, 1869-02-27
Interesting Debate in the House
Relative to the Portu.
guese Mission.
Sc heRck's FiDar ce Bill Fayor-
ably Reported in the
Senate.
General Grants H. adquar ters
Still the Csntra Of
Attraction.

4 IatkA bribery cA4e, which viii otcxai6n rome
excitement arorg c1.nenbess who lobby here.
He will condemn R. J. WALKER and F. P. Stanton
lot u.lcs she privilege os the door to wark Sc,
.rtuy In tie iuieses, oil The Alaska purchase. Ths
report boldly attacks m abuse which the majority
oY the nee berel c utemn, bpt which up TO the
pretent tine no1e hare had the courage To &C.
knowledge.
faxsK2AL asAK1's CALLkns.
The t1tuation It Army Headquarters to-day
BeIatoE Conk1l1E ~as there for hall
OF three quarters o IN " and ssrribly answered
rqui1tes By raytng that nothing Of public inpor-
tsuee occurred. ard II anything important Fad &C.
CURED It would not be proper 10 make It public
Genttal Dodge kEd number Of prominent tiu.
Ems OF lows made eocta1 call On General Grant.
and e1id nothlIg II all about political matters.
Another Of the Pe1n.ylstn!A delegations called
On the General, who heard whit they had 70 say,
smoked In alltnce and lat Them so In Peace There
IN ! great dea1 Of talk about The Mcclure interview
OF yesterday. All hAndE admit that be |
eneceeded IN killing hlnscf u well a |
Governor Cuf'tn. Those who HympAthist |
With him in what he undertook profess to be |
Ereatiy hor7tded At Grants 1cuarks thit he Was |
not the representative Of party, though voted |
for By party, md fsoro 1t some rson. ste t1tnR
10 dednce the conclusion that General Grant has
deserted the Republican party. He himself, in
taking Khout the interview, taJe that the re-
nark IL t~1eted IRON III meaning BY being cuk
cut Of tts connection. Nc -lurr vas object1ne
Btreruouely TO Stunt, On the erourd that he WAS
nos : Representative political mEn, AID
That On Ibis account bis selection
would give di.balttisctlnn. and to tt1s
1tns Of rtnark Grant responded that the
sanle objection would applJ 10 himself for hs va
not arepEeseIssure political MAI, though &c Ind
been Voted fof b. party, and ~ tho party had
Ahown cunhdtr C in taking hin for ttelr e2utl-
date he did rot see ROW sny Loyal nau con]d OBJ
jtet to III. Stuart. wto cetta1nlJ had performed
gteal and vtluan:e eerslccs dung the war. Gen.
cral 9E.us fu.thcr rays that the notion somewhat
prevailing thst Nj. Stuart has been selected for
CAn1net appointment Is Eot founded On an5thtng
he hat rad, bat on the assumptions OF persons
NEo have ctoAa questioned him. Those who know
the ttats Of hr staaIt's h.ath are quite eonrdent
he world not seeept pott Q! great !abor.
BrEAKEnsHIr or TuE HK1f nouB1.
The Withdrawal Of NJ. Dawcs from tho spcak-
e,sbtp contest eau'ed . great deal Of comment.
Bnme pefsors Jumped At cnee to the conclusion
that hs had tecn invited Into Grants Cabinet,
nd Tor two Or three houEs this morning the este-
makerr were busy enough In Eea,74rEtng things.
There ts talk about b1laSioe out another INST
GeEerA Banks or General Garneld-against
Mf. BAire, bat 1t don't eeem Likely that any
thing will coma Of The movement, and In
my eycrt Blaine Il pretty rnre to win. Mr..
Da*es, rtdes the customs o! the Ho7se, Will be
entitled to slnoost arg conmitte, Chaifrnau1nip
that be wlnts, and. wtlie he tf1eeH Will ot ssk
for suytbirg, his t1tends will see ttAt his r1ghts
Ate taken caEn OF. the contest bad gone On,
and hid resulted In DaTes' defeat, HlIne would
probably haEe lelt compelled to gre the Vh1l-
1nanenip OF APpfopf1at1oEs 10 Genesal bnteft ont
Daves> retire tnezi puts new lace upon atsir.,
ano no ne" ean oloate 1at INC opeakefsn1p -
brought 1otHard, Blaine viii undoubtedly onee
ttis pot!tlcn 10 Dawes.
Tue Senate France COMMITTEE, With only nYs
o: Ii meubess present, decided not to act On
Boopets bill. width prevents see'ct Gales OF gold,
the payment Of my more eommisslon4 and tho
3stNAaee cf 3nJ more bends except f1aatoAd
bonds. They reported fayorably sehenek's bill,
which p.sssd the House 4 few days sgo, amend
tIg It, however, 60 a 10 declare thli not nefc1y
Epytfrneu: honds, but government obligations
pgalI ltIds shall be pstd in coin, e1ce1, where
rxnsosA1
Nt, 1ewxfd has x1aktsn 4 letter, In which he
say. that hn exptcss to reslro from public lie on
tbs ID OF March, and that It Is his purposc to
aeek nd enjoy thereafter 70 1npch OF rest knd
freedom from political studies &nd Iabors - II
compatible with the responsibilities which he
ahaxea In cotnmcn with Ill his felow-eltizeus.
General Sherman md his daughter ar7irrd here
to-dsY. Ihe deed Of Grants hoGse will be nxda
out To them 1t occa, though ho viii not o.tupy II
TO, rome ume.
CONVENTIONAL ArEHpHEE1.
The 6e1ate passed the constitutional amend
ment this evening, Ia the form 1t came from the
House, by soso Of 80 to Is Tho only Republic
czns voting In tbs negative we1e Fowler md
Pool. Abbott, RdmDntR AMI Pomefoy were prea-
emf, but did rot Tott, Aetk1f. C4Ucfor, Cplhett,
H1Eee, spencer, Sp9aguc Sumner and Yates
wtrr absent-
AN1cx Is1rLE tcHknK yIrrxp IN Tux nUp.
A. hss been EXPECTED. Rsm.ef and Pouneroy,
zs.tcnirp tho chance when 1hc rpe&i.] opponent.
of tho ,nh rcrr oar. artempted 10 ret IN the bti,
fer The Conurreia1 Nay1p1uon Cor,ntuy. bnt.
-, tor+rr.,s- ~ ~ ,tt,,. erhsmr s.n.to, arr
nm came In ,u.t A the mutton TO tskc IN v.<
rnsdr i. d at oree oava ot,ee tnxt It vould c1yt
rise to dehate. ana 20 1t went over.
ouEe11oaAn11 xxAAuHE.
The Senate this evening paced bill which, |
II hsa liz proper title. would be i bill 10 pu, a
mmr,, arc tatnor Indtans into the pocket. q
r-.crlstnss. 1t WIS one Of those uac,eurcs whlc!
.t-s-- III, te,ornA dn-;rr thr rlo,,,r nn,r
without my ore but those interested knoRiel
anything about the saeasuze.
rsorrsrT are9ea.n 70 s,'e',.c no,.sf IL. LIZ. ..n
ago. through eeat,ea.a In th.. eir. to II
s:ere.s,, Of ,hs l1'stos fs' 1n5Dsr Of 'taels
ooee rrops,s @ OF aeo.es nntan 9ass Tn1s
r.;s1. % betarc % tss VII W. rhrn III: rl.ee te,l In,
The ~ q tbs ,t rhe
disnes aaa papst ~n'ca lofnes9 nlonsea
General Washington. 6sefrtxET Browning hi
de1toed to grant the request, AID n oEdts Ii
ben s.ven to turn The articles over to the pc
dspn1ed ~ Lce 10 reeelrs tas1a.
The Cour7t,.ee Gu Appropriations have SUI b
49,. t.-S -. ors hnnarra I'D teyenrv.e,cl
amendments 10 1t, and lncFeased the a2propsi
ttou nearly Arc millions. Tbs committee L
re1uttn.xins tho senate amendments carefully ;
fore reporting taem. -
u. cAAsn.
HN.--... -. 80 ~, r.,., Al, II
memnssr % we're w p,essnt. @ 49, Bu, one more rtsus
saniaistrst,on.
~ TIE AssoN!AtEp tAsss.
I'LL scutsck't Y1sssct sML
r.ru,xoror. Pch. .n-Tnr follo1tnr .,e =,
ame1amste. t..hin 2n'ch N.Y. r. eI.1 seee,,
1e.a - fniore:
acIht ~ II, The pnrpost u tho royerAneut
~ GisenISH nSTn,tr creditors, and 10 se,,
cnrnicttna ouatlonl and Interpretations
61si,tsd 6sss % ehst tse t.its of ihe United s;ates
T. ssls.5as ts Il y ss ss1' ts E
8 ssss sssh .nSss e ~ H. s4s:
provided :has ,he ss9e NAY b. p.!d IN u"
Tie eecpvd teetl,u, leealizinS CON contracts,
rnt ehtr red.
~ xaktxs.
Tsu1ssroH. Feb sd-Ger1n Gsaa., in &C
rcfsa'toa isat e!cn1ne. tud posti.reI1 TN: q
Tti1e Nj stuart VA maj man Of ability md eahr
WHO wouid doubtless atQuit h,naself etcdltaoy