New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
WASHINGTON.

CLiNCHED-TRIAL AT ONCE-CABlNET MEET
NO-IilS EXCELLENCY TO OPEN WAR
oFFICE--sALE OF HARPER's FERRY-EmGRA-
| TioN TO L1BERIA-REPEAL OF THE MANU-
| FACfURE TAX-GEN. HANCoCK-REVENUE
FRAUDS-IMPEACHMENT GOSSIP.
| BT TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 10, 1853.
Intense excitement has been manifested all day in
this city in the result of the New Hampshire cleo
ton. The TRIBUNE Office was thronged this evening
with politicians and citizens generally of all stripes
of politics. anxious to hear from the Granite State.
Toward o'clock in the evening there was general re-
| iocing among the Republicans, while the Democrats
who had hung out their banners and got their drums
and trumpets ready, were depressed and democrat
led The banners were pulled in, and there was
weeping and crashing of teeth everywhere among
| the unterrifed Very few dispatches were received
by the President and the few that reached him were
| not Of character to improve the tenn
per Of the Chief Magistrate and his officials
The Republican members Of Congress are very much
elated, and the Democrats console themselves by
prophesying that Connecticut will not follow New
Hampshire's example. Republicans regard the re-
suit as commentator of impeachment, and it is
felt that now there can be doubt that the
will be vigorously pressed.
e The Board Of Managers Of Impeachment
will Gle their replication to the Presidents
return to the summons on Monday, and ask
that the trial proceed at Should the Presidents
counsel ask for longer delay, the Managers on the
part of the House will resist it, and will be prepared
to argue the question before the Senate One of the
Managers expressed the opinion, tonight that the
trial could not consume more than two weeks.
The President held a Cabinet meeting to-day and
among tho persons who attended was Adj.-Gen.
Thomas. Mr.. johnson, it is said has a scheme in
contemplation looking to the official recognition of
Gen. Thomas as Secretary of War. He has not
indicated his views 10 any one but it is very well
understood that he is maturing plan to transact
the business of the War Department through his
Secretary al interim. The recent action of
the President in ordering that all documents for the
War Department be transmitted to him direct has
induced Representative Boutwell, to prepare bill
which he will present in few days, providing that
all communications of an official character between
Gen Grant and the President shall pass through the
War Department
In the Senate today Mr.. Trumbull presented
communication from the Executive Committee of
1900 persons chiefly from North Carolina, desire to
emigrate to Liberia, and asking for appropriation
of 500 900 per annum to establish line of steamers
TO that country. The communication was referred
TO the Finance Committee. Some discussion then
took place OH the resolution in regard 10 admission to
the Senate gallery during the Impeachment tIlal'
Several Senators advocated the throwing open of the
galleries TO all alike; but large majority were IN
favor of the ticket system, and the resolution as
passed. provdes!for the issue of 900 tickets four TO
be given TO each Senator and two 10 each MEMBER
co 10 the reporters and number distributed among
the foreign Ministers Judges Of the Supreme Court
and other officials. The Diplomatic Appropriation
bin was taken mp, discussed, amended and passed.
An unsuccessful attempt again made TO strike
out the appropriation for Portugal. bill was passed
TO facilitate the payment of extra bounties, by
authorizing the employment OF 80 extra clerks in tho
Second Auditors office. Also a bill declaring Hanni-
bal, No, and PEORIA H. ports Of delivery for two
years.
The most important portion Of the proceedings in
the House to-day the passage of the bill reported
from the Ways and Means Committee repeating all
taxes on manufactures excepting, spirits, petroleum
and tobacco. This bill was received with much
good feeling by the House. and was passed with but
two dissenting voices one Democrat and one Repub
lican. This bill put out by the Ways and
Means Committee feeler TO get the sense Of the
House on the proposal to reduce taxation. bill to
admit Alabama was made the special order for to-
morrow 1t will in all probability, be passed to-mor-
row. The policy is to get the State into the Union
without further delay. -..,s '--<
The Retrenchment Committee met to-day, and
made thorough investigation of the charges pre-
ferred by Gen. Logan in regard to the destruction Of
United States bonds Many Treasury officials were
examined, and the committee will report in day or
two They find that the facts are substantially as
narrated in these dispatches in yesterday TRIBUNE
The House Committee on Banking and Currency
considered this morning the bill substituting legal
tenders for national bank notes, but reached no con-
cluson. The measure does not seem TO be as strong
in the Committee when it was introduced ana
those in favor of it begin TO despair Of getting it
before the House.
The House Committee on Appropriations cOnsid'
cred to-day the appropriation for the Indian Depart
ment The amount required is about 100000,
considerable portion being for the carrying out of
existing Indian treaties. The Committee are aware
that this amount is large and they have already de-
termined TO strike out 81 10000 The Committee are
making thorough investigation into all the treaties
involving the expenditure Of money and intend to
prevent the fraudulent disbursements of agents
throughout the country.
The House Committee on Military Affairs agreed
to-day to report the Senate bill authorizing the sale
of the Government property at Harper's Ferry with
an amendment that the amount realized should BIO
paid into the United States and not into the State
Treasury for school purposes The amendment also
reserves the grounds now occupied by the Slower
College Freewill Baptist institution for the educa
ton of coored people.
Secretary Seward in consultation with the Sem
ate Foreign Affairs Committee to-day for the purpose
of urging immediate action by the Committee and
the Senate the Bancroft treaty. sent to the Senate