The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-19
THE LATEST NEWS.
AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Plan for Reorgnnizing the New York
Democracy-EI0vv She Tammanyttes Regard
Ht-Strect RencontIe between Messrs. Eng
Ai-h and BIonsgvmery-The Forthcoming
Decisions fin the Retired Naval Officers
Cause.-The New Commander or the Gulf
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the Printing
Contracts, Sc, sc.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DEsfATCH.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1868.
While the administration nsss that the Tsmmauy or
ganizs.ion shall be the regular party organization,
requires that voters shall have something 10 say party
affairs and TO the for which they may be called
upon to vote No plan submitted to the President
last night and has been agreed upon yet 10 this end
The plan SPOKEN of is, that ia each OF the hundred and
thirty election districts OF the county Of New York
there DO a democratic organization, in which every
democrat shall have his name registered to vote a;
primary elections These districts send delegates
70 ward conventions, which conventions shall have
power &C, tho representatives to tho General Com
mH,ec OF Tammany Hall.
The soft faction, who have presen; possession Of Tam
many Hail. rejoice exceedingly at the result Of their in
tersew with the President They think the idea Of the
democratic massee being represented their political
management Is beautiful philosophical abstraction which
hurts one In its announcement, and which will in
Way interfere with the preparation OF their control Of tho
Offices.
rencontrc occurred this morning Pennsylvania
between two members or CongressMessrs. English,
OF Indiana, and Montgomery, OF Pennsylvania The state
ment given is that Mr. English meeting Mr. Montgome
ry saa,ei him In friendly manner, and thai rotarn
Mr.. Montgomery behaved In insulting manner, when
Mr English struck him With bis cane Montgomery took
up brick, and threw AT English, bat without effect
Nothing occurred but reported that the police
sier them T. prevent further breach Of the peace
The cause Of Montgomery treating Eaglsh In insulting
Is said to be old grudgc arising out Of tho
Kansas difficulties English bill Montgomery amend
menD last session.
The Secretary OF the Navy bas been engaged to-day
with the President making anal preparations for dcc
Of the arising Of the o. the Retiring
Board Fifteen will be laid befJrc the sonase Eex
week.
Is known that the Attorney General has decided the
acton Of the Retiring Board uncoastt itona. Tas
will not change the Presideat determination o. leave all
officers convicted and removed Cor drunkenness whore
they were placed by the courts
Tho Secretary Of the Navy ends Il difficult 10 name
successor q Commodore Mcintosh Tue names Of Cap
tans sungham AID Mayo have been mentioned.
George Taylor will submit resolution Monday, pro-
yidcd he obtain The hoor, asking a committee
vcsgatc the printing transactions Of steodman Wendell
q 60. He has some rich Developments In embryo
The Sergeant al Arms oi the House has dsburscd
tlo 9th instant account Of mileage, arrears aud sa
ros, three hundred and twenty scvop thousand doars
The total disbursement for the present Congress- up 70
Wednesday las; million four hundred and thirty.
Eve thousand dollars.