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WAsnINOroN, Decemb.


The bill reported by the Committee OIL
Judiciary of the House, repeating the net OF
lUO, which limits the prosecution for
treason to three years, has created n pro-
found sensation, and the finest legal talent
of thtt body has been promptly arraycd
against the proposition as monstrous one.
Many leading Republicans, including Thad
stevens will resist the proposition to the
last as nm &c post fdcto law
II isvery evident now that the Sennte
viii pnss the bin for impartial suffrage,
without any restrictions, so far as color.
properly OrcGucation Is concerned, hut dis
franchises all rebels, or those who left to
aid or ahet the rebellion. The President
Will veto 1t, but enough strength is count
ed on TO rcpass It over the veto.
Official advices received ut General
Grants headquarters, from Sheridan, say
there Is nothing OF Importance In ref
crence to affairs on the Rio Grande.
NOMINATIONS TO TnE SENATE.
The following important nominations
were sent into the Senate to-day for CON
iiimation: John a. Dix. OF New York.
Mhlistcr Plenipotentiary to France; A. s..
Williams, of Michigan, Minister resident
at San SalyadoIA John Seys, of Ohio. Min
ister resident NJ Liberia; II. s. Peck, of
ONO, Minister resident nc IIayti: John
McGinnis, jun, Illinois. Minister resident
ut Stockholm; y. G.. Lawrence, of Rhode
lslhnd. Minister resident at Costa Rica !:
Wyckllum Hoffman, OF Louisiana. Assist
amt SecTetary of Legation at Paris: n.
Ewing. of Kansas. Minister resident at the
Hague: J. II. Campbell, of Pennsylvania,
Minister resident at Bogota.
Tie statement that the Secretary of the
Treasury had under consideration the SUBJ
icct Of dispensing with the services Of fe-
male clerks. has produced strong pressure
against such actions Ffr
Tile receipts from Nnternal revenue to-
day we're SG7l,6Tb.
or gold IN the Treasury. held to-day,
there Is $0G,7l60O0, of which S21.43l 900 is
In gold certificates. The balance belong
ing absolutely 70 the Government.
2 The coin receipts have largely diminish
ed during the last month.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOTED DOWN.
Inthe Senate, to-day, the District suffrage
bill was largely discussed again. Speeches
were seyerally and severely made; Gratz
Brown read a long one Garrett Davis fol-
lowed, with couple OF queries, and
Spraguc came In after him with about
query and a-half. few short speeches Of,
an eXtemporaneous character were made.
after which the amendment to strike out
THE word male was voted down by nine TO
thirty-siX.
The Deficiency Appropriation Bill re-
ported IN the House contains an approprla-
tioll Of ten thousand dollars for the repair
oftthe Marine Hospital at Louisville, Ken
tueky Congress is called upon TO supply
deficiency of eighty thousand dollars in
the public binding, and -four hundred and
titty thousand dollars in the public print
ing, and TO appropriate forty thousand dol
lars as the Government subsidiary for the
overland telegraph line.
AFTER THE swNDLRRs.
The committee of the House appointed
Yesterday to investigate charges against
revenue officers, In black-maling and COM
with defrauders of the Govern
nent consists OF Messrs. Darling, Bcaman,
Eggleston, Myers and Trimble. Startling
developments In New York and the West
lre expected. The committee will 90 to |
New York on Tharsday night. and com
nence Investigations on Friday. Il will
rot go the West until after the holidays. ID |
: their intention 10 examine the cases of
ulcers who have been In aud are now out, |
rs well as those who are now In.
The position taken by Mr.. Stevens in the |
iollse, Yesterday, in regard 10 the status
If Jeif. Davis, Is the general topic of con
'ersation to-day. Mr.. Stevens said he did |
rot believe that Mr., Davis could be tried |
or treason. hp'At - la
The House Committee on Banking have
Igreed on bill amending the National |
bank Law, leading feature OF which Il 20 |
estrict the capital 10 be held by any bank |
o Sl,0O0,0 600, and 10 apportion part of the
urplus, thus TO he taken from Northern
,anks 60 the Southern States.