The New York herald., 1869-03-22
Probable Compromise by q Four
Years Suspension.
Delay in the Appointment Of Minister
to England.
The Presidents Policy in Regard TO
the Alabama Claims.
MONEY DOWN AND NO SIDE ISSUES.

There Is great dissatisfaction all sides with the
dilaory action OF the Senate the question OF the
Tenure or once act and nothing that has yet oc-
CURED illustrates In better degree the great need
OF such rule the House exercises to top or the
extravaganza OF debate-caling the previous ques-
ton. for instance, and combining the subject OF dis
cusson to reasonable limits. Through the entire OF
the past week there dull, unvarying drizzle
Of talk without anything new being stated, and all
the arguments being literal rehash OF those
made in February, 1867, before the enactment Of
the law. Thirty-eight Senators have not yet
delivered themselves, but it appears twenty
nve OF these have either no disposition
to talk or feel themselves inadequate to throw any
new light on the threadbare topic. The following
thirteen supposed to be the speakers anxious to
distinguish themselves during the forthcoming
week:-Chander, Drake, Ferry. Hamlin, Harlan,
McCreery, Morrill,, Nye, Patterson, Pomeroy, Sawyer
Stewart and Sumner. AS to what will be the result
OF all this talk and discussion there still appears to
be some little doubt. Had a vote been taken last
Saturday, unco nditonal repeal would have been
carried. That seems to be generally admitted now;
but how 1t Will be tomorrow is not certain
Considerable planning and scheming have been
going on since Saturday, looking to compromise
on some halfway measure. Thus, tonight
many Senators opposing unconditional repeal are
talking about repeating the Civil Tenure bill for four
years. This they think win satisfy the out and out
repealers of the republican Senators, though it viii
by no means 60 down with the democrats, who de-
clare they will vote for no halfway measure under
any circumstances. The Senators agreeing TO this
idea have arranged to have offered tomorrow
another amendment, providing for four
years. suspension, and hope by this means to cut
of further debate and bring the question to the test
of q vote early IN the day. Such an amendment
would OF course take precedence OF Thayers amend
ment and Trumbulls proposition for q suspension
until next session OF Congress. If this programme
is carried out the question may, after all, DC
settled after the morning hour tomorrow. Its
friends speak very confdentlyabout IL, while, on the
other hand the repealers declare such proposition
Will not succeed However, If repeal comes to
vote and fails many OF the Senators now favoring
repeal will vote for the next best thing-the four
years. suspension. There is story here tonight
that Nye and the carpet-bag Senators have agreed
to vote against repeal and that therefore no doubt
exists any longer that repeal will be defeated 1t Is
not easy to get at the truth Of this statement but
one thing is certain, the antrepealers Jubilant
President Grant is said to be very much ncensed to-
day at the conduct of some OF the Senators and to
be determined not to make any further appoint
ments should the civil tenure restraint be still kept
over him. ,s...s.
The New Minister to England.
The delay In the nomination OF q Minister to Eng
land. vice Reverdy johnson, attributed BY some Of
Grants friends the fact that he has been carefully
considering what policy will be best to pursue in
gard to the alabama claims. Some people here
who profess to be familiar with his views say that
he has resolved to adopt q very decisive course with
England and that the amount OF his diplomacy will
be simply the sending Of bill to the British govern
ment asking payment for the depredations OF the
pirate ships on American commerce. Caleb Cush-
ing, strange though 1t may seem is among those
now mentioned as likely to be honored with the ap-
polntment to England.
Our Representative In Belgium.
Mr. Hall, OF Pennsylvania, Is said TO have been
agreed upon TO succeed Mr.. sandiord as our repre-
sentative at Brussels.
Another Negro Candidate for the Haytien
Mission.
Mr. Bassett (colored), OF Philadelphia, has CON-
petitor for the mission to Hayt in the person OF Mr.
Dumas coloredl OF New Orleans The latter Is, like
the former represented to be good scholar, with
the advantage Of being well &C quainted with the
Spanish language. Both OF them are strongly recon-
mended.
The Columbia Is. CO. Postrnastership-A Negro
Applicant.
Some little interest attaches to the contest for the
postmastership OF Columbia. $. c.. from the fact
that one OF the candidates is pure African ana ex
OF the Senators from the Palmetto state. The chief
opponent Of this dusky would-be postmaster is Cap
tain d. A. Moore, formerly OF New York. who is said
to be well recommended by .the business men OF
Columbia. The darky, however, stands the best
chance, and will be likely to win. His appointment
will give general disgust to the Columbians.
Fine Specimen of Red Tape.
After President Lncon's assassination soldier
was placed on special guard duty In front OF Secre
tary Stewards house. Though Seward has gone, the
faithful soldier still continues his perambulations,
musket In hand in front OF the Seward mansion, on
Fifteen and Half street.
The colored people OF the District Of Columbia are
making arrangements to celebrate extensive
scale the anniversary OF the abolition OF slavery In
Decisions by Secretary Boutwell,.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has made the follow
ing declsions:-
The classification by race or blood OF wool imported
some cases, was nevertheless agreed to, under the
belief that It the only rule by which any system
coarse woods OF the race or blood embraced in the
first and second classes which really at for moth
wools at for other purposes than carpets might be
included In the third class but as the percentage In
tvely insieniacsnt. no interest materially suffers
by the practice. The Departments decision on
Canada wool clippings syieu pea,ers aS ,,n na
fun knowledge that in the one case pedlers, ed woor1
of the OF the article and that In the lat
ter case i"lllghand wooy the decision would " % un.
questonabiy encourage the importation OF nner
carpets II, therefore, the wool In question be OF
native East India unmixed blood Its proper classln-
cation s in class three the quality OF neness the
fsct that IL be used In some OF the coarser manu-
factures OF wool do not override the rule OF classl-
cation by race or blood.
The tariff lsecton twentythree, article two, March
permits the free entry OF 'a articles the produce
oT American ffsneries," that is fisheries prosecuted
under the American nag. A register y the highest
evidence OF nationality recognized by the law. Un-
der il vessel may engage In any trade not specially
prohibited by law, and entitled TO every privilege
enoyed,ey any vessel OF ,ne onasu ~ STATES no. oy
sel are the produce Of American fishery unless the
law otherwise provides. Registered vessels, prior
20 the act OF l793 being competent we'll for for
eign trade as for any other, were subjected to
tain restrictions In entry and clearance not neces
sary where the trade was purely domestic. To
remedy this provision was made by the act OF 1898