New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-18

INGToN-THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION p
BIT rELaGRAPH rHE TRiBuSE r
h WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1867.
The mastering of Sickles out of the service has
created a great sensation among the newly-arrived
members. and many of our most prominent leaders
insist that His Excellency has gone far enough in
this business of furnishing men for obeying the law.
1t is presumed Howard will follow. Howard and
Sickles are the only two Volunteer MaOrGenerals in
the service One of them lost an arm, the other
leg Both have served with conspicuous gallantry,
sickles being breveted Major General in the Regu
lar Army for gallantry at Gettysburg 1t is proposed
that as soon as Congress meets resolution will be
offered continuing in the service all Major-G Generals
of Volunteers As there are but two-Sickles and
HOward-and as Sickess muster-Out takes effect on
the LIST of January this resolution will protect him
from this new exhibition of Presidential wrath
1t was upon good grounds expected that the Presi-
dent would ere this have made an order removing
Mr.. Stanton from his position Secretary Of War.
and that Gen. Grant would have been relieved of the
dd interim Secretaryship and successor to Stanton
appointed There is reason to believe now that the
Executive has been thus far unable to decide upon
fit person for the succession, and it is even improb-
able that an appointment may not be made for some
days, though it is likely the order removing
Stanton will be issued early this week
Already Stanton is out OF the Office ana
IL the position assumed by the President
be tenabe the Secretary cannot get OF the
archives and Office except by resort to legal pro-
cess if at all. The contest, matters now stand,
would be between Mr.. Stanton on the one side, and
the President and Gen. Grant Secretary I'D interim
on the other. But before such contest shall take
place if ever there doubt regular successor to
MFR. Stanton will have relieved Gen. Grant of any
part in the controversy
Members of Congress have arrived in considerable
numbers and members of the " Third House" the
lobby. have also come in toleraby large force. The
principal feature of the third house legislation in
which large sums of money invested is the pre-
ventor of the passage of an act of Congress to re-
duce tho tax on whisky The whisky dstilers having
reduced to science their plans for evadng the tax,
they fear any legislation which shall disturb the
system as it exists under the present law.
The Hon Thaddcus Stevens informed gentleman
who called on him to-day that he feels stronger at
present than he has felt at any time during the last
five years He also stated that he is III receipt oil
letters from all parts of the country ndorsing the
financial views put forth in his recent letter.
The National IntegenccrOf tomorrow will authori-
tativey deny that the article on the additional SEES
sion of the XIth Congress, published in that paper
on Friday was written by Mr. Stanbery. 1t is known,
however that the article came from the Attorney
Generals office and that it reflects the views both
of Mr. Stanbery and of Mr.. johnson on that subject
Chief-Justice Chase returned from Richmond on
Friday evening During the recent session of the
United States Circuit Court in that city. no attempt
was made either by the Government or the counsel
for Mr. Jefferson Davis to bring the trial OF that
gentleman and it cannot therefore, take place until
the next regular term which commences on the last
Monday of the present month Its possible that the
Chief-Justce may attend on that day. but ne will be
Obliged to return to Washington the same week to
preside at the opening of the regular annual term OF
the Supreme Court, on the following Monday.
The report of the House Judiciary Committee will
not be ready until about the first of the new year
Ii is understood that the Senators and Representa-
tives who were jealous for impeachment last sum
mer are no less anxious to press that measure la the
forthcoming session, but far as the members OF
the Committed concerned, they occupy the same
ground as they did last July.
The health of Secretary Welles to-day is about the
same as it has been for the past week. lie is re-
garded. however as out of danger
1t is now settled that Col. H. Cooper will receive
the appointment of AssistanSeeretary of the Treas
ury, vice Chandler signed to take effect Dec. l.
The friends of Gen. Stone of Massachusetts propose
TO make an application to the President for an order
directing his trial on the charges that he Stone i'm
properly communicated with the Rebels while III
command on the Upper Potomac, and for which he
was imprisoned for a long time by order of Mr. Stan
ton The grounds for trial are that the charges
were without foundation, and that he was entitled
10 and asked for a trial, but was refused by Mr.
Stanton
Gen. Butler arrived here on Saturday morning, but
left in the evening for Norfolk Va to attend to some
private business.
The Democrats of California are loud in their de-
mands for the Federal patronage of that State
delegation will wait on the President tomorrow OF
the day after TO urge the claims of the Conserya
tves They say that, inasmuch az they have carried
two elections they entitled to due recognition
from the Administration. The POstmaStershlp OF
San Francisco is the big plum they are anxious to
secure.
Ii is understood to he the decision of the Treasury
Department that unless the holders OF seventhirtes
present them for conversion into tive-twenty bonds
at maturity. the option 10 make such conversion is
lost and the seven-thirties will afterward be PAID
in greenbacks.
About l5 Senators and 80 Representatives have or
rived in Washington some of them from the remote
borders of the country. including the Pacific States
1t is estimated that the returns of the census OF
the District of Columbia, now being taken. viii
show the population of Georgetown to be s4S
whites, and 1910 colored, making total of 1892
and the population of the county west of Rock Creek
including Georgetown College 1913 white, and 54'
colored making 2O5S and total for the entire Dis
trct west of Rock Creek OF 1880. The First Ward
of this city is incomplete and foots up 956s whites
and o. l45 colored; total l57OT. Third Ward, south
of N-st, Sixth Police Precinct, S.043 whites, 2,5sl
colored; total 1O,625. Second Ward, south Of N-st
Fifth Police Precinct 7s2 whites. S,O9S coored; to-
tai 1885, The total approximation thus far. except
of that part west of Rock Creek, and the Fifth and
Sixth Wards as also that part of the Second and
Third Wards north of N.st to hear from, y about