The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-03

ment BY the Legislature Of that State were that there
were no guarantees given that restoration OF the State
TO tho Union would follow its adoption and that the
people consider II the height Of ngraude to disran-
chse who lately their soldiers They have
begun look calmly at the possibility negro suffrage
Of readmisson, but il is still revolving 70
them. bill has been under consideration In the Lecis.
lature looking to the establishment of common schools
for whites and blacks throughout the State and il is
probable that IT will be passed Emigration from the
North is encouraged, and much capital has already
flowed in from that section.
Sixteen of the Fonian prisoners confined ut Montreal
we're transferred to Sweesburg yesterday for trial
They were handcuned and under charge Of q guard Of
thirty policemen The before which they are TO be
tried opens to-day but their will not come up for
some time, as the Grand Jury has decided ON the
bills against them.
On Saturday evening the ship Kate Dyer, on hsr way
TO This port. colided with the Scotland whom
about ten miles south Of Fire Island The ship was
sunk almost immediately thirteen Of the crew pershng
with her The Scotland had her bow stove in and was
run ashore or Sandy Hook TO keep from sinking II
was not definitely ascertaned who blame for the
collision the Captain Of the Scotland pilot of the
Dyer both coming FOR their share, the opinion Of
passengers. Hm .-tr
The brig wilhelm, bound for this port from Bordeaux
went ashore Thursday night the Romer shoals and
being abandoned by the Captain taken possession Of
by the agent OF the marine insurance companies While
endeavorng TO save much OF the cargo possible,
Mr.. Brown, Of the Submarine Company, came aboard,
and drawing pistol took possession An injunction
served him Sunday; but as it is alleged he paid
no attention TO IT, the cutter Crawford
down yesterday
The steamship Somerset, from liverpool the 18th
ult, arrived al Baltimore yesterday. Among her pas
sengers the Right Rev ". K Nottingham, Bishop
of Maryland, who returns from brief visit 10 Europe
for his health, which understood To be somewhat i'm
proved
The great suspension bridge a, Cincinnati ia pro-
nounced a decided success Fully one hundred thou.
sand persons passed aud back again yesterday
and The motion OF the roadway hardly perceptible
The Meeting Of ConGre-s-The business Of
the Session md the Prospects.
The closing session OF the Thirty-ninth
Congress will be opened to-day at noon, and
its constitutional term will expire at noon on.
the Ath Of March next. WHAT with the ena-
bling acts that may be deemed necessary TO con-
summate the work OF Southern reconstruction
and the notifications demanded in our tinan-
cial and foreign affairs, there will be more than
work enough 10 employ diligently the two
houses during this limitation OF three months
which lies before them. The prospect is. how
ever, that much in the way Of legislation upon
other subjects which might be done will be
left undOne from the precedence which will be
given to the absorbing question Of the Presi-
dents distribution Of the spoils during the late
recess.
At this caucus, as at the memorable one
year ago which shaped the organization Of
| this Congress and the s'irrepressible conflict"
with the President, the presiding genius was
that implacable radical familiarity known as
"Old Thad Stevens" On his motion resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted requesting the
Senate TO reject all appointments made during
the late recess, through removals for political
reasons, and it seemed to be understood in the
ply with this patriotic proposition. II next
| appears that Mr.. Stevens gave notice Of bill
regulating the tenure of oficc-providing that
the President shall submit to the Senate all
appointments made during the recess within
twenty days after the converting Of that body
that all appointees rejected by the
Senate shall be ineligible to Office for
UTct years WutueStT
| il becomes necessary for the President to make
removals for malfeasance in Office or disability,
he shall report his reasons for such removals
to the Senate, and that in case Of the rejec-
ton OF any person appointed by the Presi-
dent-that is, in behalf Of his peculiar resto-
| ration policy-the Office shall revert to his
predecessor; and all subordinate appointments
made by persons so rejected shall iall in the
same way with their rejection.
BY this bill, as we understand il, il is pro-
posed TO displace the bulk OF the Presidents
officeholders appointed during the late recess
| and to reinststc the radicals removed. At all
events new conflict on the spoils is apparent,
just as we we're beginning 10 console ourselves
with the idea that the old conflict on South
ern restoration being settled there must be
peace between Congress and the President.
From the new Postmaster at Brooklyn to the
new Internal Revenue Assessor vt San Francisco
there will, we presume, be several thousand
oficeholders affected by this new scheme of
reconstruction. and the railroads and the
Washington hotels and boarding houses will
at least be apt to realize something from The
sensation.
But the caucus in question, while giving pre-
cedence to the Presidents dispensation Of the
spoils, still condescended to touch upon other
matters Of some general importance. Thus a
committee Of ten, headed by Mr.. Stevens. was
appointed to arrange the business pro-
grammc OF the session, and in addition to this
= resolution was adopted instructing the above
committee to consider the propriety and expc-
diency Of so changing the law converting Con-
grcss as to have the two houses meet some
time prior to the first Monday in December.
We conclude from this initial movement that .
law will be passed in due time providing for