, 1872-12-16
WASHINGTON.
Proposed Reorganization Of
the Interior Depart
meut.
Senator Sumner Again lndisposed--
Gossip on His '10bliyion
Resolution"
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
SENATOR SUMNER.

SENATOR SUMNER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 15.-The condition
OF Senator Summers health is such that he vii
not, for the present at least call up his reao1u
tlon to obliterate from the Army Register and
the regimenth co1ors Of the United States al
record Of the late civil War, He ia under treat.
fnent for his old disorder irritation Of the spinal
chord, legacy Of the assault made On him
in the Senate about sixteen years ago. The
advice Of his physician is, that he abstain
from all labor and excitement. He has been
informed by several friends in the SEN
ate that, when the resolution comes up,
the debate upon it will be decidedly lively. 11r.
Sumner does not wish to avoid full discussion
Of the whole question; On the contrary, he
rather invites it, because he is fully prepared to
sustain his position. To undertake it at pres-
ent, however, would be to risk his health, and,
perhaps, his life. Mr.. Sumner has received
several letters from leading Massachusetts
Republicans, urging him not to injure his health
by spending too much time in the Senate, and
assuring him that his State does not desire him
to do 30. 1t is said that certain Senators, who
are anxious to preclpitate the discussion. will
call up the resolution without regard to Mr.
Summers ability to proceed.
THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE.
Senator Spencer, OF Alabama, says the Settle
ment OF the difficulties in the Legislature of his
State will not affect his election by one Of the
factions while they had rival organizations He
claims q majority Of seven in the Legislature aa
now constituted, but he does not think there
will be new election. The Attorney General,
he says, gives it as his opinion that he has been
majority Of the Republican Senators sustain
this view. Advices from Alabama, however, in
dicate that there will be new election. Whether
OF not Spencer will be the man, remains to be
seen.
THE "sGNDIoATE" INVESTIGATION.
Tho Ways and Means Committee, tomorrow,
will give q hearing to Jay Cooke and Secretary
Boutwell,, relative to the 'Syndicate" trausac-
tions, there being general disposition in Con-
gress to have some light upon this subject before
ury Department, in it's negotiations Of loans IN
der the Funding act, is granted.
THE SUPREME COURT MARsHALsH1P.
ne election OF John 6. Nico1ay, Of Illinois,
and former private secretary to President Lin
coin, to the Marsha1ship Of the Supreme Court,
caused the greatest surprise to the last incum-
bent, Richard Parsons, who had deIuded him.
self with the idea that he had arranged
the successorship Of ez-Lieutenant Governor
KitAs, Of Ohio. Mckee. of this District, was
also an aspirant with strong hopes and assur-
anco8 Of succeas Nicolay WAS the candidate OF
Judge Davis, and was successful by q vote Of
five to three, Judge Hunt not being present and
not voting. There we're sir ballots, in each one
except the last, when he changed to Nicolay.
Those voting for Nico1ay we're Chase, Davis,
Clifford, 6wayne, and Strong.
THE NEW ORLEANS DELEGATION.
=, The delegation of fifty business men from
New Orleans, representing the business and
commercial interests OF that city, te1egraphed
here, to-dhy, that they would arrive here on
Wednesday. They will present paper to the
President, protesting against the Interference
Of the Custom House and Federal military in
1neu ffnTY a1$ k1r
that it is doubtful il the delegation will be
granted an interview ut the White House, as
they have already been notified by the Attorney
General, that the President has made up his
mind, q 8 to which faction he will uphold.
BUTLER BAFFIED.
After careful CANVASS Of the members OF the
House, Ben Butler has come to the conclusion
that it is not polite, at the present time, to
offer his resolution, which proposes to remove
the Liberal Republican Chailmen Of the House
q two-thirds vote, while Butler cannot find even
q majority. The members are magnauimous
enough to say that, in the face Of such an over
whelning majority, it is absolutely mean to con-
to expect at the hands OF the next Congress,
AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Judge Shellabarger'g bill to revive American
commerce having been agreed upon by major
ity Of the members OF the House Committee on
Commerce, will be reported as soon this week as
nnesf tha assionmant of ao,na Jav ;s 1"n1,arv
for the consderat;nn If tha noaas;,re - IN ordeyr
that it nav be disnosed Of befnre th'e - nah NJ
business at the close of thu session
NIAGARA SNIP ntTAr,
The sese;on of tha Honaa Con,rooroo fono
m;ttee to-TnoTrorv 1c;11 he ona ~ ~ -,oost ~
nortant ~ tbe aeas;nn III ha s1;raf,
r. tha 5e1aeat;on ;ntorao+ad 80 ~ 10 a1
Gana1 nroiect Thar. ~ - 1850 i6a1antia; nG
nartias here fron, tha NoTthzaat ~ Ias+ ~hn
ara datarn,;ad - 1,1,a +1;s au ~ "o
cesafni end dnrie fha nreae1t aaaa;,7n ~
is strone disnosit;on an,ono t%a 1uaInha-a ~
The Legistatnre in heha1f n this measnra Il
heff,ra the 4th nf b5nrch naTt
Tn-um p.pnoNa
Tha praa;3ant and Attornan co,aro, oro ro-
ra;v;ng a1nost Ia;1v iettar: frs,.. r. an1,tt
a;o,a3 h4 ;,fren+;9ii n;t;ea- aa1;ro - ~. ~,
osSs5a-, - ET3.,;aa.e osa1nk ~ Sno
A1hanv Pen;tont;arv ff1na ~ +be Ia+ast - thaao
Ia from Robert 4. Ecott of Sonth Taro1na ~
cIosinr anneala of The Grand :Tnriaa ~ Yorlr
anil CReater COMMITTEES II, haha1f ~ c+iZena -
those counties. The appeals were also indorsed
by Senator Roberteon. J11dea Mackev and hv
tHe Eovernor Secretarv of Stafa an1 Aftornay
General Of Sonth Caroiina. In repIV> Attorney
General Williams informs thosa rent}}an1an that
no action can be taken IN the cases Until reti.
ian Far the pardon Of each nTisoner indvdnelIv
a fled at Washinoton and That the DenartToent
,annot act m GENERAL annea1s no rnatter whom