The New York herald., 1869-01-10
Attorney General Evarts Assigned TO
Grants Cabinet.
Reconstruction in Virginia and
Mississippi.
The Senate and the Financial
Question.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1863.
Another Cabinet IkumOr.

Genera, Eyarts last night has given birth to the
rumor that the succession to the position Of law ad
WISER TO the next administration Is ixed Evarts is
now regarded one OF the present Cabinet likely to
remain, and Mat Carpenter and Jim Wilson are
counted out. Immense significance is attached TO
dining aud wining nowadays Moses H. Grinnel, OF
New York, was also present at Evarts', and his
stock has consequently risen several pegs for the
next Collectorsrip OF New York over Smythe.
Dinner Party af General Grants.
General Grant gave dinner-strictly priyate--to
number OF gentlemen this evening" Among those
present were Moses H, Grinnell and General Wick
ham, formerly OF the Confederate army. The
latter arrived to-day from Richmond, In company
with Judge Bond. He has come to Washington to
urge the extension OF the bill before the Senate
in reference TO the national control OF the railroad
system to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Mrs. Grants Reception.
Mrs. Grant gave her first reception this afternoon
al the Generals residence on street. The attend
ance was very numerous including the most prom-
nent people in Washington
The Reception ut Secretary McCuiioch's.
Secretary and Mrs. McCuloch held their first card
reception Of the season last evening. distn-
guisned company OF laaes and gentlemen were
present, among them Speaker Colfax, Attorney
General Evarts, Secretary Browning General Long
street. Minister Thornton and a large number of
Senators and members, as well as officers OF the
army and navy.
Southern Reconstructi0n.
The Reconstruction Committee 1t il understood,
IN beginning to weary with the testimony OF the
pet t-baggers who appear before 1t from Mississippi
and Georgia. The testimony of one is that Of all the
Others and the COMMITTEES have heard nothing far
but an endless story of the Ku.Klux outrages and
urgent appeals to put the management Of affairs in
ssasao otutaf hqr1 OfQ a 70 adv
tnrers at the head of the negroes. Several men,
bers OF the committee have got their eyes opened
TO the fact that what is wanted by these men,
especially in Georgia, is new deal OF the offices,
State and national. The committee had a meeting
to-day and examined a Mr.. Field from Mississippi,
and Mr. Stone, from Georgia. Field testified ninety
nine ont OF every hundred OF the white people OF
Mississippi are rebels. Upon some Of the committee
expressing surprise at such sweeping statement,
Field said that was true OF hs locality,
but close examination showed that he lived
In isolated country district and knew very little
about the State In general. Stone told the same
old story OF the Ku Klux 0utrages i'll Georgia and de-
picted an unusually horrible condition OF affairs.
uudge Bingham asked him II matters were no better
bince Grant was elected, whereupon ne softened
little ana admitted that since the election the rebels
N ne called fhem were more subdued. The truth
ls, the members Of the committee have very little
Faith In the majority Of the startling stories told y
these too willing witnesses.
Chance for Practical Economy.
The Congressional Committee Printing should
Institute an examination into the manner IN which
the public books and documents are distributed ana
endeavor TO hit upon system that win not be quite
% expensive to tine government through mere
wanton waste. The heads OF departments and al
the heads OF bureaus Of the government fir-
nished with i've copies OF all public hooks and docu
ments, when they cannot possibly need make
OF more than twO for the chief and the other for
the next In authority. Two unbound copies
are supplied from the Senate and three bound
copies are supplied from the House In most
instances these books have accumulated In
immense quantities and cause no little trouble to
provide for their storage. Expensive cases OF wal
mt and mahogany are made 10 contain these sur
plus books, and there IS room In sumo OF the
bureaus TO ADMIT another bookcase. The question
OF how TO preserve and provide storage for all the
records books. documents, &C.. belonging 10 the
government from It's foundation has become one OF
great perpexity 70 all the different departments,
and there ~ no law in existence whereby the officers
are authorized TO destroy government books
RECORDS papers except that for the redemption OF
the currency. There are thousands more
copies of all Congressional documents printed
and bound than there s any necessity
for, yet even these superfuous documents
would be better disposed OF II scattered throughout
the country than by choking up the government Or
fees with several copies OF each book document.
Another useless expense incurred In furnishing the
bureaus with copies IN sheet form OF all bills resou
tions, &C., presented IN Congress. II these docu-
mcnis can he supplied while they stil pending in
Congress they:might chance to be OF some service;
but they are generally sent along in huge bundles
hong after they have either been passed defeated
and frcducniy not m after the close OF the session.
Those matters may prove interesting to Mr. Wash
burne, since he has undertaken to introduce reform
In The way Of public Expenditures.
seunlar Shcrman's Financial Policy.
Senator snermans financial policy, as II in termed
seems to have been given with view 20 solve the
dificut question which the caucus OF the radical
Senators failed 10 settle ON Thursday TO wit, una
nimity on the subject OF the finances. sherman has
been long enough in the senate to Know that many
measure which cannot be made clear TO senators
and members by argument may succeed with the
Aid OF good dinner. well supplied with cham-
payne. Perhaps he thought that by getting
the members Of the several committees OF both
houses connected with the finances together
around the festive board some understanding might
be renched whereby the dominant party might be
able 10 ix upon what they 80 much need just now
n financial policy. About sixty invitations were Is
sued aad with few exceptions they met with a IN
vorable response. Among those present were
Chicf Justice Chase. the warm personal friend
OF Senator sherman; speaker Coliax, SEN
ator FessendeD, not member OF any
OF the financial committees Just now but invited ON
accoun Of his having been Secretary OF the Treasury
and the prcdecessorof sherman chairman OF the
Senate Finance Committee; Secretary McCuloch
was invited, but could not attend on account or bis
NUN, rinu ins
ar the senate Finance Committee there were present
sherman, Williams, Van wnkie, Cattel, and
Morrin of Vermont. The other two members OF the
committee, Morgan and Henderson, are absent, at.
tending 20 their Senatorial interests at home. Of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations there were
present Mossrs. Grimes, Howe, Wilson, Cole and
Conkng. Lot N. Morrill,, the chairman IL up In
Maine, looking after HANNIBAL HamIin. It will he
observed that these are all radicas except indeed,