New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

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reign of Charles the First which he said
formed an exact parallel to our present times,
and again raising his solemn notes of
warning Sound arguments were made by Messrs.
Howard and Howe, the former pertinently remark
ing that if the Senate agreed to the total repeal of
the law it would stulfy all its past action and con-
cede the assertions made in the Senate Chamber last
Spring by the counsel of Andrew Johnson, whereat
Mr.. Evarts, who sat upon one OF the sofas. smiled
satisfactorily. POmeroy entreated the Conference
Committee which seemed to be regarded by every
one a foregone conclusion, not to exceed their
powers. When the vote was reached, the motion of
Grimes TO recede was rejected by a vote
Of 81 to 90, and the Conference Commit
tee was ordered without a division. The
Chair appointed as the Committee Messrs. Trum-
bull. Edmunds, and Grimes. The first two are OPP
posed to absolute repeal Should the House agree to
conference its Committee will be just the opposite,
viz. two for repeal and one in the opposition. The
vote to-day showed 40 Republicans, Democrats, and
Fowler voting; II Republicans voted with the Dem
ocrats and Fowler, showing majority of 81 Repub-
licans opposed to repeal The 12 Republicans voting
for repeal Cole FentOn, Fessenden, Grimes,
Mcdonald Morton, Pool, Robertson, Ross, Sprague,
Thayer, and Warner. Three of these. with Fowler,
make up four of the seven Republicans who voted
against impeachment.
The proceedings in the House. to-day, were taken
up mostly in debate on the substitute to the Senate
bill providing for a reorganization of the judicial
system of the United States reported from the Judi
ciary Committee by Mr. Bingham. The substitute
provides that the Supreme Court shall consist Of
Chief Justice and eight acting Associate Justices,
and, to make the requisite number, an additional
Associate Justice is to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. Each of the Judicial
Circuits shall have Circuit Judge, who shall hold
a Circuit Court either of himself or with
the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
appointed for that Circuit Any Justice OF
the Supreme Court, 20 years Of age who shall have
served 10 years the bench may on his own appli-
cation be retired from active service. The principal
points of difference between this and the Senate bill
is the provision for the retirement of Justices who
have served 10 and who have attained the of 20
years The debate was long and tedious and lasted
until after o'clock. Just before adjournment
vote was reached, and the substitute was passed.
The House Military Committee have prepared a
bill making general provisions for the sale of mill
tary and other reservations of public lands by the
Secretary of the Interior whenever hereafter the
reservations become abandoned, andgno longer
required for the public service. This course is
deemed advisable in consequence of the trouble and
delay of making special enactment in each case
heretofore rendered necessary.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs paid an
hours visit to Secretary Cox to-day.
The appointment of Col. Holloway, editor Of The
Journal, for Postmaster of Indianapolis, has been
decided upon by the President and his name will be
sent to the Senate among the first nominations.
AS the law fixing the pay of the soldiers in the reg
ular army at the rate of s6 per month expires the
st of June next and the pay revers to the old rate
of s1 per month"; not only President Grant but Gems
Sherman. Sheridan, and other officers Of the army
favor an extension of the pay. Accordingly, both
the Senate and House Committee have agreed upon
proposition to extend the time Of their present rate
of pay for one year.
dispatch was received here tonight, from Au-
gusta Ca saying that Alexander II. Stephens is very
i'll, and lying at the point of DEATH
The building at the corner of Seventeenth and G.
sts., for several years past occupied as the Army
Headquarters, will be surrendered to the owner on
the lst of July next During this week the records
and papers pertaining to the office Of the Generalln-
Chief will be removed to the War Department, where
Gen. Sherman will hereafter have his headquarters.
The old Army Headquarters will be occupied until
the st of July for Court-Martial purposes and the
Dyer Court of Inquiry in session Fourteenth
ST., will be removed TO that building.
| THE NEW ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
| DENIAL OF THE ovER-IssUE OF CENTRAL
| PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS.
| GENERAL PRESS DSPATCBl
George Earle who was nominated by the Presi-
dent to-day to be First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral was formerly Clerk of the Maryland Court of
Appeal and late law partner Of Postmaster General
| Cresswell.
Within an hour after the passage of the House
resolution directing the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad TO investigate certain matters affecting the
| Central Pacific Company the following letter was
| placed in the hands Of the Chairman Of that Com
| mttee:
| WASHINGTON, ID. O.. March %, 1862
To Hon. WILLIAM A. WHEELER, Chairman " tAE House
Committee the Pacific Railroad
SIR respectfully request that meeting or your Com
mtee called the earliest possible moment not later
than 10 o'clock tomorrow, discharge the duties I'M
posed upon IL by the resolution OF the House. this day
passed referring the issue OF bonds 10 the Central
Pacific Railroad Company OF California. further re-
quest the author OF that resolution and all other persons
uaed in the preamble thereto may be required to be
present at such meeting At present cannot with pro-
priety do than denouEce every statement therein
| affecting the Central Pacific Company infanousy
false, and demand that the authors thereof shall be
promptly required make good their statements
Tess their falslty. Yours, very respectfully,
G. L. HUNTINGTON,
Vice President Cen. Pac r. G.
In the Supreme Court Of the United States to-
day, Lester l.. Bond esq. of Illinois, and George
&. Campbell, esq, of Illinois, were admitted to
practice.
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