The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-30
The Civil Tenure Bill-The House
Refuses to Accept the Senate
MOdificatiOn-A Con-
ference Committee
Appointed.
Applicants for Federal Offices
Visitors at the Exc
cutiVe Mansion.
FROM WASHLN GTON.
Special Despatch to The EUenin0 Telegraph
The Paraguay Trouble.

WASHINGTON, March 30.--The House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs had up the Paraguay
case to day, and heard the statement of ex-
Minister Washburn relative 10 the treatment of
Messrs. Bliss and Masterman by Lopez.
The Civil-TenuTe Bill In the House.
The Tenure ot.Office bill was taken from the
Speakers table Immediately after the morning
hour, when Mr.. Butler moved that the House
agree TO appoint a conference committee. Mr.
Schenck moved that the House recede nom its
disagreement with the Senate. The Speaker de.
cded that the motion of Mr.. Schenck must first
be put, whereupon Mr.. Eidrldge called for the
yeas and nays.
The House Refuses to Recede.
The vote on receding from disagreement with
the Senate resulted yeas 60, nays log. So the
House refused TO recede. The conference was
then carried.
The Speaker has announced the following as
the conierees on the part of the House on the
Ciyil Tenure bill: -Messrs. Butler, G. C. WASH
burn, and Bingham. The two first are in favor
of the repeal, and Bingham is for adopting the
| Senate bill.
The Conference Committee.
The conference committee on the Civil Tenure
bill will stand three for repeal and three for the
Senate bill, as follows:-For repeal, Messrs.
bill, Messrs. Trumbur, Edmunds, and Bingham,
1t is thought that Bingham will yield, which
will give the repealers one majority. The com.
mlttee is not yet in session.
| Despatch toASSoci0ted Press.
| The wisconsin MarshaIship.
| The President to day sent only one nomina-
tonic the Senate, namely, that OF Charles s.
| milton TO te Marshal for the District of
| Wi:consin. General Hamilton was classmate
n at Dni int
| during the late war, Principally in the South
west, as Major. General.
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant C. A. Scheltky relieved from duty
at New Orleans, and placed in waiting orders;
| Chaplains FL. b. Hubbeh from the Pensacola
and ordered home; John Blake from the Ver-
mont to the Pensacola; Captain j. H. Cling is
ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard on May l.;
Master y W. Delong is ordered to the same
station; Assistant surgeon j. w. Far veil is or
dered TO the Naval hospital at New York; Com
mander A. W. johnson is ordered to command
| the GaleDa; Surgeon Henry G.. Nelson, Passed
Assistant Paymsster 81. T. Wright, First Assis-
| tant ENGINEER Elijah Louste are ordered to the
| Galena Master Il. :. Houston is ordered to the
receiving ship yandaIla: Chaplain George W.
Donald TO the Vermont; First Assistant Engi-
neer ID. A. Hardie is ordered to League Island.
A Bridge Across East River
BY direction of the Secretary of War com
mission will assemble in the city ofiNew YORK
on the 3lst instant to examine and report upoo
the subject of bridge across the East river,
between Brooklyn ana New York, under act of
Congress OF the Sd instant. The commission
will be guided bv instructions to be comm uni
Gated by the Secretary OF War, and be composed
of The following Brevet Majo enerais: S. H.
&. Wright and John Newton, and Bre vet Major
w. X. King, OF the Engineer Corps. Major
King will act as Recorder.
| Military Orders.
Surgeon Clinton Warren, U. 8. A., has re-
| signed.
Brevet Colonel G. W. schofeld, Major 4lst
Infantry, has been relieved from duty IN the
| War Department. ana ordered TO report for
duty in the Department of Missouri.
Brevet Brgadier- General r. G. Dourn is or
dered to report for duty to General Meade al
headquarters Military Division of the Atlantic.
Applications for Omce Classified.
The entire mass of applications for situation:
unOer the Government, ministers consulates
etc., have been classified aud arranged at the
State Department and placed in regular order
| according to the weight of recommendation
| appended to each, and the appointments will bt
made from them so as to give the several States
| their due proportion of all, due regard beins
paid to Strengthening the department in al
| cases.
The EMANCIPATION Ball Com mittee.
| The general committee who had charge OF the
Inauguration bali held meeting last night
and resolved to devote the surplus funds of tn,
| proceeds OF the ball, after paying the expenses
10 the purchase of Clark Mills statde Of Lincoln
Visitors at the white House.
The President received several visitors to-day
AT the Cabinet meeting all the members wer,
| present.
Mr.. Halsey has decided to accept the office O
Register OF the Treasury, which mas been ten
| m