The New York herald., 1869-01-27
WASHINGT
REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN CAUCUS
No More Of President JOhnSOn'S NOmi-
nations to be Confirmed.
Opinion Of Judge Cartier in the
Bradley Expulsion Case.
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The Citizens to Have a Non-Par-
tisan Inauguration Ball.
PETITION FOR THE PARDON OF DR.. AauDD.
Further Revelations Regard
ing Booths Diary.
A Southern Pacific Railway Bill Intro
duced in the Senate.
PETITION FOR THE PARDON OF DR.. NaUDD
Further Revelations Regard
ing Booths Diary.
A Southern Pacific Railway Bill Intro
duced in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 70, is..


WASHINGTON, jan. 70, is.s
General Grant Bcscged by Visitors.
The visitors made 1t very busy for General Gran,
again to-day Quite large number OF callers were
admitted among whom were goodly proportion Of
Senators and Representatives, and delegation Of
gentlemen from Pennsylvania and New Jersey No
speeches were made on either side. They were
merely introduced, chatted moment or two and
then withdrew.
The Washiugtonians VIII Dance ut the In
uugurntion.
1t s publicly announced that citizens OF Washing
ton OF high social position, without respect to party
are determined Jc have an Inauguration ball.
The New York Steam Navigation Company.
The agents Of the New York Steam Navigation
Company, who have thus far been unable to get the
Postmaster General to come t0 terms by signing a
contract giving them a subsidy for carrying the
mails, are besieging the House Postal Committee for
relief. To-day they had 9: s. Bushnell, Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, before the committee. The didi.
Guilty seems to be the inability of the company to
build or buy steamships, and for this reason the
committee has been averse to taking any action that
would interfere with that OF the Postmaster General
Mr.. Bushnell now comes forward and pledges all he
steamships necessary, the funds TO be furnished by
the "solid menr OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
provided Congress will,guarantee the bonds OF
the company and secure itself by agreeing to give
the company certain amount annually for carrying
the mails. The committee 1t is said, are now look
Ing more fayorably upon the project than they have
d0ne heretofore. rf. -.
Nominations Before the Senate.
AS the statement has been widely made that Gen.
eral Grant expressed himself as desirous that no
more OF President Johnson's nominations should be
10 vorth vvh tn AM thatd uriu
his late visit TO Baltimore he denied ever having said
anything OF the kind. On the contrary when the
subject was called to his attention, he unnestat-
ingly said that the statement entirely untrue;
that he die not conside er that asGene ran Chief he
had any right to dictate or even advise the Sen
a0rs what they should or should not do concerning
any matter that might come before them that he
preferred to leave the subject OF combinations as
well every other subject of the kind, to the good
judgment, discretion and sagacity Of the Senate
without expressing one word himself either for or
against any OF the nominees. Apropos OF this mat
ter 1t Is said that this expression OF The Generals
views was drawn out mainly with view to the case
OF Stewart, OF Maryland, who was recently nomi-
mated for the Turkish Ministry, vice Morris.
Nominations Sent TO the Senate.
The President has nominated to the Senate to-
day
Edward y. Neal. to be commissioner of education,
laws.
Tostnlasters.-A. g. Russell at Bedford, Pa; II. L.
Stephens at Honesdale, Pa; w. w. Montgomery,
at BeIlefonte, Pa; william +. Keeler at La Sale,
ILL.,; John r. Lyre at wabash, Ind; William w.
Worthington, at Attica, Ind.
Isaac tSass to be Assessor OF Internal Revenue for
the Eighth district OF Ohio.
A Republican Cnncns Decides Against Com
nrrning the Presidents Nominations.
The republican members OF the Senate held eau
Gus this morning to consider the disposition OF bus
ness In executive session from now until the 4th OF
March, senators Wade, Howard, Sumner and Ed
munds spoke briefly on the subject OF confirming
nominations sent in by the President, and expressed
taeir opposition to any further combinations until
the advent OF General Grant, Senators Fessenden,
Nye, ConRling and Cameron dIsapproved OF permit
ting Offices TO remain untitled that the public neces-
Bities imperativey demanded should be attended to
at Each Senator gave an instance or two where
vacancies were now existing that should have been
filled, regardless OF the hear Inauguration OF new
administration. An immcnse number OF nomna-
tons had accumulated on the hands OF the Senate
some OF which, it was admitted could be very well
allowed to GO over until after the 4th OF March, but
there were many others for various positions In diff
ferent parts OF the country that the Senate could
just as well and properly act upon now as at any
other time. II was contcnded by Mr. Edmunds that
rule or resolution was needed to guide their action
in executive session at this particular time, II had
happened frequently, of late when the Senate de-
sired to reach those names that were necessary I'd
confirm some Senator started the consideration Of
others that could be well allowed 10 90 over,
and thereupon debate after debate arose, without
ansy. hin, hing being finally done, After some further
'0iscussion Resolution w5s PROPOSED and adopted
by a vote OF twenty eight TO eight that no further
combinations be made by the Senate ID Executive
session, except for Offices where vacancies exist OF
Iocol Importance and for which candidates arc
urgently recommendet by members of Congress
themselves. In the meantime, before the vote was
reached about a dozen Senators dropped separately
out, and evidently exhibited o decided aversion 10
having their executive proceedings controlled by a
caucus resolution. The general impression among
those who quilted the caucus IL that the resolution
viii be set aside at the next executive session,
which may be tomorrow, and both Smythe and
Cummings Will loom up once more before the OF
their shortening day sets forever.
IL It Smuggling or Note
The history OF the peregrnations OF the old tcle.
graph cable belonging to the western Union Company
has already appeared In The HERALD 1t tappears now
never 10 have been regularly imported the western
Union Company have pettIoned the Committee OF
ways and Means TO recommend that 1t shall be admit.
ted DUTY free. II IL has ever been landed on United
states soil IT as though the owners might be
liable to the charge Of smuggling. In any there
Is no reason why the duty should not be paid In full
SO long as the poor laborng men OF the United states
are forced by law to pay an import duty varying
from hfty-two to 32 per cent on the clothing they
wear there s no just and fair reason why monopoly
like the western Union Telegraph Company should
not pay full duty on cables imported for speculative
or other purposes
The Alaska Investissticn-Th Conscctures Of
n Witness.
The Alaska Investigation Committee held another
meeting to-day and had before them Louis +. Tasis-
tro, who stated ne came there as q very unwilling
witness and might bs apt TO say many things sr-