The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News aud Gossip.

WAsHNGToN, March II.
The Senate Republican caucus to-day de-
Cided to postpone action ON the question of
the adjournment ofCongress untfl the Sup
Elementary Reconstruction Bill has become
a law. This involves about two weeks
more.
"Thaddeus Stevens remarked In a pri-
vatc conversation to-day, that President
Johnson, or Andrew Johnson as he called
him, would not be in the White House on
the first of June According to the caucus
record last night, the impeachment ques-
ton will have eighty votes to begin with!
Professor Henry Barnard, of Connecticut,
was to-day nominated by the President as
superintendent Of .hc Department. of Edu-
cation, a National Bureau being established
by recent act of Congress. He is regarded
rs eminently fitted for the position.
Senator Johnson, Of Maryland, is in daily
receipt Of numerous letters from all re-
gions of the South, thanking him for the
course lie has taken recently on the recon
struction question,
A prominent citizen of Beaufort, North
Carolina, says" We see that YOU voted for
Shcrman's bill. under conviction that the
South could not do better. | fear if we.ser-
iously oppose 1t harsher measures will be
inflicted. That greatest of calamites, com
hscation, may be the next bitter cup.
81 am disiranchised by that bill in fact,
IL takes all political power out of the hands
Of most Of the intelligent class of Southern
people yet, If IN the event of its rejection,
IL Is TO be followed by more stringent on
actments, we had better submit.
The House passed the supplemental Re
construction Bill, to-day; the Senate will
take IL up tomorrow. and if the Senators
can resist the tendency to talk, it will
speedily become q law. 1t provides for the
registration of voters under the direction
of commanders of military districts, and
was passed by party vote.
Sumner, of Mass, was snubbpd again to-
day. lie had offered rigmarole Of reso-
lutions, declaring that certain further guar
antees are necessary to the restoration of
the Southern States, The vote on laying
it on the table was 80 to 10. The Yankee
schoolmaster Is fast playing out.
The President was literally overwhemed'
to-day with oillcc-seckers. The ante-room
at one time, was so densely crowded that 10
was found impossible for the President TO
see one-tenth of those seeking audience. II
Is computed by Intelligent fFequenters of
Washington, that fully four-ffths of these
hordcs are loud denounccrs of the Presi-
dent ~ "traitOr.n
The President has appointed Col. Peter j.
Sullivan, of Cincinnati, formerly of the
Forty eighth Ohio Regiment, as Minister
to BOgota.
me nomination OF JOnll quincy ADAMS
rs Naval Officer of Boston, was reported on
adversely I'M the executive session of the
Senate, to-day. lie Is the son of Minister
Adams represtnting this Government at
London and not sufficiently up in loyalty
Moorhcad, of Pennsylvania, introduced
in the House, to-day, the Tariff Bill, which
failed in the last Congress. II was ordered
to be printed, and be referred to the Ways
and Means Committee when appointed.
The bill introduced to-day by Mr.. Van
Horn provides for the constructions of a
ship canal around the Falls of Fiagara, by
the Secretary of War; as a Government
work. TO be free from tolls, excepting such
as will be necessary to keep up repairs.
Among the appointments confirmed to-
day were rs post-maSterS, Ellen Sanderson,
Springfield, Ohio; Solomon ID. Kingsbury,
Grand Rapids Michigan; Cowly Town
send, Salem, Ohio; Harriet f., Drury, Troy,
Ohio
A. ii. Lee, dcfaulting clerk in the Treas
ury Department, was Indicted by the grand
jury, and was arraigned before the Court
to-day. He pleaded guilty, and was sen
fenced to three years Imprisonment In the
pcnitcntiary at Albany. In his confession
crcpancy of $30,0OO000, Banks cotton
plundcr or Buffers spoons.
The appropriations voted by the second
session OF the Thirty-ninth Congress to pay
for the current expenses Of the Govern
ment during the coming year, and to sup
ply the deficiencies of the last fiscal period,
amount to the pretty little sum of 81 44,799,-
037 81.