New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
VOL XXVlII..... IN" SAT
WASHINGTON.

LAM NAIi-WOOLLbi hELHA"ND LIN
wIsUNGTON CITY GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON Thursday, June II, 1868.
=, !. osso,te,l on good authority that Mr. o, N
k,r4.r Of Nev-York is to disappointed Commissioners
81 internal Reveme vicesno Hon. f. A. Rollins 1t
,,oors in syidgDce in the House Investigating Com
-, ;ttee on the action of she Missouri members with
Senator Henderson duging the impeachment that
this man Cutler was present during an interview of
the Missouri delegation with Senator Henderson
when the subject II impeachment was discussed.
This was the dag after Henderson made his
antijnIpeachment speech in the Senate. On
thai occasion, after the Missouri delega-
ti0n had demonstrated with Senator Henderson
and tried to persuade him to vote for conviction this
man Cutler interfered, and said: " Gentlemen Will
il not be great deal better for the Republican party
Il the President should be acquitted, and that ne"
Cabinet be appointed composed entirely Of Radicals
and that Senator Henderson have the control oil the
Federal patronage in Missouri To this proposition
several members OF the delegation replied that 1t was
impracticaLle. Senator Henderson and Cutter re-
ioined almost simultaneously that 1t couid
he done This is sworn to by several persons Cut
Ter first entered public life in 1864 when he was APP
pointed cotton agent by Senator Fessenden' then
Secretary of the Treasury Fessenden is said to be
still friendly to him. Perry Fullers friends are
pushing him for the CommissiOnershlp. Senators
Ross and Fowler claim something for their votes
and Fuller is their friend.
In the Senate, today, Mr.. Sumner entered
motion to reconsider the vote of last night by when
the Southern States admitted to representation
in Congress his object being to give Senator Yates an
opportunity to speak on that subject. MI Yates theh
enprossed the Senates attention an hour and a
half. He took advanced ground the Suffrage
ouestion. holding that Congress has supreme
control over it, not only in the Southern
but also i'm the Northern States. He favored the
introduction of bill asserting the authority OF Con-
Qress and was by means pleased with the ChlcagO
platform The bill continuing the Freedmens Bu-
reau u months longer, was called up by Mr. wilson
Mr. Hendricks made q speech IN opposition 10 the
measure and to the whole Congressional plan oil re-
construction. He and Mr. Edrunds INDUCED in a
little tt in which Mr.. Hendricks defined his posi-
ton to be that the political power in the South still
rghtfully and constItutiOnally resides III the men
who were engaged in rebellion, and in nobody else
Mr. Wilson read short summary of the work
of the Bureau and expressed the opinion
that for every dollar expended IN that direction
the Government gained five. Mr.. Patterson OF
New-Hampshire and Mr. Hendricks crossed swords
on the same subject, and Mr. Hendricks was hand
somely cornered and at length driven to the ground,
that the de facto Governments in the South during
the Rebellion were de juTe Governments Then he
had of course to assume all the falacious conse-
Quences of his absurd theory. Garrett Davis made
Characteristic speech and then the bill passed
without a division. The bill to relieve from disa-
Jilities Mr. Butler member of Congress elect from
Tennessee was next considered, and after expected
opposition from Mr.. Buckalew, it was agreed TO-
Mr.. Salisbury whose condition need not be de-
scribed insisted on making short Speech which
ought not to be printed in The Globe
Matters relating to the District OF Columbia oe-
cupied the first part of todays session in the House.
Mr. ngersoll reported several bills from the District
of Columbia Committee but Mr.. L. b. WashbuIne
dsapproved, and they were postponed one week.
Messrs. IngersoI and Washburne engaged in
friendly and harmless controversy, which amused
their friends exceedingly. Several members tried to
Introduce their special bills but Mr. Schenck insisted
on proceeding with the Tax Bill, and by his charac
teristic peTsisteDcy be carried his point. Shortly
after one o'clock the House took mp the Tax
bill in Committee of the Whole. At first it diff
cult to get quorum to attend to business. The
House had very full attendance of members, but
many of them paying no attention to the busi-
Your correspondent counted just q members
who in their seats all busily writing letters to
their constituents They seemed to have no time to
vote and it only after repeated warnings of the
Chairman that these gentlemen were induced to
vote. Gratifying progress was made on the bill, the
subject Of stamps having been nearly disposed of.
No night session was held, a number of members
having been invited 10 dinner which a Congress
man gives to the Chinese embassy tonight
Adelegation from the New-York Harbor Improve
ment Commission were heard by the House Com
mittee on Commerce to-day Their object was to
urge the immediate passage of bill making an
appropriation for the removal of distractions at Hell
Gate in the East River The Committee informed
the delegation that they had prepared bill for i'm
provcments in various rivers and harbOrs in which
is an appropriation of 100000 to remove the obstuc-
ton at Hell Gate and that 1t is the intention to call
up the bill in the House on Monday. Judge Robert
son. the member of the committee from New-York,
has taken special interest and will ask early
sideration Of the bill. Although a vast amount of
business is before the House which has priority to
this it is nevertheless thought that it be passed
at an early day.
1t is said that Mr. JohnsOn's offer of the Treasury
Department TO Mr. Groesbeck was merely compl-
mentary. Mr. johnson knew that Mr. GrOesbeck
wOuld not accept the position, knowing that the
Senate would not confirm him. The President
meant disapproval of Secretary McCuochs
course, but merely wished TO repay Mr. Groesbeck
with lame compliment for services rendered in the
Impeachment trial.
schedule for the payment of the interest on
the 5-20s and the 1881 bonds which fall due on the
1st of July, is in preparation at the Treasury
Department. The amount is $32 100000 The United
States Treasurer will anticipate the intereo+ lv No