Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-03

SenaS tO-udy, anu consequently Tue gaiiefles /
of the Senate We're entirely filled at an early
hour. The managers selected by the House
met this morning at II O'Clock, and it was de- (.
cided no, 10 present the articles to the Senate
until tomorrow. Some members of the COM
mittee savor adding one or more additional ar
ticles> based upon acts of the President pre-
vious to the Stanton affair. Gen Butler urges
that the article proposed by HIM shall be added,
and in this, it is understood he is supported
by Messrs. Logan and Stevens. 1t is pretty
certain that an addition viii be made to the
articles. The Senate having remained an ses-
sion TO a very late hour last night in order to
firish the rules, in anticipation that articles
would be presented them to-day, any unneces-
sary delay in so reporting them must result
injuriously TO Impeachment, and hence it is
believed that Sufficient pressure will be brought
TO bear upon the managers to have them report
certainly tomorrow. At q meeting of the man
sg6rs to-day Judge Bingham selected as
Chairman fs. IESlt
MORE ARTICLES PEoPosED.-The committee
of managers of the House to conduct impeach-
ment were in session over three hours to-day
and agreed to report to the House to-day two
additional articles of Impeachment. One is
sui stantially the Butler article. voted down
yesterday. The second article is being drawn
up by Judge Bingham, charging the Presi-
dsnt. in August. 1e66, in the city of Washing
t1n. in public speech, with denouncIng
Congress as an unconstitutional and illegal
body, hanging upon the verge of the Govern
ment, and as 4 'rump Congress- and other
opprobious epithets intended 10 bring Congress
into disrsspect and disgrace.
As soon as Dir. Bingh ham fni h S hts article
the managers will present both TO the House.
Messrs- " ilson and Bingham favor the last
article, but oppose General Buffers, il is
under stood. ..# --.H
APPLICATION FROM THE SOUTH FOR FIELD
AMI garden SEEDs.-The department of Ag-
rcultufe is in receipt of IA hundreds of applica-
tons daily from citizens Of the South for field
and garden seeds for general cultivation. under
the impression, doubtless, that Congress had
made Il special appropriation for that purpose,
winch is not the iiet. The distri button of seeds
so literally made by the Commi, siener in re-
spense TO such applications has been to some
extent departure from the strict line of his
duty, tine law requiring the Department TO
procure, prop gate, and distribute among the
people, new and valuable seeds and plants,'' to
be placed in the hands of few carefuiIy-se-
lected persons, who shall test their qualities
ard adaptation to our soil and climate, and re-
port the result to the Department. The seeds
now be ne distributed are, for the most part,
imported. and of course un- cclimated and
may not be specially adapted for < neral cul-
tivation. 1t would be well. therefore, that it
should be more generally understood that these
seeds were selec.ed for experimental purposes
alone. and not for general distribution; and
that the miscellaneous demand for field and
garden seeds cannot be complied with in the
Iuture.
Posi- OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.-Mr.
Blaine, of Maine. will .endeavor 10 get up the
ID n
PIRATES nine1eeu millions five hundred and
thirty five thousand dollars for ordinary ex-
penses which is two millions eight hundred
thousand an exce-s of the estimated receipts.
The long and expension routes in the Southern
States and the remote Western Territories
causes the deficit. '-.
La aer.-The bill has passed the House..
REGULATING THE PUBLIC DEBr.-In the
House to-day, Mr.. Hooper introduced a bill
(Which was referred TO the Committee of Ways
and Means) providing that all authority under
any existing law 10 issue bonds. Treasury not :,
or other interest-bearing obligations OF the
United States, shall cease and determine after
tie passage OF this act; providing that nothing
herein shall prevent the conversion OF Treasury
rotes known as seven -thirties into the fiye-
twenty bonds, Eor the conversion of compound
iners st notes into the three per cent. certificate
of temporary loans, nor the issue Of bonds as
subsidy 10 certain railroad companies as now
provided by law. The Secretary ofthe Treasury
Is required 10 pu blish monthly detailed state
ment Of the public debt. in which all bonds and
other obligations OF the United States issued
from the Treasury Department payable after
the year in which such statement is made. in.
cludipg the smount of seven-thirty Treasury
notes convertible into fye-twenty bonds. but
rot including the amount of subsidy bonds
iss ued 10 railroad companies. shall be ciassed as
funded debit" the United States and fractional
notes as s'curIency debt" the three per cent
certificates as temporary loan debt &c.
RETURSED.-Secretary McCulloch this morn.
ing received a letter from New York, anr oun.
cling the arrival there of fourteen cases for the
Treasury Department, on the ship Mercury,
nom Paris These cases contain specimens of
our bonds, currency, gold and silver coin,
standard weights and measures. and other az
reies which were sent TO the Paris Exhibition
by the Treasury Department. The cases will
be Immediately forwarded to Washington, and
the contents will be placed on exhibition in the
Treasury Department.
Ar THE WAR DEPARTMENT-Mr Stanton Is
daily visited at the War Department BY many
friends, among whom are prominent army of.
ficers. This afternoon he went out of the build.
ing, for the first time since Feb. DIST, and in
comany with General Ekin walked the 18th
street pavement fer some time for exercise
General Thomas was at the Department this
morning, but only visited the room Of Assist.
ant Adjutant General Townsend.
The CRowTHER INsTITUTE.-Mr. Ingersou
introduced in The House to-day a bill (Which
was referred 10 the District Committee,) TO in.
corporate the .sCrowther Institute Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia II provides for tn estab-
lishment in the District OF Columbia Of an in-
stiiute for the education Of young men for the
ministry OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in
Tie United States, under the above title, and
names Messrs. Charles KNAPP, T. J. Middleton,
George NJ Davis, L. NJ. Smith, VIM. p. Shear
man. Alex. =. Berry, John Potts, VIM. Magru-
der, X. A. Lacey. Albert Ray, W. H. Philip, G.
G. Schaeffer, A. A. Woodward and NJ Michler
as meorporators, and giving them power to take
charge OF all the estates OF the Institute, and 10
collect the rents for the same, and do and tran
saet all other business therefor, not exceeding
the value OF S5O.otO net annual income. over
and above and exclusive of the receipts for the
education and support of the students of the
said Institute. - :
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE SENATE.-At one
o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk
OF the House, appeared in the Senate and an
nounced that the House had appointed seven
managers who would appear on the part Of
thai body 20 prosecute articles ofimpeachment.
COLONEL DANIEL Z. SIcKLKs, Of the 5th
infantry, has been ordered to report, without
delay, 10 Major General Hancock, and to IKE