, 1867-01-11
AGENTS FOR THE sTATEsMANI
WashingtOn Correspondence.


Fn,ron srArrsulx: Washington is conn.,
meucing to fill up; parties are daily arriving
here from all parts Of the country Coesfe''
met last Monday and commenced their opera
,iop, bv reLealinR the 18Th section Of the "Con-
fscation act" The section thus stricken out /"
the one which gives the President the right to
pardon persons who have in any WH1 bees
connected with the rebellion, Aad 70 restore TO
them their property.
STRIPPING THE PRESIDENT OF Hu rfrkoNAeE.
A bill was also introduced ard referred 10 the
proper committee, giving thu Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court the righs to make civil aP-
pointmeuts. Itit the inteution Of the trainers
oftbis bill, that II shall take nom ths Prs'idsns
the power te make any further APPointnsn"'
CONGRESS- IN PERMANESr sIssroE.
Mr.. scheuck, Of Ohio, yesterday presented
bill couveniug the 4Oth Congress on the 4th Of
March next. The bill will undoubtedly pa"
and become q law. In that event it will become
necessary for the people Of your Territory to
urge upon the Legislature the necessity Of call
ing an election for Delegatei that 10, II you are
desirous of being represented in that oody-A
thing which you have not been for the last two
years, your delegate amounting to nothing q
stick OF wood would have far more influence.
What you require in delegate is a smart, se-
tive man one who will make himself popular
at the different departments, where most of his
business Lies.
THB INPEAcHMEST-THE RADIcAL1 BACK poWS.
The talk of impeaching the President has died
away The fact of it is that they are afraid to
commence anything of that kind. They GER
tainy will strip the President of all patronage.
The radical Senators in caucus the other day,
passed resolution that they would not confirm
any appointment made by him, excepting that
the men so appointed were radicals. In that
event they would certainly confirm them.
THE seNArI COMMITTEES
have undergone quito change. Mr.. DOolittle,
who has been Chairman of the COMMITTEES ou
Indian Affairs for number Of years, has been
taken from its head aud placed at the bottom.
Mr.. Henderson, of Missouri, takes his place Al
Chairman. Senators CoWan and Dixon have
been relieved from the Chairmanship Of thsir
committees and have been placed At the tail Of
the committees which they formerly had th,
honor to preside over
PRESIDENT OF TIE SENATE.
An effort is being made to elect Ben. wadt
President of the Senate, and from present indi
cations the move looks as if it would be sue
cessful. Mr.. Foster, the present incumbent, 4
not very popular with the radicals. Last Sss
sion be voted several times with the admins
ton, and the radicals are rather Su5piciouI o
him.
NEW DEPARTMENT.
bill has been presented in the House look
ing to the withdrawal of the Internal Rereuu,
burean from the control Of the Secretary of tn,
Treasury, and making it 8 Ispersts department
You doubtless are aware ofthe immense amount
OF patronage connected with this branch of th,
Treasury department, and the Intention Of Con
gresS is to take away from Mr. McCulloch th,
patronage appertaining to that department.
SENATOR SEsMIrH soES ISro THE cABnEr.
1t is rumored here that Senator NsSmith ha
been offered BY the President Secretary Brown.
ingS place in the Cabinet. 1t is quite Iik.l,
that upon his retirement from the Senate b,
will accept the position which S one Of the bes
10 the gift of the Prssid'nt-SscrstIry of th,
Interior.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Ingalls, vas yesterday appointed . Col
onel in the QuArtmaIter's department. Mrs
Jordan, wife Of the Captain who was stationed
at the DalleI for a number of years, iI now in
this city, and is keeping fashionable boarding
house. John N. Murphy, of Idaho, iS in tn,
city and is looking we'll. W. Lord and family
OF the DaheI, are here on Ghort visit. O
Huma'on has been appointed Collector Of tn,
Port Of Astoria, vice Adams resigned. R. H
Brown and John c. Carroll have been appointed
Register and Receiver for the Territory of Ida.
ho. Geo. E. Cole, Of WallA Walla, has beer
sndeAvoring for some time past, to obtain th.
appointment Of Governor for your Territory anc
will undoubtedly succeed. We are having beau
tful weather, more like summer than winter
must now close but will write again in a few
--SRIl. GHLAlI--
NEW MNISs DnrHcr.-within the last Wesi
= -,fnfOtmation has reached here from rehabl,