New-York tribune., 1868-02-19


consider, he will moreover report all the facts the
date of commission, etc.
All the New Workers. here to-day are anxious to
know who G. II. Han may be, the man nominated
for Assessor of the XXXIId District vice S. r. Gil
bert. The Directory has been searched in vain Tor
his address, and inquiry at the internal Revenue
Office results only in ascertainng the fact that he is
unknown to any person there. At late hour we
learn that the appointment is made on the recon-
mendatiOn of John Fox, NJ c., and that the appointe
is a friend Of Bill Tweed and Charley Cornell, the
latter being now IAN extensive whisky operaor IN
Shocks district and having natural interest III tlIs
question. OF the Assessorship it's sald now truly
have not been able to learn, that Han Is soIt ol
clerk for Justice Bowling at the Iombs Ills nom
natOn was made without regard TO the wishes OF
Senator Dixon who has always been GlbeIts backer'
and who today made a visit to theWhite House spec
tally to request the withdrawal of Hallsname but he
failed in the attempt. OF it is too early TO
indulge in any speculatons concerning the chances
of the confirmation of the candidate.
Passengers from the West tonight by the Balti
more and Ohio Road report serious accident to the
Eastward bound train, near Grafton, last night.
The rear sleepingcar was thrown from the track by
a broken rail, dragged 800 yards, and thrown down
a steep embankment, between % and 80 feet into
Buffalo Creek and there broken into fragments.
The car contained about Is passengers none of whom
were killed. William Harris Dayton and David
Gibson, Mrs Theodore Cook and daughter, and Mrs.
Ben Robinson of Cincinnati were all somewhat
bruised though not seriously. Several Cincinnati
gentlemen who were with the above named had
gone forward to the smokng-car previous TO the ac
cident and so escaped.
Col. Phelps, Member of Congress from the Hid
District of Maryland, has unfolded to your cores
a.
introduce into the House in few days bill provid-
ing for the dsbanding of all the colored regiments
in the service and for the reorganization of the
same on such terms as will secure their final tran
sportation to Liberia The Colonel proposes to stop
some of their pay until fund is raised to meet the
cost of their banishment to Africa, and to give them
start when they get to the other side The Colonel
holds out to them many attractive inducements to
emigrate among which is the prospect of war with
the barbarian Mohammedans Of the interior who he
says are about to make inrOads upon the
infant colony He is of the opinion that,
70 onccte his language, trained veterans
from our army Yyo,,a! in such a conflict form vau-
able REINFORCEMENT to the coloG'Sts" He considers
this plan quite feasible, as instead of taking money
out of the Treasury it takes money ont of the p6ck
cts of the negroes only, who, he is confident will
Jump at the chance of getting TO country which
they have never seen and know very little about
He has submitted the whole scheme to the President
who warmly commends it, and thinks it a frst-rate
idea, though he does not say positively that he
should like to be the Moses of the expedition.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs at their
meeting. to-day considered the various propositions
offered in that branch of Congress- and referred to
them with viewto harmOnizing conflicting views
on the subject Of protecting the rights of American
bill to the House. Several members of the Commit
tee to declaring the right of expatraton
on the ground that this was principle so firmly
fixed in this country not 10 require its reassertion
but the majority decided TO insert t III the bill,
all decisions of Courts everywhere TO the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The Reconstruction Committee met this morning
The first proposition presented was to remove the
disabilities of MT. Butler, claiming 20 be Repre-
sentative elect from Tennessee, and 10 suspend the
test oath in his Representative Brooks moved
TO include John Young Brown of Kentucky within
the scope of the resolution not because he considered
Mr. Brown q Rebel, but because the House had de-
claTed that be gave aid cOuntenance and support 10
the Rebellion. and was, therefore, ineligible to q
seat. Mr.. BrOOkss amendment rejected by
party vote. During the discussion, it was said that
John Young Brown had not asked to be pardOned
Mr. Brooks replied that il was true. but the Commit
tee had decided TO remove the disabilities from Gov
Orr, eXGov. Holden, and nine ten Others who had
not made personal application for that purpose. Mr.
Stevens OF Pennsylyanla, Temarking that the, Com;
mttee had acted too hastily on that subject desired
further time to look into 1T. No additional action
was taken at this meeting.
Notwithstanding the Tetrenchment in the various
Bureaus at the War Department, the pressure for APP
pointments continues as perpexing as ever the ap-
pications coming mostly from discharged soldiers
their widows. They are invariably met with the re-
sponse that il is impossible TO make additional ap
pOnments" and 1t is even contemplated, at an early
day. TO make a further decrease in the clerical force
of the Department.
Col. Stokes starts tomorrow night for New -Hamp-
shire TO take the stump
In the Supreme Court to-day case No. 3o-Stevens
claimant agt the United States-was argued.
The following official order has Just been issued:
DEPARTMENT or STATE, WASIIINGTOS, Feb. ls, 1868
II recommended to all citizens Of the United States,
native naturazed, who have occasion to visit Great
Britain or Ireland to procure passports from this Depart
ment while the habeas corpus remains suspended IN the
latter country Citizens OF the United States unjusty
arrested, liable to be detained without prompt ex
animation until they procure and produce legal ev
dence Of then citizenship WILLIAM II. SEWARD.