The New York herald., 1868-05-31
The Arkansas Bill Still Under Consider
alton in the Senate.
Continued Debate in the House in Reference to
the Managers Prisoner.
Another Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution.
The President to be Ineligible
for a SecOpd Term.

Abolition of the Office of Vice President
and the Electoral College.
WASHINGTON May 80, 1858.
The Dungeon Being Prepared for NIr. WooIey's
Accommodation.
The workmen about the Capitol have been busily
engaged all day in cleaning out the set apart
by the resolution Of Mr. Bingham as a guardroom
and Office for the OF the Capitol police but more
particularly for the accommodation Of Mr. Wooley.
One Of the rooms has for some years
been used as storing place for sur
plus public documents, and reminds one
forcibly Of dungeon. The other has been used for
some time as the studio OF Miss Winnie Ream, the
sculptress. 1t is now proposed that the room occu
pied by Miss Ream shall be fitted up for Mr. Wooley
This room is capaciQus In dimensions, with afched
ceilings Of brick The walls as well as the ceilings,
are much soiled, evidently by the dampness
which generates 10 the heavy masses Of masonry
OF which they are composed. There are
two windows In this room, one looking out upon the
area between the main building and the south or
House wing OF the Capitol and the other commands
nne view OF the furnaces. The floors Of both rooms
of brick. Taken all in ALL neither Of the rooms is Of
commodation Of a fellow being. The gloom and dark
ness which pervade them and the unnviting prospect
which greets the vision from without is not encourag
Ing in view Of the comfort or sanitary condition Of
the prisoner whom it is proposed to cOnfne here
The parties having the improvements in charge say
they will fit up the rooms in the highest style of art
and say the rooms will then be comfortable any
in the building.
Proceedings of the Senate in Confirming the
Nomination Of General Schoheld.
The Senate to-day removed the injunction Of
secrecy the proceedings in executive session yes
terday in regard to the nomination Of General Scho-
neld.
+ Mr. Edmunds submitted the following:-
Whereas, on the 23d day Of April, 1868, the Presi-
dent nominated John Mr. Schoeld, to be Secretary of
War, In place Of Edwin NJ. stanton removed; and
n has hot m egan H as s S
1nasmuch as the said Stanton has relinquished his
place as Secretary Of War for the causes stated IN
his notice to the President, therefore
Resolved That the Senate advises and consents
to the appointment Of John M. Schofed to be Secre
tary of War.
After debate the question was taken on the adop-
tion Of the preamble and it was adopted 2s to Is,
Aessrs Fowler, Henderson, Ross, Trumbull and Van
Wrinkle voting with eight democrates in the
negative. Messrs. Fessenden and Grimes alb
sent. Mr.. Frelinghuysen offered to amend
the resolution by adding, "in the place of
Edwin M. Stanton, who has renquished that ONCE, ("
which was not agreed to by a vote Of Is to %. Mr..
Henderson offered resolution that the Senate ad-
wise and consent to the nomination of General SchO
neld;as Secretary for the Department Of War; which
was rejected. Mr.. Stewart offered the following
resolution:-That the Senate advise and consent to
the appointment Of General Schohed in place Of
Edwin M. Stanton, who has been forced to
retire from the discharge of the duties Of said office
NJ fl,o ifnfin
the President Of the United States, which was re-
jected by 10 to q, as fOllows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Cole, Conkling
CONFESS Cragn, Drake, Morrill, Of VT, Patterson Of
n H. Pomeroy, n Ramsey N Stewart, sumner % Thayer,
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony, Buckaew COrbett, Doo
little, Edmunds Fowler Frenghuysen Henderson,
Hendricks, johnson, McCreery, Morgan, Morton,
Norton, Patterson of Tenn, Ross, Sprague Trumbul
Van winkle, vickers and Wiley.
The question was then taken on the original
motion ofMr. Edmunds and it was agreed to.
Nominations by the President.
The following nominations were sent to the Senate
to-day, but not acted upon-
Harry Beckwith, to be superintendent OF the
Branch Mint at San Francisco.
C. @. Davis, to be Meter and Refner in the
Branch Mint at Denvers, Colorado:
district OF New York.
John o. Fortson- to be Assessor Of Internal Reve-
nue. for the Fifth district OF California.
Colby Knapp, to be Collector OF Internal Revenue
for the Eighth district of illinois,
Joseph o. X. Plant, to be Justice Of the Peace for
the county Of Washington, ID. G.
William l.. Howard OF Alabama, to be Receiver OF
Public Moneys for the district Of lands subject to sale
at Mobile, Ala.
Suspension Of Business in the Various Depart.
ments.
Business in the several departments OF the govern
ment was to-day generally suspended The doors Of
the Treasury were closed at twelve O'Clock and
business was only carried on in the loan branch OF
that department. whe re 1t is necessary that the work
shall be carried with but little interruption. In
the War Department there was no business trans
acted, and most Of the clerks and other employees
were absent during the entire day. General Town
send still continues in charge OF the office, and has
received no intimation as to when General Schofeld
will arrive in this city.
Dccision Of Judge Cartier on the Alleged uIe-
gal ReGistration Of Soldiers.
Judge Cartier, Of the Supreme Court Of this Dis
trict, to-day rendered a decision in the mandamus
case. a writ OF which was applied for by one Of the
Registers OF this District petitoning have stricken
rom the registration roll all soldiers excepting those
who have resided here for certain time and who
have families with them. The Judge stated that he
felt constrained to dismiss the petition for the issu
ance 0fthe writ, because the case made IL did not
appear that there was sufficient grounds for the
court to interfere by writ. There was no evidence
OF fraud or corruption the part OF the Board He
thinks that while the registration OF the soldiers is
Illegal he is constrained under the rights of the case
10 dismiss the petition.
The Soldiers Registered I'm Washington-(sene-
raj Grant Requested to Restrain Them
from Voting.
Ihe entire number Of soldiers registered In this
cty IS 27o. The parties who applied for the writ Of
mandamus on the judges Of election, to show cause
why tner names should not be stricken from the
lists OF registered voters Of this city, which appca
l'on was to-day refused by the court in General
Ierrn' nave sent copy OF the decision to General
'ran', win an application for the issuing OF an
order py MN TO restrain all soldiers in this city from
eaying their barracks on Monday while the cleo.
ion is in progress.
Mr.. Stewards LETTER on the Recent Due,
between General Lawrence and Count
Kus~croxV