New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-10
WASHINGTON.


GREss IN MARCH-THE ENGLISH MISSION AC-
CEPTRD BY GEN. sCHENCK-THE CENSUS RE
TURNS STILL INCOMPLETE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBuSRl
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. ., 1870.
There Ia good deal Of interest felt here on the subject
Of repeal Of law requiring Congress to assemble on
the lh of March, and several bills have already been In
troduced to repeal during the present session. 90
as to delay meeting OF the xLd Congress until next
December There Ia strong opposition ON the part OF the
shrewdest Republicans to these bls and from an I'M
perfect count probable that the law will stand,
for political These reasons are founded In the
that attempt has been made, and is making to
disorganize the Republican party and by coalition Of
the Democrats and what are termed Revenue I've
formers," OF dissatisfied Republicans, secure the Of
ganization OF the next House by electfng
compromise Speaker and thus divide the Committees and
control the business the House. The Republicans or
majority Of them will oppose the repeal OF the law In
question: because they prefer TO meet the subject OF
Reform and its supporters at instead OF
waiting nine months for their plans to develop and
trusting to the uncertainty which the long delay would
occasion Several Of the state elections viii occur
during the intervening time, and the Republi-
cans are sure OF being able TO defeat any
coalition, II the xLIId Congress assemblies on the
18th Of next March, aud thus secure straight Republican
Organization they that State interests ana pos
sble complications may arise from delay which might
greatly embarass them 1t is thought that the Democrats
viii favor repeal Of law In order to give them time
TO organize strong opposition as possible It's not
probable that repeal bill will pass the House. but IN
any event. the Senate reasonably OF Insisting upon
retaining the law, TO provide against any emergency
which may arise.
The subject Of the English mission Is no longer IN
doubt There the highest authority for stating that tho
mission was formally rendered to Gen. schenck andthst
he has accepted IT, The time OF his departure Tor En-
gland has not yet fixed, but is believed no VIII
sail within three weeks His appointment VIII De Of
fcally promulgated In short time, when his nare VIII
be sent to the tsenate for confirmation Inc fresuen
several weeks ago. during Gen. seheneRs visit TO tnis
city asked him he would accept the appointment ana
Il was only within fortnight that he decided to accept
and he has Informed the President
The Census returns are still incomplete, though full
returns many Of the States are in, and VIII DO
ready for publication as they can be proved py
counting three times in the office here. The returns
from some portions Of the South have been greatly de-
layed by attacks on the Deputy -Marshals, some OF
whom especially when they have been negroes, having
been driven out Of their districts The Marshal TO whom
very difficult part of Kansas was assigned, and VINO
had been four months In collecting his statistics, lost
them all by food in the Arkansas River, and was obliged
TO return al do his work second time. Gen. Walker
ia doing everything IN his power 20 hurry up the returns
No quorum Of the Special Committee on the decline OF
American Commerce was present at the meeting sp-
pointed for to-day. 10 probable that confer
will take place between the Chairmen OF the ways
and Means Commerce and Special Committees and that
they viii agree upon the nature Of the bill to be ntrodu-
ced and 10 which committee It's charge shall be given
The matter will brought before the House until
after the holidays when strong lobby OF steamship
owners and others ia expected here from New-York
The friends of Senator Conkling wish 1t TO be under
stood that he had no knowledge that his was to be
used in connection with the Committee Foreign Re
laons In the Republican caucus yesterday. and say
that he was not present when the change proposed
on being Of what had been done be went to the
caucus and Immediately declined TO permit his name to
be thus used The facts that Senator Conkng was
not at the caucus held at II O'Clock yesterday when the
Committee reported In favor OF the change and th9t MS
absence remarked proof that he at least sne
what was doing. After the debate was over, ana the
COMMITTEES had virtually been instructed to restore sen
atOr Pattersons name, then Mr. Conking appeared at
tine second caucus held at O'clock and refused 70 nave
his name used connection with the change lt IL the
general impression that the proposed change was not
made without Mr.. Conking's cognzanee and consent.
The following the postal changes in New YORK state
during the past two weeks:
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