The New York herald., 1868-06-07
WASH HINGT0N
Movements of the Chinese
Embassy.
General MtClellan'S Nomination as Minister TO
England Rejected by the Senate.
Agreement of the Two Houses ON
the Arkansas Bill.


WASHINGTON, June g. 1858.
The Chinese Embassy Round Of
Visits.
: The Chinese embassy, in accordance with their
programme, paid visits to-day to the distinguished
lights OF this and other nations represented at the
capital, as usual, in their carriages. They started
out and saw first the urbane ana modest Secretary
OF War, General Schofeld after that old Ben Wade
was visited and then CHIEF Justice Chase, and then
General Grant, the Swedish Minister, the Span
ish Minister, Charles Sumner, Sam Hooper,
member OF Congress Speaker Cofax the Belgian,
italian, Greek and Turkish Ministers, and at three
O'Clock they returned to the hotel. After that Mr.
and Mrs. Burngame and the two secretaries called
On the President and on Mrs. Grant At ten O'Clock
this evening the embassy by arrangement visited
Secretary Seward's reception, which was given
specially for the occasion. The Secretaries OF the
Cabinet and their ladies were all present,
together with number Of the leading people
IN washington. The leading singers Of the
Richings Opera Troupe which bas been performing
here for the past two weeks, were also present by
request0f Mr.. Seward and sang selections from the
leading operas during the evening. Nearly 200
guests attended the reception and the Chinese were
Of course the lions of the night. Sun Tajen would
have given hatful Of gold to be able to talk TO the
beautiful ladies who crowded around him. but Mr.
Tung and Mr., Teh, who are both well versed in the
Saxon dialect, became favorites at once and were
eagerly surrounded by the distinguished people
present 1t is needless to say the Chinese mission is
success. Tomorrow the Ceestials will drive
around the suburbs, and on Monday visit the tomb
Of Washin gton.
The Arkansas Reconstructed Constitution.
The committee Of conference on the Arkansas bill
AA<lA
Senators Trumbull, Wilson and Drake and
Representatives Stevens, Beaman and Brooks.
There was some disagreement, but finally
the managers compromised by accepting the
House bill, which makes the Arkansas con-
shtution Interchangeable to the right Of suffrage.
Tney added pr0viso that any alteration Of the
stitutiOn prospective in It's effects which may be
made with regard to the time and place OF residence
Of voters is also to be fixed Interchangeable in this
constitution The report will be made to the House
on Monday or Tuesday and viii doubtless be adopted,
- 1t has been by the Senate. as
The Bin Admitting Arkanas to Representation.
The following Is the text of the Arkansas bill as
amended by the committee Of conference, and whose
report the Senate has adopted. The House has not
acted definitely on the report
Whereas the people Of Arkansas, in pursuance of
the provisions of an act entitled "An act for the
more efhcient government Of the rebel States,"
passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplement
thereto nave ave. framed nNn ana S;cp SS;aSped "a
pSScsn n r and ss fssaafs Of
state has duly ratided the amendment to the consti
tuti0n OF the United States proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress, and known as article fourteen;
sssa o S s Snsa ssp's sss sad Of
Congress assembled. that the State Of
e se Union e Sns o aSs
condition that the constitution pf Arkansas shall
citizen or class Of citizens in the United States 81
the right to yet. 6 are entitled to vote by the con-
st.:tution herein recognized except as punishment
whereof they shall have been duly convicted under
laws equally applicable to all the inhabitants OF said
tation, fprospective in its efiect may be made in
regard to time and place Of residence Of voters.
The Reconstruction Committee and the
Georgia Constitution.
The Reconstruction Committee this morning dis
cussed the propriety OF modifying the Georgia con-
stitution respects the sections relating to home
stead laws, the relations between debtors and
creditors and other features Of this document which
tiner from the constitutions Of the other States.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has already
agreed to strike these sections out OF the
constitution, and from the tone Of the debate in
the Reconstruction Committee 1t is understood
that the House will concur with the Senate in this
matter The whole subject was freely discussed in
the conference committee the Arkansas bill, and
the views OF the managers the part Of the Senate
and those on the part Of the House were found to
harm0nize.
The New Secretary Of the Senate Installed.
The election OF Gorham as Secretary OF the Senate
In place Of Forney was effected by the representa-
tions OF Conness that the Pacific States would cast
their electoral votes In favor OF Grant. Gorham
called together the clerks in his office this morning
and made them an address, in which he stated that
10 was not his intention to make any changes in
once and that things would remain as they were
under his predecessor.
The senate Investigating Committee Not In
a. 4. cIined to Go to Work.
The Senate Committee OF Investigation, appointed
over week ago to investigate the charges against
Senators in regard to their action ON impeachment,
has not yet held o satisfactory meeting The four
radical Senators, who constitute the majority Of
the committee, have thrown every obstacle in
the way Of holding any investigation, as
they are evidently afraid OF the damaging
disclosures that are prepared to be made against
members Of their own party who voted for i'm
peachment, and who It will be proved on incon-
tesble evidence, II the evidence be ever per.
mitted to see the light, made overtures TO certain
friends of the President to vote for acquittal on
xne supuatlon OF receiving pecunlary reWaro'
The papers necessary to prove this are only
awaiting the assembling Of the committee to be
produced; but from the dilatory disposition shown
by the radical members OF 1t there lie little hope
that the investigation will be held for some time, and
that even then anything like fair play will be al
lowed. Senator Ross, who after all Is one against
whom all the radical imputations Of corruption are
ieveled is anxious that the investigation should at
once proceed and has his witnesses ready TO testify
II will 90 hard with certain radical Senators II Mr..
Ross gets chance to produce his evidence.
Publication Of the Monthly Debt Statement