, 1866-12-06
FkON WASDlNGlON.
Rumors Of Secretary Sew
ards Retirement.
Reported Discovery Of Stupen.
dous Frauds on the
Government.
Bill Framed Regulating the
Tenure Of Office.
Action Of the Senate Caucus in
the Case Of Cowan, Doolittle,
& Co., Sustained.
Business Transacted in the House
Caucus Last Evening.
CONGRESS.
Bill introduced in the Senate
for the Admission Of
Nebraska.
Debate on the Bill 10 Amend
The Coniiscation Act.
Senator Summers Speech in Favor
of his Reconst uction Reso-
lutiens.
The Reconstruction Committee Of
last Session Reappointed.
FkGhi ClNaDl.
The Fenian Trials to be Be-
srnlcd To-day.
CHICAGO Citizen Arrested for
Using 1ncend;ary Language.
TR0ll BUROPE.
Further Arrests If Suspected
Eenians.
hIr. John<on's Message has no
Effect on the English Markets.
The Pope to Receive q Represent
ative From ltaly.
FRG3l MEXICO.
Particulars Concerning the Lats
Occupation Of Matamoras by
United States Troops.
FRl)3l ilEXlC0.
Particulars Concerning the Late
Occupation Of Matamoras by
United States Troops.
FROM WASHINGTON.

SENATE COMMITTEES.

HAsnfSGToS, ueccuobeF >.
sENATF COMMITTEES.
The Sena;e confirmed the actioa OF tic Union
caucus this forenoon. blcesrs. Dixon, DoolIttle,
Cowan ard Norton, Ecu,lencn holding
lcnd5pc. or AT least Important positions on the
several committees upy find themselves advanced
backwards to the foot OF tic New jersey scna-
fo,s. Nr, Cattcll coee upon the Finance, Public
lands and Agriculture, aud Mr.. FeclEghuysen
uron The Judiciary. Pensions and Clattns, or the
Tennessee Senators. Mr. Fowler goes upon the
Manufactures. Foreign Relations and Territories,
end NJ. Patterson on Commerce and District
kfa;rs. Mr. Forr. the ne,y m.n from Scx uamn-
ah,,o x,oou un,r F,,c,,n Re,e,7ons Claims ami
n.vo,mson,,v f1,;m.
Tho I,int ..omm;,,cc IN Rrtrcnchmcnt arr
,..r.t,. IN, roorl,t;n1 ,ta +e,,,,p or or1rc In.
+ard..d ~ r-cr.,,, ,hc r-crnti,e from nrYenjnc
euca -o,,sa a. n, ;osnaon IN. fo1,owe5 dnrinc
tho -,ss, .,,n,ner no c,mm,tt,a mid h,I1T
.-. - I -. ~ .ore;do-,,ion cf,h,, enh;.ct
.,o,+.r r,,,c,,a
.,,,o 17r,or cancns th,s. cvcntoo Mr. storr,,,
r,.o',ded A. 1n1er.o1l Secretary of t1e con,.
rv;-,cc nf r1nc annotntcd at the last caucns re.
roteo, '.scesn ~ ..a.. ~ -.
iol1oS1nE ncaetes' ~ "usa NV H,.a. ssasus atcsu @
~. 4nas ,d ~ an1.n,c 49, - scssinn AZ H.. III
49, or M,-cb "a That ,hr t.l.rr shnu:a mi mt
~ no -o1l any 1,tnre.entstI,e fron any rchcl
S,ae. ,m,51 II md 1nwfn] Statc Government re-
roa,,,7ol hv Coporess- ard th,t M e1-c.ora, ynte
s,s =. ,,,n3.,, tom ,nr s,.,u mn, =, ;hc
suou.u - 1901 ~ r,,,r.css ~ Th,t .ncrf,1
-S,. sh.11 jrr,etfg,,. ,.s Ee,r A.
1,'~,,1a II. ..lon inr-udIoc ~,
o,e,;en uon ~ ,,rau}znc , s:,,c rnretnmcnt far
~, s,a,o al sh,t = sncci,1 c,mmi.s;,ncr
,a -. .a .ao;r,sd ~ frxes,5ra,,. Inc 1,,rdsr -
e"ou." " - ~. rs,'s;s T., cn.,h Cor.1;u, ..ho
.a.n s,,ts1ce,. hr fou,t Mt,tial IN he shof. hut
wy 's, - - -, t.,,, VI .,;,.,,r -
Hl,. wy w. .ns ,h.,, -o,e.soa m hoasos enrnus
osa"s' 1.''n.1 A"a ,,...; ,.;,,, ,m.;,, h,5 ,o.r
~ was s.eu a., ~. ss..ssss =. ~. n.sa ~,
lSiu e''s -, es.,a.ss,.a lads sn,.a,a,,.sS
t"a. W. :,,t =. ,t,o;, ;,-,n,.r ,.n., 'r,,,,~s
" W. ~ sA~N
Shorld lie 1n'esuGnAo- "'u' toa, ens .ensie'
Commsslec shoaio DC ans.'uepeu ~ Au4u"c
whether pensions F'I,eAea iio'u tns 'olts sInec
l~1l hao oesa ses'o'ea. e'a' .o1s "e.
delegated 10 rci'cet ano an''"'uec .na' ~
ConGEcss- among them 6enesal scaeocS ano WI
Eop. OF Iowa.
TATNosD QUESTIONED
DutiDs the caucus Ar- HaTmond was present
inquiry vas made IL 10 hls I'cht 10 ell, nc hav1n1
been member OF the l'atadel7hsa-'ohnso Con
ycnton. Mr. Raymond said he went 10 fnat Con
vention In the hope OF securing bar
mony. and with sicw 10 malntata tht
Union parry. nc ala not aeslst
to account With teose onposci 10 Inc hcpnbl!caI
Cnion ra7ty. &c never did since and does no
Iow- lie supported the canotdatcs Of thc nc
publican patiy In New iotE. Nr. fa"rcncc.
OHIO, inquired II liz still adhered to tue doctrine
ofthe address Of the 1hiladelnhaa Convention
and cFpecially that DECLARATION therein, that til
rebel States could not conscnt 10 Inc sdohtio
OF the Constitutional Amendments Wttaou