Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13

s'rsts to-day a Oil which, ID s becomes .
iaS. viii make pretty sweeping reform o
brigham Young's Z hesitey insuIutions ,c
U'st. s.- .T .
The ein provides for tue selection OF pe.it and
sraad jurors ib Utah, and Tor c0art matters
M ssS s unlawful TO M RI eellofs ey any De.
wee, and eBscts saers snail 10 In The miiitia OF
To- T'rr tory, no otiosr OF q lkher rsuk VI ads
than N slor General. TIE vsols Nor on sys
TIM Of Tolygsm ''Eifs-s, aIing," "5pir .tusl
msrrIas,s," ard all thai sort of .sing is done
sasy ~iIo by the ball, and eesvy psnsii's
az nsde 10 fslI upon spy one eOuntsnauciue
cr 'ncoursftor such rpes, or couossiiu <
-. gomy. AL the laws Of Uisn Territory
VII IA any way 10 srisre with roe
primary oIspoFsl OF the soil By The Uait-d
Sts's- are amulet, Hs 10 s.so toe ora4
raI c. teclsriRg the property OF the Caursh
Later bay Ss'bts free frsm tsxa',on
l ir made uniawfui for any persona clam 2
or r-i.ndiBg 10 b. members OF tns SO .ca,Ien
= ntr Of Deere to assemble snd NO else loo
IN ID be bsld for Any m~no-r OF said pre-.
tb'sd L'ersls:urs, or any on car uBdsr s,ii
'o-ssiisd STATE 9osernmsnl. In snort +, n,
~ vs,oIs Of the oilI sweeps away the whole
Mo'mou sdifce, ard pu.s Drssres on ;ee sane
iu.tius as Uncle Sans other Territories.
ne AeslsTAN NkCRkJARYsHIP OF Tah
thkAtpKY 1t is understood to day, that The
S-t ate Finance Com mi:-es yesterday reported
Gtfsvorsbiy on be nonins.ion of Hoa Ia.
I,nd Cooper, 10 he Assis.ap. Secretary of tue
rr-ssury, vice Mr.. Chandler, resigned. Tue
objsc'ions 10 Mr. Cooper were OF course OF a
poll iral character, IS we presume no psrson
VII be iouId less exceptionsbis persons,iy.
This acton will nseessits.e smother ap-
Ionimsnt 81 an early day, and Il is IN fident-
J believed there viii be no diff Guilty In finding
q gsntemsn WILLING 20 accept ihs place if ten
dersd, and tase his chances OF passing the or
deal OF confirmation.
SUsPRNsIo, oY SECRET Any SrANroN-rER
MhssAss OF TIN PRnsIDgsr, Ache Presi-
dent sent 10 the Senate yesterday . message
siyips his reasons for the suspensi sion OF Hon
n stanton, as Secretary OF War. on the 18th
OF August. The message was not read in open
s.Laie, Dut the following, 1t Is stated, are the
essential points Of the document:
1t will be recollec,sd that the President, for
considerations OF high character, req a0ested
Secretary Stanton 10 resign his OH ce, and that
Mf stanton, IN reply, q ing the ph rase OF tbs
character alone had induced him 10 con n inne at
the b. al of the. department., and constrai ned
him DO, to resign the ONCE Of Secretary OF War
before the next meeting OF Congress" This,
toe president says. WAS not merely dec.ins-
ton of compliance with the req ue.i for his res
iRpatioB, bnt WAS 8 defiance.
WIS ever propriety there might be In the ex-
preston Of these opinions 20 Others one thing
was ceIta,r, it was Official misconduct to sSy
the b. ast OF 1t, 70 parade them before his supe-
Tior offl Ger, and shOU wed 8 want of respect an a
dignity Tor the President. liz addition 20 the
aboye, the President reoites the ground OF the
Secretary why he did not resign. He denied
President says that under M Stsntop's sense
OF outv ne could not refer 70 the law creating
the War Department, for that con fers ON tae
President the right 70 remove the head OF De.
partrent- The only other law under which
Ar- Stanton couid plead sxten nation Of his
conduct, was that IN relation 10 the tenure OF
ONCE. Nothing In that la " compelled hsm 10
remain IN Office ne was free at any time 10
The tenure OF once bill did no, pass without
notice. Every member af the Cabinet was CEN
Attorney General and Mr.. SSanton-,he fassel
having formerly held the ONCE. Mr. Stauton's
concentration OF sae iav, 'he President Gays,
was most elaborate apd en- mphstic. Some refer.
ence is made 70 tne circumstances under which
the President retained his prede eessor's Cabi-
Det, including Mr.. stanton, and be rsmarks as
70 the proposed mode OF reconstrnc ting the
southern States, all the members were In per-
feet sccord with himself. The President, after
setting forth al length his views o!N ne case,
assigns SPECIAL ground for the ss sensiCn of
Mr.. Stanton.
1t will be reTnsmbe I'D that during the sum.
Der OF ie66, Gen BAIRD telegraphed from New
olicdNs 20 TIE ScCretsirJ OF " .ndf 6CCEyeQ-
Ton was about TO assemble. ana hat the Gov
ernpr ard the city authorities, thir kir z 1t was
al unlawful assembly, would break IL I'd
The General asked the Secretary 70 telegraph
him instructions az once. Mr. STATION do rot,
however, give Gen Baird the desired orders,
nor did be communicate the fact Of the re-
eepton OF the dispatch 70 The President, who
kpev nothing OF its existence until ten days
after u came into MY. Stan toms hands and net
until after the riot mad occ urrsd
The President therefore takes tbs grcu I'd that
and that If be (tAe PresidentI had Known that
Gen Baird bad sought advice, the yot might
nave been prevented. The President holds
that 20 fsr as the public interests are con-
cernsd there Is no cause 10 regret ne removal
OF Mr. Stsnton, for the present Secretary ad
interim has. by his measures OF economy, saved
millions OF dollars Ia the Gcvernment.
The comm usicatiOn was made 10 the Senate
yesterday m order 70 come witbin tue twenty
days namsd IN the ten ure- of.oftes act, count
lrg from he nrst day OF the November session.
IL Is bot. however, understood 70 be the opin-
ION Ct The Executive that these twenty days
begin with the November term, but as some
Senator'S entertain q different opinion. IL was
deemed advisaeie TO communicate the Stanton
suspension al this date. II T. understood that
though the President has sent inns eomnuui.
c.Eon TO the Senate. he does not rscozlIze the
tenure of-offlce act as constitutional.
NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT CoNPAsY-ar.
morrill, introduced in the Senate, Today, q bill
(which was referred 10 the District Uommittesl
70 incorporate fbe National safe Deposit Com.
paiy OF Wathingto which company is au-
thoTIzed TO receive Oh deposit saeh sums OF
money, not less than rem cents as may DO Of
Ter, d by iradssmen. clerks, mechanics. labor
eTs, and Cthtrs. and 10 invest the same IN the
sto. rs OF the United States, the Board of d.
rectcrs being vested with tne power 70 regs-
la'e the interest upon deposits, and publish
the same al nualiy; no interest to be allowed
sry depositor nntil his deposit amounts - nye
collars. The company IL authorized 70 receive
ano hold on deposit real and personal estate,
aud 70 sell the Same, and aiso 10 increase It's
capital stock 10 s5,0.010.
THE CORRESPONDENT OF PAT.NTs.-We
hear that Alfred b. Ely, OF Boston. some " nat
celebrated ~ Patent lawyer, stands a very
good chance for the Com ms ionership Of Pat.
snts made vacant by the resignation OF Judge
Theaker. Mr.. LILY served in The war on the
stan Of Gen. Benham.
TIE NAVY DEPARTAENT-Mr. Nye intro
ductd into the Senate yesterday q ball TO amend
ne various acts establishing Navy Depart.