New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
WASHINGTON.


INDIES s-AUGMENTATION OF OUR CUBAN
FLEET-ALLEGED OvER-IssUE OF CENTRAL
PACIFIC RAILWAY BoNDs-THE ADJOURN
MENT OF CONGRESS-
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNBI
WASHINGTON, Monday, March %, 1862
The Civil Tenure-of- Office law is the theme of con-
versation in political circles this evening A
speedy settlement is not anticipated Tomorrow tits
expected that the House will grant Committee of
Conference and parliamentary usages will compel
the Speaker to appoint as the Committee two MEM
bers in favor of repeal, and one in the opposition
Butler and a Democrat will be the majority of the
Committee, and Bingham the minority. The Senate
Committee is constituted just directly the opposite
-Trumbull and Edmunds against rereal. and Grimes
for repeal This will make the joint committee tie.
The Democratic member will, of course, agree to
nothing but repeal and from what is known of But
Ter and Grimes. they will be unyielding No one
looks for harmony in such committee, and no one
doubts but that, after some delay, new Committee
of Conference viii be asked for, and then the matter
will be settled. 1t seems evident now that the
House will have to recede from its present position
he blaleHleul wis uiduts lO-Nuys ny blC"ulhS Nv
publican Senator that large batch of nominations
for Foreign Ministers and Consuls would certainly
be sent to the Senate by the President tomorrow.
The list to include some of the first and secondclass
missions.
The President seems determined to protect our
interests in the West India waters during the pres
ent unsettled state of affairs in Cuba Admiral HOt,
commanding the North Atlantic Squadron, has now
six vessels in his command viz, the ContOocook,
carrying IS guns the Narraganset guns; the Get
tysburg, guns; the Npsic, guns; the Penobscot,
guns and the Yantic, with guns. The Seminole,
Juniata, and Galena ordered, on Saturday last
to be sent to him; and the Tuscarora, 10 guns and
the Kearsarge z guns from the South Pacific Squad
ron are also ordered to join his fleet. These assign
ments incur no additional expense to the Govern
ment thev merely transfers of vessels already
in commission. Orders were to-day sent to the
various Navy-Yards 10 telegraph to the Department
Immediately the arrival of several war vessels
now on their way homeward, that they may not be
dismantled but kept in readiness for recOmmission.
Admiral Davis commanding the South Atlantic
squadron. has been ordered to bring home the Guer-
riere and report for duty at the Department. The
Guerrero is one of the largest and most expensive
vessels in the navy, and the intention is to
send in her place one of smaller caliber. DAVIS is
also ordered to furnish free transportation on Gov
ernment vessel to any citizens of the United States
who may now be voluntary exiles in Brazil. This
last order creates comment, and is not under
stood 1t is probable that by exiles the Department
means those SOutherners who exiled themselves
after the Rebellion was put down.
The Senate Committee ON Pacific Railroads to-day
had under consideration the question of fixing the
junction of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
roads. After prOtracted discussion, the Committee
authorized their chairman to report resolution fix
ing the junction at Ogden. The Union Pacific Com
pany claim that they have already finished the
road 20 miles west of this point. 1t appears also
that before the last Administration went out of
power it authorized the Central Pacific to extend its
line to Ogden, aud that in accordance with this de-
cisiOn they have received bonds for several million
dollars. Judging from the action in both Houses
to-day this subject, there is likely to be pretty
lively controversy the question. 1t is
charged that Secretary Browning made an over
issue of $2,5OO,OOO bonds to the Central Pacific
Road. There evidently screw loose somewhere.
Notwithstanding that Secretary Boutwell, and the
Controller of the Currency have both expressed a
desire that the Currency bill now before the Senate
and house, which relates to redistribution of the
circulation among the States should be passed at the
present session, the is likely to fail owing
TO the variety of opinion in the Senate respecting it,
The desire to talk is becoming great with Senators
that the most Insignificant measures cannot receive
action until nearly every Senator has made speech
on the subject The Southern and Western members,
in their endeavOr to additional banking facli-
ties do not seem willing to accept the amounts fixed
upon. and the manner of obtaining the same, which
the New w-England and Middle States are willing to
accord them.
The question of the adjournment of the present
session Of Congress is again being considered, and
there now appears to be little doubt among Repre-
sentatives that the adjournment will take place
within eight days The subject was discussed to-
day by the House Appropriations Committee. and
they instructed their Chairman, Mr. Dawes, to report
resolution providing for adjournment on Tuesday
April 6. This Committee having charge of the last
business usually considered in session of Congress
the right is generally conceded to them to name &
day for adjournment which agreed to unless good
reasons are shown for further delays.
President Grant is still suffering from .neuralg
in the face and head to-day, and received visitors
He remains in his room with his family, and has at
tended to no public business.
Secretary Boutwell, on Saturday, teleRaphed MI
Hasey, ex-Member of Congress from the Newark
District of New-Jersey, asking him to accept tn
position of Register of the Treasury. This plac
was rendered Mr. Hasey some weeks ago. but h
declined to accept. The Secretary however says h
must serve and viii have the President send hI
name to the Senate tomorrow. Mr.. Halsey
member of the Retrenchment Committee of the
XLth Congress- and gave much Of his time to the
investigation of the workings of the Treasury De
partment. No man knows more about the defects OF
said Department than he does, and hence Secretary
BOutwells desire to have his assistance in the new