The Van Buren press., 1869-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON
From Lails Roes Gssssn ReYor'
WAm,SGroS, March 81,

hifAc hAs a SpiHpIonil9' s"'NNNN - ~
on the Civil Tenure.of Office bill, which
vas rushed through both Houses under
the pressure OF the Conference Commit
tee. The House, under the explanation
of Butler snd Bingham, thought that thg
Senate had Welded to Il virtual reDesl vi
the old law, and Scnst1rs were made t.
believe, throGgh Trumbulls pEusibilitv
! that the House had in substance accepted
what is known az the Senate amendment,
! bat 10 might Senator's aud members OF
! Congress, who were for repeal, declare
that ;arough the usual mysliication of a
conference report, they had been deceiv'
cd. la this category is Morton, who,
| from the first, has been for repeal ofthr
| law. In the House, Is Radicals votei
against the bill, while Fcssendcn, Fowler
and Gilbert we're on hand and refused to
vote in the Senate In the House it was
reported that the new bill did not, under
any circumstances, restore q suspended
officer, provided his successor WIS not
confirmed, but subsequently, it turned out
after the bill passed, that II the vacancy
in an Office is not filed during the session
Of the Senate. the men who were suspend
cd from the Office return to the old place
at the expiration of said session The
old law therefore is substantially un
changed in principle Senator Williams,
no drew up the old law, says the new
/ bill i, better The Indignation among
! the Rs!cal repea!crs tonight is very
great. The House repcalers say tha,
Ben Buuer has sold them out.
An attempt will he made to have the
President veto the bill Several Senators
and members will call on him in the
morning for that purpose.
The statement is clearly substantiated
to day that ashburne, during the last
hours he was Secretary of State, recon-
mcnded fOrty-one names to the President
for Consulships, comprising, of course,
all of the lmpor,aa, outs in that
branch OF tho service Six of these names
were from Galens, Illinois. The proceed
ing will appear the more disgraceful when
the fact Is known that it is the practice to
| appoint on the recommendation of the
| Department. thus showing that Wash
| burne expected TO get these names ap-
pointed i'll the list tapplicants. He wrote
| opposite certain names. " Promised, SO
rs 10 indicate to Secretary Fish, the dis
position that had been made by his pred
ecessor, two days Secretary, Of twenty
very important foreign positions. This
list was Shown to day to Republican
Senators and members, Grant having
tarnel it over to NJ Fish 1t has also
been discovered ,ha' inst before lcavin-
/ Con Iress WasaJurHs got the salary d
. Second Assistant ) cr2tary Of Legation
to France, increased to 81 500 in gold
la a iews days afterwards he requested
that Frank Moore should be appointed
as his (Wasbburne's) Second Assistant
Secretary,
WASHINGTON, April 3.
The amended Tenure of Onice bill haC
not been signed by the President np t.
noon An apprehension exists that SOM
mistake has been male in the enrollin;
of the bill, as prominent members 0
/
, If SO, the bill may be returned to Con
, gresS for correction.
J SENATE-The Indian appropriation hiI
J VA. taken up, and Mr. Harlan, from Com
nit,na on In Gsn Affairs, offered Sevcra
, amendments, providing for the organiza
, ton of a Board of Commissioners to b
, elected for their Intelligence and philan
, thropy, to supervise and control disburse
} ments of appropriations for Indian pun
} chases; which were modified, on motto
} Of Mr.. Fessendcn, SO as not to give til
} Commissioners absolute control, bu
} only Joint control with the Interior Dc
! partment, under the direction ofthe Pres
} dent; and was then agreed to, and tn
, bill passed. ...
} PELADELrHIA, April 8.
} George A. Twitchell has made q cor
} fcssion to Rev Mr. Binghurst, in whic
} he declares that on the night Of the mu
} der he was aroused from sleep by his wil
D coming to him and stating she had killc
D her mother in quarrel. They both wen
D to the room where she lay dead and te
0 gsther threw the body out ofthe windoy
D 1t is said Mrs. Twitchel has recently r,
0 uue,ted that reporters he excluded t'rol
D her husband until af.cr his execution
She left this ciy this morning.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
t SENArE-Rice introduced bill cxtent
= ing the limits Of time for the conpietIo
of the fist section of the Fort Smith an
Little Rock Railroad, which was reterre
to committee on Pacific Railroad
y Howe. from Committee on Gains, RI
I ported bill for the settlement of CLAIM
y for qnartermaster and Co1nmissary stor,
Il furnished to ortnkru by the United Stat,
. within the State a. the rebellion, durin
the late war 1t provides all claims fC
quartermaster and commissary stores az
tually furnished, to the United State
within the States Of Virginia. North Ca
S olina, South Carolina, Florida. Gcorgli
n Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, ArkaI
sas and Texas, and recelpted for by prof
er officers receiving the same, or whic
=, may have been for the use OF the Unite
Sc submitted to the QdAIlIftAA, Q(dAIlIfA dTssePt ma M.
Il raj and Commis,ary General of Subsis
ooec, respectively, accompanied ly sue
!, proofs q, each claimant can present, {
o facts and it Shall be tAe dGtr Of thos
officers to cause sach claims to be exam
mGd. and, UPON sugA Xlu.u0ti1n 20 dJ
eide whA, sums az dU. thereon, proyil
ing no claim shall be allowed except IL
; property designated rs quarteImastcr 0
y cOmmlssarY stores, which The Unite