New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-29
WASHINGTON.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS-THE sENA'ona ~,
pspsEsENTATIyEs WHO GO OUT MN.
,yNC,,is FRANK-CEN. sPINNkR ON THE

pol,bo, the Senate nor the House Committee On
Foreien Affairs have had the settlement OF the All"
hama claims under consideration. Senator sumner
chairman of the Senate Committee, has never Deeh
able 20 ascertain tho exact status OF the penos no
,,o,,otions Any report. therefore about what the
Committee and Senate viii insist upon III the set'le
mani Of the dispute lie regarded as both absurd ana
m,schieyous. IL is believed in diplomatic circles
that the changes in the protocol for the settlement OF
the Alabama claims which were suggested by Secre-
tarv Seward in dispatches by late steamer 10 MIN
;ster Johnson. have been accepted by the Engilsh
Ministry and that the treaty ~ IN such shape that
its speody ratification by the United States Senate
nay be looked for q matter Of course III Is eA-
pected that q messenger from MT. Johnson WI"
arrive here during the coming month, bearing the
treaty. i'm as complete form as the Enghsh Govern
ment can make it at this time. These reports al
though coming from seemingly trustworthy sources
arc given for what they are worth
On the 4th of March next the terms Of the follow
ing named Senators expire: Messrs. Bayard, Del;
Backalew. Pa; Chandler Mich; CONFESS. Cal;
Dixon. Conn: Doolittle. Wis; Edmunds VT; Ere
hnghuysen, N j.; Henderson, No; Hendricks, Ind;
Morgan, N. Y; Morrill, Me-; Patterson, Tenn Ram
sey. Mimi; Sprague, r. L. Stewart. Nevada Sumner,
Mass; Upton, Neb.; Van Wrinkle West Va; Wade,
Ohio; Welch, Fla; and Whyte, Md. OF these y
Senators only two, so far, have been
reelected Messrs. Edmunds and Sprague,
both Republicans. In California Eugene
Casserly Democrat, has been elected to succeed Mr.
CONFESS, Republican. In Connecticut, ex-Gov Buck
ingham Republican, has been elected to succeed Mr.
Dixon Democrat. Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee
Democrat and son-in-law of President johnson. is
TO be succeeded by ParsOn BrOwnlOw. ONO Will ex-
change Ben Wade Republican, for Judge Allen &
Thurman, Democrat; and Maryland WIN. Pinhney
VI hot "a he
Florida Legislature has elected Ahiah Gilberttosuc
coed A. s. Welch. The latter gentleman although
he has been representing Florida in the Senate for
the last six months has given mp his residence
ia his own State of Iowa, to which State he viii re
turn after the 4th of March, TO take charge of the
State Agricultural College. He is the only Senator
who goes out with this Congress
Representative Lynch of Maine, referring to the
charges in the newspapers that his frank was being
used by a publishing house in NewYork, says that
while in that city recently the publisher of The her
CATTLE Journal informed him that he intended TO
publish his Uynchs speech on the finances, and in
CURED whether he would not order certain number
Of copies. Mr.. Lynch did order a large number of
eepies and with the knowledge OF the Postmaster
IN NewYork he sent the papers through the country
10 POstmasters only; and this accounts for ihe
bagfuls of these papers found IN Cincinnati Con-
speeches The only difference IN this is that the
mailing was done in New-York instead Of Washing
hon. Mr. Lynch is o member of the House Post Office
Committee, and has always voted IN favor Of abOl-
shing the franking privilege but while it is the Law
be does all he can TO mako il OdlOus
Gen. Spinner has wTittenI another letter IN answer
10 one from David Wilder of Boston, received on
HE oath instant the resumption OF specie payment
Gen. Spinner strongly eombats the theory of Mr. VII
Ter Of compromising the national indebtedness by
paying it off at the rate Of seventy-ve cents on the
lollar. Three letters have passed between these
Kentlemen on this subject and the last will end the
correspondence.
Senator Trumbull, who is working upon the Geor-
ya Senatorial case is understood 70 favor the admis
zion of the Hon. Joshua Hill while Senator Edmunds
spposes Gov Bullock and others hold that the
government of Georgia provisional until a full
delegation in Congress is recognized, and that, the
Legislature having omitted 10 take the test oath, oil
It's acts are void. Many Southern as well as North
srn Senators will stubbOrnly resist the admission Of
Mr. Hill Dr. Miller cannot expect admission. having
been Q surgeon in the Rebel army.
Senator Morton is preparing a reply TO certain
newspapers which have assailed his resumption OF
specie payment speech. Other Congressman are
preparing speeches on financial questions among
them Gen. Butler, who win oppose the resumption
VI specie payments.
Gen. Van Wyck. in a letter TO friend SAYS that
the report which he made week ago WAS approved
by the Joint Committee on Retrenchnent, two only
of the eleven members being absent.
CONGRESSMAN Beck OF Kentucky has teleRTaphed
70 Gen. Breckenridge, now in Canada, to return at
once TO the United States Jacob Thompson James
NJ Mason, and Gen. Early expected TO return at
the same time.
1t is thought that Jefferson DAVIS counsel viii ssk
FOR their clients discharge the resssembling OF the
Supreme Court, through writ Of habess corpus.
The House Committee Appropriations were in
session to-day and made considerable progress with
APPROXIMATION bills under consideration
Senator Ramsey of Minnesota departed last night
for his home to look after his reelection The Min
nesota Legislature meets the 5th Of January.
Commissioner Rollins viii not return before next
Tuesday, owing to severe illness in his family. Gen.
Grant goes to Philadelphia next Wednesday, 10 re
main until after New-Year. ii is expected that
Secretary Seward ana his guests, the English and
French Ministers. will return here tomorrow morn
ing from their Auburn trip. Robert Lincoln ID il
the city. @'~-'
Rear-Admiral Radford, long in charge OF the Wash
ington Nsvy-Ysrd. will turn his command on
the 20th OF January to Admiral Poor and will at
take the command of the European Squadron.
CALEB CUSHINGs WHEREABOUTS
We have seen private Apte from Panama,
written on the l9h o; this month Rwhich tits mentioned
that Mr. Caleb Cushing had arrived at AspInwsn, and
had left for Carthasena the 10Th 10 war steamer
Ianue Is added that Mr. Cushlpr Wa on his WAY 10
Bogos. where he expected to arrive about the end OF
December. He expected to sirnd Ten ar fifteen DAYS