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Midnight Report.
FROM WARRINGTON.
WAsBrycros. Peb. 1.

/ WAsHIYoroS, Feb. I.
| The President to. day sent to Congress re-
! plies to resolutions, transmitting the state
ment showing the number and reasons for
removals in the general departments The
voluminous documents on the subject of Mex
leo were transmitted TO the House and among
them we're letters from Secretary Seward to
Marshal O. Roberts, of December last in
which he says the President does not deem it
necessary or expedient at present, to inter-
vene in the case Of civil contracts between
citizens arriving in Mexico, or contract be-
tween citizens of the United States and Mex
co This was in answer to Roberts com.
plant that Juarez had granted a charter to
the Tehuantepec Transport Company, in de-
rogation of previons contract granted to
the Louisiana Tehuautepec Company, which
it is claimed has legal force.
Hon. Philip johnson. member of Congress
from Pennsylvania, died suddenly last night
Of congestion of the liver.
/ The President has issued proclamation
disseminating the discriminating of tonnage
and imports against vessels Of Hawagsn
Islands, and articles imported into the United
States from December 10Th. Its exemption
continues so long as reciprocated
The Senate Finance Committee has agreed
to report on Tuesday a bill for funding com.
pound interest notes held by banks of the
United States.
The probability is that the tariff bill. &.
agreed to by the Setate, will be accepted by
the House; 1t will edentaally go 70 shs Com
nttee OF Conference.
The President nominated Gen Fullerton
Postmaster At St. Louis
The House Judiciary Committee are still
taking evidence in relation TO the MARYLAND
affairs.
The impeachment investigation makes nj
progress.
The indemnity bill will be reported back OF
Monday.
The tariff bill will be referred to the Wayl
and Means Committee, TO be considered ii
connection with the tax bill until both ar,
ready 70 be reported.
) 1he President sent to the House to-day
reply 70 the resolution calling for information
in relation to removals from Office. Tn,
Secretary Of States number Of removal
is TEN, aud the number Of appointments Il
supply vacancies is seventeen. The repor
of the Secretary of the Treasury shows tha
the total number Of changes during the reces
| Of Congress is two hundred and seventy, o
which one hundred and ninety-nine wer
caused by removals. The Secretary Of III,
Interior states: OF 81 Registers of Ian.
{ Offices, 4s Lave been removed from Office
and other persons appointed; ct VI Receiver
! of Public Monies, 8 removed; Of 10 Clerks o
) Indian Affairs, 2 removed; and of 68 indial
Agests, s removed; Of 81 Pension Agents
. l2 removed. The total number Of clerk. an,
employees under the control of the Secretar
!, Of the Interior, exclusive of the foregoing, i
2 $685. of this entire number only 20 have bee
\ removed, and in almost every instance th,
r removal has been TO provide place for merito
rious wounded soldiers who were competen
q to discharge the daties. The report Of tn
0 Secretary of War states that thirty-two per
sons have been appointed to Eli sacAncie
. made by the ordinary causes Of war, but &hei
J. names will soon be presented to the Senate
The Secretary explains that this numbe
z does mol include brevet appointments.
8 The Secretary Of the Mary reports I'll tn
: United States appointments or re>appoin
menti, in the ciyil or naval service, reqoiin
. the action Of The Senate, madA during u
e recess. The Attorney General reports, du
r ing the recess, the changes from ali eaasei
amounted to thirfy-four, nineteen havin
J. been appointments where no vacancies ha
l. happened, and fifteen appointments to fill '.
removals for political reasons, OF which nun
Der commissions haze, in twelve cases, bee
withheld, one hundred and 6fty>nine rem'
walls TO make roomlfer woabded and otks
soldiers, twenty two appointments to 6ll u
cancies caused BY designations or death
. twenty changes By reason Of appoinsmen
q rese'nded, eighty -t3s removal. because !
n We neglect OF 06ciA duties, fve chasgl
IeI caused by dsclinasio4 Of ottics, three chang,
\ eassa b ~ e1gazsa q sena.ialisssst s.