, 1866-04-23
ANTICIPATED WA1>
HOSPITAL ROOM. >-~
From WASHINGTON.


Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsu1aoToN. April -.
TIE Trsr OATH.
Tie Judiciary Committee of the Hou:e have pre-.
pared their reports aea1nst modification OF the
lest ooth and Will enbuft them to tie House ut the
earliert opportunity They hayc gone into The
'shoc matter In thorough manner, and the report
Is oDe OF The most important documents ol The
prtsent Congress. They recile the circumstances
under which The ect imposing the oa,h uas passed,
and, accepting the doctrine OF the P1ealdeut that
'rcoeGn Is great cFsMe and must be rnnde odfouv
They cannot find any reason for putting Congress In
IN attitude OF opposition thereto. They do not
find, on investigation. that men who can takc the
oath ~ IL are neakee tn The latc rebel States
'he Secretary Of the Treasury at.umep; and they
embody IN The report table showing the number
Of white troops furnfshed to the Union Army by
zach oftbese States.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The Joint Committee OF Fifteen on Reconstruct.
ION had two hours meeting YestestaT, At which
ali the metube1s nete present but Mr, Eessenlen,
not yet recovered from his fllnesE- They came 10
no conclusion on the report TO be made 10 Congress
There are la1Ee number Of schemes Of recon.
ttrnctlon before, thsm. many having been sent BY
individual members rom sartons parts OF the
country. great majority of these are rejected at
once; few Of the balance are under considers.
tfon~ Mir. Stevens md one or two Other members
nre anxious to repor, Immediately, namely BY the
middle Of this week, but IL likely that no psecIpl.
late ac.i On will Re taken. Another meeting 1. to
be held 10 MORROW.
kD- auEILADAhGkR'e SPEECH.
1he fpeech Of Judge shelfahasge, on Saturday,
on the subject Of National Citizenship, lis tae.
feitn1e, and ths mauutr Of lts forfeiture, and tbe
power and right Of tbs National Government to
control the rights Of citizenship after forfeiture, has
challenged The profound attention Of the leading
thinking minds IN Congress, and, II Ia claimed by
all Us 4 masteI]y eEott.
FRADrLEST ClA1x AaES1s.
Very extensive ftnnds have been discovered
among claim agents, involving The partners here
and their agents IN distant etiee and soldiers will
do well 10 take warning.
TIE RESESuE n1t1-
The Ways and Means Comnillec h.d long ee.-
,aGa se eafs e q t. aessfs Of
lhe COMMITTEE htn1 that It viii ready to rcpost
c1rly In The coming week.
Colonel Cooper, Loneressm1n elect fro1, Ten.
lessee, IL temporarily deeign.ed as the Pee,iteats
able reputation Eor The legal aud business ability
noce.sary 70 li 'he posttfo1 with credit, to hsu.
self and satisfaction 10 all with whom hls ncN du.
lies bring him in contact.
VISITORS At The WHITE uousE.
The thr0us Of visitors ut the rreziicut'e Man.
sion To-day was Esesler thaa my that has AS
.embled for months past.
DtrLoxA1lc,
WAsutNQr0S, April as-Tus Ffeuch Minister
bad 40 Interview with the Secretary Of siale ye+.
te1day. II IL said that be presented the fosm3l ad-
besion or the French Government to ths Am.re4n
psingple q non,tDseEsenton, - s5pained y 'hs
daily replies 10 The United States, md a.r=es to
Withdraw biz troops from Mexico 10 ihrs,e de.acn-
mc1ts: one Of them nexi Nossnn::, and tbs 9th.
IN Mars &%.HN fu1F1 4
correspondence between the Two Governm.nts,
which led 10 this important result. will. It IL ex
pec1cd, be seat to tne House Of Representatives
this eek, IN answer 10 call recently ade on the
department ol State, on motion Of Mt. Mckee, OF
Kentucky. ...........
The Stuale Cummittec On Commerce. to which.
usual In such ca:et, the nomination Of MF.
New YorE was referred, have not Jet come to a
definite conclusion On ths s1n}cct.
ADJOURNMENT nuNons.
It Il the opln1on OF pro ulnent 0ongressrocn Thai
hepEesent session Of Cooere.s will Be closed early
ali Other butines* can be closed In few weeks.
The StcEesaiy Of stn.s in February las', writing
steamer Meteor, which Wa selzed and prevented
spsin: "a: me F1e.ldsnt ,s dstss9insd MI
admtnl IN good fstsh with entire fairness.
The principle thus announced viii, there IS no
douh' b - stFacty applied IN prrseEsnr the peace
The Fen!ans eesiou.iy cndanges it. eill
srAN1sH AND xEX1CAS RANCHES.
NEW YoRK, April 22.--Tbe kIrrafFs Washington
special says: The patents issued u2 10 the pres!
ent lime for Spanish and Mexican ranches IN catt.
forn1a, the ttles o! which have been finally con-
nrmed By the coustf, embrace upwards oi 81, i,3343
100 IN Value
EIANIN1NG sURGgoNH.
DAS. James williamson. OF Portsmouth, Va; d;
Ezekiel II. bartlett. OF Mis- .ouu: Eeo. ". Wright,
Gilbert Z. Wa'ers, Of DQrfonVtlle. Mich, hare
been appointed examining Surgeons Of tie Pension