, 1866-05-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Probabilities Of JEFF: Davis Trial,

The Amendment to the Funding Bill
Diplomatic Snoba-Prospecss OF tho
CoustftulionAl Amendment in the
Senato-mi,nary yLegsslattt4-TheN Ma
; tional Bank Failure.
From Our Own coE1espoudenLl
WAsmaa7ox, Nay II.
Once month at least nnce the capture OF
tha a7ch-traitor, reports. IN regard the dlspo-
s.tion the Government proposes to make OF
him, ,Ehave been put into circulation With moro
or lcss assurance by correspondents At tho
capital Though unifornl, proved in the
course Of time to have been without founda.
Inc public continued to snap eagerly at one
a.es Inc other OF these provoking eanards.
Mhhin The past few days statements that the
Executive Intends to bring the 81 distinguished
prisoner at Fortress Aouroe'' TO a speedy
trsal have ain been tolegraphed from here
to all parts Of the country. Knowing pretty
well the process Of developing "nows'' by
Inference, followed by the professional gath
efers OF intelligence for the press at this point,
make bold to say that the alleged purpose
attributed to the President Is as vet but
aurmise, based upon the fact Of the finding Of
IN Indictment against Jefferson Dayis at Nor
folk. We're It known that this primary stop
toward aral y United States Court had
been taken at the instance of: The
I 4AC%At4fG1 kAE10 HVHtQ DC fEal EoqN reason
for believing that he means tea bring The
head Of the rebellion to Justice In accordance
with his formal pledges. But, as yet nothing
has transpizod TO show that the Indictment Is
anything but The outgrowth Of the ambition
Of the United States Judge or District Attor-
ney In The region where 1t emanated. In
view Of the pnhlic's expericnce in The past
Of the prolonged disregard Of the popular
wish for the cond1en punishment Of the
great eriininalE think 1t will be wise, in
order to avoid new disappointments, not to
indulge IN any too sanguine expectations that
Andrew johnson will dare to g1ve mortal Of
fence to the rebels Of the Souih and the De-
mfHsri;oy yd Of she Norsh By fS fqling bis pro
crime.
SAL, 1t Is BY no means improbable that the
Executive viii try to anticipate the effect
upon the popular mind Of tie forthcoming
ciary In reference to the causes of the delay
In bringing the chief rebel ia: punishment
by protesting =. purpose to have hlm
tried. i b an indlsputable fact, that, but for
t1ons ol. the Judiciary. Committee, bis csse
would have been permitted to sleer b. tho
closures 10 be made ~ The Committee vii vii
bee be sstrsnely damaging to him. he Is pro-
by chow Of intention to haro Justice dealt
out to the head traitor. -;
This much Is certain, II he wants to anttc,.
pate the pressure likely to be brought to
nattap Gea1 npon the Executive by Congress- IL the
| mittee shall have been made, he must not
delay his counter demonstration much
| longer. The investigations Of the Committee
are about being closed. The Inst pc1sons
the end Of this week. and The prepsrstion nT
the report will be commenced immediately
thereafter by Mr. Wilson, the Chnirman. II |
Wi1i probably be presented to tho House IN |
aaf ane coGls a., Of next Teek i promisas to be
revelations. II Will embody the evidence pf I
Secretary Stanton, Attorney General Spoed.
~. Liehcr, Detective Baker and other we'll
known pcrsonages. Wv"
TnE T;te AAESnHESr 70 THE FUNDING DILL.
The amendment with which NJ. Shcrman
reported the blll '' for the funding of The nsa
tionM debt and the reduction Of interest
thercou," from the Finance COMMITTEES m
Yesterday, although apparently made in de-
,esenee 10 the popular dsfaros, with which tho
value Of the bonds for the expense Of q nre.
pairing, issuing and disposing'' The same. has
been received, in reality does not roiieyn tbe
Objectionable feature The amendment pno.
sMG Tiaes thst no more than one per cent shall be
Nov the: allowance Of two per cent in tie
original provision was to cover the cost OF
engraving, printing and selling the bonds.
under lle proposed amendment; the Govern
ment VIII have the expense Of engraving and
p;niing m;as;nng tne bonds and allow besides COM
same to the public. It Is evident therefore.
appearances to the contrary notwithstanding
taat INC commission under the original pro.
y, h1s1on Moud have been no greater tian 1t viii
nss. af1 Il '1e IT, amendment II the bill ahouid
process, would. still coat the GOV. !
e!nmcnt over twenty millions of doIIars l I
y ~eH understood, that Jay Cooke l. CO. | /
.n ase 70 pe ne agents Of the Treasury Depart 1
bonds b to be Issued under the act. That tbs M =
liberal allowance made BY the Government !
during the last four years 10 this 1rm-no. i
oody VIII question that they fairly earued tt +
ha '4yr E;rs oao.E snd expense IN dlsposing of
1t1 ln9ues, MILL appear small, when compared Il
N1th the allowance proposed by tllIs hin n
leeds no further demonstration. haEe No b
s aea, however, that the bull will pass without ii
g 1t eEinced BY MIR. Fessenden On yestarday r,
iteinoon, Indicates at least thai lis course Il
Int VIII not be a very smooth one IN tho p1
'enaie. BESIDES Mr. Fesscndcn, Two other lc
9e.oosIs ~ o. the @ Finance Committeo-Mcssra Il
:1bltcau Senators, will vigorously, oppose It, ci
he Democratic aud the Conservative Sam. pl
ors however, will Be likely to support il. MI kt
It. It Meculloueh shonld ,e1entua1ty endorse h
nd thus dehnlte predictions a. to the fate or th
would be rather veuturesome. But hard ! til
rugE1c between the friends and opponents Of 10
1e bill secms certain. Of
EsEavEo ovEauAu1lso or TWO p,pro. Of
MAT1c sNoBa. OF
ne severe orerhanling, administered to. iol
- ~ Senators Grimes and Fesscude1 to our ID
nts1ers at Brusselles and Lisbon {Sandsorl pa
au maTeYl WIS well deserved by those two co
on o. inc diplomatic Appropriation Bill. / trt
4 GUNNER urged an amendment, tpcreasfnr me
e sank Of al our Ministers resident to that IL
i ientt: E11M1aornlnary IT, and Ministers Plcui. pr,
acted discusslon, during which the fact Wss nj
ought Q out that but two Of the diplomatic 8
ncl2ls concetned had asked for the propoged /. of
angs n Their Official status, viz: Mr.. sand obi
- 81 r.aa,a a. md Mr. Harvey At Lisbon
~ stHbtuIes from Messrs. Grimes and Fes. 10
aaen; Both were particularly severe len
on Harvey. The Senator from MaIue TO,
y mstly denounced the latter as q cor. .tiy,
nptible nckspittlc In connection viii sec
lately published letter 10 Nj. Seward in ven
i'cn. moved no doubt by the fear Of decan. mcJ
liou, nc lands the home policy of The af. 1oy,
9lstratton In the most extravagapt terms lv
pfesumes to instruct the American peo. Of /!
a. 20 US duties In the present crisis and icpt
'sure Congress for Its Opposition md resist. Rdt
& 70 Executive usurpatlon. 1t Is kuownto The
11at have met our Minister at Ltsbnn the
oaa, That bis native conceit aud aelf:admj- otl,
~ ,..A - uetetoped into fnll-blown en0b- only
das Ihess nnaeE INC influence Of protractcd son,
10y ~ .o]elgn court. And as To Mr.. ness
1Pan5a, Pa Eaincr parYenu does not disgrace they
1Aepnoic abroad By disgusting ndectatIon ] has
Europe. "epeA e1'e'es eeettII cettI
: eossaAAo11oSAL AAESpMAyT IN THE act
,;.h skSATE card
~ ne approach Of the day, on Which the cons
= srhtot! q! toe constitutional amend ta1it
~ T. sao.a,ea u oy The Committee Of FIJI head
: = - - commence 10 the Senate, 1t becomes than
Z aea more evident, that the proposition 'Th
~ LES t1Rt IN Inc form In which It / us as
es before It from the House. Tint It viii chivs
oore Or lea modified In the Senate, has Dothl
- Jine'1e1so, indeed, a forcgone couc1u. stFin,
esssrI ;ae Garay part OF the week The right
Is da, 'soslonioi Mr stevens In the House Unio
y Gay before yesterday, to POSTPONE tho | thrt
iderataon Of the bills, Accommodating the the e,
y o. Ihe Reconstruction Committee, for his &C
Heeks, vas made In certain anticipation peopi
lch modlacations, and The conseouent ey. know
eIs5 y. hction npon the Constitutional | find g
odment, as It will come back ffom fhr | The ~
te, bcfot- taking definite action In repari TGt
y proposed supplementary enactments. | CORES
: ne passage Of the amendment by lie best
u, notlce has been given almost daily il with
o-3nne = atnenomenis TO 1t to be moved by its
~ =. w T9,uie neuatotn: senators Trumbull, appse
- Eiet ."Aue, ana Stewart have | most
az formally introduced their several reuts
,dato!y Propositions, and Know Of 9th lie IN
oat WI! more certain notifications dur Aitt
ae coming discussion. There is, I think. police
= H. nepu9lcan senator that Is satisfied Cover
- ~. t'euuneut, as Stands, and hence 10 Eei7
OF It will be changed before II Mi h. / nnr1 IT,
submitted to the country. what I reliab]
~ ~ - .uT siIMs " ouf e1de OF the Senate, inform
Ne S, 20 ne third section leads me to be. lures
- ~. H. sa ~ ~ etIcKen ont. In nddi- Of the