The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-02
Things in Washington.

EENArr coSFIRIATIoNS-CEExPEcT AcT1oS-oE-
cIsIoN OF -Ee sEXATE-AssIsTANr SECRETARY
cIlyoi:a--15 ;s5AL HaRIDAN--PREs1DENTs
MEssAeE- IMPEACHMENT, &C.
Tie Washington correspondent Of tho Balt-
more sun writes under date OF November %:
The action of tue Senate this afternoon, in con-
frninS tho nomi aho IS OF Messrs. raeley, Capron
On Hunt. hls cau,ol some .urpri>e IN Official c II
cles, u IL was the i'm )rosSloL " some that the
Senate did not regIrl tuoS9 nomln1tlcA> as before
that body. AccJrdi to rue OF tne seNatc &c al
nominations peuilaC and undiSpos d OF o the
clos, o. Il session as: to havo otcc. In order 10
brlng them up again at succ, G lnS session, thc
rulo must b. suspended and the TX c0tve nonhou
OF the ia I, tuat lie may withdraw such nomina-
tons as he sh Il deem advisable, and send otner
nimes for c0Ahrma'iJn.
lis was To, colcs. pursued BIZ tho Soaoto in
tho Marc session d the PreSidolt was officially
not f,I o. the su,panslo4 OF the rule referred TO
U)Jl this tho Pre- e,idelt, 1t is understood hos re-
garled tue nominations uLdsposed OF at tho close
OF tho JIlv session as OF no effect anu that 1t was
Incumbent uoon him to return tLe names OF
Me-srs. Greeley. Clpron and others or make new
pommations. I. csc rcnom nations were Eot mado,
but il vas understood 10 b. purpose OF the
Executive to prcsedt tnom mex week; he.ice IL
was /. ex. ect-d tho Senate would take ac;Io OIL
tho LIST remaining at tue c os OF the JUN sessl0N;
I, is given out tAau the SCnlte to-dly decided
that the present Is OF new or distinct session
but meIo continuation OF that commenced on tic
4.h OF Mirc iast, and, therefore the conrnia-
tiols moatIoned. l. nssert,I to-nl"h. tnat Mr
Gree ey will not accept tle Office OF Minister to
Vienna.
The ashipgton correspondent Of tho New York
Herald write on Thursday as follows:
This has ueen busy day among the impeach-
ers. Aarn ut tAe apathy an opposition with
wh:ch the m jJr.ty pCrt uas e.nreceived by tie
pe~ll, aud the press OF ali parties: they seem to
reaiize the lmpott1Lce OF Personal effort among
thu members with Il view to secure q maj ority in
the House. Si.ce early tbs morning number Of
the leading spnits have been at work, gong from
oae men ber's room to another ascertainlng
whether they were tor or against impeachment.
Those WHO hesitated were expostu ated with,
while those WHO gave an affirmative answer were
exhorted TO stesdfIstness and perseverance. Such
rs declared themselves positively opposed to the
ADOPTION OF the majority report were coaXed ana
even Threatened. 1t Is SAID that not less than halt
dozen hacks have been empl-yed all day IN div
inc tue nlpeachers around the city while max pg
their calls upo.i taelr fellow-melnbers-
The residence OF Thaddeus Stevens on Capitol
HIl was thronged during The greater part Of the
day, and the old Commoner Is said to have dis
coursed eloqueLty 10 his visitors upon what he
terms the Irresistible tVrce" OF the aloritv re-
port, and to nave denounced j. strong language
what he calls the ''nonserse put forth bv. Mr..
Wilson Ill the minority report. Whatever may
have been the expectations OF these mon when
they commenced t ell d Ns work, 1t IS celtaln Its
c.ose brought tucm lstticsscomfort and less hope.
a strict count of hoses" shows that undcr tic
most "a, orab.e circumstances not more tnan iorty
votes out vi one Auudred and ninety can be reIeu
uponi the House j. favor OF imp -achment. Ot
this number several arc Sad DO doubtful, anu
snuuId the to If TIE orthc llng message OF
tue President be deGently moderate, many who
arc now iuclned 10 listen to arguments urging
Impeachment will throw their votes and their per-
sonal influence against 1t.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE AND TIE ALABAMA
CLAIMS.
We take the following paragraphs from the
Washington correspondence (November 27) Of
the New York Herald:
The President, in his forthcoming message, in
tends TO devote o considerable STARE OF space to
tho oucstio OF the Alabama CLAIMS. He will al
que tuat the proposition put forth by this Govern
meat VS. a. coaciliatory ID temper as 1t was hb-
eral IN construction, aud that he onu5 OF relec-
ton or protracle1 settlement rests upon the Brit
ish Gov, rnmeut. prominent member OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations cunsidersit would
have been more prudent policy on the part OF
Lord Stan4ey to have acceDted the proposition as
frst made by Secretary Seward, aud thus have
avoided the inevitable complication which the
question Is bound 10 undergo, both IN Congress
siopal and luture Presidential agitation.
NEW POLICY IN THE ADMINISTRATION og TEE MILL
TARy SERVICE.
The change in the chairmanship OF .he Commit
tee on Military Affairs, by the appointment OF GeE-
eral Garfield Will lead TO the Inauguration OF
new poli,y in the administration OF tue military
arm. The bill suggested by General Schenck con-
corning O change IL tue pay system will be press-
ed, with some improvements. he will also urge
the bill now pending looking to transfer OF the
Indian Burelu 10 the War Department. II there
be any objection on the par ct tie Legislative
body to make this change he proposes, as COM
proalse to allow the Interior Department to con-
tnue its control OF al ldian reservations East or
the Mississippi, while those liable to become tue
field OF military operations Will be placed uader
the manage mel.t OF the Secretary OF War. lure
@ I'd to the army, he advocItes the most exacting
retrcnchment. by the reduction of tn military es-
tapnspmeut 70 the minimum numercll strength,
ii not incompatible with tie security OF the IRON
tiers and other localities requiring the presence OF
tho NIL. any.
1Epuc ION OF THE ARMY.
General Grant is goirg on with his work Of re-
treuchment, snd to-day Issued hls Genelal Order
NJ 101. III rcdu;tIon OF tue army, wnlch IS as
follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
WAsH1AoroN November 26 1867
The followilg Uidurs will be ouly executed:
First. All the regiments of infantry and all those
Of artI lery except the eight light batteries viii tc
reduced to the mlln. mum allowed Dy law VIZ: htty
prlvates per company. 1bo reduction will be BY
casualty aLd when ore company falls below tue
minimum IT Will be recruited by transer from
other CO aulcs OF the same rank, until oil are III
the min mum.
S cod. Tue general recruiting service will be
immediately duced BY breakit G up all excepting
four lr!Lcipal rendezvous to each arm or cavalry
aud infantry, ard ordering the surplus recruiting
officers to ineir regiments. No more recruits will
be sent to regiments until they are reduced as
above ordered Inns order vii not be construed
to prevent re-eustment in tneir regiments OF nea
who may be discharged by expiration Of thor
terms OF ervlce.
Third. Al volunteer ofic:rs now wretainedin SER
vice viii be mus stered out, to take effect January
1858 oxcop: the Comm .ssioner and the disbursng
oficels OF the Freedmens Bureau.
BY comn!a.d ot General Grant.
T d TDWNSLND Acknowledgement