The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-17
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| u8HI 4 NEw YoRK, Dec. IA.
| The Times wAshington special says
Piper ja being circulated here ~ , meet
fH q 1Whshin@ol fqck brqei1pn& politi
ItSas&s Sre frisnt talok. .hs 4 kdsdpiSI1ssion, L
take measures looking to the re-nominatior
Of President johnson. No one appears 70 b.
= th4 head Of sthea4oyesEsgE %
The new Commissioner Of Agriculture has
| up to this Ate, dismissed twenty male mi
t~esty,sBvea fsnall 1loles. Of De Depart
| gens y being The iIbdlsi p6n>sti IL female.
employed therein.
The Democratic casess viii not be held nm.
Ill maxi week, aud probably pot I'LL afaer the
holidays. The main subject TO be uhcussed
is the Democratic pre6dehtial Convention
Il seems probable that the Convention will be
held at Baltimore, soon after the Republican
CMyyptiou is he'll IN ctisagDs another
point 10 be discussed in .he caucus is The
financial policy 70 BE pursued By the party Il
Congress. A
Further legislsiion upon. hountes lis dep
retAted, and il is.nct likely that my bill cau
pass which makes further approximations fol
that purpose. Already $S6 ,O0O, 90 have
been paid out under Tie 9exffA beank law,
and the Paymaster General estimates $45,,
100000 as the amount required to pay tn
balance under that sc.. Over oAe.half q
this goes to Claim agents and attorneys d
The He,dldls washington special seh :,
The case Of SeeretaxY ataaton will be taken
up 10 morrow by the Senate COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs. His restoration 10 the office
Of Secretary Of War is now psstail4ikeli.
hood. s Ess~
majority of the Radics! menhsrs we're
dataxiai insd on his reinstatement untiftbe an.
pcarance Of the impeachment testimony,
finding that he had there expressed ,himsel!
as believing chat the President had BEEN faith
fully performing bis duty in the establishment
OF Provisional Governments in the South,
together with admitting in many places thsl
be had acted in accordance WITH the Presh
dent, while leaving Congress nnder the i'm
preston that he opposed him at every step.
His former friends in the Radical party have
lost all ipterest in his cass, and fasl indiffer.
whether he is consigned to oblivion or
not. sass -zs4 ~ .sss a4ssss,l.
The Times' Washington special saysa The
letter published in the CbarestoA Cbuy(sr, at
tsibuted to Gen, Dent, celssras, General
Grants political position, is fofgerYt
Thare Is bEt little doubt Dut that The zenate
will restore Stanton to the position ofGecre-
tary Of War, but it is understood Mt Mr..
Stanton asked only vindication oesfhe laws,
and does not desire to resume the Office.
Secretary Seward will soan furnish addi-
tienal Alabama clsi@sa and dacofsespoadencA,
but will take no further steps in the mater 1
until he has an expression from Congress on
the subject. ~ *sA4
The Tribune's Washington special SAYS:
The deficiency bill, which called forsistees
miiEa2 ef dollars, has beensslaeed nSA,erial-
ly,s and Che COMMITTEES .thnfk that iley can
reduce Secretary McCulloch's call fdf three
hundred and seyenty.tvo MILLIONS d meef
Expenses next year to three hundred millions.
{ It's reported that the rssigpaiop sof Mr..
fheaker, Commissioner OF Patents, las not
yet reached the Presideut,aa
II is expected that the Senate will Aass the
bill to repeal the tax on raw cotton, With but
few - en- disaentisg vc%es4
The Horids Washington. special ..aeys
M ,St REMOVAL q Gen. Pope and nj @ sabstitut-
ing Gen. Meade, owing to the formers re-
moval a Judicial officSrs. 81 =.