New-York tribune., 1867-02-18

and of ihe opinions of number OF Republican
congressman that tO bring about a cooperation oi
the branches of the Government in the matter oi re-
coustrnction-prObaby upon the basis Of the Con-
stitutional Amendment proposed by Congress ana
impartial OF qualified suffrageit was only necessary
for some one 10 90 TO work energcticaly, ana make
known to CongreSsmen and the President that theio
was "A probability of their being able to agree ac-
cordingly Este and Warden determined To, and tld'
invite a number Of Republican Congressman to meet
them ON Wednesday evening last at the MetropoH-
tan Club Rooms. and III a scniSocial informal man
,cr talk over the matter Between thirty and forty
members were advised of the purpose, and invited
to the Club Rooms All who were spoken to ap-
proved the object. hut large number dechhed 10
attend They disikcd TO make themselves public
i'm the matter but promised, If it were received well
by newspapers and people, they wonld support H.
Only half of those invited were present. AlnchG
tile number present We're McsSrs. Dawes, Deian"'
Bingham, Buckland, Davis Latin, ketchaW'
Uodge, Lawrence, Pa; Raymond Bi"w' van
Horn. Missom DctrecS Ind, Hubbard, Wes'
tions Of seven or ,cht States and free and frank
interchange of views was gwen, and 1t was Iouuu
that there WIS an entire coincidence Of opinion
among those present as to the character of measures
that might be agreed upon by majority of Rcpubll-
the State Governments of the Sonth and the admiN-
sion of ther loyal Representatives TO their seats III
Congress. The main features of these measures on
which il was believed majority Of the Republicans
could agree. wcrcthc Constitutional Amendment ana
Ncpro Suffrage Mcssrs. Este and Warden gave their
i,upI,ssions as to the disposition and views now
entertained by Mr. johnson. but expressly dlNcalI'd
any authority 10 speak for the President. lhcN
were. therefore requested to make known TO MI.
johnson the opinions of the Congressman present
and TO say 10 him that if he believed he could meet
them upon some such plan aS that indicated 'Ao
was deSrOus of cooperating with them III u'!'
efforts to restore confluence m me 'oN'Ii'
inrnt and effect harmonious action hereafter
between its coordinate branches, they woulc Ice glad
to meet and confer with him. The President was
accordingly on the following day, informed oi what
had taken place. and be Instructed Este and warden
to say tO the Republican members that he earnestly
desired to work with them IN thcr laudahie purposes
and he would I've pleased to see them whenever ihty
sho,lld deem il advisable 10 call THIS message was
delivered and on Thursday evening committee "i
Republican Congressnen had m interview Of about
two hours with Mr.. Johnson, and at subsequent III
formal meeting on Friday night at the residence of
Mr Dodge of Ncw-York, thcy made report oi what
had passed between them and the President Mr.
Johnson. they reported. had been very frank. and
freely gave his views and made such promises oi
coipcrtion as were entirely satisfactory 10 al pre-
sent. In the meantime. and since the commence
ment Of the efforts To bring the Congrcsslnen toge
ther the Military Government hIll has passed the
Uouse and il is difficult 20 say whether not tie
notifications il has received in the Senate viii meet
with tie approval Of the Conservative hcpnbhcans
Rcpublicans who attended this Congress Presidential
compromise meeting, state that fhsMji'srS Eoep9s
siruction bill rs IL has passed the Senate VIII re-
ccvc not only the solid support of the Conservative
Republican members, hut also that OF a number 81
Democrats such as Rousseau. OF Kentucky, iinbhol,
Hunter and Winfield, Of New YORK, aud several OF
the Tennesse members.
Mi Wentworth will call together Tomorrow the
Special Committee to inquire into the facts respect
inc negotiations between The President aud mem
bers Of Congress. Some Iicb Developments arc eA-
pcctcd.
The impression prevails that IN case of the adoption
Of the Military Reconstruction bill by both Houses
the Eliot Shcllabarger bill for the Reconstruction oi
Louisiana viii not be acted upon 10y the Senate.
Senator Sumner states that the bIl viii ne brought
up i'm the Senate Immediately and pressed 10 Ias-
sage.
Secretary Stanton is SAID TO have again been before
the Judiciary Committee on tie subject Oi Impcach-
nent. on Saturday.
John Minor Bolts and other Southcrncrs have pre-
pared Il bill for the reconstruction of tie Southern
States which they have presented to the President
and members Of Congress for their approval.
The Ways and Means Committee finished the Tar
iff hill on Saturday, aud il Will he arranged and
ready 10 report tomorrow. They raised the rate of
duty on some of the leading articles aud lowered
them on Others. Steel and iron, for instance are in
creased over the Senate bill while hituninOus coal
j. reduced % cents per tun. salt u reduced from
80 10 20 and from 20 TO l0 There many other
changes of minor importance.
The report on the New-York Custom House is
nearly completed and will be readyto submit to on
rrcss 10y Wednesday or Thursday next Mr. Darling
has nearly completed his report in regard TO the
whisky frauds He expects 70 get Il before Cor gress
by the middle Of the week.
The Secretary of War las decided that every
claimant for bounty shan be regarded as having
served TO the end OF the who enlisted for three
wears and who was mustered out with hs Organi2a-
tion because BIS services were 10 longer required ;
and that such persons are entitled to thc additional
bounty under the act OF July ~, 1865
Two hundred aud twenty-ctPht patents will be
issued from the Patent office for the week ending
on Tuesday, the 10Th INST During the past week 80
applications aud 20 caveats have been filed
George Taylor X. j. Brent and r. 8. MeIrick At
to,neys ioy the state Of Texas. have commenced q
salt in the Supreme Court Of the Uuitcd States
against Write, CIifes Hardenbcrgh and Others hold
crs ui about one hundred thousand dollars worth Of
five per cent Texas Indemnity bonds, to enjOin tie
collection and recover the said bonds, and this
supeiscdcs the action recently cLtcred in the SUI
prcne COurt Of this district, the suit against the
Secretary of the Treasury il the premises has been
withdrawn. The allegation N the brief Is that these
bonds were improperly obtained from the Military
Board in the State Of Texas during the Rebellion,
no nf fbn