The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-31
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Washington Miscellanies.
WASHINGTON, December 20.

W AhhtNNioN, DcCtDloci ~. 1
Payinaster Johnson. lately appointed
Iaymaster in the Regular Army, Is resi-
deut Of Cincinnati, and so credited In the
War Department. He Was formerly ofthe
Cincinnati Gazette.
The Radical members Of the House Of
Representatives, at Washington, will hold
anotheEeau0uss soon aiter the ere-assembling
next week. Ashley's impeachment reso-
luton will probably undergo discussion, as
II viii be in order In the House when his
State is called for resolutions which will
be about the 9TH or Sth pr0Nimo
The Congressional Committee on Frauds
on the Internal Revenue have mearthed
some astounding cases in Philadelphia of
the corruption of officials.
SHOULD Congress pass the territorial bill
over veto, an agreed case will at once be
submitted to the Supreme Court for its de-
cision, and no one here doubts that the
Court would decide the territorial act null
and void.
The District suffrage bill will he sent to
the President doubtless, on Thursday or
Friday next, and each member of the Cab
inet.will be required to give disapproval
of the bill Hnequivocally. Informally, all
the members, save Mr.. Stanton have al
ready disapproved the measure. The Rad
icals claim Stanton as one of their party
yet and he will soon be called upon to show
his hand
The Nebraska bill will probably pass,
without the word tohtte, but a veto will kill
It, sure.
sumner Fessenden and other Radical
Senators win, under no circumstance, vote
for any bill or measure that has the word
"white' in it. mo more white States.n Is
now the rallsing cry of the superlative
Radicals, 1t is said that Mr.. Wade will not
press the bill to vote on its passage unless
assured that enough Senators will vote for
it TO pass It over the veto.
The President and Cabinetare more puz-
zled than ever over the Mexican farce. One
thing is fast coming TO the knowledge of
the ADMINISTRATION here. and that is that
the Mexican people think no more of peo-
pie of the United States than they do of the
French and Austrian troops. They bear
us,no love, and want none of our interier-
'ence
IL Is cOntended by foreign diplomats that
France did not receive Stewards $4,000
dispatch. Those more directly posted i'm
Mexican affairs express apprehensions that
the MatamOras affair will offer to Napoleon
a preteNt for q further delay in withdraw
ing his eXpeditionary forces.
Senator Sprague and wife have returned
from their European tour, thus contradict-r
ing the rumOrs that she had left his bed
and board, and that he had followed her
solely to obtain the requisite documents for
a divorce. Certainly, to all appearance,
they are most aifectionate couple and her
father, Chief Justice Chase, who resides
with them. pronounces the divorce story
an unfounded SANDER.
There is good reason for saying that Mr..
Stanton Will cling to the War Department
as longas possible, notwithstanding he as
sured Mr.. johnson, some weeks since, of
his desire to Withdraw from the Cabinet as
soon as he finished his report for Congress.
The Treasury of the United States holds
as securites'for the circulation of National
Banks, $340SG3,l50; depositaries of public
moneys. $39,297.l0O Total, S379,60O, $50.
The total amount of currency issued to
date is S30073G,95l. Deducting the cur
rency returned including worn-out notes,
the actual circulation is $20S6l3,579, and
yet the panic-makers say, moneys scarcel