The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-02
WASHING TON.
The Alta Vela Case in the
House.
Response Of the Managers to Mr..
Brooks Resolutions.
Stirring Debate and threatening
Personalities.
Preparations Of the Republicans for the Chi
cagO Convention.

Preparations Of ihe Republicans for the Chi.
csgO Convention.
WASHINGTON, May /, 1865.
Governor Marcus l.. Ward OF New Jersey Chair
man OF the National Republican Executive Com
nittee, Is again in this city on business connected
with the Chicago Convention, ON the Goth inst.
This evening Senator Catell, of New Jersey, Attor-
ney General Robertson, OF the same State
and number OF sother gentlemen met at the
Governors rooms and held general talk over the
prospects A circular is now being prepared to be
sent to the chairmen of republican committees In the
different States requesting them to prepare lists of
delegates to be forwarded 10 Governor Ward at
Chicago. This gentleman expects to leave for that
city about ten days before the date designated for the
assembling Of the convention.
Prospective Trouble for Old Ben Wade.
It is believed that il the President be removed his
Cabinet will refuse to quit on the ground that the
acting President not being constitutional President
has no right to remove them. This Ia considered one
OF the most important points involved In the conuro-
versy now going on, and if carried out will leave
Independently destitute of patronage
The Louisiana ElectiOn-The State Gone DEM
Ocrasic-Charges Of Fraud by the Radicals.
Mr.. Seeley, one of the delegates to the Chicago
Convention, arrived here to-day. He states that
there is no doubt that the State Senate has gone
democratic, but the Governor and the lower house
OF the Legislature are republican. plan is in ope-
ration, 1t is said among the Louisiana radicals to
destroy the democratic majority In the Senate by
charging election frauds upon enough OF the parishes
10 obtain an order for holding new elections and
thus secure radical majority in the Senate General
buchanan could not be prevailed upon to issue the
Srder and the business OF Mr.. Seeley here IL is as.
Serted Is to get the authority to hold new elections
from Congress or General Grant.
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts from customs at the five principal
ports of the United States from April 20 to 18TH in
elusive. are as folows:-
Boston. q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. { 37s pa
Dh''o ~ ,o00
baltimore, from April IS to a5th s39Ss4
New Orleans, from April to 18th. ......... 224,4S
The Cabinet Meeting.
Al The Cabinet meeting to-day there were present
The Secretary OF State Secretary OF the Interior Post
master General and Adjutant General Thomas.
Nothing beyond the ordinary department routine
matters was considered
The Public Debt Statement.
The public debt statement which will be ready for
publication about the 9Th inst, will present
even better financial exhibit than has been ey-
pected 1t is thought that the whole debt Will
be reduced about slo,oOO,Ooo This reduc-
ton will be principally shown In the debt
bearing currency interest, while that bearing coin
interest VIII be slightly increased rs government
has been purchasing fully in fve-twentes. The
cash on hand in the treasury will not he materially
inferred from the figures given last month"; but some
Increase in coin on hand will be found. This crafty
ing result Is owing TO comparatively small expen
ditnres by the government and the large returns
from customs and internal revenue