New-York tribune., 1868-03-09
WASHINGTON.


MEASURES - HANCOCK's RECALL - .nr. WhIshi
FRAUDS - DR. CHEEvER IN REPRESENlA-
TIvES' HALL-swIss IMMIGRATlON.
si TEtEsRAPB 70 TUE TarsUSE ~
WASHINGTON. March g. 1863
At4 o'clock vester6av afternoon the Scrgeant-at-
Arms of the Senate called at the White House, and
delivered TO the President the summons OF the High
Court Of Impeachment TO appear before 1t on Friday
the 18th inst The President quietly remarked that
the simmons would receive his attention and the
Sergeant-at Arms retired The President spent most
of today with several of his legal advisers. This
evening number of people were at the White louse,
seeking an audience, but MIR Johnson too busy
20 see any one There is doubt whether ho will
sppear in person before the Senate on Friday next.
Gen. Thomas will hereafter attend the Cabinet
meetings as Secretary of War al interim, and the
President viii transact through him all business
pertaining to the War Department. 1t is presumed
that the House impeachment Committee will give
their immediate attention to this virtual Organlza-
ton of An independent War Department III the
White House.
The House Managers of the impeachment of
President johnson are holding daily sessions. and
have already summoned number OF witnesses;
among them are the reporters who reproduced MI
.Johnson's s22d-ofFebruary speech Mr.. Bingham is
severely ill., and confined to his bed, but 1t Is hoped
that he may be able to 60 to work on Friday next
on Saturday was to bring up for consideration the
appropriation bills already passed by the House.
Very little other legislative business 1t is under
stoed is 10 be brought forward between this date and
Friday next The Senate is far behind the House in
ITS work All the appropriation bills except two
have been passed by tho House and on the table
.nf the Senate Committee Appropriations. Mr.
Morrill, chairman of that Committee, will strive to
have Oh these disposed of before anything else is
considered
The gouso on Saturday was engaged in the dis
,nssion of financial measures exclusively Speeches
were made by Messrs Blaine. Broomall, Holman and
Lynch Mr. Holman, who apparently spoke for the
Democrats, arraigned the Republican party and adj
vocated the payment of the debt in the currency in
which it was contracted Mr.. Blaine confused MIR.
Holman considerably by few pertinent questions
and forced him to abandon some Of the positions
which he had assumed Mr. Lynch ably advocated
return TO specie payments opposed contraction
of the currency and endeavored TO demonstrate that
the resumption of specie payments would settle every
question and solve every difficulty connected with
our finances. At the beginning of the session Mr..
Lynch introduced bill making provision against
undue expansions and contractons Of the currency,
tho substantial features of which have been inc0r
pOrated in the funding bill reported by the Senate
Finance Committee.
Senator Sherman intends to call up his Funding
bin again tomorrow. Several Senator's have pre-
pared speeches the subject and the fredes OF the
measure are anxious to bring it to conclusion at as
early day as possible.
The Finance Committee are nearly ready to make
report on Senator HendersOns Finance bill The
Finance Committee and the Committee on Appro-
priations viii press the various before them
10 the exclusion of all other legislation, with view
of getting as many as possible of them disposed of
before the Impeachment trial begins which will
pFObably be about the Goth Of March Nearly all OF
the Appropriation bills have passed the House and
are on file in the Senate Committee room. The House
has its business very far advanced and there are only
one or two insignificant Appropriation bills that have
not been passed. The Tax bill drags It's slow length
along and il is difficult 10 guess when the sub-COm-
nittee will be able to report it, It is evident from
the action in both branches Of Congress so far that
they do not intend TO pass any Of the bills
before them looking to a depletion of the treasury
IL was supposed, when the election of Gen. Vickers
was announced, that Maryland bad chosen Senator
who could be sworn in without any difficulty but II
appears that he too labOrs under the same disabilities
as his predecessor Mr. Thomas, and that objec-
tion viii be made 60 his admission until his case
has been investigated by the Judiciary Committee.
II is said that Gen Schenok, who was in command
of Baltimore while during the war, has some
interesting facts bearing upon his case, which
will bo duly investigated. 1t seems that
Gen Schenck had occasion TO arrest Gen.
Vickers on account Of bis sentiments and
actions. The charges alleged against Gen. Vickers
are that he had two Sons in the Rebel army, and
that he maintained correspondence of q dlslOyal
spirit with them and did all he could TO discourage
enlistments while the war III progress One of
his sons was while living at his fathers house. one
of the perpetrators of the outrage last year on the
man who was selling books on the eastern shore of
Maryland the cause OF attack being that be was a
Northern Republican.
The Reconstruction Committee have substantially
agreed to report a bill to the House tomorrow for
the admission Of Alabama under the new COnstitu-
ton providing for representation in Congress as
soon as the recentlyelected Legislature shalt have
ratified the fourteenth amendment TO the Constitu-
tion of the United States The loyal men Of Ala
Oana who are representing her interests in Wash
,ugOn assured Of the speedy admission of their
State, which win be as devoted to progress, the
Union and equal rights under the new Government
ss il was formerly prominent in disOyalty and Sc
,eSsiOD.
Gen Grant received letter from Cen Hancock
yesterday asking to be relieved from command IN
Louisiana Gen. Grant has referred the letter of
quest to the President for action. Gen. Hancock
takes this because Gen. Grant Overruled his
sction in the recent removal Of civil officers Louis
isna.
The Committee on Banking and Currency will
hold a meeting on Tuesday next. and then, it is
pected final vote viii be taken the Randall bill
.ubstitntng legal tenders for National Bank cur
rency Many National Bank men arc here, using
their influence to defeat the measure.
Gen. Van Wyck, will in few days submit to the
House of Representatives his report IN regard to the
whisky frauds, which he, as a member Of the Com;