The New York herald., 1868-01-10
The President Requested to Intercede in
Behalf Of Fenian Prisoners.
Lively Discussion In the House on
Treasury Appointments and
Frauds on the Revenue.
Final Passage Of the Bill Abolishins Whiskey
Warehouses.
washington, Jan. 0. 1868, |
II nsCiack u N

fhe MA Ioriiy Report in the Case of Secretary
sranton--Senator Dooiittle Preparing u
Minority Report.
The Senate Military Committee adopted to-day, with
various amendments the report prepared by Mr. Howard
n the Stanton suspension case. II wil be maze TO the
Senate 10 morrow, but viii not probably be acted upon
ill next week
Senator Doolittle ls engaged In preparing minority
report the Stanton oase in which the positions
BY Senator Howard vindoaing the Secretary viii fully
combated II said the report will take the Presidents
grounds IN respect to the New Orleans not and the
sher points considered favorng the ex.Sccreary
demonstrate their tailacy In regard Interpretation
General Bards despatch, considered that THIS il
" little consequence The report, 1t IL stated viii be
highly finished document, and ably sustain The Pres
tents action in the removal
Conference al soldiers nnd Sailors,
The conference Of soldiers and sailors held yes.
!srday to consider tho proprety of cahng national
soHvention was presided by General T. T. Crtten
len, OF Indiana, as Chairman, and w. A. short Secre
Nry II was decided hold a patio0ai convention on
csesday, May 10, 1858 Chicago Illinois. The forma-
aon Of an Executive Committee authorized win
meeting, TO be held ai Union League Hail, Washington
G., on the 18th inst. The Chairman and Secretary
re daily in receipt Of hundreds Of letters fully approving
he objects Of tho proposed convention
+ The Army Pay Department.
The reduction OF force IN the Pay Department has
,sen completed aud all the buildings occupied by the
DIVISIONS Of the department. except those containing the
raymaster Generals Office and tho division OF referred
saims, have been vacated One OF the buildings winch
hitherto been occupied by chief clerk will still
- retained by the government, and will be used for
uvieon OF the Second Auditors Office About
orty additional clerks will be appo nted II Is said to
xamine muster and pay rolls and furnish the niorma-
Ion to the Pay Department BY this OF force
the Second Auditors Office 1t Is expected that the
lumber OF clsims Tor additional bounty sctled win be
ssarly double the number disposed of with the present
ssoo.
The Civil Service bureau.
An effort will ee made TO hasten action upon the Civil
hrvice bureau eiR Introduced by Mr. Logan, In hopes
realizing the benefits or its design II success
uly carried through. II Is said the intention Of
bis measure, instead OF aiming II q reform in tho
hsSacter Of persons employed in the departments has
political msuve caculased to frustrate entirely the
atronags OF tho administration In these appointments
the bill become law the clerks Of doubtful views
epeciips politics from radical standpoint are likely
be the FIRST ordered before the Board OF Examiners
nd 1t ts thought their intellectual capacity will depend
cry much upon the satisfactory evidence presented
& co operation In tho past and future with
he rspubidsn party. The employees the departments
~ about equal regards poll; cal opinion. The meas
re however is impracscabis, from the fact that the
smova OF clerks for political reasons, without the
psrston OF the appointing power, would head great
soonveniencs by insuciency OF force, IL Is
robabe that the places of those rejected would be filed
persons acceptable q board or radical examiners
smuggling Betweeo Europe and the United
states.
gentleman who has been for several years residing
Europe but has recently returned to this country,
I'd nerview with tho authorities Of tho Treasury
apartment a few days ago when he gave very impor.
ant information in references 10 ihe smuggling that
een and Is sIll carried between Europe and The
nited States. The information given by him, Il Is
'osgh win lead TO tho detection Of number Of highly
npsctabls individuals have becn engaged In DE-.
auding the revenue.
Appointments Confirmed and Rejected.
fhe Senate to-day in executive session, confirmed tho
,llow .ng nominations
J. Coy Foreman, Postmaster at Erie, ia. Thomas H.
ee. Postmaster a, Hancock, Men, pavis X. Noycs,
ossmastcr At Baraboo, WIS Geoigs ". Ta,sr, Post
astcr at Mariinsourg ". Va
Oscar Minor, toecor OF Customs for the District OF
exas, in place Of Mir. Kent, deceased.
John G Cartwright, United States Attorney tor the
stnct Of Oregon
Tho Senate rejected the following nominations:--
Edmund Cooper for Assistant Secretary OF the Tres-
Samuel ID. Evans Collector Of Internal Revenue for
% Fourth ds.rict OF Texas
WAN y ,fark surveyor OF customs Tor the port OF
Alexander X. Lewis. Register OF The Land omco a,
frysvllle, Cal.
William 9. HOuser. Postmaster at Mcchancsburg, Pa
Danel BGrman, Postmaster at alton, Pa
William y. Fouiz, Asscssor Of Internal Revenue for
second district OF Indiana
isht Between General and "a Citizen-The
Rattle OF New Orleans In slininturc-The
General Draws First Blood.
From the Evening rsieSrsm Of yesterday
WASHINGTON Jan. y, 1868.
democratic Reoiing or duner Il seems never came
without some rumpus. last nights grand affair at
Metropolitan has been exception TO the rule
riy In tue evening V Is said, difficulty occurred be-
O member 0f the dinner Committee hr Owen
orne and General Actoss, our Minister Resident TO
> Hawaiian lslandA Inc dinicuity was about seat
| The banqueL
According % ono statement the Genera desired % ,ako
scat not assigned 20 him. and was prevented from
ing by Mr. Tnorne. Later IN the evening tbs Gen.
accosted hir Thorne, anu, siIer telling tie ator
had insulted him. struck Iborne n the lace, causing
rood 10 now froeIy bis white SHIRT
vest, and staggering. him for few seconds
thereup0n seized q cane belonging 10
Cook and commenced hHting him righl aud lef,.
Q parties thoa ciincrod and struggle cnsued Tor
Ininutee, wnen the irieaas of both ntsrfered snd
neral AcUook gives the following version OF the
r:--He says he had just loft General Logan and lad
into tho bauqiSt bah. which he ioand greatly
gded. President J0hnsos making bis speech.
the General was eager 10 hear II. Bs pressed for.
Z. gentleman nccostcd him aud asked HIM 70
~. back The General said thsrs was sucn crowd
Sf,id no, comply. ne gentleman 'ad Tie General
gsnlioman had botler keep quiet lie gentleman,
seyer would nos Keep quiet, ana finally, 10 10 said,
cd tho General IL he was a gentleman, 70
lch iho General replied, u suppose ! an;
am generally congseIed 70 be one" "Aere,
o, u my card SIR scid the gsrtlemas,
ding the Genera card on whleL appeared the na no
Qwen Thcfne The General deolinsl 10 saks tie card
lie bad come TO ranske of "A bapqlet. " hear
scbee aoi 70 enjoy himself geaeralig. Iborne s2i
rosch excited ~ tiis refusal and dared tho Csn.rri
out iot0 tue street sni settle the trouble in tDas
The General atm declined. however, when, II IL
.ed, Iborue called titn ] a. and no gentleman. The
4 1ss 40 sooner out q 11orEsB mouth than HcCsok
~ At bims pant,aB heavy blow On his ncsN end
ed pngil5l.e disposition 10 follow Il up. Al this
i tie Gensral says ~ SET upo1 by somo of
fnes friends, aAd found hl8s6lf obliged ~ strike
generally. Ole of Incfrss friends seized NcCook's
and struck At the istsf, who f,covs1 tho blow on
srm. The cane wm shattered ~ .ho blow 10 The
mime tie proprietor Of Toe bets, { sEs,ley,
4 on tho sp0l aud pulled hC0Ook OIL ol tae roon.
the friends ef fhorne induced him aA0 ta tsitAGfaw
ended Tue mill for the shs. ias aaait 3 G4s iaI9