The Portland daily press., 1868-01-29
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON Jan. 28.-Mr Spauldi ng's res
olution in the House instructing tie recon
strucuon Committee 10 make an lh'esUSauon
aud report persons who are OF nave bsen I'M
peding reconstruction, Is looked upon as very
important The committee is empowered to
send for persons and papers, Which power IL is
said Will enable them to make some important
and interesting disclosures concerning the
part taken by President johnson in impeding
reconstruction.
Another special says: The real object of
Spaulding,s resolution is party move to in
volve the President as obstructing the enforce
ment of the reconstruction laws.
Ingersolps financial bill attracts great at
tentlon. There Is to be no change in the pc
troleum tax.
MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF HAMLIN FOR VICE
PRESIDENT. =
Western and Southwestern politicians here
are making movement in favor OF Mr.. Ham,
lin, Of Maine, for the Vice Presidency, and are
doing all they can TO advance his interests in
that direction.
THE ARMY. -f.E
The Senate Military Committee have dis
posed OF a large number of brevet and regular
nominations. The committee consider that
there is no immediate necessity for filling up
the army vacancies or confirming nominations.
There is very great disposition among MEM
bers TO reduce the army still. Notwithstanding
that some prominent military officers are OPP
posed to it,
NEGROES IN THE DISTRICT.
Two thousand negroes are being supported
in the District by the Freedmen's Bureau, and
Gen. Howard is endeavoring to obtain employ
ment for them elsewhere.
THE NC CARDLE CASE.
Senator Trumbull and Judge Hughes coun-
sci for the Government in the McCardle suit,
will make motion on Friday that the case be
still further advanced on the docket and ask
for dismissal; they are fully prepared to
argue the case Immediately.
GOV. swANNs HOPES.
Gov. Swanns friends hope that Gov. Thomas
will be refused a seat IN the Senate, in which
case he hopes to be elected
The rebel sympathizers in the Maryland
Legislature hope, however, to pass a resolution
declaring that no vacancy eXists-the refusal
of the United States Senate to admit Cover
nor Thomas now not being equivalent to an
expulsion.
POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT. o.
The grand total of the recent census taken
in the District of Columbia is 12699O.
TREATY WITH THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
voted to-day to instruct Senator Sumner to re-
port favOrably on the ratification of the reci-
procity treaty with the Sandwich Islands. The
Senate will doubtless adopt the recommenda-
ton Of the treaty.
THE AUSTRIAN MISSION. -
nc uOL1lIdLlOH OF .. -. COX, as Minister
Austria, will be reported on tavorably by the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD.
Gen. Banks bill in regard to the rights Of
American citizens abroad is understood to be
in entire accordance with the views of the De-
partment of State. -.ty
CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
ton of Hezekiah Wells, of Michigan, as Con-
sui at Manchester, England.
SPEECHES ON RECONSTRUCTION. 2 Il
NEW YORK, Jan. 28-Washington specials
say that Frelinghuysen and Hendricks will
speak on reconstruction. Both Fessenden
and Sumner have speeches nearly ready.
RETRENcHMENT =.
The action of the House on Washburnes
bill augurs well for retrenchment all around.
The Committee on Appropriations will report
the Executive and Legislative Appropriation
bill in few days. This Committee cut down
the Secretary of the Nays estimates S2OOOO,-
600. and the estimates of Secretaries Seward,
McCulloch and Browning, Attorney General
Stanbery and Postmaster General Randall
will be decreased in the.same proportion. The
Committee have been making thorough ex-
animation OF all the departments and will re-
commend large reduction of the clerical
force employed, and the abolition of a number
of offices which they deem useless and only an
EXPENSE The committee will abolish them by
making no appropriation to continue them. A
number OF those men now holding fat offices
under the government will be surprised when
this bill is reported to find no provision made
to pay their salaries. -N-
THE TROUBLES OF GOV. JENKINS.
Gov. Jenkins, of Georgia, proposes to apply
to the Supreme Court for a writ authorizing
reinstatement to the gubSrnatorial office, from
which he was so summarily elected.
FINANCIAL.
The bill offered by MIR. Ingersoll in the House
yesterday caused some excitement, and mem
bers who had the floor refused to yield 1t
provides the issue of $450,000,000 of new legal
tired, and directs the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry to purchase gold bearing bonds to the same
amount at the rate of $10OCo,OO0 per month,
and for the cancellation of the purchased
bonds. The Secretary Of the Treasury is OPP
posed to the above bill