The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-19
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washington New, and Gossip.


WASHINGTON, February 1s.-Commis-
sioner Bogy has succeede d in having trans
ferred to the charge of the Indian Depart
ment six or seven th ousand Navaioe
Indians, now held prisoners by the military
in New Mexico.
These indians cost the Government last
year for food and transportation, a million
and half of dollars whereas. by the trans
fer, the Commissioner proposes TO take
better care car of them at not exceeding one
half million dollars.
Calculations made as to the vote on Re
construction Bill, one is that fOrty-five Re
publicans and thirty-five Democrats. or
eighty In all, will vote against, and eighty
two Republicans in favor of it, Others say
the House is equally divided The majority
either way will be very small.
The Swatara arrived off the Navy Yard
this evening, with John II. Surratt aboard.
A guard has been stationed at the wharf to
prevent communication with those on
board except by higH official permission.
All parties are at fault tonight as to the
action that shall be had tomorrow I'm the
House on the Sherman Reconstruction Bill.
As the matter stands, the probability is that
the bill will be defeated; and Congress is
again at sea on reconstruction. Then NAV
follow some general plan on which the
President and Congress can agree and CO.
operate.
The Senate. to-day, confirmed Milton W.
W. Worden, as Assessor of Internal Reye-
nue. for the Sth District of Ohio.
An order was issued in the Department
of the South, dated Charleston, February
18th, that all enlisted men now undergoing
confinement by sentence of Court Martial
for desertion, be released when they had
been confined six months
petition from the Legislature Of Utah
was presented to Congress to-day. It as
serts that polygamy has had great moral
influence in saving the people from prosti-
tuition and other kindred evils. Having
enough of their own they desire no GENTLE
interference.
The Committee on Finance recommended
the restoration of the Portugal mission
and after some debate, during which Mr..
Grimes said he believed Mr.. Harvey had
been paid out of the Contingent Fund of
the State Department, it was adopted.
The amendment was adopted appropri-
ating 100000 for cable dispatches.
Mr. Grimes moved to reconsider the vote
passing the Diplomatic Appropriation Bill,
for the purpose of reducing the contingent
fund of the State Department from 100000
to $4,000, which was agreed to; l6 to 10,
The House, to-day, 80 to 90, laid on the
table resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Banking to inquire into the expe-
diency of withdrawing the National Bank
currency, and supplying its place by United
States Treasury notes.
AS amended in the Senate. the tenure of
office bill now includes Cabinet officers
among those who can not be removed with
out the advice and consent of the Senate
and provides that they shall hold their Of
flee for the term of the President by whom
they are appointed, and for one month
thereafter, subject to removal by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Naval Committee of the House will
in few days, report bill to remove the
Naval School from Annapolis. Newport
and New London will be mentioned as
suitable places to which its transfer may be
eHsily made.
Some significance is attached to the fact
that all of the Cabinet and Postmaster Cen
eral Randall called on the President to -day,
and remained some time in conference with
him.
The bill for the election of Congress
sional Printer by the Senate was passed. 1t
is generally understood that John ID. De-
frees, late Superintendent of Public Print
ing, will get the office.
REDUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES
Especial to the Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-The House
was to-day the center of immense attrac-
ton. One of the largest crowds of the
session assembled to witness the anticipated
struggle on the sO-called Senate Recon-
struction Compromise Bill, which passed
that body on yesterday morning. Hun
dreds were unable to get into the galleries.
and were obliged to remain in the rotunda
and corridors.
When the bill came from the Senate In
the shape of an amendment to the House
military BILL Mr.. stevens moved to nom
concur in it. A general debate then opened.
Messrs. Boutwell, and Stevens denounced
the Senate plan. while Messrs. Blaine, Blng-
ham. Wilson, Ainsworth and Baker favored
it. The Democrats did not participate in
the debate, but voted with Stevens and
twenty-five other Republicans against
ordering the previous question. Mr.. Bing-
ham was severe on Messrs. Stevens and
Boutwell,.
AT the evening session the House agreed
that the debate should be continued to-
night, and that vote on the bill should be
taken tomorrow at eleven o'clock. It is
believed that it can be passed by about fif-
teen majority.
The Government will probably take an
appeal to the Supreme Court from the re-
cent decision of the Court of Claims, giving
officers five dollars month additional for
servants hire from May l, 1864, and March
3, 1865.
Special to Gazette
THE DEBATE.