Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE QUESTION of adjournment Is still uncer.
tain. second reading of the Presidents veto
message, in which he oficially enunc ciates the
Blair doctrine, has increased the number of
those who favor n recess.Ipstead Of ADJOURN
ment- Fuller accounts Of the way in which
the Mississippi election was carried has had
the same effect, and the latter have served
powerfully to strengthen the sentiment in favor
OF :he enactment Of tha clause in the Senate
military bill which gives arms TO the recon-
suucted State governments IN the South.
Messrs. Morton, Wade, Wilson, and many
Others in the Senate, believe that the rebels
will oyerwhelm the authorities and overawe
the black voters in every reconstructed State,
unless they are gwen means of defence. In
the House there does not appear TO be so strong
sentiment in favor of this, and the newly in
stalled Southerners are divided in sentiment,
some fearing the political effect and the exas-
peTation OF feeling which would result from
such measure. ALI OF which makes il possi-
ble that the SUBJECT Will necessitate a great
ceal of deba1e. Should the bill be passed, IL is
likely OF course to provoks a veto.
GENERAL DYER has written letter to the
Secretary of War demanding a court-martial
for the investigation OF the charges made
against him by the Select Joint Committee on
Ordnance. He asks that the committee may
be requested 20 assist in the preparation and
prosecution of the charges. and, if possible,
Ihat the court may be composed Of the Gen.
eral-in-Chief and other officers of the highest
rank IN the army. This letter was submitted
to the President in Cabinet meeting, and
the Secretary of War addressed a letter TO
the President Of the Senate requesting that
the Joint Committee On Ordnance may bs
directed 10 prepare charges against Gen. Dyer
with view 10 his trim by court-martial,
which will be convened as soon as practicable
after the charges shall have been furnished.
General Dyer's letter was received from the
Secretary Of War in the Senate to-day and re-
ferTeo 70 the Select Committee on Ordnance
TIE CASE OF SURRATT.-To-day, in the
Criminal Court, Judge Wylie overruled the
motion made several days ago to quash the
indictment against Surratt for the murder Of
Abraham Lincoln, on the ground that the
Grand Jury by which II was found were not
legally drawn. This motion was argued several
days ago by MessTs. Merrick and Bradley for
Su-raIt; Darlington and Riddle for prosecution.
The defence entered a motion for leave 20 with
draw the plea and TO quash the indictment,
which was also overruled. The first murder
likely, should the last-found indictment be
tried at the special term, the first will be dis
posed Of in some manner.
PROPOSALS FOR POSTAGE STANPs-SsaJed
proposals were received az the Post Once De.
parunent until noon to-day for furnishing the
department with postage stamps for four
years, commencing on the 22d of September
next But three bids were received, and they
were from the Natisnai Bank Note CornpanS
AmerIcan Bank Note Company, of New fo.f.
ana Butler, Carpenter, Co, Of p Phib.delphia.
The stamps must be furnished in sheets per.
,iecuy gukamed and perforated so that each eap
ssSsns as,ss. ssnS%,: , :,lor. Sf he st,mgs
s:. ssss. sss.s sse IS ssn1s. ssns. and ND
sy ssa md sss - - are .s,os,. SsOts; e.
THIS important eea.rass has been held Tor ne
company who feceived 1s cents per thousand
for the stamps daxing the first six years. but
on aecouRI OF eerIatn improvement 70 they have
been allowed 70 cents per thousand during The
past year The whole number Of sNmps furn-
lsned Tor the yeAr ending June -, fe67, was
57I,59s,6s5- All dies and pIatesfrom which the
kamps are R3de viii be the property Of the
United States Ind must be kept IN perfect
repair by the contractors. The Postmaster
General now has the bids under consider ition
and the contract will De awarded 10 the lowest
responsible bidder IN the course of a few days
MINISTER TO AUsTRIA--There Will be some
opposition, by the friends Of Mr.. Motley, TO the
confirmation OF Henry NJ. Watts, as Minister
20 Austria, but the impression is that be win
be confirmed. M. Watts is a gentleman of
large wealth, who lives in retirement in PhiIa
delphia, and has not taken any prominent par,
In public life, but is Democratic, If anything, in
politics.
ME- WELLS, who has been nominated as As.
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, was rejected
not long since as an Assessor of Internal Reye-
nue. for the Detroit district, both Of the Michi.
gan Senators opposing him As they have no,
changed their minds ne will not now be con
irrned.
PREnArURE.-The President has the tax bill
yet under advisement BY mistake an an.
ncuncement was made in Congress thar this
bail had been approved BY the President.
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WITHDRAwS.-Col. Cooper's nomination az
Commissioner ofInternaI Revenue was, al his
own request, yesterday afternoon withdrawn.
Ii Is expected that another nomination Tor this
Office will be sent to the Senae to-day,
GEO. A. Towssnp has been engaged as cor.
respondent Of the Hartford Euening Post His
hIst letter viii be upon .'Horatio Seymour at
Home"
MORE cottages have been rented at Newport
than ever before, and some Of them as high a.
four thousand dollars for the season
NohINATIOSs.-Thef following nominations
were sent 10 the Senate yesterday IS. Fergu-
son Beach, Of Alexandria, Va, to be United
States District Attorney for Virginia, vice
chandler, whose term of office has expired.
Joseph w. Meeks, Jr., of New York, 10 be Con-
sul at Nantes a large number of nomina-
toks Were also made 10 NIL post ofiices al un-
important points
PoLIIIcAI--"Brick" Pomeroy thinks oihere
Is hope yet"
Representative Bingham predicts that
Maine Will give Grant 2U,OC0 majority.
The California State Convention of Free
dom Defenders is called for August 3, 10 meet
al san Francisco.
- Wendell Phillips is out in Aati- sarety
NGnddrI dencuncing Chase and demanding his
impeachment
The Hartford Post says .Mr. PendIeton