The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-07
Washington Matters.

$3.50 WASHINGTON, December G.
The new steamer Colorado the first mail
steamship Of the line from san Francisco
to China, will leave the former place ON
the lst of January, conveying the mails
for the Sandwich Islands, Japan and China
The Senate has adjourned until Monday,
to onable the committees to arrange bust
ness for this session Of Congress. Another
purpose of this adjournment is to enable
the Republican senators to hold a caucus.
which meets tomorrow at twelve O'Clock
NJ, to consider what action shall be taken
on the House bill providing for the repeal
of the 18th section of the law empowering
the President to grant pardon and amnesty
&c. a.. gr .
Seward was at the Capitol TODAY, and
had a protracted interview with several
leading Senators. It is said that he is "A GOOD
deal exercised about Mexican affairs. The
Secretary was informed Of the fact that
neither the Senate nor House Committee on
Foreign Affairs are going to wait and see
what the Emperor intends to do about the
Withdrawal Of French troops. Mr.. Sew
ard, 1t appears. was not consulted, knew
nothing about the language which the
l'resiuent employed in speaking of the con
duct of Napoleon in not complying with
the agreement TO withdraw the French
troops and, 1t Is said, Mr.. Seward has ex-
planned this to Montholon. the French Min
ster who took exception to the language
contained i'm the message
The grand mass welcome to Congress
turned out 10 be miserable abortion. |
particularly noticed the procession when on
its way to the Capitol, aud did not recog-
nize single white citizen of the District
IN the throng. Nineteen of every twenty
We're negroes and the remainder We're
eitlier strangers or discarded employees of
the Government.
\ letter received here from Mexico TO a
very high officer states that there ate now
remaining but $4,000 French troops, over
10000 having been recalled
The frauds alone of the Radical politi-
clans on the Government. in the last five
years, are more than its whole expenses
under the Democratic Administrations
from George Washington down TO James
Buchanan.
The House debated, for two hours. in A
spirited manner, the bill providing for the
meeting of the Fortieth Congress on the
18th of March.
During the discussion, Mr.. LIE Blond,
Democrat), of Ohio, disclaimrd that the
President belonged to the Democratic
party, or that the latter party had taken
him up.
During the continued discussion Of the
bin It was found that IL the Fortieth Con-
gress met or the 4th ofMarch, Connecticut,
California, New Hampshire and Kentucky
would be without any representation, as
their congressional elections took place
after that date
In order to prepare for this contingency.
the bill was laid over until Monday. Ii
will pass by q large majority.
The absence of any reference 10 theque
tion Of impeachment in the caucus last
night, Is the subject Of general remark to-
day, and is regarded by many rs settling
all doubts In the premises.
Secretary Seward has received from Min
lister Bigelow n satisfactory reply TO his
cable telegram on the French evacuation
of Mexico. The troops are To leave in the
manner heretofore stated.
On the 2Sth of November General Grant
General Sheridan 10 promptly
arrest General Sedgwick, if he crossed the
Bio Grande with any troops. General
Grant has received a telegram from Gener-
NJ Sheridan, confirming the newspaper re-
ports OF his crossing. and adding that he
has been relieved of his command and
placed under arrest.