The New York herald., 1866-04-09
THE CAPITAL.
The SITUATION IN CONGRESS.
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Constitution Tinkering TO be Re-
sumed In the Senate.
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The Bankrupt Bill Again to
Come Before the House.
President Johnson's Position with
the Factions.
Official Circular Concerning Appoint
ments to Office
Veteran Soldiers and Sailors to
be Preferred.
THE ALEXANDRIA RIOTERS SENTENCED.
Official Circular Concerning Appoint
ments to Office.
Veteran Soldiers and Sailors to
be Preferred.
THE ALEXANDRIA RIOTERS SENTENCED.
&C. &c. &c.
wASnHGroS, April s, 1860.

wAsnrSGroS, April s, 1850
THE SITUATION IN cosGRRss
The settlement Of the question of the CIVIL Rights bill
and the Presidents veto In the Senate, and the
tested IN tho House Of Representatives. has left
fearful tcarclty Of subjects for newspaper ventilation In
the legislative news market tho Senntn wiil Il Ia
stated, cnliycn It's proceedings this woek by reviv-
Ing the proposed constitutional ninrndne aud nnnn.
cl matters will occupy tn ca,tenon OF the House The
Senate viii be thu c.ntrc OF attraction tho radicals.
having numphed for the time being Tho Prcsiden
will undoubtedly play some high hands and verify
mark overheard tho othor day that work would now
the Senator who recently changed the side of the rad
cais the Of the latter, said that they
would make him great man, will not allow matters N
rest than day or two longer.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The consideration of Mr. Jonckes Bankrupt bill will
probably mp In ths House early hs week by bang
reported from The committee TO which II
mitcd Frequent attempts havo boon msds by Congress
frame O proper Law Of the kind but none have com
mended themselves to tho practical Judgment Of tho
American people since tho organization Of tho govern
ment. The demand for law OF The kind is alnot
universal Tie debtor iaieusi fayors II matter OF
The boards Of irade Of naary all tho principal
ces Of the country embracing ten,hs the crcdi
utcluruiy iu ot
enactment The Southern debtor and his Northern
creditor alike eager for lis passage. There really
little opportion 10 constitutional bankrupt Law In any
quarter IL Is true that many obstacles have be
in the outst to glyo u to required uniformity Of
spplca In all tho States; but tho combined
OF Congress osrtsiniy surmcuni them N properly
directed Mr. Jcnckcs bill has had labor bestowed
upon It than upon all ils predscessop. d need bs, let
that labor bo qnsdrupled until n bill In perfected
meets tho wants Of ths people.
rHE POLITICAL wArExs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND THK PAorioss.
snrc the passage Of tho Civil MFhu bill ovcr the
Presidents veto the political have been terribly
tnudilcd in Washington. The radicals disposed
be jubant bat not quite Of being entirely
OF the woods The conservatives Are oouespond ngly
discouraged and depressed bu, hopeful that
thing wall turn up 70 their advantage. All agree
tina, Affairs rapidly approaching solution In
fors aud that fcs weeks at fahcst will disclose the
working strength q the different Congressional factions
aud fhov whai coalitions absolutely necessary 10
carry any given messure notic-sse feature Of potl
cal calculations by republicans these times h
the nonchasnt way In winch tho Pre4idsnt Ia
ignored Tho ofioes and patronage Of the I'd.
already ,bcrs, and tho bel0
"a widespread among them that lac dare NO, cut him
self loose from the party that elected him. that he
not couifO Nhpufd he dtf df 70
tn a. and iha, in either even, he s po~ehe. to srer.
else any sweeping official prescriptions Toy prrdie,
that he has not made IL to the interest 81
vsves to support him 10y placing tho power aud paoI.
az, of the govsrnmog, In their hands there hence
forth nothing for bin expect but nusr hamnlst,ons
iron the radicals Those sprcuA,,obs are pr poipaily
based the fact that although nearly all tho
ment onncAls, both great and small In kno~n bosti
l,y the Prcsidou, and ba policy of rooon.irve,on
he has Nus for ordsrod the removal Of none maui
fs-'sd any inis0son Of doing hs p,sluoh
sdercd ssoalous inssmsoh he keeps sioa from ths
democratic p.rty and appoints Of sierrs N
" honor prat s argued that he cannot r.,y upou
much support IN that quarter ana until he las s,sh the
s,lve republicans some further guarantee sop
port promp, payment n- equally certain ih.'r
VIII he sparinyly Evon foringh, srpec,od 70 clear
up the uncertainties tina, snveiop this ssb9sot
APPOINTMENTS TO oTrfcH-ouE ygrEAArs TO m.
cgfvx Tus rHsfguzSce.
The President has just issued the following circular
the sssds of departments N reference 70 sgpoiHun.nv
10 once
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