New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-02
WASHINGTON.
THE SPANISH NEGOTIATION - GEN. GRANTS
OPINIONS ON TENNESSEE POLITICS-BAsE OF
THE TEXAS MURDERERs - REVENUE DE-
CIsi0Nss
BY M, EVHAPH TO TIKI TKIBUNhT
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Sept. i,

IBY IT, EGRAPH TO IHB TRlBUhhI
WASHINGTON. Wednesday Sept. /, 1862
tits believed as the result the Cabinet meeting yes
terday that Gen. sckes will be instructed to ask imme'
date action by the Spanish Government on the PROPOSE
tons recently submitted by himself and Paul F0pes anu
1t is also thought that Spain will finally reject the ropo
sitons but in the time will endeayer to postpone
action.
COL John B. Br0wnlow and eXSupervisor Noah had
proracted interview with the President to-day upon the
questions OF the Tennessee campaign Gen. Grant ex
pressed himself as friendly TO Gov Senter and those
Republicans who had supported him. He denied the re-
port that he intended to remove Federal officers at the
suggestion OF Gen. Stokes stating that he recognized
Gov. Senter to be a Republican, and would do 80
until he had occasion to change his opinion that he de-
sired to harmonic the Republican party IN Tennessee and
elsewhere hata wholesale removal of officers would
have the effect Of embtterng and driving away friends,
and that he intended to tell Gen. Stokes Upon the ques
ton Of the senatOrsp, the President states that he
would have Andrew Johnson for Sen
ator any other Democrat and Tidiculed the
idea that exPresden could give him any special
nOyance. Col. BrOwnow is Of opinion that Andrew
Johnson stands very meager chance of success for the
that the Old Line Wing element largely pre-
pOnderates in the Legislature. The opposition to
Johnson grows stronger daily, well on the part Of
Democrats others. Gov. Senter, Gen. Mabry, Col
Nelson, and Col. Brownlow will leave for home to-mor
row. Judge Noah will remain in this city the Agent
Gov Walker OF Virginia left tins evening for Richmond
lie had interview with the President, which he de-
scribes satisfactory. He believes the Administration
will sustain and support lis policy Virginia from this
time on.
d. NJ Barziza the attorney for Ben Brown and others,
charged with the murder Of DR.. Maxwell at Bryan,
Texas undergoing trial by court-martal, had an
interview with the President to-day. His object was to
obtain order suspending the execution OF any SEN
tence that shall be found against his clients until after
the decision Of ChefJustIce Chase in the Yerger
The President had doubt the Maxwell case would be
placed on tho same footing with that OF Yerger but
referred the counsel to the Attorney General Judge
Field refused take steps in the case in the abb
seHce OF Attomey.Gen. HOar, but gave Mr.. Barziza
encouragement for the success OF his mission
The question Of the authority OF the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue TO order the transfer of supervisor TO
duty from district another is the subject OF dis
cussion hero. 1t is held by legal authority that such
right does exist in law and that to secure transfer
ii necessary first discharge the officer, aud then to
reappOnt him to another district.
Supervisor Young of Ohio to-day informed by the
Solicitor Of the Revenue Bureau that the Government
will sustain HIM the action for $50 500 brought against
him by S. n. Fowler for damages growing out of tho
seizure Of the atteIs dlstery in Cincinnati last Feb
ruary.