New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

VOTED DowN-THE DEPARTMENT SALARY BILL
SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.
TEIEeRAPH
WASHINGTON Tuesday, Feb. &c, 1867.
In the Senate to-day John ID. Defrees, late Super
intendent of Public Printing, elected Congress
Printer under the Act recently passed. Some time
was spent in discussing the bill to establish Depart
ment of Education the point in dispute being whether
it was best to call it Department Bureau. The
expiration of the morning hour cut it off, on q mo-
ton to takeup the Army Appropriation BILL The most
important section of this bill is the following, which
it is thought by some viii lead to pocket veto.
Reverdy Johnson moved to strike it out, but the Sen
ate retained it, by very large vote;
SECTION sEcoND-And be IL further enacted, That the
States shall be ut the City OF Washington and ALI orders
and relating to military operations sga thTon
the General OF the Army, and IN case OF MS lnamhH
aOt be removed, suspended relieved from command
assigned TO duty elsewhere than al said headquarters
the Senate; and any orders instructions relating to
military operations issued contrary 10 the requirements
who shall issue orders or instructions contrary to the
provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor office; and any officer Of the army who shall
transmit convey obey any orders instructions so
issued contrary TO the provisions OF TINS sectoi noWg
that such orders issued shall be liable 20 ipron
for less than two, more than twenty years
upon conviction thereof In any conrt of competent Jus
| dictIOn
A section was added, compelling the disbandment
of the Militia in the Rebel States. and another
directing officers of the Freedmcns Bureau to
prevent whipping and manning as punishment for
crime. The Tax bill was received from the House
and sent 10 the Finance Committee. Just before
the dinner recess Mr. sherman called up his Com
pound Interest BILL but no action was taken on it,
At the beginning of the session in the House to-day
the Wentworth Investigating Committee made tesIg
report The report was merely verbal one, and the
investigation ended in fizzle, as every one pre-
dicted. All charges of bargaining, corruption, etc.
on the part of Congressman who attended the alleged
meetings Cor perfecting a compromise with the Pres
dent were withdrawn there being evidence before
the Committee to sSssSin them. All those who test
fled before the COMMITTEES were newspaper CORE
spondents with one exceptiolS ~
The Tariff bill was taken up in the House about an
hour before recess. An attempt made to expeGne
the consideration of TIE bill by dispensing With the
first readj,g, but the free tr6ders demanded the
reading and il consumed an hour and a half
time Shortly after the reading began, thc galleries
became deserted, and there scarcely quorum OF
piembers on the floor. On the reassetnbling of the
|, House at a o'clock great deal Of time was con-
sumed in inquiries and debate about the provisions
of the bill, and without making iuch headway, the
House adjourned at near u o'clock.
| The bill raising the salaries of the Government
Department clerks passed the House and Senate to
day. and only requires the signature of the President
to become lazy heclerks are jubilant, and intend
hereafter keeping the 26th of February holiday
| in memory of the event.
| The proposition looking to the removal of The
! Naval Academy from Annapolis 10 either Newport
New-London was voted down III the House to-day by
large majority.
The Fortficaton Appropriation bill was passed in
| the House to-day by bare majority. The bill was
| twice killed in Committee of the Whole. The bill,
| as passed, reduces the amount 30 per cent.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs had under
consideration to-day the nominations Of Gen. Dix
rs Minister 10 France, Hugh Ewing Minister TO the
/ Hague, and Gen. Bartlett, another nominee for a
! Foreign Mission. The vote Dix aud Ewing
three for confirming and three for rejecting johnson
Uf Maryland not being present. had lac been present.
the vote would have stood four an1 frce IL is very
questionable whether Dix will be cOnflIrasd Ills
friends, however, very confident OF ms conlma-
ton There is considerable hostility growing out of
the active part he took in the Philadelphia Convcn-
ton That seemed to be the only thing against him
Ewing and Bartlett are in the same boat, and will
probably share the fate. II is said that in the
event of the rejection OF Dix Senator Foster will get
the position He is very desirous Of going abroad
for few years.
The House Committee Foreign Affairs in
structed their Chairman TO report the Senate Paris
Exposition bill 1t appropriates $4,000 1t will meet
with opposition in the House. and it is very doubtful
whether it will get through
Negotiations have been going on oil day, for the
purpose of effectng some arrangement with the
flictng interests in the Tariff bill, with view TO
agreeing upon plan that will satisfy all interests
1t is understood that the President has finally
cluded to veto the Reconstruction bil and that the
veto message will be sent TO Congress to-moDow
The monthly statement of the public debt Will lie
published on or about the 5th of March. 1t will not
show any very material difference from the last
statement The receipts from customs during this
month will appear 80 have been quite heavy and
those from internal revenue unusually small,
less than the former this being the first instance of
that kind 1t will exhibit heavy increase on the gold
balance, amounting to Ayeral millions of dollars,
from which the interest on the TenEorties, due ON
the st proximo, will be paid The forthcoming state
ment will be more favorable than that of last 4cnth,
when there was an increase Of the public debt ca1sed
by heavy payments Of interest during the month
The Secretary of the Treasury has given notice
that the holders of the 73O notes dated August 15,
1864, can now exchange them EJr six per cent go
bonds issued under the Act of 1861 If at the time Of
the exchange the accrued ntereston the notes should
exceed the interest on the bonds the difference will
be paid by the Department. If, the contrary, the
accrued interest the bonds exceeds that upon the
notes, the difference may be paid ia currency by tie
person proposing to make the exchange, and should
accompany the notes up to the first day of May The
express charges on the notes forwarded for cOnyeT
sion and on the honds returned in exchange for them
will be paid by the Department.
The President has approved the bill authorizing
fe construction Of submerged tubular bridge across
the Mississippi at St. Louis and the amendatory anti