The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-05
WashIngton Facts and Tnncles.

| WASHINGTON, January 4.
have II upon undoubtcd authority that
Senator Fessenden has. within day or two,
emphatically declared his opposition to all
schemes having In view an attempted
| forcible disorganization of the present
State Governments In the unreprescnted
States. The utmost extent 10 which he
will so, when the adoption of the Constltu-
| tionai Amendment shall have been shown
to be impossible, will bc to give his assent
to an act of Congress proposing plan to
those States by which, If adopted by them,
| their interrupted relations to the Federal
Government may be fully re-establlshed
Mr. Ashley is vigorously engaged in
making sentiments among members In ia
Vor of his resolution for a select committee
on impeachment, but he meets with some
unceremOnious rebuils. II is hardly prob
able that he can get the resolution In next
Monday without suspension of the rules,
as the State of Ohio Is not likely TO be
reached in the call for resolutions. IL is
also understood that motion will be made
| TO refer the resolution to the judiciary
Committee, which will probably be sue
cessftil, as IL affords a very convenient way
of getting rid of Mr.. Ashley and his reso-
luton, and puts the matter where IL prop
erly belongs.
| The Arkansas delegation had an inter
view with the President, who wns unre-
served IN his expressions regarding the
Constitutional amendment, which he
thought should not be accepted.
| The Arkansas Commissioners have been
informed by leading Republicans that Con-
gress Will not make exceptions in their fa-
vor nor depart from any plans to be agreed
upon in Congress.
The Cabinet will be called upon to-day
to pronounce definitely on the District of
Columbia Suffrage Bill. This will place
Secretary Stanton squarely on record for or
against the Presidents policy.
| In an interview between the Arkansas
| delegation and the Cabinet to-day, Mr..
Stanbery told them he considered that Ar
kansas was already reconstructed.
| Many Republican Congressman have
been discussing to-day the policy of i'm
pcaching the President, and express serious
doubts rs to Its propriety. a caucus will
be called Tomorrow evening. If n sufficient
number of members are In the city, and it
il understood that Spaulding, of Ohio, with
others, win take strong grounds against the
movement.
The reports that over million of dollars
has been paid since December to Southern
claimants for conilscated cotton during the
var, are unfounded.
Senator Sherman expresses the belief that
Congress viii not interfere with the present
currency law.
The Presidents veto of the District Suf-
frage Bill will DE presented to Congress on
Monday
Mr.. Campbell, Minister to Mexico. will
start for Ohio Tomorrow on visit To his
family. lie will probably proceed TO Wash
ington and confer with the State DEPART
ment with reference to his future course.
1t will be remembered that Congress
some time ago voted to some young woman
by the name Of Minnie Ream-said to be
from Albany-the sum of $4,000 to get up
n "statue Of Lincoln" 1t is now stated
| that this young woman has drawn the
money and ''salled for Europe" to make
the statue Some people are so uncharita-
bic rs to wonder whether the fair Minnie
Will ever return or furnish the statue
The bill to repeal the pardoning power
of the President was passed yeas, "a nays,
z; absent Is. Reverdy Johnson. in debate,
made lengthy argument on the pardon
Ing power of the President under the
Constitution. In the course of his remarks
he alluded TO the continued incarceration
Of Jef' Davis as reproach TO American
Justice.
The President may veto it.