, 1869-03-15
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WASHINGTON.
What Senator Sumner
Thinks Of EDgland's
Responsibility.
British Minister Thornton
Says it Means War,
The French Minister Thinks
it Means Territorial
Expansion.
Livery ntruggle Tor a GoYerH-
ment Office In Mis-
souri,.
How the Patronage in
indiana la to be
Controlled.
Assignment Of the Prominent
Army Officers.
Probable List Of the House
Standing Committees.
A-hiRx4r~ Hhfn1~r~ H{$fwa-u
Lively Struggle for a Govern
meat Office In His
souri,.
How the Patronage in
Indiana Ia to be
Controlled
Assignment Of the Prominent
Army Officers.
Probable List OF the H0nse
Standing Committees.

Standing Committees.
+. Ambitious Chicago Citizens
Scrambling for Offices.
Bpedu Despatch to Tha Chicago T4ibuns.
wAsH1orox. March II.
xH014ap's nrtroNs1B1111x
BeEator Sumner has in print, and will eo3u de-
1Tef+ speech taking the ground that Er9lxad 10
entirely rnspoLss bic for much mose than tha de-
afuetiou Of cur thlps that her ACTON resulted tn
sweeping our commerce from tho etas, and IN
prolonKtuE the war 1t lelst year. Mr. rroru-
ton, the British M,nates bearing thle, eaid 10 At.
Sumner: THAT uears wsr." The French Mn
liter. HI. Betthery, .ald: .N.. sumner, trss
Eaears expsntton Of territory" The mattes Is
making mora Attr in ttp!ouatIc c.Tcics than ArJ
question which haa sRitAttd them for long time.
II doca lot r'eafe the English ht re 10 learn tia.
1te Frtnch thitk. n Nj. Berthenr's remarks
ale interpreted. ttst England wouid not t2ht, but
Ktyt up british Alerex instead.
MISSOURI oYT1cE-sEEKEAs
Colonel Lndsley, Of 1rcLton, no., is made PRO.
v.sion Agent, by The President, rice Brown.
GeEeral Pile wss Z candidate, but Senator Drake
oppoecd this, and the delegation could not agree.
Colonel Lint e)ey anived; Mr. Dsske won't with
him 70 sec the President, ald the piaco Was
prornfsed him At orce. Next morning several of
the Missouri delegation VI n. up 10 the Hhtta
House On the sarne bject to preeeat The claims
ol othera, but fonnd that they we,e day too
late.
An AsfEssonsuIr.
It u sERestcd tonight a1no. the friends Of CAT.
cTat MAXWELL, Astestor Of tho Third Ohio Dls-
tsiei, that he il 10 be rsmove2,s Geo. D. Johu-
son. Of Lebanon, nominated.
INDIANA oyY1of1.
Tie Indiana delegation IN the Housa had 4
meeting and aRre.d th1t ths Senators should
control the patronage In the Democratic dtatne.s
ard tie United s:ates patronagc for the State;
Hh& The Representatives ahuulc control tteir owu
&kstx1cts and that the Post Ob6ces OF la.1e towns
X$on1t 20 With the district IN which they were
situated: however. the President has h1ed In.
dfAnapola By giving IT to Ffsab4ck. not~l,h.
Standing tho two 6cuttoss were for Holloway.
DWyes. Pensisn Agent II Goluneus. Ohio, Is To
Rlvc pace to School counistioner Morris, ap-
petAted yesterday.
TEL aukar.oS or LOCALITY.
The guppoeltion that Attorney General Hoar*e
8ppofn ntnt 10 seat In the Cabinet WIS in ntended
70 be OF tenporarJ character IL not war1ar'ed
b. anything the Preeiderr has aid OF done before
4e kince 1t was made. MAty Of the POLITICIANS tre
7foubled BY tic fact that Orc S.kte hns Two mem.
b<rs OF the Cabinet. atd some friends WITH Nh I'M
the Prceitent cons ulted about tie sppon,ncr,
thought be might be embAtratFtd br the chofce
of MF. Hoar md desire to choose Boutwell,. lie
himself, ea!d, 1t the time, that the dif1eulty d
E3FinG two r'accs to oLe State was nmonR TIT
ieA1t OF the difficulties he had to encounter. and
thai Tbs Idea that Ar. Hoar rhou.d
retire to make rorn ioE Ms. Boutwel
was not Of his snsttstiou. whea Judge nosl
dtBt talked with the PRECEDENT after arr1y1pc
here, md ekt Re had no wish but to serve biz
country. and would do whatever the P7es,deut DC
aired htca 10 CO, be wxs answered that tho PresI
dent hsd NO tc4tre except that he should quality
and II onca ente1 rpon the active duties Of the
oflee. NJ. Hosr did Tits, AID he is learning b,
new work. This IL the best reason fer e1ytne
that the Preftdeut has ntentton, at pseseut, o!
eupezstdinR him. The question OF locality. he
k4Js, II Of iAs less consequences
than the question Of illness. aEd Ms. Hoa1
IL already proving hIntef d. man for tho Plies
Rtyeu him. His footing IN she Cabinet Il row AZ
Eure ~ fhst O any other member: the people,
1hcrtiort, need mot WITTY ihenseires to h1d 4
new ot1ee Tor hsm OF pick On, new man for the
Auorasy Geretal.h1p,
Ad10aMKhr or ARMY oYY1cEH4.
A general order, making further assignments
ofpHo1ntnent army otneezs. Is nearlJ completed
at the Var Department. General Thomas zoet
- the Dtviaion OF the Pacdcs Headquarters 1t sAr
Fsancieco: General Sherio2a to the Division o
1he Ai1ElAxlppf, heAdpul1tsr1 probably II 81
Louis; ana General Seho1eld 70 the Depa.tmen
OF the Mierourt, headquarters at Fort Leaveu
worth. General ualleck IL to be ordert'
East to The Division Of the sou1h
net Jet organized General A1Erf Kctuatrs Il
reuma1d of the Department OF L. Platte. Hen
.c.N Hsrtoek eocs to the Department OF Da
.1o.a. General Pope ia The Department Of II
Akef. General Lacy will command In Geottl
md ths Csro!inss. General s:oceman zoe
20 Ar:aopa. II cancot b ssoe'
-talIea who IL 10 relieve nerh Thoms
1t Loulasilse, nor whether the District Of MIss..
.e!ppl will stand As now constituted.
fDs Horsz coxM111rr1.
Speaker Blalne lad his list Ct committee
readY to II pounce On Friday morning. but lat
uettp11 which had leaked out cauied 70 mRc
dissatisfaction that the list wAs withheld and
rood deal o! reorcanktrp has been going O,
This has 1ecestitated considerable talk On II
Speakers rart w1:n uembtrs. md Ed the chi
points regarding the committees arc euppoted
be known with toltTabie cer1al7tS- Among toes
the following a:e Yet, generally credited:
Tays and Bsdna-Schttck, AlilsJr, Dutle
Kelley, M1yn41d, McCar1hy. iukersol, Brook
.Nibiack.
Approprtatlons-Daves. Carried, Wa.hbul
(W,s.,. Beauan. Ke!te5, Dickey.
.BdntAp end Curseaey-nooper. Lyrca, Jud
Eooo.p, MorteH tta-l
.1adtet1ry-Bi1RhamI Mereur, Marsh.u,
-t1Etdge,
Ppss GHe<s on1 FbH Rocds-Farrswo,th, Fen
.HiN, Foe. Johr lion & sl.}
FoT<t2a ADdt,s-Banta, Orb, cullom, Wa
burn wis J, Blair.
1sfr1foE4ts-Eullom md TaGa.
Faru! Aratr-seoacla, TW1ehe1l, Fer
Archer, ua,ght.
NiHart-LoCac, keteha11, EegleJ.
H1eGse Raarso1-Ae alrexdy sent, with the :
dltlcn Of Bumug On, OF A3eR, ~ eecoud.
Ce.snsefc-O'Sclll.
HrGftng-1An1n-
Reeonstsreilon-1t Is believed that Butez n
be Chairman.
Indiaa Afasss-clAke. Tans, shark,. Au
gen.
cun..-Tsza, Of Scr To.t, OF waahburn,
nxyKxr1 CABS.
Tie action in the st. Louis fsstnuc cases Y
tho following: On the 9Th Of February. Attorn
Cenesal Evx1u wrote 10 DistHe, Attorney Mob
ordering him 70 enter noHe prostqut in the ca
ot Dao1el Able, Charles E!la1d, Jarnss one
Hoel E. Lawrence, E. B. Brown 8. 4. Hatch, q
G. E Maur.cs. The Mstr1c. Attorney lu'1
dlately wrote to connl.sloner Rollins 4
As. Erasts' course bad been sAf
After eonAultAtlon with him.
letter arrived Just - The rehabilitation
changed. As Rollins called On President Grs
ard, on tho 9Th iua'att, the latter ordered th
70 soon - the new Attorney HencsA was tw,
Nh -
cases should Be ,stued- On the 1tth instant .
to.pey General uoa: sent such usdc1.
ILLINOIS oFFIcs+Exkxns.
Tbs Illinctstans VITO wantton1ce urdcr the I
Administrator hare not pnt in 20 strong tn
pearatce II thcse from foue Other States.
lhcso afn enough here 70 make tatn2s lively.
Young Ecaumon wcrld take tho m'es1on 10 )
den, but II goet TO another msn- hesre
ma As1on axe looking after tae Chicago Fost
hut PIT eidcDt Las Ett&
On touA one elee. General arrlhnt anc COX
Bob lnseztol! wanted the District AstorueT
Ct the Iozthein past Of the State, but th1t II
disposed Of to mxu not here. Judge Scales
probably keep his place - Collector oi CHI
tor whi1n, bxt tho President has It booked
some OLE else bse Ind bie. Russell Jones II
et:on9 IN fss Marsha ship that no o1e coIsets
piate. Wtattef Will. t7ooaoiy, get the Asse
ph1p Of chtcaEo. and GcEeEtl Sorse Ia pretty
"a keep the Revenue Coilceinr1h!p. John l
Hodnet4 wants 10 be corsul 10 Rio Janerio,
.BeechAtef w.nta eono Cousulehip. Jane
Gimp has secured sea anuoo Of his Post Ons
nixon. Geas1al Jonn Logan seralna ~ III
n,,he eeuthssn District.
otoH6iA.
arnerai Butt intends 10 introduce r.
4,n. Tomorrow, which will Involve the =
onrs,inn Of the pol IeAl stasre OF Georgia,
Iii .tte.np, to secure action thereon
II {. reported, tonight mi quite general
rEsuHx-oE OFFICE Law.
,u~xe6. TINT the Ser ste judiciary Commute
far lie tuspeus1en Ct lhc 7e: u1s-ol'o"es
.duz1rr General uEaut's sdn1uisrat'en'
ruY SxE sEcRE7ARI or sfAT8'
Htmuton Ft.h arrives nete cn Tuesdsy mo
md Aas relezrapned that be will accept 1no
Department..
TO raR ASSOCIATED PRESS.
AeHscrLTrAAl kEro1r.