The Van Buren press., 1867-12-06
Telegraph News.
WASHINGTON. Noy. %.

'hu an" ciChics w tue iuih anu postum
from which they were recently mustered
out.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill providing
that the Office Of Assistant Attorney
General shall be subject to confirmation
by the Senate. In doing so he spoke of
Mr.. Binckley, the present incumbent of
that office, as "a gentleman who had
been gnilty of unjustifablc and impudent
abuse of Congress"
! The Senate, at | o'clock, held short
executive session, but took no final action
on any ofthe appointments before it ad-
journed.
/ In the House the session was devoted
principally to the introduction of bills
and resolutions. The most important
among the latter was one introduced by
MIR. Ross, of Illinois, directing the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency to re-
port bill as early as possible withdraw
ing the National Bank currency and sub
stituting greenbacks" A motion to
lay the proposition on the table was lost
by vote of 81 to 101. The Western
members, without distinction of party,
voted in the negative. The subject was
finally referred to the committee without
instructions, but the vote as above stated
is generally considered as indicating a
disposition on the part of the House to
legislate the National Bank circulation
out of existence
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and Mr. Blaine, of Maine, made
an hours speech on banking, attacking
Mr.. Buffers financial views, and main
tanning that the faith of the government
had been pledged in its legislative and
executive capacity, to the payment of its
bonds in gold.
Mr.. Butler replied in an hours speech,
defending his financial views, and declar-
ing that where the law did not explicitly
provide for the payment of the bonds in
coin they should be paid in legal tender.
The subject of impeachment is freely
discussed among members. Now that
the testimony has been published, ex-
pressions Of opinion are freely given. 1t
is conceded that the committee have not
made as strong case against the Presi-
dent as the advocate of impeachment
promised, and they have not brought
out any material facts not known before
the investigation began. The object of
posGponing the matter until next week
was to get the sense of the country as
expressed through the newspapers and
other channels of communication between
Congress and the people.
An attempt to get Representatives into
a caucus ON the subject has been revived,
but without success thus far. 1t is ex-
pected, however, they will caucus next
week The Republicans who are oppos-
ed to impeachment, decline to go into
caucus lest they be outvoted, and then,
bound by the action of the majority
which would prevent them from voting
with the Democrats in the House to de-
feat the proposition. Messrs. Ashley,
Butler and Boutwell,, express themselves
very confident Of success in the final vote.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
The general observance of Thanksgiv-
ing, which includes suspension Of bus
mess in all the Departments, creates a
dearth ofnews. Many members Of Con
gress left yesterday, and will not return
before Monday. Those remaining say
the extra session is an utter failure.
There is assurance that the cotton tax
will be repealed with few dissenting votes.
Ben. Butler is said to be against i'm
peachment Butler prides himself on be-
ing the champion in the assaults on those
who advocate paying bonds in gold.
There are rumors of Radical caucus
to be held for the purpose Of uniting the
party on a line Of policy, but the dissen-
sions are so great that not even king
caucus can save it.
1t has transpired that Governor Flan-
ders, ofLouisiana, was the prompter Of
the petition to General Grant to arrest
the arbitrary action Of General Mower,
who, by the way, threatened to decapitate
that individual.
Private advices from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, 2lst, says that several deaths
from yellow fever and black vomit had
occurred.
Trimble, Beck and Knaht, Of the Ken
lucky delegation, arrived here to-day.
Among the nominations before the
Senate which will fail from want of ac-
ton during the present session, is that
Of Mr.. Gibbs, formerly of Ohio, who is
strongly backed for Governor of Idaho
1t is expected that when Dunbar, editor
of the New York Globe, is brought before
the bar of the Senate to answer for print
ing certain statement about the affairs
Of the Treasury Department, curious de
velopments will be made. 1t is alleged
that this is instigated by persons who are
interested in suppressing his paper.
New YORK, Dec. 9.
The IIcrald's Kingston, J&naica, spe.
cial says earthquakes have occurred at
st. Thomas, Tortola, Peters Island and
Little Saba. Shocks from o'clock p.
M. on the 18th to the 10Th ult., and many