Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-03

THE CHINKsE ENBAssY.-Hon. Anson Bar
hngame, Minister from the Chinese Empire,
and Suite will b. presented to the President in
the East room at the Executive Mansion on
Friday or Saturday next, though the time for
the presentation has not yet been definitely
fixed. MIR. Burlingame, with the two Manda.
rims, who accompany him as Ministers, two
Secretaries, Messrs. Brown and DeChamp- and
the six native Interpreters yesterday had a in-
terview withSecretary Seward at the State De-
partment. but have not yet paid any informal
visit to the President as it would not be proper
TO do SO until after the official presentation
r. s. Chiffon, ESQ., the accomplished Head of
the diplomatic Bureau az the State Depart
ment. has been assigned to the duty of attend
ing to the I'm bassy while in this city, and after
their presentation TO the President he will es-
cort them through the public Departments and
various places of interest about Washington,
but no visits to any of the Departments will be
made until after the official presentation At
the Metropolitan Hotel the oriental visitors are
subjects of much curiosity. and many persons
are constantly about the building to ger
a glimpse of them, but the servants and bag
gage tenders are the only ones who make their
appearance down stairs, the Mandarns and
Interpreters remaining in their rooms most of
the time. Yesterday afternoon and this morn
Ing. Mr. Burlingame accompanied by the Man
darins, Secretaries. and Interpreters, drove
around portions Of the city. but made no visits
FUNERAL HoNORs To Ex- PRESIDENT
BUCHANAN.-The funeral of ex President
Buchanan will take place at Lancaster, Pa
tomorrow. The following order was issued
by the President Yesterday:
WAsHINGTON, June 3. 1866
The President with deep regret, announces
to the people of the United States the decrease
AT Wheatland, Pennsylvania, on the lst instant.
OF his honored predecessor, James Buchanan.
The event Will occasion mourning in the
honored public servant.
As a mark of respect to his memory. II is
ordered that the Executive Department be i'm.
mediately placed in mourning, and all business
be suspended on the day of the funeral.
1t is further ordered, that the War and Navy
Departments cause suitable military and naval
honors to be paid on this occasion 10 the
memory of the illustrious dead.
yst1. ANDREW JOHNSON.
The VOTES OF SENATORS ON IMPEACHMENT
Mr.. Sumner introduced in the Senate to-day
series of resolutions, declaring that Whereas
pretension has been put forth to the effect that
the vote of q Senator on impeach ment is so tar
different In its character from his vote on any
other question tha, the people have no right to
criticise or consider IL, and whereas such
pretension, if not otdiscountenanced, is calculated
TO impair that freedom of jud dgment W hich be-
longs to the people on all that is done by their
Representatives; therefore, in order to remove
all dou bts on this question. and TO declare the
constitutional right of the people In cases of
Impeachment" resolved. &c The resolutions
declare that, even assuming that the Senate is a
court. in the exercise Of judicial power it cannot
enjoy an immunity from popular judgment
which had been denied to the Supreme Court
with Taney as Chief Justice; but that tits NOT
at any time a Court invested with Jud icial
power, and therefore the vote of Senator.
though different in form, is not different in re-
sponsibility from his vote on any other polti-
cal question.
THE INV OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the witnesses examined yesterday by the I'm.
peachment Committee we're Messrs. Cornelius
Wendell, of this city: ]: T. Worthington. of
veyor of customs. n. Y; and Col. Cooper late
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury. The evil
dence of Surveyor Webster was mainly relative
ident's expenses for attorneys' tees. As related
by Mr. Webster, IT appears that the witness,
having learned that IL was proposed to raise
fund for the purpose stated. in the several
large cities. himself headed 8 list of subscrip-
tion in Baltimore, composed of three or four
Federal officers and about twenty leading mer-
chants of that city; that the entire sum raised
Cooper and added to the $1,000 or s2o 900 then
already sent from New York and Philadelphia.
and afterwards distributed amongst the Presi-
dents counsel.
PoLITIC Ala correspondent Of the Charles
ton Cosrier advocates the nomination Of John
Hancock by the Democrats for President. He
is a century behind the times: but perhaps he
means General Winfield 5. Hancock.
The Mlddlesex county (Mass.) Democrat
nominates Chase.
So far as appears, Hon. Thomas VIII
liams has no competitor for the Republican
nomination for Congress In the Twenty third
Pennsylvania District.
- The Philadelphia Age presents the name
of Judge Asa Packer as Pennsylvania's choice
for Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
- Before leaving Richmond General Scho-
field was called on by number of citizens,
who paid then compliments to him upon the
manner in which he had managed 10 discharge
his trust without unnecessarily annoying the
people.
CHANGE OF COMMANDERS. - Commodore
Thomas Turner, United States navy, has been
directed TO hold himself in readiness TO assume
command of the South Pacific Squadron in
place of Rear Ad mIral J. A. Dahlgren, who
has lately been nominated as chief of the Bu-
reau of Ordnance, Navy Department in place
OF Captain II. A. Wise, resigned. Commodore
Turner Is al present residing in Philadelphia.
FLORIDA DELEGArIoN.-The Hon. Harrison
Reed, Governor elect of Florida; W. H. GIis-
son. Lieutenant Governor elect, and q. NJ.
Hamilton. Congressmen elect from Florida.
accompanied by L. :. District Judge Boynton.
of Key West. and others, have arrived in this
city. Tor the purpose OF urging the early ad-
reconstruction acts
GENERAL grant has written letter to the
House
mendiny a renewal of the increase OF thirty
three and one-third per centum in the pay of
officers of the army. The law which gives this
increase now expires by limitation on the 3Oth
of June.
MARRIEp-Maior VIM. e. White, OF the
Treasury Department, was married yesterday
at the Anthon Memorial Church, New York.
TO Miss Catherine M. eldest daughter Of the
late Edwa ard w. Leggett. Of New York. Major
White was gallant oficer during the war.
RETIEED.--Rear Admiral H. X. Thatcher.
T. - n has been placed on the retired list, he
being sixty two years Of age, and having been
engaged in active service for the past forty.
1--WE years. Admiral T. Is now in command Of
the North Pacific squadron, where he will re-
main until the expiration Of his cruise.
RrsieNArIoNs AocEPTRD.-The Presid ent
has accepted the resignstiens Of the following
named ofncers: Capt JohI p. Baker, (Brevet
Lieut.. Colonel} Ist, ". 8. Cavalry; Ist Lent
Thomas l. Nye, 2sth u. s. Infantry; ID Lieut.
VIM p Lord, I'd u. s. Artillery.
lxrERNAL RBvKNuH.-The receipts from this
source to-day were esas,677.S3.