New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jul! - 1000
The most important business IN 'o opo NJ Shor
A. Sono4e ON Saturday, was the DEBATE y" -
an, funding scheme. Recent events w.
old made il imperative that Cohsi0'' -
s"lo' maui =. - tighten the burden OF the pubic
some measuI'9 f,IIo,yed in long speech in which
0O' 4tot the bill opened mp the whole SUBJECT Oh
no S"'u Daoopstruction and this he did not thnk
hu'ii'," - present There is not much probability
@rass will take definite action on TINS Dill
IHSt ~ current session. Nearly all the members
u.Iins Senate are anxious to make speeches on the
u and 1t could not certainly 60 through that
soob Of Congress in less than a week. 1t comes up
.,ooin tomorrow under the rule
III Sepate was in executive Session yesterday two
,ours the principal topic under discussion being the
.-,omination Of Mr.. Evarts. Col. Burnside who was
Gently nominated for the position of Second Audi
tor was rejected after protlacted debate
Tr Maine Senators insisted that the
Incumbent of the office, Col French is not response
HE for the recent frauds in that department and that
the charges against him totally unfounded Mr.
Morgan and Mr.. COnlding urged the confrma-
ton of Mr.. Evarts, but IN conse-
ouence of the absence Of Senators the
spbject was postponed until the next Executive SEES
sion. Mr.. Evarts was bitterly opposed by several
members but the indications yesterday, lead TO the
belief that the Senate will confirm the nomination
The Presidential campaign was virtually opened
IN the House on Saturday and IN the first tilt the
Democrats were badly beaten Debate arose on the
Senate Joint resolution for the count of the vote in
tine Electoral College, which was reported from the
Committee on Reconstruction by Mr.. Boutwell,.
After the reading of the resolution, which may be
found elsewhere Mr. Eldridge asked Mr. Boutwell, to
state the constitutional authority for the
Mr. Boutwell, thought it superhuous TO enter
into the history of Secession, which was
brought about partly with the assistance Of his
iEdridce'sl political friends The Southern
STATES he said should not be allowed 70 participate
in Presidential election until they had been recon-
structed on q legal basis. He spoke Of the BLAIR
letter nothing less than threat Of revolution, and
Of Its author as one who through the last four years
had been a cOnspiratOr against the Government.
The galleries which were unusually full at the time,
became deeply interested, and letter-wrltlng and
desultOry conversation on the floor at once ceased,
and the debate was watched with close attention.
Mr. Brooks followed he defended the Blair
letter by throwing the responsibility on
the Supreme Court arguing that the
Reconstruction laws would be declared
unconstitutional and that then it would be the duty
of the President TO take the action indicated IN the
Rlair manifesto Mr.. Stevens rose at the Speakers
desk and there was a futter of excitement through
the House The scene between himself and MI
Brooks was in a high degree dramatic. He waved at
Brooks his long thin hands, saying You, the Dem
ocratic party, are in rebellion now" whereat shout
of laughter arose on the Republican side which ut
terly discounted Brooks and his associates. The
debate was continued at great length, and the resO
luton. with amendments was finally adopted
Gen. Butler will endeavor to call up during the
coming week his bill for the taxation of the interest
of the Government bonds a new financial scheme
is to be presented to the House in few days, look
ing to reduction Of the rate Of interest on the Gov
eminent securities the funding Of the public debt
aud the taxation Of the bonds. Nobody expects any
tariff measures to be considered this session.s
1t is altogether probable that the Military Com
pittee of the House will instruct Gen. Garfield, to-
morrow TO ask that the Military bill, providing Tor
the reduction and reorganization of the army DC re-
ferred back to the Committee IL has been so altered
in the House that the object for which it was intro
duced has been practically defeated. Mr.. Wilson,
Chairman Of the Senate Military Committee, Is un-
AestoOd 10 be opposed to the bill IN its present form
and in favor of pOstpOning the whole subject
The Ordnance Committee are maturing their re-
port relative TO alleged frauds in the Ordnance De
partment and will soon present 1t TO the House. 1t
will contain some startling disclosures relative to
the manner in which the Department has been man
aged during and since the war. The report will con-
clude with a resolution recommending the removal
of Gen. Dyer the present head OF the OIuhaAce
Bureau.
There is a general desire among Congressman TO
adjourn as soon as possible. Nearly all the large APP
preparation bills have been acted on and the Misce
laneous OF Omnibus bill. which is the only remain
ing measure Of importance, is 10 be taken up and
disposed Of during the coming week. The
Ways and Means Committee got permission
Yesterday 10 refer all the amendments on
which the two Houses disagreed TO a conference com
mittee instead Of reporting 1t back to the Senate
The Committee have considered the majority Of the
amendments and have concurred in the more import
ant provisions. They have not reached the section
In regard banks; but they have informally agreed
to the Senate amendment on that clause
and they will also concur in the
section III reference TO the appointment of Internal
Revenue agents The Committee have also agreed
to the amendment reducing the tax on petroleum,
&c SO it will readily be that not great deal
of necessary work remains 10 BIO done by Congress,
and adjournment may be looked for about ten days
hence
The bin TO regulate the representation Of certain
States in the Electoral College" is TO be laid before
the President tomorrow. The constitutional limit
will expire on the 23d inst. Congress will not adj
iourn sine die until the bill shall have become law
by the required two-thirds vote over the Presidents
veto which is anticipated.
The President has recognized H. W. Severance as
Consul of his Hawaiian Majesty at San Francisco;
Adolf Bader Consul for the Grand Duchy Of Ba-
den at New-Orleans Raby Field, Viee-Con-
sui Of Brazil at San Francisco; James w. Mcdonald,
Vice-C Consul Of Brazil at Savannah, and Giovana
Luigi Celia Consular Agent of Italy for the State OF
Illinois, 10 reside at Chicago
The Secretary Of War has transmitted TO the House
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