The Portland daily press., 1867-02-06
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
REMOVAL OF THE NAVAL
ACADEMY.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
THE WIIISKEY TAX.
RI71lO2's about Foreign Mis-
siOns.
NEW CONVENTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
What the SOutherners and PreSi-
dent Propose.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW CONVENTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
New YORK. Feb. 4

New YORK. Feb. 3.
A Washington special says it is evident that
the House Naval Committee will report in fav-
or of the removal of the Naval Academy from
Annapolis, and it is stated that New London
will be selected for the Academy, and League
Island for the Iron-clad Navy Yard.
Secretary Nc Culloch has sent to the Finance
Committee the scheme prepared by him, in
conjunction with the National Banks, to issue
800, 1000 in per cent. loan certificates. 1t
is thought that the committee will report it to
the Senate. The House Committee are OPP
posed to it, but there is little doubt it will pass
the House.
The proposition to prevent the reduction of
the issue of legal tenders during the current
year will fail in the Senate, the Secretary of
the Treasury having strength enough in the
Senate Committee to prevent it from being re-
ported. The most that either House will do
the present session will be to pass some meas.
ure providing for the issue of loan certificates
to take the place of compound interest notes
falling due during the year 1869.
The Ways and Means Subj Committee have
reported that it is not expedient to make any
reduction In the whiskey tax at present Com
missioner Wells is anxious to get a reduction,
but it looks as if it would fail ii
If General Dix's nomination to France is re-
jected, the place will probably be solicited for
Senator Foster. Gov. Andrew is also spoken
of, and it is said the President favors his an
pointment. aff
The Vienna mission will probably be tender
ed to Gen. King, now at Rome Mr.. Gowan
cannot be confirmed.
The Times special says the following is the
amendment to the Constitution the Southern
ers in Washington have agreed to, and that the
President has agreed to it:
ART. IA. Section 1. No State has right to
secede, nor has the Federal Government right
to eject State or deprive it of representation
in Congress.
Section 2. The United States debt shall be
held sacred and inviolate, but the rebel debt
shall never be paid by the nation or any State.
Section B. All persons born or naturalized
in the United States and subject to its jurisdic-
ton, shall be citizens, and shall have the rights
and immunities of all the States. Life, liberty
and property are guaranteed.
Section 4. Representation shall be based on
numbers, counting all persons except Indians
not taxed; but when State excludes any of
lis population on account of race or color, from
voting, those excluded shall not be counted in
the basis of representation.
Also the following to be part of the Consti-
tuition of each State:
ARTICLE =. Every male citizen a wear in
the State snd six months in the country imme-
diately preceping an election, and who can read
the Declaration of Independence and the Unit
ed States Constitution, in the English lam
guage, and can write his name, and the owner
OF $50 worth of taxable property, shall be en-
titled to vote. Provided that no person who
has heretofore voted shall be excluded from
voting.