The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH
The Military Bill.

lsPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON, February %.
The Military Bill.
The veto of the Military Government bill will
pressure upon the President to sign it. and gos-
sip has 1t that he has twice taken up his pen
to do II,
Collector for Boston.
There is a great rush here of Boston politi-
clans, scrambling for the Collectorship Of that
port. Among the contestants are Judge Russell,
Ex-Governor Clifford, George Ashmun General
Couch, and General Devens
Governor Swami.
The secret of the refusal of Governor Swami
to give up the Governorship of Maryland per
agreement, is that he has learned that the
Senate Judiciary Committee will probably
report adversely upon his claim to a seat In the
Senate after the adjournment of the Maryland
Legislature, and that Governor Cox will then
appoint Mr.. Creswel to the Senatorship.
Startling RumOr.
There is q report afloat at the Capitol this
morning that General Grant has said to-day
that the President will sign the Military Gov
ernment bill. The best information is, how
ever, that the veto will comein tomorrow.
The Tariff Bill.
Mr.. Morrill, is pressing the Tariff bill, but
The House Ways and Means Committee made
two hundred and seventy-five amendments to
the Senate bill, and of these only nineteen had
been considered up to o'clock this afternoon
If defeated this session, IL Will go over until
being taken up IN the hurried short session OF
the Fortieth Congress.
Washington Correspondents Club.
The regular correspondents of the various
Journals represented in Washington met last
ton Correspondents Club" for the purpose of
promoting a higher degree of journalistic esprit
de corps and TO enable them to maintain their
position in q manner corresponding with the
high rank of their profession
The following ofhcers were elected for the en-
ton agent of the New York Associated Press
First Vice President, George w. Adams of the
New York World; Second Vice-President, j. B.
McCulagh of the Cincinnati Commercial; Secre-
tary, Crosby S. Noyes, of.the Philadelphia EUegl-
ma telegraph; Treasurer, L. L. Urounse, of the
New York Times Executive Committee:-W
r. Shaw, of the Boston Transcript; James r.
Young of the New York Tribune; w. w. War
New York Express; and j. Walton Fitch OF the
Boston Post. The membership will comprise
nearly thirty gentlemen. all regular telegraphic
correspondents, residents here.
Prospects OF the Reconstruction Bill at
the Executive Mansion.
1t is the general belief in all political circles
that the President will send in mild veto OF
the Reconstruction bill, affirming in the most
positive terms his own unalterable opposition
TO the policy of the bill, but intimating that If
it is the legislative will of the country and it
becomes q law, he will cheerfuly and faithfully
execute it as such. This is the general belief:
indeed, there are none whose sorfce of informa-
tion is worthy of credit who think otherwise.
There are those who hope otherwise, and their
strong wishes that IL should be so, almost be-
come faith that there will be no veto. Senators
and Representatives and others on both sides
of the question are calling on the President to
urge upon him the wisdom of their views but
so far he has committed himself to none-not
even to those who have hitherto been gazetted
as his political and personal friends.
The most that can be extorted from him is,
as above stated, that if the bill embodes the
representative will of the people. it shall be
executed If 1t becomes law. To q Republi-
can member of Congress from the city of New
York, whose voice is potential in matters of
finance, because of his vast business interests
and relations, the President expressed himself
as much pleased with his call, and thanked
! him heartily for the free expression of his
! views, which he stated should receive the
! gravest consideration.
This Representative appealed to him. in
| behalf of the business and monetary interests
| or the countey, to approve the bill, or at least
SO 10 word his veto message as not to produce q
panic in the country from fear of serious hos
tility between the two branches of the Gov
| ernment.
General Grant openly pronounces for the
| CONGRESSIONAL Reconstruction bill, and has
stated to some of the Presidents friends, high
in authority, that he wished the President
would sign the bill
Claims of MaSsachusetts,
The Commission, consisting of Hon. 1udo,
Nerplank, of Buffalo IN. ", and Mr., Collier O.
Philadelphia, have been in session in this citI
since Thursday last, upon the claims of Massa
chusetts for coast defense, the whole claim fo
which amounts to about S2jO,OO0
Presidential ApprovaIs.
The President has approved Of the resolutio,
to extend aid and facilities to citiZenS of / IN
United States engaged in the survey of tn,
Isthmus of Daren. 1t authorizes them 10 IL
furnished by the Secretary of the NAVY SO fa
as he may be able TO do so without prejudice 4
the naval service, and without additiona
expense to the Government.