New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-16


The Senate Military Committee to whom was re-
ferred the message of the President suspending Sec
rotary Stanton, have decided to furnish copy Of
that document to Secretary Stanton in order that he
may reply to the charges therein contained. The
Secretarys friends assert that he can refute them
without any trouble aud vndicate himself com
pleely. No action will, therefore, be taken in tho
matter until the reply is received from the sus-
pended Secretary, who is now absent from the city
The Senate is represented as having been excited
in the executive session of Friday over what is
alleged to be breach of courtesy the part OF the
President who is charged with giving to tho Asso-
cated Press of the points in his message on the
suspension of Secretary Stanton. am enabled 10 say
upon good authority that Mr.. johnson dld not fur-
nish any information on the subject 10 te Assocaeu
Press directly or indirectly and it should Dc under
stood further that the message alluded 10 was not IN
the nature of q confidential communication, and
there is no law or rule forbiddng its publication,
nor anything to prevent the Senate from having
the message read in open session.
There are a number of politicians here from differ
ent parts of the country trying to arrange move
ment to re-nOmnate johnson for the Presidency.
These men are anxious that the National Democratic
Executive Committee call the next Democratic Con-
yention ut Baltimore and have it assemble before
the Republican Convention at Chicago They intend
pressing JohnsOn's name before the Convention. and
IL he does not receive the nomination. they hope to
have the Convention tender him the thanks of the
Democratic party for his course during his admins
tration These fellows have been caucussing among
the Democratic members of Congress, and have been
60 see Mr.. johnson many times. They have already
thrown out the hint that he has promised to change
his Cabinet in order 70 help them in their scheme
for his benefit 1t is highly probable that the thing
will end in nothing
The House Committee Appropriations have
finished the consideration of the Deficiency bill The
amount called for in this bill little over $4,000
OOO 1t was discovered that a large number of items
had found their way into the bill that did not belong
there. The Committee have struck them out and
placed them where they properly belong. BY this
means the bill has been cut down considerably and
the amount called largely reduced. As to the Secre
tary Of the Treasurys estimates for the next fiscal
year s372 COO OOO the Committee hope to be able to
reduce the amount TO about $3OOOOO00O
The House Committee on Banking and Currency
had meeting on Saturday to arrange the order OF
business but not 60 consider any financial measures
as reported. They have decided not to take action
on the matters before them until after the holidays
Ii is expected that the President will send to the
Senate tomorrow statement of the facts and record
in the case of Lusk called for by resolution lusk
was tried by a military commission for the murder
of negro on boat in the Mississippi River, and
sentenced TO be hung. The defendant took exception
to the jurisdiction of the commission, denying its
legality under the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in the Milligan case, and claimed that
he should have been tried by civil court the courts
being opened within the Fifth Military District. On
this exception and under the Reconstruction law
the case was presented to the President and is
under advisement upon the points above named
Gen. Grant Endorses the papers his approval OF the
sentence Of Lusk upon the ground that it is one of
the first cases of the kind arising under the Recon
structOn acts.
Gen. Fullerton Postmaster Of st. Louis, is here for
the purpose of getting extension of mail facilities
in the State of Missouri on certain post-rOutes
already established and to urge the adoption by the
Department of peculiar box for the use of letter
carriers
The reported resignation Of Mr.. Theaker Commits
sioner of Patents has not reached the President and
all rumors of probable successors of the present Com
missioner are founded curbstOne gossip, or sug-
gested by interested parties a means of popular
izing their fayorites for position.
vote was taken recently at Catholic Fair in this
city for next President the candidate receiving the
greatest number of votes 20 be presented with gold
headed cane. Mr. Johnson received the highest num-
Der Of votes The cane Is to be presented to the
President tomorrow by Mr.. Robinson, Member of
Congress from the Hid District OF New-York, who
has been selected by the lady managers Of the Fair
for that purpose.
Secretary Seward gave a dinner last evening 10 the
New-Yofk Congressman. Among other distinguished
persons present beside the Congressman were Gems.
Grant, Sherman, Meade and Harvey.
Henry D. Cooke, esq, banker last ight entertained
the members of the Washington Correspondents
Club at his residence in Georgetown Mr.. Cooke was
once journalist, and is All honorary member OF
the above-named Club.
Among the visitors to the President yesterday
Gems Meade and Harvey, and number of Repubh-
can Senators and Representatives Among the latter
was one Of those who voted for impeachment.
It is understood that the Senate will tomorrow
pass the House bill TO repeal the tax cotton,
with but five or six dissenting votes struggles
expected upon the proposition TO make the law apply
to this years crop but it will fall upon the belief OF
Senators that very little if any of that crop is now
owned by the growers
Further legislation upon bOunties is deprecated by
members of Congress, and it is not likely any bill
can pass which makes further appropriations for
that purpose Already $S5, 100000 has been paid out
under the late extra bounty law and the Paymaster-
General estimates $45OOOOOO the amount required
to pay the balance under that act. Over one-ha OF
this goes TO caim-agents and attorneys.
Leading Republican Congressman say the hnahcai
problem will not divide the Radicals necessarily
enter into the platform of the Republican party IN
the coming Presidential election because they expect
to pass an act during the present session of Congress
which shall be acceptable to ALL and cement Republi-
cans 50 as to produce unanmty OF action IN the Con
.Vention.
I The following arc extracts from communications
received at the Department of State from agents OF
the Government in the West Indies:
While in Havana / made diligent inquiry as TO the
reports publ ished there IN reference 70 the earthquake