Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-09

Bidoration of illegal voting in Mary.
land. The Committee was relieved,
and the matter referred to the Ju-
dietary,
The Rotrcnchment Committee ro.
ported IN elaborate bill regulating
tho civil service. 1t provides that
all appointments except those con-
stitutionally tonfdcd to the Presi.
dent shall be made by three com.
missioncrs who shall hold five years,
and be styled n civil service examin.
ing board, with five thousand dol
lars per annum salary; each clerk
two thousand, and messenger six
hundred.
jerks made n long speech in favor
of the bill, when it was postponed.
The Speaker appointed Farms
worth on the Reconstruction Com
mittee, vice Washburne who has
leave of absence during the session.
The Secretary Of the interior was
called on for information, relative
to the Indian massacres.
Mr.. Schenck called the Indian De-
partment nest of thieves,
Adjourned.
SENATE.-The correspondence rel
ative to the Austrian minister's res
ignation was received and laid on
the table.
The Colorado veto was read. Tho
motion to postpone its consideration
occupied the time of the Senate till
the expiration of the morning hour,
when the tariff bill was taken up.
Adjourned.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 29th The Great
Eastern, on the 10Th, was safely
placed on the gridiron at Berkel,-
head, opposite this city, by Capt.
Sir James Anderson. The examin-
alton shows her to be in good con-
dition, and she will positively sail
for Americn on the oath Of March.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.-The at
tempt to capture the steamers Pana-
ma and Continental off Cape Lucas
by Colonel Dasters a liberal officer,
was frustrated by the energetic mea-
sures of the commander ofthe Suwa-
nam who boarded the steamers and
put Dasters and his party ashore.
1t is not believed here that Dasters
acted under authority.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The fol-
lowing is the Seward Motley cores
pondence, referred to in the Senate
proceedings
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81, 1866.
Sr-A citizen ofthe United States
has addressed letter to the Presi-
dent from Paris, representing that
he had travelled in Europe during
the last year, and had access to our
Ministers and Consuls in various
countries, the most of whom he
found bitterly hostile to the Presi-
dent and the Administration. He
adds that you do not pretend to
conceal your disgust, as lie says you
style it, W the PRESIDENTS whole
conduct; that you despise the
American democracy, and loudly
proclaim that an English gentleman
is moddle of human perfection !;
that the President has desired
pledges and principles in common
with Seward, who, you say, is hope
lcssly degraded. Your denial or
confirmation is requested
w. H. SEWARD.
Motley replied that his first i'm
pulse was to content himself with
fiat denial of the truth of the report,
but on further reflection he did not
wish that there should be any doubt
as to his political sentiment. He
always believed that strong ground
should be taken against recurrence
of the rebellion and the establish
ment of slavery before the seeding
States should be admitted to Con-
grcss. Latterly, he was inclined to
think that the nob'est ard safest
course would be through aconstitu-
tional amendment, prohibiting dis.
tinction of race and color in the
matter of franchise, together with
general amnesty. These opinions
he had expressed in the privacy of
his own household, and to his oc-
casional American visitors he had
not concealed them. He never
thought that because he was a pub
lie servant of the American people,
he was deprived Of the right of dis
cu'ssing within his own, wal s tho
grandest subjects that can interest
a freeman. He had always been
careful in such conversations TO
avoid expressions of disrespect to.
wards the President or Cabinet
He warmly denies the other allega-
tions, and in conclusion tenders the
resignation of his post as Minister
to Vienna.
WAsffISGToN, Jan. pa. II.
of Mississippi, was admit
ted to practice in the Supreme
Court to-day.
The Reconstruction Committee is
inharmonious.
The phrascology of the exception
to the bill securing habeas corpus to
persons imprisoned contrary to the
and treaties, is as fol-
lows:
"The provisions of this act shall
not apply to the case of ahy person
held by the military authorities of
The United States, charge with
offences, or with having
aided or abetted the rebellion a.
yainst the government of the Uni
led States, prior to the passage of
this act"
The municipal election in Wheel
ing resulted in the success of all the
Democratic candidates except for
Treasurer.
Ashley is mooting the question
whether acts of Mr. johnson before I.