Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-20
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. June 15

WASHINGTON. June 15.
 Senator Doolittle did not attend the Chase meeting at Philadelphia. Being chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic and conservative members of congress, he felt he was not at liberty to take active measures in advance of the convention, relative, to the candidates to be nominated. The president o-day withdrew from the senate the nomination of General Mott, as minister to Costa Rica, at his own request.
 Rumors have been in circulation that s. NJ. Clark, chief of printing bu- reau for the treasury department, has resigned, but nothing very definite can be ascertained with regard thereto, ex- cept days ago Clark intimated to Sec retary McColloch his readiness to re- sign. Upon a close examination into the affairs of his bureau, by a special commission to be appointed blythe sec lotatt ioi 'i"t Pui PVsS, "ii'' tii s'S' Ou"' of the stock duly made and reported. No such commission has as yet been appointed, although it is believed such action will be taken, and Clark's resig- nation then be rendered.
 The Surrat trial has been again post poned until next Wednesday, the gov ernment not being ready to proceed with if.
 Rollins proposes toanswer Secretary McColloch's last communication.
 SENATE.-Fowler introduced bill. to provide for the better security of life on steamboats and other vessels. Referred.
 The following house bills were in- troduced: "Amending the habeas cor pus act, and also to define felonies and and misdemeanors; to regulate chal- lenges in the United States courts, and for division of Texas and her ad mission into the union.
 Drake called up bill for the relief of certain contractors for the construc- ton of vessels of war, steamers and machinery. He said the contractors had been unfairly dealt with by the commissioners appointed by the act of March I'd, who reported favoubly in regard to the six iron-clads built ill the east and unfayorably of the rest, they having been built in the west; and that all the contractors desired was to go to the court of clai ms and establish their claims. The biH passed with some amendments, a4-to IT.
 IIoUsE.--A resolution was introduced 10 authorize Inc secretary of war to de. liver certain ordinace to the states ot Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida for the use of militia on the discontinuance of the military govern. ment therein. The house then passed q resolution, instrueting the commit. tee on ways and means to report a sep arate bill in regard to the revision oi i the tax on manufactures and sale ot distilled spirits and tobacco, by vote of 75 10 @.
 schenck offered the following reso- lutior:
 Resolved, That after the report ol 1 the tax bill by Inc committee on ways and means, in pursuance of the-ordel !
 just passed, no other business shall bc in order but the consideration of the ! bill so reported by said committee, ex. ! eopt report from committee, on enroll ed bills.
 This was adopted under suspension of the rules.
 Senate bill, relating to the contested i election in Washington, was then taken up, debated some twenty minutes and 1 passed by a vote of 9t to %.