The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-20
AFTER~OON DEsPArCHEs.
FROn WASHINGTON.
NKw YoRx, Nor 10.

NKw YoRE, NQ 10.
The Tribune has the following from Wash.
ington: Mr.. Chase first interview With the
President WAS merely 10 give the latter son,e
opinions in Judicial matters. The second in.
terview was merely friendly one, and Judge
Chase took occasion to advise Mr.. johnson 70
depart from his present policy, and ufgs the
Southern Legislatures to adopt the constitu>
tionsl amendment, as ti..Ai settlement Of the
present difficulties ihst in case they object
ed 10 the second and third clsasss oi The
amendment, to compromise by substituting
universal amnesty and impartial suffrage.
Not only has Judge Chase urged this course
upon the President, but 30 also have several
prominent men of his own party. from both
North and South, c. c. Clay among the lat
ter Whether these arguments, and the facts
on which they are based, will change the
course of the President remains to be seen.
A couple Of Democratic C0ugressmen, who
lately conversed With shs Presideut, state that
be has no idea Of altering his present policy,
aud claim that the elections have had no effect
except to make him more determined in his
old plan. They claim, with what truth 10 IN
certain. tha, be insists the people we're hood.
winked aud deluded. and will soon begin 70
see their mistake and adopt his views.
The Times has the following: Mr.. john
son has not indicated his purpose relative to
the amnesty suffrage plan, mentioned in the
dispatch on Friday last, though the gentle
men who advocate the proposition represent
that the President has given them encourage
ment to expect that be will adopt their suR>
gestons substantially, If not exactly, in the
form they advise. Several newspaper corres>
pondents have endea, ored to exciie doubt
OF the existence of such = combination Of
leading men, for the purpose Of inducing the
A..t,t IL.
wise the Southern people. as set forth in my
dispatch, in order to put at rest such doubis.
| am enabled to say, from personal knowledge,
that such combination does exist. and .
number OF the gentlemen co operating in it
have had interviews with President johnson,
and they have been lsboripg in the matter for
about mouth. visiting and corresponding
with influential men Of the South and North
The Tritane's Washington special says:
Not the least important part # the approach.
ing Congress may be looked for from The spe.
cial Committee on Retrenchment. appointed
toward the close Of tn last session, with leave
to sit and take testimony during the recess.
The Committee have been hard at work dur
ing portion Of the vacation period, and is
now in session in New York.
The number Of patents issued for the week
ending Nov. 1. is 1879, the smallest number
issued in any week tor some time.
A ridiculous report has been telegraphed to
q New York paper. aud reiterated. Of the alb.
strsction and theft Of thousand stand Of
arms from the Government armory in this
city. I he ahsurdity Of the canard will be sp
preciattd when the fact IS stated that there
are no arms in the armorv, nor hes there been
for some time. II being nsed for the storage
of old tents and other military debris belong
ing TO the Government.
The Hera'f Caracas correspondent SAYS:
Eenezuels is in u most wre,ched state. and 10
actually without . government, When Mr.
James Wilson, the American Minister. ar
rived there. there was no one TO present his
credentials To President Falcon, and that Fal.
con had never acted as President and that he
kept away from the Capitol, and the person
representing him was also absent when Mr..
Wilson arrived at the Capitol.
Considerable discussion is going on here
just now as to the best means of III proving
the financial condiilon OF the State. In the
meantime business is in very bad way. We
hear OF some disastrous failures, by which
Puerto Sale suffers heavily.