New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-23


been to add portion of the proposed territory to
Colorado and thus secure the latters admission to
the Union The bIl passed, and goes to the
President for his signature He will surely sign It,.
Gen. Easement the delegate elect from Wyoming, is
here and will be sworn in as as the President
signs the bill This affords opportunity for the
hungry office-seeSeTs A Governor, Secretary OF
State, United States Marshal three District Judges,
United States District Attorney, and several minor
officers are to be appointed. The railroad men who
own the territory have already made out slate TO
ill these appointments.
special meeting of the House Military Committee
will be held tomorrow for the purpose of looking
over the Senate bill to reduce the army and dstrb-
ute arms to the various State Governments pre-
paratory to the bill being reached in the
House tomorrow for action. The opinion seems
to prevail that this bill cannot be passed at the pres
ent session. The early adjournment fever has got
such a hold on members that they dislike hearing of
anything which looks like further business. The
differences of the two Houses on the Military bill arc
so radical that it is not probable that bill could be
perfected for several days. Then the President
would surely keep it the constitutional 10 days, and
there would be no adjournment before the first week
in August. The bill, however has numerous advo-
Gates. and they will make determined fight to have
il pushed through. The Southern members, espe-
cially. are anxious that it should be made law
The Speaker of the House sent official notification
TO the President this afternoon, that the House had
received his message stating that he had signed the
Internal Tax bill The President claims that he has
not vet signed the BILL and the notification to the
House to the effect that it had been signed, was the
mistake of a clerk. He further says that he will not
sign it until he has examined it thoroughly, which
will probably consume the constitutional 10 days
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parts of the country, mostly from whisky-men ask
ing him to veto the bill. This looks like delay of
adjournment. The bill was only presented to the
President on Saturday last and has a week to rum
The Reconstruction Committee, at a meeting to-
day, took up proposition which has been submit
ted within the last few days. providing for the con
version of the present State Convention of Texas
into aprovSiOnal Government, with full authority To
elect officers and to use the military power OF the
United States for the prevention of riots and the sup
preston of armed military bands. bill has been pre-
pared looking to these ends and will be reported 10
the!Iouse tomorrow. 1t is very probable that Con-
gress Will not adjourn without passing some such
measure as it is deemed essential for the mainten-
ance of order and the protection OF citizens III that
State
1t is understood that an effort will be made IN Con-
gross to have all the Government contracts now
held by the firms of Philip 81 Solomon and Demp-
sey & Otale of this city, for supplying stationery
to the various departments, cancelled and new bids
opened for the same The recent exposure of the
Printing Committe of Congress, in regard to the
printing and stationery contracts of the Patent
Office, necessitates such a course.
The Congress delegations from the Southern States
held meeting this morning, in this city, to consider
various questions of importance relative TO the pres
ent condition of affairs in that section, and to adopt
some line of policy for the settlement OF pending dill
onlties 1t was agreed that there ought to DO some
legislation in reference to Mississippi, and that
necessary steps should be taken for the holding
of an election in Virginia so that she may be counted
in the next Presidential election The question OF
the adjournment Of Congress was talked over, and
the sense Of the delegates appeared to be in favor OF
remaining in session for some time longer, IN antici
patton of the threatened action of the President rea
tive to the present State Governments. The subject
of impeachment was mootcd, and the meeting unan-
mously favored that course in case the President
should violate the law in a single particular Gen.
Fremont, who was present, made short speech
against adjournment holding that Congress repre-
scented the military power Of the Government, and
that to adjourn. finally now, would be virtually to
abandon the citadel to the enemy. The Committee
reported the following resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted
Resoced That the threatening attitude assumed by Pre
dent johnson I'm his recent message veOng the BIZ deear
ing which OF the Southern states are not entitled 10 vote
the Electoral College, ana the equally hostile position
taken by the Democratic party IN nominating Tor VICE
acts OF Congress null and void, aud who advise
that the army be made TO undo the governments
think that 1t the duty OF Congress TO remain IN session
until the people have had opportunity TO again declare
ReSoired That President Johnson In declaring that
Congress has no more power TO reject the Do'rs oi
ganzed than to expect the votes OF States that
have been in Rebellion, has uttered
his proclamation Of the 29th Of May 1865 in which he
declares that there were no legal governments III hc
Southern States, but lac has given utterace TO dO9
rines that subyerve OF every principle upon when
the Government is founded, aud are therefore GAnger
GUS 70 the liberties Of the people and having declared
that the governments now recognized Dy congress arc
s,oired That in tie Judgment of this meeting Congress
ought 10 leglslae immediately for the relief OF ne loyal
people of Virginia. Mississippi ana Texas N sucn way
as will 10 these States loyal ciyll Government
On motion of the Hon. S. Mckee of Kentucky the
following additional rcsolutional adopted:
ResoIced That the interests Of the loyal people OF the
whole country demand that Congress- before It's adjourn
Of the third section Of the Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution. known the Amendment, ana that,
ment by stringent law the third section OF sad amend
will be without effect to secure the rights oil the
LOYAL people, for whose benefit II was intended
Hon. Joseph W. Cliff of Georgia, member-elect
from the First District, offered the following pre-
amble and resolutions
Whereas The recent proclamatons OF the President OF
the United States the utterances OF himself ana
his friends indicates that nc still continues the enemy OF
liberty law and order Southern states and threat
ems tie peace and safety OF every Union man In the
South rendering Imminent another civil war therefore
be 10 ~, ...,,o.
Resolred That in the opinion OF the Representatives
and delegates from the Southern states. IN conference
assembled the interests OF the country demand te u
mediate Impeachment the President OF the United
states and we individually and collectively
pledge ourselves utmost endeayors to prevent