Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-02-12
FROM WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON, february 4.
TIE STANTON AFFAIR.

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WAsHlNdToN, February H.,
TIE STANTON AFFAIR.
The response Of Mr.. Edwin NJ. Stanton
TO Il resolution Of yesterday, calling for copies
OF all correspondence between himself and
the President relative 10 the limitation of
his Staton's) power as Secretary Of War,
was received and read by the House this
afternoon. IL attracted very general at Gu
ton owing to the fact that it was accompa.
MED by copies Of all the correspondence
that passed between the President and Gen
eral Grant, concerning the iNVless conduct
Of thc latter in surrenderng the War Office
to Stanton.
TibE SUPREME COURT INVESTIGATION.
The House Judiciary Committee thss
morning took up the resolution adopted by
the House the other day, directing them to
Inquire into the truth Of the paragraph pub.
!ished in the Eroniag Express, OF this Ici,y,
to the effect that ''onc ofthn justices Of the
Supreme Court had declared at social
gathering that the so-ealled reconstruction
acts were unconstitutional, and that that
Court won!d SO decide The committee
ordered that subpenas be issued Tor several
witnesses, among whom is the editor OF the
E'tprcss, who will appear on Friday morn
ing.
THE. NEW TAX BILL.
The Ways and Means Committee have
resolved to hold evening sessions in order to
expedite their work. Some of tho men,
berS think the tax bill cannot be completed
in three weeks The report that it would
be reported in three or four separate parts
does not appear to be well founded.
TAXING UNITED srATE5 BONDS.
4 resolution was introduced into the
House today, by Mr.. Logan, Of Illinois, ,bu,
objected To. providing for taxing United
States bonds two per cent. on and after the
first Of June next.
FEBRUARY s.
THE GRANT CORRESPONDENCE.
The correspondence between President
Johnson and General Hiram U. Grant. sent
to the House yesterday by Mr.. Edwin VI.
Stanton, is still the principal topic Of con.
i;aIs around the Capitol chRci3e over Grant 5
las, letter to the President, and express the
opinion that it will certainly secure him the
Chicago nomination fer the next Pres idency
COUNSEL TO DEFEND THE RECONSTRUCTION
ACTS.
Both houses today passed joint resolu-
on authorizing Edwin NJ. Stanton to en-
pl0y counsel to represent the military All.
thori,,es before the Supreme Cont in a case
arising in the Third Military District under
the so-calch reconstruction acts. The At
torncy-Cfeneval declines to hazard bis rcpn-
taion by contending before thai high tribu-
nal, or anywhere else, 'hat those igttn,ous
a {! are con t'utonm, ,rtiIa n. COngrcs OF
The United States ha, any right 10 establish
mar hal NV in time Of peace.
THF sunEATT TRIAL.
tn, GO, .:jr, c,' State in r,oly 20 a rc.o.
tuition ~ '.s ,iou,r. sent IN Il coInnunicl-
tioa 80. lay, sa2ing that the trial of John ii.
sal ritt wa reported at government expense.
BY the request OF the District Attorney and
the counsel for the United States, one thou
sand copies were printed for tlc Depart
mcnt Of State, a. it was apprehGnded that
the work would have 10 be frequently re-
itrrel 10, as the case vas OF the highcs: ju-
diciai Importance.
FEBRUARY, c.
IMPEACHMENT.
| There is no longer any loui. that the
| Radical members OF the sJ-caicl Recon
| strHction Committee are conspiriDg together
ior shc purpose OF bringing forward articles
OF impeachment against the President, on
;i6a liiiis9 aiege, cGstructiSa Of The scheme for
Aiir,anisng tho Southern States. The
matter has been freely discussed in the com
mittee, and this morning q sort of informal
caucuS Of the Radical members of the House
was held on the subject, and it is un,icrstoo
they agreed 20 urge the passage OF Ednunds
bill III the Senate, providing for the suspen-
,'on OF the President, penling his trial IN
'ar article oi impeachment.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
IL. ilnu,a spent the day in discussing
tiIr ,ccu;ivc, legislative and judicial appro.
prla'inn bill, also one relating TO the Military
Academy. Mr.. Stevens, Chairman Of he
Committee on Appropriations, in such Il
feeble state Of health ;ha. he canuo. manage
the business Of the committee on the noor of
the House, and il has OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rpon Washburne, (tho champion Of Grant, J
who makes q great sp!urge over the economy
practicel ty his committee in preparing.
these bills.
THE NEW TAX BILL.
The delegation FROM tho late Manufacture
ers' Convention at Worcester who were to
consult with the Ways and Means Commit.
tee have gone home. They came to the
cnatiu-'on that whilst the taxes on domestic
n."r.jl:tures viii no doubt be very much
-''leea, and perhaps entirely removed, .
strong effort is TO be made to retain the oh.
noxicus features Of the present tax law. both
as to the number Of officials and the mode
Of its enforcement, and they accordingly
resol3ed to do all they can to coun,eract this
effort
THE MISSION TO CHINA.
The Senate Foreign Relation, Committee
will not act on the nomination Of Mr.. Browne
as Minister to China till they have further
information as to the circumstances under
which MIR. Buclingamc left his post to 50 to
Russia.
personal.