The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-06

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Rumors are
again beginning to circulate of
change in the State Department.
1t is now said that the Hon. Reyer--
| dy johnson will soon take the port
folio of the Secretary of State. At all
events it is pretty certain that some
thing has gone wrong recently, for 1T
lis generally whispered in diplomatic
circles that Mr.. Seward will soon re-
| tire. ieaa44 80 9ses9sI
Republican Senators met ia caucus,
to-day, for the purpose of arranging
! the Standing Committees of the Sen
|. ate The Committee who had charge
of the matterlwere not ready to make
a report, and they adjourned to meet
tomorrow at II o'cloek. It appears
there is some difficulty in arranging
the Chairmanship- of three or four
other Important Gomhitteesa y i .
! The Special Committee having de-
cided to- depose Doolfttle from the
chairmanship Of the Indian Commit
tee, and Dixon from the Post Office
Committee and Cowan from the i'm
I portrait committees which he holds.
They are, casting about to get prop,
er men to take. these positions, and up,
to this evening had not determined
on the programme to be carried out.
Matters will be fully decided, in to-,
| morrow's caucus The Senators to be
deposed have no idea of what is going
on, After the committees in ques-
tion are disposed of, move will be
made caucus to bring up the ques-
ton of electing new Vice President
In place of Foster 1t will be oppos-
ed by several Republican Senators,
| who are disinclined TO making any
change at present. Friends of Sena-
tor Wade, however, are determined
to push the matter vigorously, and Sc
| cure his election at once, so as to
guard against accident 1t is doubt
ful whether anything can be done now
in the matter. 1t is said to be the
intention to have an election before
the fourth of March. ~ agsn =.
| 1t is reported that Secretary McCul-
louch, anticipating the action which
Congress is likely,to take, has ordered
Van Dyke, Assistant Treasurer at
New York, to sell, gradually, a few
millions of gold. 1t is pretty certain
Congress will pass the bill which Gov.
Boutwell, submitted yesterday on this
subject There has already accumu-
4 lated nearly one hundred millions in
the Treasury.
/ Representative Bingham, of Ohio,
\ emphaticallyg den les the truth of a
paragraph extensively published, that
he was preparing articles against the
President, on the grounds Of COM
plicity in the assassination of the late
President Lincoln. He says he never
had such an idea, and therefore never
so .intimated.
j. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, M.-Asso-
ciate Justice Greer took his seat to-
day. This makes full bench of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Under the rule, only ten cases on the
docket can be called each day.
The ten called this forenoon were
of the sixty pending since the COM
kmencement of the rebellion, relating
to Southern citizens; fifteen of them
were to-day submitted on printed ar
guments, four were continued and
4 Senator Williams, Of Oregon, will
7 | INTRODUCE into the Senate, on Wednes-
4 day, the Following resolution:
4 " ResolUed, That the Committee on
the Judiciary be instructed to make
inquiry as to the power of the Presi-
dent to restore property, -cohiscated
under the laws of the United States,
to it's original owners; or, if such
power exists, to what extent it can
rightfully be exercised under exist
ing laws; and also make inquiry into
the power, of the Secretary of the
4 Treasury to deliver to private claim
ants therefor, without judicial pro-
ceedings, property, or the proceeds of
property, seized by the United States
las captured or abandoned, during or
since the rebellion, and toreport by
.hbill or otherwise"
# WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The u. S.
Senators elect from Nebraska, Thayer
: and Tilton, have arrived in this city,
I Eand Mr.. Maynett, the representative
elect from the same State, is shortly
expected.
Mr.. Thayer has brought with him
the Constitution of the new State
which will, in short time, be laid
, before Congress. Congress will have
to pass an act to admit these new
!. Senators and Representatives to seats
before they can take possession O.
them. This will probably be done a
7 oncena9 Ff
The heads Of the various depart
ments in the Treasury Office hav,
Q written letter to the Committee OF
|, Ways and Means, urging the passag,
b of the bill introduced at the last ses
e sion of Congress, to increase the sala
r ries of the clerks. Senators Cowan
: Doolittle and Dixon have been place,
at the tail of the committee, and the
J. having hitherto served on this, is
o slap at them for supporting the Presi
'e dent.