Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-31

Concerning the efforts in behalf of Protrc
ion, The 1ribMie's Washington correspond.
rnt says -
THE struggle between the foreign inn.
oiierS anu American laborers and manufac
inrls will terminate as everybody knew II
would. The Senate will pass a good tariff
IN me main, amending in many important
particulars the Finance Committees bill and
disregardlng very generally Mr. Wels's rc-
commentators. The bill will he improved
IN the House. Ii is probable that il will 20
10 q Conference Committee, in which il i
quite certain that a fairly protective tariff
WIN be regarded not only MS national policy.
but as financial necessity, from which Con,
gress and the Treasury Department ranno
possibly escape
The statement that the House .Judciar,
committee are taking testimony in regard to
Impeachment Is without shadow of i0unda
tion in fact. The Committee are wniiin~ The
movements of Gen. Ashley who has the mat
yer III charge. The latter gentleman is hus-
y engaged in arranging data upon which th,
committee Will proceed with the inycstiun
'ion, and until Il is laid before them nothing
VIII be done by the Committee In regard 10
tho matter.
Tile New Orleans investigating commit
tee hope to finish taking testimony CONCERN
ins the riot, and other matters entrusted to
them, by the middle of this week, and will
probably be able to present their report to
Congress within week after so doing.
The registry ofyoters in Georgetown has
continued three days. The negroes have
from the beginning conducted themselves
WIN the utmost propriety, and the names of
about 100 have already been entered.
| --Goyernor Morgan's residence is the most
eiegantly furnished Of the Senatorial homes
ma ,I...a..
books, with other Boston notions,-at Mr..
Revcrdy .johnsons visitors receive Il cordial
welcome,-Mr. Sherman's daughter is per
maps the belle OF the upper housewife the
iavolite resort of the diplomats and officers
Is the pleasant drawing-room of Judge Har-
ris.
The process of attending the Presidents,
levee Is thuswise described by pleasant wri
ter from Washington +
.ast night, after eight o'clock, the torti-
GO OF the executive mansion began to he
thronged lya crowd ofthc sovereigns, some
ailghling from their equipages, while Others
liau come ny the horse cars or had footed 1t
over the frozen payemcnts
Entering The vcstibule the ladies' m, 4.
their way into the family room To tax 'u aa
lhelr wraps, while the gentlemen gays ,ho;r
li'!s anu coats to attendants, who ,,,sann
iioiea tliein giving numbered chez % Z, ra
turn The sexes met again IN the Iona hail
which is decorated with busts az iJi ;gsa mi,
Fillmore and John Bright ~ danr leod
ing from This hall stood iva VI. p q wearing
Their METROPOLITAN police uaiforms cans "na, in'
cl'drd. They were the dr. agons that S gnnrd-
II, ,, Wv loitus 10 me sta e apartments, and
ins;almcnis. ' eio"" -
The President stoo,l in tbe hlue roo,, and
as the yisit.ls cntere d they oave thoir name.
10 Inc district marshal. WHO presented them.
M johnson gave the requisite pumn-hnn
uie snaSe Of the hand, peering from under
his EYEBROWS as though anxious IN know
Wiieihef each citizen was for or against i'm
lrachmen!, and then turning to The mex,
conner Visitors were next presented Nv
,n'9ur rrench, the portly commissioner Of
plnhc buildings, to the Presidents daurl,.
we, us Mrs: johnson is never visible on
mauvc figured silk, with A rich white lace
shawl, and Mrs. Slower lilac figured silk,
WIN sleeves and neck trimmed with noinl
aea eacii lady wore u white japonica IN
VT w mar. AZ Mrs. Stover's side was her niece.
MISS Salile Slower, II blooming Tennesseean.
Aiier visitors had l,een presented they
passed on through the green room into The
east room
r." Dixon writes to the Boston .idrey
ttsG Goyernor Orr has been here for two
days, and Alexander II. Stephens is reported
TO be ON his way. II is stated that they are
Willing to abide by any rule of suffrage an.
plicable to the whole country.
Among the distinguished arrivals n.
washington on Saturday was the advent of
stranger In the person of young daughter
AT me house of Secretary McCullocl.
- state dinner will be given by the Presi
dent every Tuesday evening during the ses
sion OF Congress, TO which the members Of
the Senate win be invited, beginning at thu
head OF the list and inviting number IA
each simmer. A number Of Representative
Heads OF Departments, and Others, will ais,
be invited each evening.