Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-02-26

Nearly all Of the Republicans spoke
and the President was defended by Messrs
Hendricks and Buckalew, who undertook
to show that be had acted in conformity
with the Constitution. Some of the Re.
publicans were not at first disposed ia
send the preferred resolution to the Pres
ident, but they gradually came into line
and there was solid Republican vote on
its adoption. 1t was half past 9 when
the vote was reached.
About seven o'clock Mr.. Wade. who
was in the chair, received letter from
Mr.. Stanton, who contradic.ed a report
which had appeared in an evening paper,
that he had given up his Office to Gen,
Thomas as false. He said that he shonld
remain at the War Department and yield
only to the force of the Senate, aud de-
clared that the Presidents action was liz
legal.
Quite a number of PREPAYMENT Republi-
cans visited the War Department during
the evening, and found MIR. Stanton there
ip high spirits and confident that he can
retain possession.
Gen. Grant took his family to the Ma
tioual Theatre, to witness the performance
of the Japanese,
The blouse, after the morning hour,
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
Naval Appropriation bill, and considered
1t until five o'clock, when the Committee
rose and reported it to the House. In
stead of putting the bill at once on its
passage, Mr.. Washburne of Illinois, who
had charge of it, asked that its further
consideration be postponed till Monday
next, ip order that certain amendments
may be moved, under suspension of the
rules, which can only be doue ON Monday.
These amendments look 10 the reduction
of the naval forces, especially in the de.
partnent Of steam engineering, and in the
marine corps.
The bill apprOpriates for necessary re
pairs Of CbarleStOwn Navy Yard 500.
900, and of Portsmouth Navy Yard $780,.
900.
Gen. Banks procured an amendment
requiring Naval Constructors and Master
Carpenters to be appointed, With the con.
sent of the Senate, from civil life.
The total amount appropriated by the
bill is something over ei7,000.000. The
original estimates of the Navy Depart
ment we're Al 100000.
The House sustains the Committee Of
Appropriations very thoroughly in their
efforts to retrench,
The Democratic Executive Committee,
with their attendant delegations, have
had possession Of the White House to day,
and the President wos doubtless encour
aged to make his demonstration by their
assurances of support, provided he would
boldly take ground against Congress.
Whether Mr.. Belmont had the news early
enough to take advantage of it in the New
York gold market is not certainly known,
but it is asserted be can we'll afford to
pay for the supper which he is giving to
select few of the copperhead crowd TO.
night in the y fper room Of Welcker's res.
tsurant, while John Morrissey is enter.
tanning the rough specimens below with
lavish hospitality.
There is much electionecring about the
location of the Convention, and a leading
Massachusetts, Democrat informs me that
St. Louis will be the favored spot; other,
say New York; others Chicago; and tn
Peudlctons are loud in their recommen
dations Of Cincinnati.
The Democrats and sepesh sympathizert
all predict that General Thomas will ejcc
AIR. Stanton from the War Department
to morrow, but as General Grant remark
ed to one Of the Senators who called upor
him this afternoon, General Thomas hal
not even Gle Of soldiers at his com
mand.'
Should the President peremtorly ordcl
General Grant to detail force to ejec
Mr.. Stanton, the General will have eithe
to disobcy him or act in opposition to tn,
Constitution and laws. The Tenure o
Office Bill makes it a penal offence to re
sist its provisions,
President johnson entertained the mem
bers OF the Diplomatic Corps and thei
ladies at State dinner this evening
Secretary Seward occupied the post 0
honor At vp rsttersen's right hand, snt