Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-01-11
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state OF frenzy.
1 WASHINGTON.
neutrality-suspicious. Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Congress
reassembles tomorrow, and it is expected
that the.Senate viii resume the consider
alton of the House amnesty bill, which ex-
cepts, it VIII be remembered, three class
es from pardon-those who left the army
and navy aud. the Congress Of the United
States to join the rebellion, and those who
as members of State Conventions, voted
to pass ordinances 0 fsecession. Mr.. Sum
ner will renew his eifortt to couple his sup
Elemental civil rights bill with it, and
and feels more hopeful of success from the
recent demonstration of white and color
ed people in its favor. 1t is quite evi-
dent that if the bill should thus pass the
Senate, the House would return it again.
with the amendment omitted, and if. the
Senate insists, it is more than probable
botn bills viii fail. In the House no
measure is, pending as a special order,
and it is probable that tomorrow will be.
consumed by the introduction of bills and
the consideration Of resolutions of inquiry
on a, variety of subjects.
Senators and members who have reach
ed here fresh from their constituents fail
to bring reports from any quarter except
Ohio, Of the movement, so long talked "a
bout, for i coalition of all the clements OPP
posed to the continuance Of the present
administration. In Ohio a printed docu-
ment favoring a revenue tariff, the one
term principle, reduction of taxation,
civil rights for all, ETC., has been signed
by leading conservative republicans in
Cincinnati and accepted by some of the
leading democrats in other parts of the
State; but it failed to have influence en-
ough to bring about the defeat of the ad-
ministration candidate for Senator at Col
umbus, where both the republicans and
democrats met ard adheared to their old
party organization. It was expected that
the new coalition would have defeated
Senator Sherman for re, election. In view
Of the present situation, therefore, demo
cratic Senators and members fail to see
any result from a policy Of inaction in the
democratic party or from a coalition with
the ~unorganized Observation-Disclosures ele-
ment in the republican party. A change
be brought about when the National
Democratic Executive Committee meets
here for conference the present month.
The dispatch in Yesterdays paper that
the Navy Department had received infor-
nation from naval officers showing that no
whatever had been committed on
the Florida by Spanish war vessels is con-
irmed. Even her owner, who telegraph
ed from New York almost daily to the
Secretary Of the Navy some fresh discoy-
cry, now admits that the Spaniards did
not detain his vessel. Now that the
stories of actual outrage are dissipitated,
he Confirmation of the change in the
mission here is looked upon as
quite significant, as the person selected
las heretofore written in a hostile strain
,gainst the United States and represents
cabinet at Madrid known to be hostile
o this country. 1t is Gen. Sickles's o.
however, that Spain does not in
end to provoke 4 war, for the simple rea-
that she is not able to bear the ex-
A resolution will be introduced in Con-
,ress tomorrow calling on the President
or all the correspondence and instructions
to the troubles in Louisiana
evidence telegraphed here is pretty
onclusiye that the revenue cutter Wilder
and United States troops have both
zen used to serve the political purposes
f certain United States o~fieeholders a.
the executive of the State, under
he cover of assuming to protect govern
nent property.
The National Republican Executive
meets in this city on Thursday
ext, to decide when and where the next
residential nominating convention shall
&C held. Philadelphia appears to have a
majority of the committee. \ dele
alton will be here from that city to urge
IS claims. The democratic committee
ill also meet that month. and it is be-
viii decide to call the democratic S
invention at ST. Louis, though Baltimore !
q very good prospect. f
1t is stated that if the opportunity off
rs, to republican Western Senators, q
and Carpenter, will assail the '
civil service rules in the Senate C
Iardly a Senator or member belonging to T
dominant party favor the proposed re- r
'rm. as it has already completely block .
i their demands for political appoint :
tents. The House special committee e
to marguerite the work of re- Y
at the capital, which will bring a t
st vote on the question sooner than was h
zpected. .
The announcement that Mr. Colfax has Il
lally consented to run again on the re- P
ublican ticket creates but little surprise, A
such a conclusion has been anticipated f
+ some time. The President was anx- =
us that he should become a candidate a. .
lin in the event of his own nomination, .
lille a Pennsylvania influence has been b
work the past week to induce Colfax to Il
ithdraw ks declination. Senator Viii d
had made up his mind to be a candi- r
,te, and will probably submit lis claims :
the convention. "
The new Attorney General will be in Il
lgurated on Wednesday. 1t has not ri
zen decided what place his predecessor n
all have, but the vacant judgeship in =
lorida will doubtless be rendered him. :,
has t~ranspired that NTr. Alderman was q
forced out of the cabinet. having
intention of ~resigning until he received
intiration that his retirement was de- W
ei sra L
The ways and means committe will not tC
gait the return of Mr.. Brooks. but will d
at once with the revision of the b
riff. ~
Gentlemen high in official position here "
= there is no cause whatever to excite OF
the public mind relative to Spain c
the preparations Of the navy are only N
the usual course ofbusiness. There is pi
truth in a story circulating Saturday nj
at Moro Castle, Havana, had fired into NJ
e of our vessels.