The New York herald., 1867-03-01
WASHING GT0N
The Veto Of the Reconstruction
Bill Expected To-Day.
IpYogs or PROPOSED CiDlSFT CHANGES.
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Passage in the Senate Of the Mlscella-
neOus Appropriation Bill.
srternal Revenue Agents in the Rebel
States to be Paid.
Probable Passage Of the Bankrupt Bill and
Defeat Of the Tariff Bill.
10 &c. &c
ppross OF PROPOSED CADlSFT CHANGES.
wAsursoros, Feb. %, 1857.


Rumors Of Cabinet Changes.
There 10 highly important rumor In circulation To-
day, which the knowing ones assert is not without
foundation 10 the effect that the President purposes
making Immediately a clean sweep Of hts Cabinet with
but exception This 10 startling enough; but the
gives another point possible, startling,
namely, that Judge Black is to succeed to the Secretary
ship Of State The one exception the supposed
png Cabinet said 70 DO Judge Stanbery the
Attorney General BY way of finishing touch the
President said TO have given solemn promise TO
enc that he would do so.
WnshipEfon Talk the Military Bill.
A gentleman well known The political world, who
has been member Of two Cabinets, and who served
general In the rebel army, has been in this city for few
weeks pas, and has had several interviews with Presi-
Asnt johnson reference the question of Southern
rsoonstructon He has been using his endeavors
% prevail upon the President TO sign the Military
sFnnent bill awaiting his action. He Gays that
although the bill 70 not favorable TO the South
believes The circumstances will warrant yet II contains
without doubt. the very best terms that they can
sapecs, and the condition Of the South Is such
that something absolutely DO done te ad-
just this vexed question, and that very speedily.
8Ds gentleman states that soon after. the President
ceivod the Military Government bill he hadla
Sion with him on the subject during which the Presi-
dent assured him that he would sign the bill Next day
he saw the President who informed him that he had
shanged his mind about signing the BILL thought be
would drop u Into his pocket in accordance with the
advice Of the elder Blair On the day following the
Of another interview, the President informed him
sbat he had finally concluded TO veto the bill and as
sured him that the message quite volumnous was
. masterpiece Of argument and was replete with
tracts from legal authorities He further states that
Attorney General s,anbery and ex-Attorney General
Black have lent Their assistance in framing the veto
message He gives II as his candid opinion that Mr..
johnson s totally incapable Oil the position he occu-
PIES inasmuch as he is too much under the control Of
his own Cabinet and one or two outside rings and he
nmy believes that the President would signed
reocnstruc,ion b had been for the influence Of
Mr. Seward and Mr. McCuloch.
is stated tonight that the President will transmit
tbe veto message TO Congress tomorrow without fail.
The Bankrupt Bill.
The fact that the House tonight after refusing by
majority TO lay the Bankrupt bill the table, appointed
aoommittee Of conference join that heretofore ap-
pointed by the Senate disagrceng amendment is
pcgarded by the friends Of that indicative Of
fbc certain passage Of the bin through both Housee.
The Taria Hill.
The Tariff bill expired to-day, notwithstanding the
efROrse Of the many distinguished doctors OF Laws 70
remedy ie rad cal weaknesses and give pcrma
sxistcnca Mr. Morrill, announced that he about 70
make last effort 10 induce the House take some
action the bal that would be fna, and that should
Die motion fail suspend the rules take of the
Committee Of the Whole for the sake of putting It's
passsge the House the Committee Of Ways and Means
would make further effort to brog the before
tbe House again this session Much OF the opposition
shat tho bill hs encountered seemed 10 have been
como; but the strong appeals OF its managers those
whose loyalty 70 sectional interests stronger than
the party necessity, which was urged as .
reason for M support did not win over .
ssnhcicnt number TO give the two.thirds majority
sscessary to suspend the rules The los yeas
- maya Attempts 10 concliae OF their opponents
wore made by hessrs Morrill, and Stevens, who offered
ssseDoucn,s that complied with their demands but this
eni clashed with some Of the interests OF Of the
original friends, and arnyed them against the amended
measure II rs said tina, the President bad declared ha,
he could not have signed important a bill without
very considerable review Of all Of provsions and
tho bin had passed At this late day OF the session
would no, probably have become law account Of
ths want Of time for iss consideration by him
The Tax Biil.
The amerdments OF the Senate Finance Committee TO
shs Tax bill reduce the tax refined sugars from tw
- and baf per cent I'd yalorem, and lay tax Of
sAsee cent I'd vslorem manufactures exclusively
- asa Bar rod hoop, hand sheet aud plate iron ard
wire closh added TO the free lis' Sections 10 TO So
covering the administrative details OF the bin with rofer-
snce 70 distilled spiriis stricken out and the other
SECTIONS regulating The subject substituted. A number
- Items are stricken out OF the free list including
p1pe sheet lead, lead ppe shot, horse ropes and power
tsddsss hames snahes, hay forks hoes portable grind.
~ mis leather and skins OF oil descriptions stump
Dachisss, engines boilers and straw wrapping paper
psovssSon ie added TO the section OF the Internal
Revsnus requiring that the income for the year
1eee shall bN levied the day the shall take effect
Isserssl Rsvenne Agents In the Rebel States.
The amendment recommended by the Finance Com
l.tse which authorised the Secretary Of the Treasury
70 pay such psnous actually employed In the
seecuon Of internal the rebel States prior
10 The 0rst day Of August 1899, under discussion
She Senate again to-day, and although tbcs lees
yude and supplementary language than vas used last
night In the discussion Of the same ssejcct, there
SAN much bad feeling and considerable disposition to
Isssure esch other After spending three hours
is the discuseon of shs item, involving the paynen,
~ $4,000 in ALL the amendment was agreed 10 by
voie Of about two-ihrds Of the whole Scnste.
The Financial Hills.
me Senate smendmsnt TO the House Currency bill
zane uS IN the House this evening, aud the attention Of
s'ev member was arrested by ths importance Of the
DsSore One Of the most exciting debates Of she
s'n - maintained by Meeers Conkng Garfield and
Someroy 10 favor of the Senate smsn6ment known ss
sne ''an certificate proposition and tsessrs Stevens,
s".e Asn o'hes supporting the House bill, legal
'enos' ss"ei iof 'he ABSORPTION Of the maturing com
pound initsest no,os The speeches OF sir we're yesy
snss slo 'nc members crowded around each Of The
SPEAKERS lbe radical difference between Ne sens,e
and the House this mportsrt measure v, ,yobanv
compel = 70 share the fate of The rara bin.
Pciysnmy IN Utah.
feme days tgoa mesuoria from the Iseis,stars OF |
Utah presented 70 the House ~ Representative,
srking that The Anti.Poygfny law, applied 10 mat
Territory, should be repealed Mr. stated Ths
memorial was referred to the Juolcary Committee who
80 day made report, 10 which they IN strong do
nounced poygamy contrary 70 the spirit Of the Chris
ssp religion, and relic Of hcsthenism and bsrbafisn
and subvsrsve Of the marriage relation Ia al nations
where il tolerated. u simply legal sed pNcsi,utap,
osftsoysg tho original hId divine constitution o. soci
NY H. greater outrage The freedom Of religious
'a.b ccad - perpesicd than require The people OF