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Latest News bya!Telegraph.
Ea Dates to February 24. ."'

WASHINGION, 90. Zx.-Ino fresidenC yes
terday notified the Senate of his appointment
of Adjt. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas as Secretary Of
War ad interim. ta9hN91i ~ sf'f
The President also sent in the nominations
OF: Gen. Mcclellan as Minister to England; j.
r. Hubbell, of Ohio Minister to Ecuador
Gen. Geo. III. Thomas as Lieut. General and
General by brevet; w. III. Farley as Surveyor
General Of California. aaaa -. es3 a'3a
Williams'n resolution to regulate elections in
the Territories was referred. .G'*p i-a} ~
In an angry debate Conklng and johnson
said Seward had in Lincoln's time carried on
the War and Navy Departments without the
knowledge of the heads Of either, or, it was
limited, of Lincoln. r.foa sWo 80 .T'da"4 ~.
The Senate to-day adjourned after more than
seven hours in Executive session. The excite.
ment in Washington is greater than since the
assassination of Lincoln. The Senate passed,
by strict party vote, a resolution declaring
that the President had no authority for his
course in the removal Of Stanton They or
dered copies OF the resolution To be sent to
the President, Stanton and Gen. Thomas. At
ter adjournment o number of Senators went to
the War Office to consult with Stanton. The
latter av0ws his determination not to leave the
Office. He remained there during the night
He has his meals sent 10. i- 'A ofH
At the instance Of several Senator'S Chief
Justice Carter, of the District, issued war
rant for the arrest of Gen Thomas.
In the House, Eldridge asked for the read.
ing of Washington's Farewell Address. The
Speaker ruled ii out of order. '"t
Pike asked leave to introduce bin to abol.
ish the Office Of Adjutant General Giossbren-
ner objected. i l. .f"- ra at
Covode offered q resolution to impeach the
President. daughter by Democrats
Wood objected to the resolution. *#t
The Speaker sustained the order of the res.
olution, and it was sent to the Reconstruction
Committee. z1a1ssH.'< e1.sua5 af +t'~
New YORK, Feb. GA special says, in the
Committee OF Conference to-day, in the case
of Butler Of Tennessee, it was agreed that a
Copperhead, who had taken the oath TO support
the Confederate Government, could not cit in
Congress. 81 a-ea31t tH
The famous prize case Of the steamer Peter.
hoh has been settled by the payment to the
English claimants Of $200,O00.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Q.-Gen. Thomas was
arrested on Saturday, brought before Judge
Carter. and released on 5000 bail, to appear
to-day at 10 o'clock
After bis release he went to the War Office,
and the scene is thus described: There were
present at Secretary Stanton's Office Saturday
morning, Representatives Morehead and Kelly
Of Pennsylvania, Horn and Van wyck Of New
York, Dodge Of Iowa. Ames Of Massachusetts,,
Mr.. Freeman Clark Of New York, and Dslano
Of Ohio. About 1880 forenoon, Gen. Lorenzo
Thomas, having just been released on bail By
Judge Cater, presented himself at the door
and told Stanton be would like to eco him.
Stanton requested him to proceed with what
he had TO say. Thomas remarked that he had
come to discharge the duties of Secretary OF
War ad Interim, having been ordered to do so
by the President Of the United States Stan
ton replied that he would do no such thing,
and ordered him 10 his room to perform his
duties rs Adjutant General. Thomas replied
that he had been ordered by the President to
act as Secretary "f War ad interim, and be in.
tended TO do it. Stanton again replied that he
should not, and again ordered him to his own
room, and denied the power Of the President
to make any such order. Thomas said he
would not 60; that be should obey the orders
Of tbs President and not those Of Stanton. ..
Stanton remarked, "As Secretary OF War
I order you to repair to your place as Adjutant
General" e. -. -, 81.
Thomas-"I shall not do so"
Stanton-"Then you may stay there a. long
as you please. If tho President orders you, but
you cannot act US Secretary Of War;" IL
Thomas-'I shall act as Secretary Of War"
Thomas then withdrew into room opposite,
being the general scrivener's room. Stanton
followed him, aud after some conversation, re-
marked, "Then you claim to be here rs Secre-
tary of War, and refuse to obey my orders
Thomas replied, 'I do, sir, shall require
the mails Of the War Department to be deliv-
cred to me, and shall transact all the business
Of the War Department" 1'Ht'H ~ 800 Y
AT this junct6re Gen. Grant and aid come in
and Grant said playfully to Stanton: "Fricnds,
1 ain surprised to find you here; / supposed
you would be at my headquarters for pr0tec-
| tion.ni gsla 80 b9tse5s #a3 ,asi2aH5s ~ o"}s
A private note from the telegraphic reporter
says: There ID nothing more about the scene
| In Stanton's Office. Stevens said they would
have vote at five O'Clock. They will Proba-
bly, not get il before daylight; but there 10 no
doubt efaimpeachment The resolution will
be adopted By D full party vote. l'ili1 'tl@''
The House mt till past one Sunday morning.
and then took recess till Monday, when i
vote will be taken, bat there ID no doubt as to
the result ,Itis believed that every Republic
can will vote for inpeachment, except Stewart
and Casy, neither of whom were elected on
the Republican ticket. u - saa1a''iietii Rsl
lit fis postiyely known that thu army II
thoroughly with Grant I'd support of, Congress.
Yesterday GrantH caused to be transmitted t0
obi acknowledgements d copy aof an order con-
tanning tho law directing oil orders 10 the
army tO.paSs through His headquarters, and
making it high misdemesnor 10 obey any ethoK.
The President sent efOr Col. Wallace. who
/ nAs fhe ~ Wuch,nukou ard ~-so.f