, 1870-07-08
The Army Bill Tabled by n Large
Majority.


WAsuu;GToH. July 7.-TAefe Is excellent author-
ity for following as basis Of the report that Sec
rc1ary Fish is to retire from the Cabinet 4 short
rtmc since he urged the President to accent hIs
resignation. without however, formally presenttnr
IL but giving The ss.e Of his health Is the sole rea
son for wishing to Withdraw, Last summer the
weather here affected him se,iously, and the late
heaxed term caused him to believe he could not
endure nnoIher seasou in the State Department,
The President expressed very earnest desire that
he woud not retire, and tnat at any Eate he would
hfst take vacation at the North, and see Il rest
would not change Ills present determination.
Ex1RA SESSION or THE SENATE
The President has been assured by Several Sens
xors tb&t 1t v Il, urpbany he ucceasary TO- can tae
Senate IN special oeeetvA- The several nouna-
dons already Under consideration oia 1u6 ~ GAs
up more time than can be spared from leR1slanse
business, and others 61 eotne moment are eApecs-
ed before the adjournment me IIeHoent mas
not been desdrous TO hare An e1ua eess1on1 anu II
VII net be called II It can vel! ne aFolded.
WORK N TIE 6ESA1f.
The Senate did IN unnsual amount OF important
work to-day. Both ma Fal and fort1cation appro-
pt12nnn bills were passed, and 6ubsequen|
Il the bt1 fixing uniform time
for Congressional elections In NIL the states 10
this the House Apporttonmeut biu WIS attached
as IN amendment and carried. The day liked
for the election OF members OF congress B tue
Tuesday after the nrst Monday in November The
first elections under the bill will be held In 1ss
The section relating 10 appofaonmcns PROVIDES
that after March ;, 1S1z kne HOUSE ok hepseseasa-
ttves shall consist Of three hundfed members, and
If ans State has tts number Of members Increased
OF diminished, those added and aH those remain
Ing In any State where representation Is dinlih-
1shed shall be elected at largo Ine
Superintendent OF the census Is 10 maAe
preliminary report OF the popu1auon
By the goth Of September ne1s, aud the sec1eIarY
OF the Interior Is to determine the basis ol tepfe
scntahon from such report- II any statc mas
fraction Of population exceeding one-han Inc oa.
sta Of representation, It Is to have an aaolesonA
member. -...
TIE FIND ING BILL
The conference Comnlttce on Inc Funatng plu
meet tomorrow morning. The Honse managers.
SchehcS. aoopess and bfooAs' aniagree Oh tae ol11
as passed ID tue HOUSE 1ae oeua1c cou1te1es
are Sherman, SUMNER, aod DAE1s-
TEE INDIAN 4FFkoFA1A71os bi11
has made no further progress
THE RIVER AND HAheeR BILL
as 1t passed the Senate, mas been considered and
agreed TO bS the House committee On commerce.
1t may oe Sent 10 conference, out tne purpose OF
each branch is to rnss II, and the differences arc
not such as TO enaange1 ans ~ the bill The SENATE
amendments added S300,oo1
MINISTER BANCROFT
Tnc.e seems to be no foundation 1of the story
that the President has Thought o1 1ecAMnB Nr.
bancroft. Both the Secretary o1 state and the
President are united tn desiring him to remain
where he ID.
,7v .-7np>.rx- cr,rp.,surp
1, - -ss,, ...~ =
Attorney aenefu Hoa1 WILL leI1e !toln ouce III
noon Tomorrow, and his successor, Nt. AEefman,
will eutef apou the duties Of the Office Hi. noar
leaves permanently for Massachnsetts to-Iunt1oW.
BCsIHEss n THE HOUSE.
Fory-uine Senate bills are on the Speakers
table II the House. OF these t~enty-thtce sse
,p,,noat or ,ond grant hrls In addir1on IN ttpse.
.'A-. ~ ~ s -. Cs.I-...... - -. nSn1.. rss.ss
ue iatenHoo VI tut Noaiin'ltee W : uoue Aa!tus
ts to report two more Tomorrow. Ihe5 were d1s-
rIacsd on The floor 1o-dar bv contested electfous
,r,esorpt rTTr1,os rasr
n,.. ...z ~ c.at.1a- s..n,.s+ ~. J.. ~.
1ae Case " o"e1iet nea1se D1e1s II tae
Ninth District Of Missouri, attracted unuBuA al
tcntiou in the House today Churchill from the
E1ect,on Committee. reported in favor OF Swetz.
49, -.s n.-ta,t I-.~ 49,, 1,.-a. ~
ief' cessna. DeuIanin' Losan, aou ua~es Up
posed Churchill with snhelens 1orcc TO deIeat MS
report by the remarkable majority Of los to 55,
rhna <nnnJp,np Txnr in hJs cent A
.,-.,, @...s -. IT, a. -.s -nar ~
sauao,e 1eats ~ Ias VIZ .,"o ~" A, asn| ~
hepublicah members ol Iae f.iec@lon lo1nMi&tee
Of the committee last wear reported against An
1prson fno,D rho same ,iatY1ct tot.av made rerv
~sAeA ' -. ~ -. er - I,IE-.1s :.
ppihtea sl'eecA ~ lasof Va uset, no'.i1s s1At ~
WEE IN entirely different case- cn1y iour Acruo-
ucaus voted In favor Of SwetzleT.
TIE TAX BILL
..., ,9-,r sna Means Cornr,It+ee m ,ar +cok nm
1ne ~, u =. 49, sa.a.. -.,,,os,.,al sesr ~
tae 1a1 o.t' ano nsAeeo " Iue esese '