Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-20
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore SIM,
FROM WASHINGTON.


Appropriation to Pay EOr WaIrussfa AZ,
Interesting Guestio5I-f Kentucky g.Dyft,r,-
eti Eieclion Sises-Siv12 ana I,rgully
. Amy NOBsE nations.
WASHINGTON, December J.-In the HON.
to-day, was discussed the very imuoreaa.
question, how far treaty with q fogr.nu
power IS operative when it has received su.
approval OF the foreign government and
our Executive and Senate, and awaits i..
action OF the House, in the matter of il.
appropriation Of funds to pay the purcha.
money. The debate was provoked by
proposition to refer 10 committee H..
Presidents message, so far as IL relate. 8.
| the treaty for the purchase OF Waltuss.a.
| Without an appropriation 60 pay tI.
amount agreed upon the treatr cannot &c..
IeXecuted, and it appears to be sho alm.
unanimous opinion of member Of fn.
! House that inasInuch as al bills ton r.tsi..
revenue shall originate in the house. fl
within the province Of that branch 10 con-
slider and decide upon the merits Of t...
treaty, in order to decide il an apu.up.l.
ton shall be made, which virtually s.r.
the House supervisory control over bot.
the Executive and Senate and the raag..-
ton OF treaties
/ Notwithstanding the tcnacitv IliG..l .f
maintaining this ground, It would .E......
| from private conversations with member.
of the House, that large maiorj.v o. f..
members are in favor Of apprOprallar DEE.
funds necessary to consummato our treat.
with Russia.
4 new selection OF seats for the meluu..
Of the House is expected TO be made il. il
few days.
Governor WORTH Of North Carolina. a-
rived to-day, and had an interview with ,Ha
President.
Fernando Wood, having got through the
strife for the mayoralty Of New York, ha.
arrived here, and was in his seat in III.
House to-day.
Further testimony is to be take. blythe
committee on elections before they cun de-
| eide who is entitled to the seat rcprceeu.-
! ing the 9Th district of Kentucky, but IL j..
expected the report will be made IN fca
days upon the status Of Mr.. Young, demo
crat, charged with disloyalty. Three poit..
are claimed By Mr.. Mckee, contestant ,n
have been made against Mr., Young. lu
proofs before the subcommittee, &re ti~
Mr.. Young furnished gun to man 10 join
the Confederate army; that he provides r-
bells with provisions, and that ha clu...
Confederate soldiers to capture " Union
soldier, then sccretcd IN YOung's house T. q,
proof OF this being that Mr.. Young said 3D.
the rebel soldiers, "Ihere is p NaD.ue sol
diCr III that house, now 60 for him, arf
the Federal soldier was accordingly cau-
tured. Should Mr.. Young be rejected
then viii come up the question wLethgE
Mr.. Mckee is legally elected or MT On
this point other testimony viii hereafter uc
taken.
The President sent to tho Senate today
between two and three hundred noniu.-
tons OF regular army officers, most Of th,m
to be lieutenants, and many of them rro-
motions to fill vacancies. There were six
nominations of civil officers generally uu-
important. Michael G. Duly was months
ted to beregistero Of tho land Office at Mary.
vile, California. For the District of c..
lumbia. three justices of the peace were
named, rs follows Jas. Lynch, II. =. ca.
Ian and i. L. Corbin.
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