and if it insisted upon the la Dow in force it maght plausibly be accased of doing so from a design to maintain for itself the excep- gre wholly unable or unwilling tw the | tional powers conferred upon it two ives, set, a lawful aod un-{ meet a special eme: oe now apply passed fo — = jawless 1 away. ‘The Senator Yermout (ar. ‘Eamunas) p Ana "yassion, wi ry had much of the danger to the lb that the je of the State of ieorgia have not compii erty of the coun! from the love of power with the moaroentem ae the peinetpios a upon wei its | in the Executive; but 1t should be remembered Pe gy oe cree eR overnment } that Senators generaily were no’ more wil Be it eaucted, ‘e., That so much of the act cf yelh so telatas\e he thats of Georuie vo tad teenies 18 ‘That the mi meut of the State of Georgia beretstore fied fer by lav same by revived, subject to the provisions. ‘Sve, 3. That the government organized under the said new of ne in operation i a SI | cf i F i i E i the duty of the President to cause said State such part of the land and naval tf sock fotoes thall, ou the ‘of naid. State, render mill- in the administration of sald a of life and. property sod ta fhe ad- qe THE GEORGIA SENATORS. Mr. TRUMBULL, from the same ene, reported. K the ¢ ii and H. V. M. elect from Georgia, of the majority of the committee, his own ing that the Senate ongh! tials of these gentiemen without further BNOCOURAGEMENT OP STEAMSHIP BUILDING. Mr. vanes ie of N. Y., introduced a bill to promote the building of steamships in the United States, and to provide for the carriage of the United states mails between New York and Europe by ewamships built iu the United States. The bill dircets the Posumaster Generai to contract with the ew York and Antwerp Sveamehip Company. Ke- serred Wo tue Committee on Commerce, BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal, introduced a hill to farther the wimtnistration of justice, Referred to the Com- muttee ou the Judiciary. dir, Pomenoy, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a bill grunting lapus to aid in the construction of 4 rali- uu road aud jive from the southeast boundary of Kausas to the ic Oceaa, with a brauch w the wouthers boun of the United States in the direc- von of Bi Paso, ferred to ae Committee on Pub- jo Lawn, Mr. Wisen introduced a bill rela the Freedmen’s Bureaa, waieh was referred w the Committee on Miltary Aitwirs. it provides fer con- unaing the ed) collection deparmen(s the men's Bureau watt January 1, ist. Mr. luce, {rep.) of Ark, introduced a bill providing B@ wode OF ser it for certain claims, whith was Feierved w te Committee on the Judiciary, Jt pro- provides for the Carne’ of two addtional Aintice oC sald court shait deagace auy three ofthe qe to constitute the Chamber of Indian ¢i judicate ah claims the United States J Creek, ¢, Choctaw or Chicka- the aw see ewes out of any treaty or stipalation BE Tehaee foe) ae irnaced qrauiing lands” hi ata of the New Orieaus, Mobue ze the President to yield up power once obtained. tie (Mr. Sherman) thought it wrong to refer, in the dia- cussion of this question, to the character of Presi- dent Grant or his wishes op the subject. The Senate .| Was vot required to grant hum any special iavor, but ing with all the other Presidents, from Washington ‘vo Jounson. Mr, COLE, (rep,) of Cal., spoke in advocacy of the substitute, He was in favor of it because it removed the the Senate within ten ‘| next seasion, instead of leaving him free to thera until near the end of the session, He was in favor of the repeal of the law because it nad arwen out of a stringent but tem, porary now it. Mr. CARPENTER, (tep,) of Wis., said hen oping —— to bis inex] ip cng debate, was surprised at the course Fn ig ay Tg servi e io. one ciated them more highly than he did, but they had. nothing to do with the question before the Senate, which was @ Gry question ia. the power of removal under the m ng } been position only 40 pus him in this respect upon the same foot- | den; but still be should vote to Louis Custom House. §} ED ELECTION CASRA several extending the time for taking testiméay in contested election cases were reported by Mr. PAINR, chairmasi of the Commitéee on Elec- jons, and were APPROPRIATION BILL. ’ Mr, Di of K.C., from the Committee | Mr. HOLMAN moved to strike out. the ox Appropriation, pore tie Indian Appropria- | abouk bonded. » Rejected—yeas. 4%, , uon Shy eh kk Ry lh mays 107, . morrow. The bill 424,000, appetiod then taken on Mr. Lynoh’s THE GENERAL A? ‘TION BILL OF LAST SES- | amendment,‘and it was, ab 00, SION~AN IMPORTANT SECTION BY THE | | The joims pesolption was passed—yeas 1! Mr. Dawe (rep) ot Maas con the ‘game oa pk 138IPPI LEVEES. ‘ hhittee, reported 4 to supply omis- | | Mr. Roors, Ak, Introduced a bil to pro- loos ta’ the envadienn “some ‘of. the Uae iene i tecare the amiands of appropriation bilis of last session. One of them to requires the owners of bonded warehouses to Felm- | ment and burée to the ores Somboeees, mittee on &. Ae Se Tene, Sr Cane the rs , ‘The question being on the passage of the joint coumalttes tne a per day. oar hor wen) ot i expiatnet: snd ecv| apecunin m4 ‘ . BUTLER, 5 been ail resolutions od inant aed c a ot en, & aml nares 14 AND ROV) Maren, and which w the law of the 100 inoon of Mr Yoru, the Senate jand; but it being 1h took a miiliou and | § ‘the provisional .govern- @ hail of as whiskey | ments. in- and, Texas was taken from the dealers: out inthe | Speaker's and referred to the Committee on . WASHBORNE, (rep.) of Wis, asked Mr, Butler whether he meant d'churge that st was omitted tne bg in fool who sold the miller that he knew miller’s hogs were they were ere was a whole section fairly bil Mr. BUTLER said he did not now who was respon- sible for tt. He was informed that it was an dent which bad happened over and over former Congresses. ie on See ee ee to discuss merits of the question now. It been a taw, but either through an accident or ablun- der, or something worse, the law had been aitered. Mr. (Ox (rep.) of Ohio, defended the enrolling clerk from imputation on his "The principal om he knew Pg Seat ree De eee him that he and e other had been working for f{ con- ecutive houra, and were com| ex! ‘when the Conference on icular tion bill was sent to them from whi the ‘The 4 hence the ciause in question hat been overlooked. He (Mr. Schenck) had no know- whom to | Kecapstz , cited the anecdote of the | separate Mr. Bi written out, and yet omitted in the enrolment of the | on the Fadiolary. jstore to Blanton vestate taken some disc in} aR ¢ LANDS, 4 2 .) of Cal, the On motion :of Mr. wi f of ale te Taunton 6 been taken z fat, ain not know on whose corn | KESTORATION OF BLANTON Sncanta BEAL FATATR. 1p.) of Ohio, from the Committee the resolution to re- the real him by government, After ‘Mr. KBLSBY, (rep.) of N, Y., moved to lay tue joint resolution on £! , + | Mr. 8 i ) nat . Duncan shall rélease all claim for rent or use ry Ms the bill, Mr. KercowaM, (rep-| oct peel mitre Cama fave Seblseiaer fetins ss dose, as four o'clock, adjourned. mated EOE at Pe AMUSEMENTS. Sreck’s HALS—JOSEPINA, FILOMENO,—This very eh torpake up clever and ‘accomplished young artist had 9 ben- eat concert at this hall last night, which was not so fuily attended as the merits of the bern- Actare and concert deserved. Her abilities as a ledge of any such item being in the bill; but he um | yiolintst and planist were severely tested in Alard’s a to say, from his knowledge of the principal enrolling clerk that he ‘was incapable of ha designedly itted ina bill us any mer! who. He protested against all such Jegislation in appropriation bills, and argued particu! returning to the system whi re aie of making is] ré the creatures and is of distillers, Mr. BUTLER held up the manuscript of the Con- ference Committee and called attention to the omitted pa jh, which he sald was underscored with beth Slack lines. He also commented upon the fact that the opposition to the resolution came from the Chairiaan of the Commiétee on Ways and Means, from the gentleman from heals AE Beck), who represented one of the largest distilling districts In the United States, and from the Chair- tmaau of the Committee on Enrolled Bills (Mr. Hol- man), who had made a point of order on ni, and whose duty it was to see Ut tae bill was properly enrolled. Mr. ‘SCHENCK explained how easily such a mistake nught haye been made without imputing any um- oper design, and remarked that, so fr as he uew, if the olligers of the House and the members of the Committece on Bnrolied Bills they were at least as little likely Lo aiterapt to commit a fraud on any- body as the gentleman from Massachusetts, Toe gen- tleman might talk about the necessity of imposing more abd more taxation on distilled spirits and wooaccd, but all he bad tu say Was tat Congress had fixed what that taxation was to be. The people should know by the general system of taxation how much tax 18 tovaeco, and not have to.xo to appropriation bills to find out what additional burdens are mnposed vn | and lust weel those articies. Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.) of Ind., replied to the rewark of Mr. Butler affecting hitn, and said that the sug- gestion was entirely mavorany, of apy geutiema: occupying a seat on the Noor, It dn lis expermnce that any gentleman had th q proper. to conple such a mistake with the presumi; when she n, Pp , the insinuation that by any possibility it might have been the result of design thus to defeat the ‘will of Congres’ by corrupt in the enroll- -Ment of anact. He did not know by’ it authority, by what command of position the gentleman fro! usetts indulged in such insinuation, Sraqenta the apie a Abe Ss To lace ade suggested by 0 wi to perpetua’ such # fraud on legislation of the country. Mr. DAWES remarked that the Committee had looked into the matter and had tound no occasion to intimate any lack of integrity on the part of any officer.of the House counceted the enrollment of bills, Mr. KNOTT, (dem) of Ky that the sitian to impose additional baraead on the mnsauior. ture of whiskey and tobacco was bad faith on the | bur, rt of Ceugress. Paar. ALLISON, (rep.) of lowa, believed thar the resent tax on Whuskey and tobaccu was sufliciently rh witheut the 101) of additional bar- ‘both houses had agreed aotae een yh. tise parncrant it could be repealed, if 1 was deemed rig! #0, Mr. LYncn, (rep.) of Me,, moved to amend the by making it apply only to anternal reve- nue bonded wareh« Mr. DAWES med there would ve ao objection to that amendment. Mr. ALLISON said there would be. Mr. LYNcH explained that the omitted estteh pinion Tonded warehouses, but that ts language was Droad ware! s was - ae make ret torcuatone ee ol ir. MUNGEN, (dem.) of Ohio, at urlefly the jomt sesolasion. atl Rast ee Mr. Convey, his belief grep.) of Ind., expressed high character and | that 1¢ was the d © ps clea a Pree take made tn en) the vill, Mr. SCHENOK pi when the House was caliet to correct a blunder of a clerk, to correct aiso. jon. Such a provision should of jaw, namely—Where | ® blunder in that the President has no coustitutioual to way. Last year Pe Rd gerne le except by and with the | te tax had produced $1: 000, but now it was advice consent of the Senate, wel acing at the rate of $50,000,000 a . The he said, a few maxims of government, therefore, could i to pay its law so elomentary. and obvious they were | OWnoMicers to do its own fact that often f these were some which | It, was doing so now had much to do bare the jon under discussion the oc of revenue irom that It should be remember first, the government | S0Urce. He protested against this whole system of ‘of the United States and its several departments and | legislation tn appropriation bills about taxes, about officers possess nO power not expreasiy granted or yo finance aud about any else. resulting by a implication from the words Mr. BurLee said that the question was whethér ar of some ex) im the constituvon, If the | enrolling clerk, by accident or design, should be al- admin n of the gevernment disclosed any de- | lowed change 4 law taking wullons from the ficiency of necessary power in any department of the government the remedy was by any the ‘Treasury, and whether, when it comes back House for correction, there can be a lobhy broughs: mto requisition to prevent such corrections. He «id / constitution. ‘The mere. discovery uf not authorize the de’ u Wea not know that there was such a lobby now, but he the needed power. If the President might | Knew that there was a very strong pressure iu {avi usurp powers, because they seemed to him | oF keeping this provision out of the law, , he would soon become the peoples’ Mr. SCHRNCK— Wi! the gentleman state frem What~ Taster, idstoad of thelr servant. There were but | S0Urce that pressure comes and on whom tt {9 di- two provisions of the constitution applicable to the determination of the extent of the power of the President in appointing to and removing from offices. The first was that authorizing the President ; to appoint ambassadors and other o} for whose | @ppointment the constitution itseif did not provide. rected. . Mr. Borner—Every man can see as well asi can see; every man can understand a6 derstand; and Iam not to be dit i i : ‘ais vision contempiated two things—nomina- | intimated that there ts al here ton and ntment. The nomination was to be | Vent this put back. made by the President alone: the appointment | cduce this ding of his, If he dare, to the shape of a no express provision for removal from orfice wer waa Lg AT eg as @ mere inci- ent of the powers of appotntinent, it being mecessa- that Wages Bey a te oad notto the ‘President alone, bat to him and the conciasion was inevitable Fi iB A & 2) ES ee authorizing the ent to fill vacancies and Chattanooga Railroad, winch was referred to may happen daring the recess, and by implica- the Conamittee on Pui tion are he has power te ci va- Mr. OSHORN, (rep.) of itroduerd a bil grant | cancies w the Senate is not in session. ing lands in Fionda to aid if rebutiding the Fensa- | Im conclusion ho (MF. Carpenter) suid that it was the comm aud Loutsvilie Raiiroad, Referred to ue Cour | duty of the Sen: © Fon’? this law upon the mitles oo Public Landa, statute book, because If onee no matter JOINT RESOLUTIONS. how great the ee it be at any fut Mr. Morton, ) introduced Ge jotbt | time, it probably never re-enacted. resolution of ‘iush be notice an Monday, would, however, yote for its ee because lie = ibing the manner of by Staw Lege pots it ii ccabaee t 8 which red ULON amendiuenis ia ile constiuutba pto- | conld not be well At this short session bf posed to for ratification, and on fs aption it ongress, and hot at ail for the reasons given by ‘was laid on the tabie. other Senators, that if the law were left iu foree it Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., oMered ¢ resoiti- em the President; because he did not tion, which was agreed to, requessing the Present two send to the Senate copies of tbe Guam regrets the policy to be ie by | IT mero ine (any ae Ba ee ' A rep. ‘Oregon, oF, Oregon, w i aera fuviooe om ro was \. Mr. Onan called the jfotrt reroltion to allow w York, Newt to avert Premdent Buchansa and Secmenney’ of State cane, the recess of the Sena either with the jaw or without it the any right to make removals oy tall the arguments in favor of the iaw itself far-fetched, based solely upon technl- cal grounds, are ez answered by the history and practice of le goverament for seventy-eight ‘The position of Senators who made loug and to show the coustitutionality, wisdom of the law, and then an- ON. on motion of Mr. Be paake, .) oro yeas toto VE Sess Lo ) Went into execulive session, Aid soon after aijourieds not in the Jaw. There wasa million and a half of | revenwie irom whiskey, had to be withdraw fore the 0th of April, nd hence the apparent in- a high courage to stand up for the whiskey ring. ‘Ibe Mr. ‘SoHENCK—The gentiewan state thac, Sr Knows to be untrue, if he knows apyluing Mr. BUTLER—I supposed the result would be that discussion, J ander+ oa my when he desires tt, hen you please. i ir. BUTLER—I shall eed care that it shall be done, ir. SCH. —Just wher you 5 i Beruxe Sut tek we tot be diverted from this 1 find that ts clerk, whoa out ret carci siete sees iow came Uy ” ur fis 4 trarnen af the Committee of Ways sug meame. $0" ("gever heard of the care before | ck—-I never ore cave on nileuan trom it could be | Country may judge between na. that cierk came to my seat while the Massachnsetts wag making an abi him or somebody for doing what hts own colleagae (Mr. Dawes) ,acinite was gothing but an accident, Mr. Bor.kn—l am conned to language and yct I have not received ft. J made uo | abusive attack on =a U stated the 1200s and { state then again. At three o'clock In the moraing this provision was in the law; at five o'clock it was ir. Butier satd that why waretonse ue- | ‘ease; but it was only Kiln the goose that i The wont meet rere vin ng proper to be inserted See posed haceaif.an was the first tim on peat ae Misa Auns Swap, jeCormac! on Ap- zaespes two pounds aud costs and scolded ‘A tiarce. entitled “Hue ard Dye," by F. Hay, is. | jour. arhamentary | house, and there foun three etal engaged i, prying oy } gear them took ei ove i the fave, one in the | ew fa shoniter OY | notmore than ten feet srom the party when he fantasta on “Anna Bolena’’ and Liszt’s.compilcated “Lucia.” both, especially the 4 nd a it artist. | Her eminent Hee a ee ote Taearl aang a g7aa0. are from Poritand” with that a eaen daiah and deli- cacy of feeling which shows the true artist, Ler voice is exquisitely trained, and in Talia oF ue ‘wouid be @ valuable aca Messrs. and Petrilll, tenor aud baritone, also assisted in the con- and Edward Honma, one of the best and most satlstactory accompuaists, was the conductor, ‘The concert Was @ thorougiily enjoyable one irom begun- ging to end, and 10 1s ouly & pity that the aanience Was not larger. Musical aud Theatrical Notes. Mra, Geo. C. Heward personates the “Colleen Bawn” for the Newarkers on Saturday evening next. Mr. Joseph Proctor is favoring the Chicagonians with the sensational play of “Ambition.” ‘The vivaciods Lotta dazzles the Hubites next week with the “Fire #ly.” % The Dashwood sisters are dashing abead in Pitts- burg, where ben Be ato; pe es danemg to the iniense nt of large wie waaaat Diantas doing the “light fantastic”? for che edidcation of Cbariestouta ns in “Cinderella. Agnes Bubet and “Hou Play? Harkins wre playtug “Med for Love” in New (ord. 3 Bs Mr. J. ML Ward ts piaying a series of Irish ehatec- The ‘on Whiskey and how much on | ters with much success in Pougnkeepsic. The Enzush Opera troupe are m the third rol thei’ chgagement at wre Beston doe —— is dozing a3 Bip Van Winkle in smoky Pitisigurg. -Salt-air pyust be conducive to Be ont A Lon- Nova Scotus giantess, t feet one inch m height. She wasn't ‘The once famous Joey Gougenheim ts playing at the Duke ee Lyon an Melbourne, Clown and Colum! fought at the Tyne theatre, and Clown threw Columbine into the orchestra und vent ehair after her. Cause, Columbine ia a The | would imsist apon a hornpipe when Clown would be betier. ‘The names of servants of her are Rosa Forteskue and Benjamin M = id wlsthe Strand Lucatre. ere are in London twenty-five theatres, fier Majesty's will hold 3,000 the Pavilion holds 3,500 and the new Adel 1,400, The Strant is the ue theatre of London. The somewhat famous Indiana actor, Kelso, who: meme such 2 hit as the Man at the Whoci |g in thoy a fbe Queen's test, London, has been leased to gre ey j Oe anata: 10 takes charge of it og Waster’ WAYAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, March 17, 1860. A nawal general-orider issued to-day calls the at- ‘weation-of-oilicers to the regulations of the navy ,Sorbiddiag applications for duty through persons of } amfluence. All such applications are orderea to be } made direct to the Secretary of the Navy, who is “ ° po] over all ot de- will be assigned ae “the navy, and officers willbe to Bervice "who are well known tobe the competent to } Perform it.” tary, ba R. Barry, First Assistant’ Engineer in the ’ 3 Paymaster ©. Crosby has been detaphea * from special duty at Honolulu ad ordered to the i Assistant Paymaster G, Harris ts relieved . from duty at New Orleans, La., and ordered to settle Lieutenant Dewitt C. Keils has been detached from ‘League Isiand and ordered to duty at New Orieans. Master William Buck has been detached frou New Orleans and ordered to League iand. ‘The order of Paymaster ler to the receiving ship ti is revoked, The omioera of te navy have been directed by a order just is#ued the Navy Departm: to mform the Secretary of the Navy of thar actual oy td reidence. ‘Rie object is to ‘ascertain Where 'y live, so that they may be assigned to - gi points nearest their places of residence, nut on) @ convenience to themselves to save the ap their Raye when ordered distant - ym oe roe, retary a cers hereafter will be ap potion or three years, counting from the day reeelve Brazil, China, Pacific " Will bo the tour of duty, Homewauadron, which MURDERS W VIRGINA, — A White Man Shot by Negro Robbers—hiia Murder in Hampten. Fortress Mowror, Marcit 1%, ts60. A horrible murder was committed on’ Hinday evening, about four miles from Hampton, on the Yorktown road, the particulars of which ure as fol- lows:—A man named Joha Thomas, who resides near Little Bethel, was aroused by some noise in the | Vicinity of his smokehouse, and got up to asvertain ve nttack upow ; tte cause. Fearing that it mght ve robers, be touk } oon hig shot gun and passed ont of the - advanced cautiously to the inthe. ving open (be doen, Ante came ce he asked, “What are you “h ‘hen they ail fired atghim aud then flea, ind near the dollars a y im having it fall, and it did | instantly, nd wedical assignee Way . fail, That | say in the feco of the country, 2 Sey a aia! ane eee! ee 4 teat men are exceedingly sensitive, even my usualif 1 the family that was mortally and amtabte friend from indiana (Me. Hoiman) gets | wounded ape survive but @ short time, tHe & little sensitive about tt, Ido not see any au | stated that the negroes were strangers to hun and to be sensitive. fet the galled je \¥ — did not belong in that vicinity, th one of them withers are unwrang.” I 8 the siiple | he nad seen before. chey had extracted two tect: plain facts, and have not word to re- | from @ harrow and Were with these enieay. wraes, nor a word Ww udd w them, Referring | to effoct au enirance whem taey wel to Mr, Solrenck’s statement as to the Inc or | fm their nefartous designs, Thomas was which accounts for the accuracy of their ay ue Tee d agW hoon on Sunday,,when he died. | Te jeares 8 wite ‘uh ine ma chieFen. ‘No arrests the golden egg. he gentioman Nere | have ws yet been m next December and ask hin: how mueh tax had been |. Om Saturday morning the body of a white maie in- | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE} collected between the «ath of April und the Hu ot | tanteas found in at ond Sernie ‘Hampton, where Wasntnurox, Maroh 17, 1360, ber next, Time would show whether he was | it nad been thrown Dy ite wun Mother after ° mn rR. Or the chairman of the Committees of Ways | whe nad firet etraugied tt, Of violeuce were ‘THE @h, SOUTH CURTOM Rove os thes At cane wan righ, veo mane" found ita neck, “A young lady wito Is sus- On motion of Mr, Wars, (dem.) of Mo., the po .) The commiting the criine has suddeniy itisap- fetary of tne Transary was Gurrvied to communicate correct this f' ead | p ow . “