The New York herald., 1869-01-07
Congress Recommended tG Unite
the Telegraph to the Postal
System.
Dismissal Of the Surratt Indictment by
the Grand Jury.
ne Is Decided to Be Included in
the Presidents Amnesty.
Report Of General Sibley ON
the Ogeecllee Troubles.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0, 1869.
Grnnt,s Cabinet.

WASHINGTON Jan. 0, 1869.
CRAMPS Cabinet.
statement derived from excellent sources,
throws the most satisfactory light that has yet been
shed ON the appointments that are likely to be
made by General' Grant for the positions OF
Secretary Of War and Secretary OF the
Navy. Admiral David d. Porter will be
appointed, it is said, Secretary OF the
Navy, pro ten,., and VIII hold the ofice until the
naval survey, which creates three admirals is COM
pleted and approved. He viii thereupon resign and
accept one OF the three ofess so constituted Gen.
eral Schoded will take position in the Cabinet on
the same conditions, and thus the recent projected
legislation in the Senate about limiting the number
OF Offices to be held by one person win be avoided
in these two particular instances.
The Electoral Vote.
Messengers arrived to-day with the vote Of the
Electoral Colleges Of Vermont and Maryland, which
were deposited with MIR. Wade. All the States have
been heard from now except those on the Pacific
coast. The messenger for California started, but
died at Panama OF smallpox contracted on the
steamer. When he found he was about to die ne
delivered his papers over TO some friends
with o power OF attorney authorizing them
to deliver them to Mr.: Wade. There Is no
law making the power OF attorney valid in this
matter, and, the case is unprecedented, IL win
probably require some action Of Congress TO place
the vote OF California legally in the hands OF Mr..
wade Nevada has not been heard from yet. The
messenger from oregon Is reported showed up In
the Rocky Mountains 1t has been stated that there
~ o law imposing fine OF 200 upon any messen-
ger who fails to deliver the electoral vote OF State
to the President OF the senate within o specified
time. This Is the fact The law provides that any
person occupying the position Of messenger from an
Electoral College and then refusing to deliver the
vote Of the College to the President OF the Senate
shall be fined s., 600. The law does not apply, how
ever to messengers who start out and are delayed
on the way SO as not reach washington In time to
count the VOTE
Tho New York Senatorial Election Morgan
on for Albany.
Senator Morgan received telegram from his
friends at Albany this morning stating that the
friends OF Judge Noah Davis and Governor Fenton
had combined and that Morgan's presence was ne
cessary at Albany The Senator In obedience to this
summons left at noon to-day and intends going
through to Albany, where he will remain until after
the Senatorial election. #n
The Pennsylvania Senatorial Contest.
Since the nomination OF John Scott for tine United
States Senate by the republican caucus OF the Penn
syivania Legislature the politicians here have come
to the conclusion that Senator Cameron's reputed
sway the radical party In that State s something
more than mythical. Scott Ii known to be outand
out Cameron man ana is indebted to Cameron FOR his
nomination. The anti-Cameron men here are fear
fully demoralized, especially Forney. who says that
this Ia only fresh instance Of Camerons purchasing
the Legislature Cameron is expected to return here
In few days.
The Appropriation Bills.
The House made considerable progress to-day with
the appropriation bills, passing the Pension bill and
completing the Diplomatic and Consular bill In Com
mittee OF the WHOLE 1t was discovered that the
Committee on Appropriations had loaded the Diplo-
matte and Consular bill with q good deal OF
extraneous matter, which partakes more OF the
nature Of legislation and Is not Rermane
to the bill. Had 1t not been for this the bill would
probably have been considered IN the House and
passed to-day. The debate, however, ON the extra
sections would have taken too much time, and In
order to allow members opportunity to examine the
law on the subject It was postponed until Monday
next. The bill proposes considerable reductions
from the appropriations of last year. Among some
OF the reductions the folowing:-For the pay OF
commission, warrant and petty ofncers and seaman
s7,o0ooo0 In place OF ss,00oooo Navy Yard at Nor
folk In place OF $50 ooo Pensacola $3ooOo In
place OF s5oo0o,; Naval Station at Mound CITY, Ill.,
5000 IN place Of s27 0o0 For the Bureau OF Equip
ment and recruiting 100000, In place OF 0oo 900;
for the preservation OF vessels, &C., s2,00O00o IN
place OF &3,000,00o. In the appropriation for the
Marine Corps proviso is inserted that the number
OF non-commissioncd officers, musicians and pri-
Yates shall be limited TO 1900. The bill further
proposes that the oeers OF the Marine Corps shall
hereafter consist Of colonel lieutenant colo
mel, two majors, one adjutant and Inspector,
one paymaster, one quartermaster and assistant
ouartermaster, twelve captains, eighteen nrst lieu
tenants and eighteen second cutenants, and TO re-
duce the sergeants and corporals two-nfths The
lection 6f officers to be reduced mustered out to
be determined by lot among the oficers and nom
commissioned officers at present In commission An
additional section provides that no accounting ocer
Of the Treasury shall pass or allow any account for
payment In Of the appropriation made In the
bill. The total amount appropriated by the bill Is
$15 672 being reduction OF 81 ,57s from last
years bill.
Ben Butler offered very important amendment
20 the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill In
Committee OF the Whole, which, after some debate
was agreed to ny n very large vote. II consolidates
the Ave missions TO Central America IN one and re-.
duces the ten missions to south America to four in
cluding the mission to Brazil BY this one stroke OF
iegslaton Butler has saved about $4,000 per annum
to the government To be sure, It reduces to some
extent the patronage Of President elect Grant but
hts friends have clamored 40 loudly Cor retrench-
oppose Bptler's amendment, which ne put purely
upon the ground OF economy. II Is surI1,sed that
the main OBJECT Of Butler s to cgslate General XII
patrick the present Minister to Chile, out al once.
This Is out Of revenge for Eilpatricks EFFORTS to de-
feat Butler In the recent campaign; for II win he re-
membered that Fitzpatrick went into Buffers disA rict
and took the stump for Dana. Al all events the
government win be the gamer.
Mr.. Brooks made an effort TO get In an amend
ment TO the bill providing for renewal OF the mis-
sion 10 Rome. This gave rise 10 q lively debate
during which Mr. Covodc. OF Pennsylvania, made an
onslaught upon the Roman Catholic Church in gene
raj and the Roman Catholic voters OF western Penn
sylvan,a In particular. Advancing towards the
democratic side OF the house, Mr.. Covode dc.
clared In an excited manner that the Ro-
man Catholics were engaged during the late
campaign IN manufacturing fraudulent naturaliza.
liyatlop uapcra w,olcqae and rptntl. and had do.