The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-03-02
YRoH WASHINGTON.

L - ~ NAsHfH0r0S, req. 20
In conversation at army Headquarters
this morning with Senator Thsyer Gen
Grant remarked, Il want 10 say to you
that l shall send into the Senate the name
Of Major General Schotield as Secretary
of War, but il is likely that he will decline
and return to his position in the army. !
shall then dominate n civilian for mat OF.
| Gee, al ! want the Senate to know this.
Turning Ia Representatives. Dickey, Nor
rill, Of Pennsylvania, and Roots, OF Ar
kansas, who were at a short distance
from him, he said he had no objections
to their hearing what he had 10 say on the
question Of the cabinet. lie remarked.
" / am opposed to appointing officers OF
the army and navy to civil offices. shall
therefore have 4 civilian at the head OF
each department. This statement comes
from members of Congress who were
present, and they express their satlsiac.
! ton at the sentiment of the General. and
believes from the conversation that he
will have a straight republican cabinet.
! Senate The committee of conference
ON the constitutional amendment are
Stewart, Conkling and Edmunds.
On motion OF Stewart, the constitu-
tional amendment was taken up.
Stewart moved to disagree with the
House and ask committee circumference,
Davis moved to postpone this and all
prior orders for the purpose oftaking up
a bill to repeal the tenurc-of-oilicc act
Lost. eeas Is. nays 26 Stewart motion
was then carried, yeas 32, nays %. Bill
to supply the deficiencies. for fulfilling
certain Indian treaties, WAS taken up and
passed
Wilson, from committee on military
affairs, reported q number Of bills smong
which one is to repeal All act which fixes
the headquarters of the general Of the
army st Washington and requires that
all military orders of the President and
Secretary of War to be issued through
him, prohibits his removal or suspension
except at his own request or with the ap.
proval of the Senate
The speaker laid before the House the
| Presidents veto of the copper tariff bill
The veto message was read and notwith
standing the objections of the President
passed. Yeas ll5, nays So
The committee of conference agreed tC
the constitutional amendment and thu
naval appropriation bill.
Senate amendment to political disabili
ties bill was referred to committee on re
construction.
The House then proceeded the consid
Grafton Of the bill to strengthen the pub
! lie credit.
New YORK, Feb. II.
The lIerald's Washington dispatcl
says There is report here that th'
confidential relations heretofore existn.
between Gen Grant and his confidential
Secretary, Gen Badeau, have been broker
r off, and to day Badeau was instructed t
, remove his desk from the room occupieC
by Grant to another department, Thu
cause of the rupture is not known.
, A Baltimore special says the remains
| of j. Wilkes Booth were not inferred yes
. terday, but will be to-day in presence 0
Mrs, Booth, Edwin and Junus Brutu
Booth. The skeleton has been put in
, metallic coffin Hundreds Of people view
/ cd the remains yetcrday afternoon Their
A is nothing but bones left. Upon one Zoo
$ was an old army shoe and on the other
the foot, the leg having been NbG r6Esss
y in his leap from the stage box of the the
5 alter after he had killed President Lincoln
1 There is disposition to get up demon
i stration, but the family bitterly oppos
: anything Of the sort, and arrangement
have been made to bury him beside h
father aU. r.
Several Baltimoreans have contribute
= to defray the expenses of the reinteI
r ment Of Payne, for whose remains thei
4 has as yet been no claimant. ..
& WASHINGTON, Feb %,
Horsr,-Thc conference committee
" report IN the constitutional amendment
was adopted--it3 to q, The propose
9 amendment is as follow, .aff
BE Hresolred thirds Of botn House
concerning, That the following amend
: ment to the Constitution of the Unite
n States he submitted to the Legislature
n of the several States, and when ratife'
by three-fourths thereof, it shall be pai
of said Constitutions no .a.. e.
ARTICLE 10. The right of the citizen
. of the United States 20 vote shall not b
/ denied or abridged by the United State
O or ANY State on account of race, colo
or previous condition of servitude
SECTION 2. The Congress shall hav