, 1866-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
l6pedAl Despatch to the Chicago TrIbune.]

FROM WASHINGTON.
(8pedal Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WAsu1xaEox. Dece1zber II.
5hx p1s1a1o7 suTTkAoE an1 Ii 111x uoUe1.
1he action ol The House on the District SufItare
Bill WIS Unexpectedly prompt and doett7ye II
Naa reported from tho Senate du.Ing tha oornirg
hoof, and went 10 the Speakers tabl. undsr tho
fui., with sereraf other bills. Bu.fnesa On the
table va reached about two o'clock. Thee or
3our bills wsFe read md refer, to tho Aposo ,r1-
Ate Committees. A. hsltpsst Two The Speaker Az
nourced the sud- zxe Bli1- Mr. lngersou, Ut Il.
nols, Chs1msn ofthe District Committee, was IN
Ms feet, and II oneo demanded tle previous ques-
Ton On H. passaKe. Mf. Haie,, Of Nov York.
wanted him to withdraw tho demand. tha, he
might ofler IN amendment On the edueatiooal
question. All the members answesed. *No, no.
and The Clerk proceeded TO read the hin al 1cnath,
While he was reading several gentlemen crowded
afound Mt. lpgessn1l, some sppearinr to aak d.
las. oshers seeming to nb]rct therein. ae rc-
newed bis demand u soon - the reading wsa in.
hhed, and The bill Wa pat upon its pasaaso with.
ont An amendment The vote stood TT yeas to IS
EaJa, being seren moro than sWo-thl1da Of thu
HouAe pfeseit
AHALIu8 or TIE VOTE,
Many gentlemen who would have voted for II
ale aest ut OF sprciai committee wc1k. Colonel
fo which l,o sosed aye" and Mr Raymond was
eohs' atu]ated upon the d cisiyr name. in which
be turned hts back upon Inc Pnitadetphia Con.cu-
ron. OF tho Mar1land delegation, General
1hom1s rolled aye ard lhelps no; =; w11e AcCuI-
loeh and John L. 1homas were absent. West
VlERiuiA aud Kentucky voted against The BILL
Colonel Hehee. oi tho later State, going with the
temoc1ats. OF The Tennessee delegation. May
l4asd- Stokes and Hawking voted aye; Cooper,
Af H7Ihf
teut. Or the Missouri delegation. Anderson,
Blew, Loan, Kelao and Van HON votel for the
oa1t, Ind HogGn and NoelI a2ain.t 1t BENJAMIN
ard MeClusg were Ab*CuL NuJkeadall, Of ILL.,
nos, was amoug the uocs and Raymond and
atle were among the ayes. There were Int few
W!aors In the gallery It The time tha bill wa
ps.1ed, md the announcement Of the result WIS
ncf accompanied b. :mocstsaions Of IN, Lind.
AvETo ExFEcTxD.
The bill viii 70 to the President tomorrow.
Everybody, Of ceuEse, expects = veto; but the
bill il ure to become q law, hclher The Pres-
idcnt objects or not
SALE OF suNPLCs GOLD.
The Ways ana Means Committee bzl session
:o-day. Governor Boutwell, occupied IN hour In
Ell ainfng his views regarding the sale Of srrplus
gold. Us proposed tor in hls bill, No dec1a1on
was reached. the committee being Of opInion
'tst the paf4sR- Of The bill must depend entIrel,
upon tho financial policy adopted by Copgsess.
II any sfeps toward resumption should b taken,
then the gold In the Ttea.urv must re heId. Il
TO 1tcps b tsken In tkls direction, then 1t will
he better 10 provide for sales that will lake the
conunl Of 10 much money out Of the hands Of tho
treasury.
FURTHER CONTRACTION.
The ftatcmeDt already teltc7aphed, that the
committee are pretty closely divided Oh the SUBJ
ject Of further contraction, may be regarded ~
mi r.. t..
ipe1esse Of the National Hapk circulation. Hoop
ers bull. contrary to general oplEion, does not H.
eteaso the volume Of currency, oul only culs tim
the fo''h and rtd4t11Lutes to the South Even
those who iaFor Mr. McCul1och's policy Of con.
1rsctdon are in favor Of preventing him from coz
sutntlnC htmse't regulator ot prices, and thcse
win be strong oppoafsa.u 10 giving the Secretary
The control Of much Idle money.
FE1:soNA1 E1FKksxs Or DIFAHzxEx7 OFFICERS.
1hc assertion OF Mr. Stetcn yesterday, that the
Navy CHARGED tht State Department for t6e nse Of
navy vcst tls, Il = mistake No charge Is maoo in
4hep q IT. n1ss
Of faoual exlentep. even for the Secretary Of
the ay1 himself. In The e1se Of On. en- Emma,
1ead ne s
FENALE CLEnK8.
Much feeling exists relative to the discharges OF
valasble lime - eonsnnea IL sssadtne to Tase p1o
'estf. re1nonstz1rc and application tor ap-
o., n eut g newcomers BY members Of Congress
the s. crearJ will adhere 10 his Resolution and
ttlsn in the female employees immediately. The
Dep.r mens ne would he glad to reduce tne force
dltcsin laatlops who shonld 70 nrst
RptAE ATTAIlls.
E. ". Wypkoop, agent Of tho ArT1pahoe and
Chey. Inc 1cdlans. reports he shall rem in at
Foti lursmle duttng the winter. He eaya the
Indians y ere never more quiet, and appear to
Ha1t 10 DO what Is riRhl.
1nr sunpoat with sursats i expected to arrive
in atGlt four weeks.
Mn teen thousand nye hundred md TN acres
Of pnlhc 'xnd weTr *o!d At the Humboldt {k4u-
>as> Land ofiee lat muplo.
KY1crI1vE sEs1IcN.
The Senate held its lint Executive Session to-
day: Tbe only business done % to take from
dent, 10 refer item 10 =, pEopziate committees.
TAAIi HtLL-
:; 5he 1.stH BIN h.. rot bccn rnsde public .5et-
srcc,!atlon; IL. sun III the hands Of the seest.
iary Of tho Treasury.
In the courre o, the tra1sr ,t ,he on.ntno u, n.
noute ibis morning. NJ BoJnton thsuSed Cod
thee was one rlace under tao full control and
inrirSietion ot the United States where ~ men
bat heen entt Anchtfcd. and he trusted Ibis WIS
but The beg,MnmE Of the good work. everJW
scFar1I coCEI-HoT1ox ovEE9rIko.
a91 "a tns o1
1cxat. 10 teaeruc the trst oath question.
THE cuEoEEA rER1InI Gaze.
In The case Of ConoyeE the question waa raieed
qni1ter before cosumtttee and administer the
oath 10 Witnesses.
WADE AND 4cxxER.
WAsnrN1Tox, December 1.-THE 'tside bas'
discussion IL The Senate to-day, between Mcsezs.
snnhsr I'M i I'D Wade, Is regarded here as the most
tiEhtAeant discussion Of the session, Those
SepstoIe stood facing each Other for seye.ai min.
ntef. NJ. Waee coutend!ug tint Congress WIS
tono1nbly bonnd to consider the Constitutional
tfDS III xAn SA.1k kw ~
= cor elnsive OF their right to rcpresen,ation;
Mr.. SpMnet II earnestly denying thai there Vas
Any 'ueh agreement OF understanding. Mr.
y ade said be should stand By hi. bargain. whcn
MI Simmer, w1iy1ng his hand II Mr Wade, said:
'1hen, sis, re part company"
CHIEF LCsI1CE CuAtK.
II is fumoH here thai Chief Justice Chase will
se.isn ~ se1t on he bench to accept tho prrsi
ui1 being appointed Minister to Fra4ee.
rAcIFTp RAILROAD
1be President bAs approved tho report Of the
Goscrnment Commissioner made 10 the Secre-
:yy 81 the Inferior. On tho nret section OF the FL
acct pts d. AID that the p.tents nd bonds for
lands due the Company be fs4ued.
ohIEuAnr.
! be dtA@h nf Lieutenant Commander Moran
Forrest, United States ,tea1ner Flonda b. yellow
ctcs, November 9Th, t1r st Csoi1, West ip,.lea>
las ben reported TO The Nay Department Lieu
tenant Forrest WIS hurled ii sea. The F1orti4
proceeded 10 st. 1homas, b. order 81 Admiral
account Of cholczs, yellow fc1ef ard trnal pux II
tint Place, she would leuaIn a, quarantine lntl
fntl bet o5de1s-
TAtnuo7os. December l4-Ars. n. l. Pow
died last night Aftes Iincesiu. llaness.
nkvANEt nEcEH11-
The e. internal he'enoe receipts to-day were