New-York tribune., 1869-01-18

WASHING on, Jan. II, 1862
Gen. Grant has finally accer ted the invitation Of
tbe Baltimore Unonists to = 20 compliment of pub
lie reception in the Monp mental City For this pm-
pose he viii leave y, ashington on Thursday next,
and will hold pu'J 'Jlc reception at the residence oI
Mr. VIM. j. Alb,ert on Thursday night On tfluay
he viii visit The places of interest III the eY ana vi
Saturday Will return. Admiral farragut ana many
other distinguished officers Of both the Army ana
Navy will be present The meeting OF the trustees
Of the Peabody Institute Fund occurs III balVniofe
mn Friday. and Gen. Grant will. Of course attend.
II an Executive session Of the Senate IS held to-
,rro,v Mr. Smvthe's friends say they will press his
nomination TO a vote if such a thing Is possible ~
uc last Executive session, on motion OF Mr. sum
Nor to table Smythe's nomination, the vote stood
r. 10 ri This result surprised Mr.. Smythes
o,,ooerts for the reason that majority
~ the Committee on Foreign Relations having
reported against him, it was expected that the
Senate would indorse their action. Fessenden, Nye'
aud PomerOy, however, Tor reasons best known 10
themselves. are doing their utmost to effect ms
copGrmation All the Senators from the Southern
States with the exception of Rice OF Arkansas are
favorable 10 him. They with Nye and Pomeioy @uu
five of the seven anti-impeachment senators secure
majority for his confirmation. MessIs' sumner
ConkliDp. Cameron. Morton, Stewart. Frehnghuy-
Southern Senators in this matter Conkhng has
prepared n speech on the subject in which
he asserts that it will be an insult to Rus
sa TO send to her as representative
man who has never cleared himself of the scandalous
charges made against him by Committee Of the
American Congress. Should Smythe bo confirmed,
ho cannot be ready to leave here before the ISL pox
Then he has 10 90 by way of Paris for bis family and
a change of Administration will have taken place
before he reaches St. Petersburgh. IL is known
that Gen. Grant is opposed TO Smythe' aDd'
should he be confirmed, one OF his hTst
appointments VIII be person to supercede INN. IL
may not be improper TO state here that Gen. GTah' Is
likewise Of the opinion that more Of Mr.. JobnSons
appointments should be confirmed. unless In cases
where the good of the public welfare demands it.
The Government Commission appointed some time
ago TO examine and report the construction of the
Union Pacific Railroad of which Gen. G.. X Warren
is the head has been ordered to make similar ex-
animation of the Central Pacific Railroad. They are
TO begin their work Immediately. The Union Pacific
Railroad Company has secured the Government IN
the sum of S9OOOOO and all the public lands granted
them for the faithful construction of their road
according to contract.
Great interest was shown here last evening
gardng the proceedings of the Senatorial caucus at
Albany. The nomination of Gov. FentOn was sur
from prominent persons in Albany to the effect that
Griswod, Davis, and Roberts had withdrawn III favor
of Morgan, and that the latter would be nominated
on the first ballot. Accordingly everybody here was
prepared to hear of lis success The result though
disappointment to many Of the NewYork Congress
men. gives general satisfaction. Gov. Fenton Is
widely known here by the prominent men Of the
PARTY and they express themselves satisfied with
his nomination. especially it was done without de-
stroying the harmony of the party.
There will be a struggle for the floor in the
Senate on Monday. Mr. Sherman Is anxious TO
ret his bill providing for additional railroad facilities
TO w-York, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati before the
Senate; Mr. Chandler wants to get vote on the
House bill imposing tax of three cents per pound
on imported copper and Mr.. EdInunds Is elamorous
for action his JOINT resolution providing that all
debts shall be paid in gold unless otherwise stpulat
3D. There appears to be little chance Of success for
Mr.. Shermans railraod bill ut the present
session, although it may possibly pass the
Senate The opponents Of the copper tax
have resOrted to all sorts OF devices
to delay vote and their tactics viii be repeated
next week An effort will be made 20 amend the
bill by including manufactured copper we'll as the
raw material. Tho friends of the original bill do
not object to this but they will oppose any PROPOSE
lions which will ncumber tue bill with provisions
foreign to its object. In reference to Mr. Edmundss
proposition il seems probable now that vote will
be reached This result has been fought against
since the introduction Of the resOlutionnOt only by
members of the Finance Committe, but by other
Senators
Fernando Wood who has been confined to his
room by sickness for week, is now con-
yalescent and is preparing speech defining
he Legislative powers Of Congress in fegula-
ing the mode Of elections. He contends that
under Article first Of the Constitution, Congress has
such powers only in case the State authorities neg
ec 20 make provision for conducting elections. lie
will also oppose the right Of Congress to interfere in
any railroad or other schemes which conflict with
the enactments of and privileges which have been
granted by the States.
number Of prominent Eastern capitalists are
here in the interest of additional teleaphic facili-
ties, throughout the country. The Senate Committee
on Commerce held special meeting on Saturday
and agreed 10 reportthe bll introduced by Senator
Conkiing some time ago allowing the New York New
Foundiand, and London Telegraph Cable COMPANY
20 introduce their wires within the limits Of the
United States. This is the Company represented bv
Cyrus w. Field, Peter Cooper. and others.
A resolution viii be introduced In the Senate and
House 10 stop the further substitution bv
National Banks of railroad bonds which pay six per
cent interest in currency for the Fve-tweniies and
Ten-fortes, bearing gold interest, which they now
have on deposit in the Treasury as a security for
their circulation. 1t is officially asserted that already
$l5OcOcoo Of the ss2.0000oO of bonds thus held by
the Treasury have been exchanged, which. ii is ar
gued will delay the resumption Of specie payments
owing to the embarrassed position in which il would
place the banks deprived Of the specie which they
receive as interest on their United States bonds
Gen. Butler, to whom was referred the Indian Ap-
propraton bill with the view of ascertaining what
reduction could be made in the eatimatas for that