The New York herald., 1871-02-19
WASHING ON.
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Serious Illness Of Senator
Summer.
The Interminable Mcqarrahan
Claim Again.
Senator HOWard'S Resolution for the
CeSSiOn Of Canada.
Another Senatorial FURRY Over
the Appropriation Bills.
The NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY LINE.
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Enormous Expense of Govern
ment Surveys.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1871.
Serious Illness of senator sumner.

evening, while at dinner, he was suddenly at
tackled with shortness of breath and suffered the
most excrutating pain. HIS physician, Dr. Bliss,
was Immediately summoned and gave him remedies
that relieved him very much, causing him to sleep
soundly. Yesterday Senator Sumner was at the
Capitol for a few hours, but had to leave the
Senate before its adjournment and On returning
to his residence was again pros tr ated. He re-
covered from this attack, but this morning it was
renewed and the attendance Of his physician re.
quired times during the day. Mr. Sumner has
an aectioD or the heart, brought by the assault
made on him by Representative Brooks, years ago,
and his complaint, dugt,a pict0rts. regarded as
one Of great danger Dr.. Bllss states that IL viii be
absolutely necessary for Mr. Sumner to relnquish
his Senatorial duties for the present and give him.
self up TO perfect rest and repose II he expects to
fully recover his health.
welcoming Ireland's Exlles.
The Irishmen OF the District OF Columbia assem-
bled tonight at Union League Hall for the purpose
of taking steps to welcome the irish exiles, the
Washington city Councils having already appropri-
ated $1,000 for that purposes and, the testvit
are to be continued until the morning of Ash
wednesday 1t was questionable among the Irshmen
Of Washington whether it was proper 10 invite their
fellow countrymen to participate In enjoyments ex-
tending into the Lenten season After discussing
the subject over three hours resolved not to
make any formal demonstration, but to unite with
the city authorities in welcoming the heroes OF Ire
lands independence. The Irshmen OF the District
personated tonight, on smaller scale, the wrang-
ling OF the Celuc population OF New York.
Important Suits Before the Supreme Court.
The case Of Knox against Lee, from Texas, in
wolves lhe sequestraton OF property under the Con-
federate government, and also the legal tender ques
tion. 1t VIII come up for argument before the
Supreme Court early next week. Mr.. Pascal ap-
pears for plaintiff and Mr.. Wills for the defendant.
The Approaching Car nivaI.
This afternoon, shortly after three O'Clock, the
grand arch erected in honor Of the carnival and
spanning Pennsylvania avenue. near Sixth street.
was blown down and shattered into splinters This
to have been one of the attractions OF the carnival
celebration, and much labor had been expended In
Its erection. Fortunately no one was injured,
Already the hotels are crowded with strangers,
anG every train from the North and
West adds hundreds to the visiting population.
The avenue has been cleaned from the Treasury to
the Capitol gate, and every arrangement has been
made to make the Jete grand success. All the
government department buildings will be closed on
Monday and Tuesday &C noon and the entire day on
Wednesday.
Residencc for tho British Comm;as. . nors.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister, has
succeeded In renting the elegant residence OF Mr..
Franklin Philip, OF this city, on Franklin square, for
the Of the British Commissioners to settle the
Alabama claims The Commissioners are expected
to arrive here on Friday next
The McGarrahan Land Claim.
The House spent the entire day discussing the
famous McGarranan claim, and at the hour OF five
O'Clock adjourned without coming to vote. There
was nothing new in the debate beyond what has
already been made public. The friends Of McCiar-
no m ads
the friends Of the New Idria Mining Company made
out as favorable case as possible for their side.
Each party charged the ether with fraud and
corruption, and Ben Butler said he believed
both Of them. 1t was evident, however, that Ben
had strong leaning toward McGarrahan, though
he said he thought the land IN dispute belonged to
the United States At all events Butler did not fail
to expose the fraudulent action OF the Land Oflce
In deracing the record which showed that at one
time patent had really been issued to McGarrahan.
Kellogg, Of Connecticut, and Loughridge, OF Iowa,
tried to correct Butler this, and in so doing lost
their temper, whereupon Ben advised them to keep
csol, and ntmaLed that, as he was not an
attorney in the interest OF either OF the parties to
the contest he did not propose TO get excited to
lose his temper This sharp thrust at the gen.
teman active or the part OF the New ldrta Mining
Company. Wendell Philips was on the floor OF
the House while Butler was speaking, and seemed
to enjoy his sharp, curt replies immensely. The
speech OF the day was that Of Beck, OF Kentucky.
Beck is o hard.headed Scotchman, OF the democratic
party, and one Of the abest lawyers either siue
OF the House. He was fer McGarrahan. In the
course OF his speech be had occasion to refer to the
late Secretary Cox. He made the very manly con-
tesslon that although he was at frat very bitter
against President Grant for his removal Of Cox yet,
since he had examined the case OF McGarrahan and
learned how Cox sought to serve the New Idria
Mining Company, ne regarded the act OF President
Grant in accepting the resignation of Cox
as one of the grandest and most honor
able of his life Kerr, Of Indiana who
voted for McGarrahan when his case was last before
the House, made bitter speech to-day against him.
The case comes up again on Monday.
The Income Tax Repeal.
Mr.. Hooper, chairman Of the Committee OF Ways
and Means, is considering the proprety OF putting
on the bill to abolish the income tax as rider
10 an appropriation BILL He seems to think tins is
the only chance it will have OF passing at this
sion 1t does not seem to have much hope just
now.
Executive.
The following nominations were sent to the Senate
to-day
Z. c. Bryan, Register Of the Land once at Fort
Navy Yard, Mare Island, California; Captain Charles
W. Pickering, on the retired list In the navy to be
Commodore on the reureu Isl. Lieutenant TraverS
HShepparo, U. s. N, to be Lieutenant Commander
on the retired list.
Postrnasters-Robert c. Taylor, Indiana, Pa;
Noah L. Cloud, cambridge, Ca. Ebenezer Ellis,
Bath, N. Y; J. B. Hallock, Mtddletown, N. Y;
Francis Brooks, Defiance ohio; 4. snurts, MARSHALL.
town, iowa; E. l.. Little Independence, Iowa; N. =.
Fals, Thomaston, Me-; +. Rowell, Hollowell, Me.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
the following Nominations
Thomas Settle, Of North Carolina. Envoy Extraor-
dnary and Minister Plenipotentary to Peru; Joseph
r. Root, Envoy Extraordinary to Chill; X. II.
Isabel Pension Agent at New Orleans; Leander M.
Drury Pension Aren't at Canandaigua N. Y. Henry
kives, Collector or Internal Revenue in the Fifth
District Of Virginia; Calvin Brown, Civil Engineer
in the Navy a. Asre Island, California; Henry Hub
ben, Consul at Guatemala.
Night Sessfsns or tho Senate.
The Senate is making such slow progress with
the appropriation bills nat. in order TO get then,