Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-02

Washington News and Gossip.
TRADE WITH CANADa.-It is Hsderstooe
that the CommIttTe on Fo reign Eiations viii
report b4ck, without delay. Senator RamIev@s
bill rrgnlrtipg trade with Can sds- and there is
reason 70 befeve II Will be se''d upon st this
session. The bill provides for al interchange
OF fmsnu-aSlures, the freedom ct the st. LAW
renee srd toe fsherIe~, hist of articles the
Haiursl growth and produc. Of each csuutry
but ting cod. As an evidence of the grow
ing Inss est Of Copgro-s-in tue subIac- we no.
ttCe tbsi the House of Representatives Thes-
day Osdsred two thouSsna additional copies of
T6e -'pOrts srut i'm recently by the Secretary o.
the ITessury upon trade with Canada, be-
sidns thos~ already printed by order OF that
body. and the Seua,e also ordered FIVE
Thousand oopIes printed Of the sEme reports.
There is no reason why this important mater
of hherall-iDg trade with Canada should not
NJ di~posed Of this session. There is ample
Tme. aud the ImpoT ance of the question Is
generally conceded.
TWENTY Per O=NT.-It is expected thai
Hon. Tnad0eus Stevens viii this afternoon
report en- amendment 10 the def -ieucy bill
providing for the twenty per cent. sdditionaI
COmpen nsatOn 20 CLERKS. The cha actpr of the
smen5msnt is not SefniteIy known, but it will
PrObstIy provide ior percentage propoytionate
70 the-ates Oi salsIies, those clerks 4ecelying
>I-2tV and lsss receiving ~ ls'st hfcAn per
cent. Many iTie,.ss OF the bill are De irous OF
>ecpT ng pOs;pouement Of the whole matter
rntIl the Ieturn Ct certain members kno Wa 20
favor ~, as the vote promises TO Oe very close.
RFAE ADNIRAL THOMAS TUNER lately
ordered 10 COMMAND the South Pac NC Squad
saiE Z rom New York yesterday for
PsEams. where he will meet Rear Admiral
DabIsIeen, " no beng relieved frOrz command
Cfthe squadron, will sail for Washington 70 take
the pc, ition Of Chief of Burraa O. Ordnau ce,
Navy Department, TO which position he has
iaJely been appointed sud confirmed. Ad-
mIal DahlgTsn Is expected hers about the
lItter part Of tGe month
Hon. THAp. STEy ENs offered t,s bn for the
partition of Texas TO-DAY. and as Ned immrdi ~.
action upon q. This was opposed bv NJ,
Boutwell,. who saio he did BO concur in the
report The bill was ordered 10 - p. ute, ard
ItcOmmit,GJ-
Ms. BUTLEE's EEPoKT. 70 b. cead before toe
VI Hagers this morning. is no; AL prIlted 1t
may not De presented TO the He,-se till .o-mor-
row
CoSFIRNArIoNs AND ECTIoNs-Th-
Senate m executive session yesterday con-
mined the following nomiratione John
a
Thomas. Edward e. Darlington. to be CoIlac-
.OT OF Customs Tor the District of oTktOwn,
Na. HaIrisoa Shoebus to be deputy Post
master az Old Point Comfort Va. Thomas
William Ward. 70 be Collector Of Customs for
ihe district Of Corpus Christi, IeXas. j. T. X
Plauf aud J. Nilsson GozZler, 20 be JusticPs OF
The Peace for ne District OF Columbia. Richard
t Miller, to be Associate Justice OF the Su-
preme Court Of Idaho Territory. Constant X
Hall 10 he Coll ctor of Customs Sor the district
IF TeXas
The following nominations were rejected
Iam6s X HuBbell- OF OHIO, 10 be Minister RnSi-
sienl 20 the RepGbnc of Ecuador Andrew 7
MopIder. of California. 10 be- Surveyor General
OF California Henry NayIor, 70 be a member
~ The Levy Court Tor the county ef WashiUg-
EOn- ID. e..
Coz RI MAETlAL.-By direction Of the S,cre-
taTy Of Wsr general Court Martisl has been
order 10 convene Al West Poiut. New York.
ON the 9th irstant, for the triaI Of such priso-
neTs IS nay be brought before 1t. The follow.
ing u; md officers have been de;aiiad for the
court Brevet MAJOR Gen r. : Webb. Lieut.
Col 18th lnlanuy; Brevet Lieut.. Col. :
Poland, Cspt~2d IL iantry; Brewer Lieut.. Col
J. =. Kent opt. I'd Iphntry; Brevet Lieut.
col. A Mordc. Al Capt. Ordnance Dep t.
EngI'' er Corps; Brevet Major A. K A noid.
C"Pt. 5tb Cavalry; Second Lieut.. :. S0uIp Jr..
ordnance Department, Judge Advocate.
GENERAL BrTLER offered IN the Hsuse to-
DAY, bill 10 dUce [he Interest On the public
debt. but ITS introduction was objected TO. Ii
imposes a tax of ten per cent Oh interest soouds
30 be collected by the Treasurer. and to he in
Iieu Of all taxes on income arising from bonds
A. aHthOrfzes the coz SeTs Ion Of six pes cent
BONDS INTO an obligation of the Government 10
pay Tour cent Perpetually in coin. free from
all taxation OF deduction, or into bonds pay
anie AT option sitter ten and within forty years.
heanng ~ per cent interest, free fIom all TAX
suOn, naiIoDal or local.
ACoUfTTAL OF Cor. SrASHoPE.-Before a
general court-martal lately con venad at Rev
nOlds Barracks, in this city, BTevAt Lieut.
colonel t. w. Stanhope. Captain 1ath u. ;.
bul tue court rendered verdict OF not guilty.
ana The findings have boen approved by Cen
Hal Emory. Colonel Stanhope has therefore
6een released from SrresL and ia again ON duty
= ''i Russell Barracks, al this city.
THE Texas delegates to the Democratic Ma.
IIonal Convention have asked the removal of
General Reynolds, commanding IN that State
and II Is SAID ihe President hiss promised 70
piaee Colonel Graham Ia command. Colonel
'iTaham wss previously recommended by
General Han Bcock.
II 'TEN- HANCOCK, commanding the Military
DiNsIOE OF The Atlantic in compliance with
directions rom the Adlutani Generals of e
has To- ued an order Withdrawing The iustruc.
HObs relative 20 the dI~e0ntinuance OF he cuS-
ioh Oh detailing messengers and pOrtsrs from
enlisted men tor paymasters 10 the army
=
paying the matured bonds OF the loan Of ISi7
aIG lsie
POLITIC AI.-George X Dennis. of Somerset
county one OF the delegates al large from
Maryland 20 the Democratic National Con-
NentOn- has been charged with fayoring the
nomination OF Chief Justice Chase Ior the
re IdeHCy. In consequence he publishes a
Sisc Ia mer, IN which he declares himself for
Mr. PendieIOn.
A Z. Baldwin has declined 10 be con-
rtdeTs d a candidate for the Democratic Guber.
na'ori7i pomipati0n IN Michigan.
"A Ntw York dispatch to a Chicago paper
says -" The latest Developments show that
seymour Is really candidate THIS fact i:
lusi dlscoyervd 0y The PendieIon pen, num-
btrs OF whom are already in town.
The Aichison (kansas) Pa.ri.t. a Demo
\ crane organ, mas suspended publication
y The Chicago Tribune says .-"HOn. Thoml.
A HendTlcks, We Judge has NO disincIinanon
ior Onlcial honors. He II now a UnIted States
.S~naior, a candidate for Reelection 10 u at DO.
slIon- cand ld=te for Governor, for Vice Pres
hrIt- and u looks as though he mi ght be NOM
sina't q Tor PR sldeht. IL he should he success
Hui IN all bfs aSpiratfOps he Will have