New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-19


PERSONAL.
~ rsLEGF4rH TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Tuesday. Dee H. istG
In tho Senate to-day, the time was occupied N the
discussion Of the bin 20 admit Nebraska No vote
.was taken on the bill or the amendment; so It goes
ever. fof another days debate at least Mr. Wade
taye notice tLat be should expect q vote tomorrow.
daring tie morning hour there was briei season Of
verbal tcStlitiCs between NeSsI-. IrumbGl and
DAVIS. M Trumbull having, IN presenting petition
on tbe subject of Reconstruction, made some
extended remarks on the difference between tie
Presidential aud Congressional plans, NJ DAVIS
rose when 1rumbnll took his seat aud expressed Tie
CpuiCn THAI a speech made on such an extraordinary
oecasou must be intended for the Illinois Legislature
where an election was pending ioS United States
Senator This, of course, drew down some angry
words from Trumbu. who was in turn assured by
Davis that no dshonorable reflections upon ms mo-
tves were intended There were 10 new points
elotud in toe discussion the Nebraska OIL. MI.
Wade stated teTsciy his objections 10 Browns amend
ment aud Mr.. COwan treated the Senate 70 a lengthy
dequisuon on State sovereignty and The fIesoeGts
policy a.,
The ,oclning hour was consumed in debate against
throwing away the pablo lands On embryo railroads
on tue Pac6c coast and resulted IN the Postponement
Of the whole matter. New-LOndon versus League
Island Game mp in the adoption OF resolution, offered
by Mr. BNudcgee Of Conn, to inquire into the burn
ING Of the New lronsdes at League Island Alter tue
morning hour the pOnder0Us legislative appropriation
dobae en,ued on the great appropriation named for
Tae Congressional Gl0be, the total being over $2c0-
UCC The House struck out the appropriations lof
supplying members Of the next Congress with lull SETS
of 1Ae GotC and very general disposition was mani
tested 10 terminate the relations or Congress with
tho present publishers, and TO let the oIeal
publication of the debates in future be gwen to the
lowest bidder il is believed that at least lOOUUO
vear can be saved 70 the Government by this change.
,Washbuue Of Illinois tried TO have resolution
adopted requiring that nomoney should be paid by the
government on decisions of the Court of Claims, IN
yoviug 900 or over until they were acted upon by
Congress ScO6ed and Bingham made short but
very effective speeches against the measure, and 1t
was defeated by vote OF more than to J.. The
House buried the late Senator Wright of NeWJersey
IN the usual eulOges and then adjourned
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs at Their
meeting to-day had under consideration the various
nominations recently sent to the Senate OF Foreign
Ministers including that of Gen. Dix, Munster TO
France They discussed the question rs 70 what
action should be taken in the matter, bnt without
coming to any conclusion they postponed the whole
subject until after January next There beng no OBJ
lection to Mr.. Hoffman, appointed Secretary Of Loga-
ton TO Paris, he reported iayorobly.
The Senate Military Committee have under con-
sideration the bill which passed the House at
The last session, tc reduce aud settle the pay OF
officers of the army. The bill fixes the pay OF each
officer aud does away with the present system OF pay
and 1atioEs. The army officers, generally, are IN
favor Of this BILL but it is doubtful whether the Senate
Committee viii agree to it. large number of petit
aons are daily received by both Committees for an
increase of pay, and some for restoration oil inc
communication ration to 80 cents, which Is now only
SO cents.
Tho Committee on Appropriations had under con
sideraton to-day the Army Appropriation bill. 1t
will be ready TO report in few days. IL may not he
reported until after the 3D. of January
Denison (Pa.) has asked to be excused from serving
on the New-Oreans Committee and pleads sickness as
the cause. This is the fourth Democrat who has been
chosen on this Committee and declined TO serve. First
TAYLOR Tenn J. who asked TO be excused on account
Of business; then Campbell (Tenn.) who urged the
same reason; next Mccullough (Md.l who was re-
leved in consequence of important business. Demo-
cTat has at last been found willing to serve in the per-
son of b. NJ Boyer of Penn.
To-day Judge Fisher in the Criminal Court gave
his opinion on the demurrer in the case OF Sanford
Conover indicted for perjury respecting the asassna-
fion of President Lincoln The Judge overrued the
demurrer giving his reasons in an elaborate OPINION
In which he discussed the powers Of Congress in taking
the testimony of witnesses and paid high compl-
eut 10 Judge Acknowledgement Holt, whose charac-
ter had been assailed because Of his official action IN
relation TO this case. The counsel for the prisoner
took exception TO the ruling OF the Court and prayed
an appeal 70 the Court in General Term, which was
granted, If that Court sustain Judge Fisher as IS
probable Conover will doubtless be brought 10 trial
at the next ensuing term Of the Criminal Court for
this district. COnOver was remanded TO jail
The Gold BILL in a slightly modified iorm' will be
reported after the recess.
Secretary McCulloch yesterday sent word TO a
female clerk widow Of deceased soldier that she
should not be removed.
The scheme to remove female clerks in the Treasury
Department has bean aDandOheu al ieasl lOI tuo
present. or. - -.
The Commissioner of the Land Office here has
seceived from officer in Colorado, specimens OF
silver ore from the Angelo Norman lode, near the
beadwaters of Snake River, which was discovered
last Summer. The whole lode averages about SoOO
an coin per tun. shaft has been sunk IL feet, and
the ore has gradually improved during the whole
deph An assayer certihes that he found the ore 10
contain 20 $40 per cent per tun of 1000 pounds
avordupOis.
The Paymaster-General has decided, the Second
Controller concurrng, that removal OF the charge
OF desertiOn against soldier by subordinate com
nander does not remove the odium OF descrton so as
10 restore bounty but that if such removal OF the
charge bad the written approval OF the highest au-
fboritv the soldier was thereby relieved from the
odium Of desertiOn, and placed where he was before
az if the charge were groundless.
IL appears from the Superintendent Of Public Print
ing that the cost for printing binding, hthographmg
and engraving, ordered by the two Houses OF Con-
gress for the year ending September 30 1866 was
Al 0l9 600 and for the Executive and Judiciary De-
lnents 1923 coo for the same period. The value oil
stock Oh hand is nearly $4,000
The proposals called for by the Indian Bureau for
furnishing the Indian tribes throughout the West with
goods &C. have been laid before the Secretary OF the
Interior for his approval. II is expected that de-
csiOn viii lie had in day or two.
Extensive contracts for Indian goods were to-day
AWARDED TO the following gentlemen by the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs C. Francis Bates Of New York
for blankets and cloths; J. V. Farwe g. Co. Of
Chicago fox dry goods s. G. Hunt OF ST. Louis, for
hardware.
large delegation Of wool growers, who are here
locking after the tariff to-day had protfaced inter-
Wow With Secretary McCulloch in regard TO TINS mat
ee- Thp gecrefsry and Commissioner Wells are