The New York herald., 1872-12-09

vocates the original proposition Of constructing
ten vessels In view OF the condition OF our navy,
which ID small enough and rotten enough to invite
the attack OF NTH rate Power. General Banks
said In conversation this evening, that he
thought the Senate viii also strike out the amend
ment added by General GARFIELD, which would delay
the construction OF these vessels for an indefinite
period, as II provides that the work shall not be
commenced until the plans and estimates shall
have been submitted to ana the appropriations
passed by Congress.
Secretary Boutwell, and Wilson's Shoes.
Boutwell's chances tor election as the successor
OF wilson In the Senate are said by Massachusetts
men who come here to diminish rather than
brighten, and he may consequently remain at the
head OF the Treasury Department. Wilson win
not resign un4il the 4th OF March, which will give
two months for the respective friends of Loring
Hoar and Dawes to work on the Legislature.
The French SPoliatiOn Bill and the Ap-
proPriatiOns.
Senator vickers Is prepared TO speak at length In
favor OF the French Spoliation Claims bill II
Mr.. Cameron can get the Senate to take 1t up this
week. Representative Hale, OF Maine, is pre-
pared to report the Naval Appropriation BILL which,
as agreed upon in committee, calls for about
SIS, 100000. This Is about 100000 less than the
Secretary OF the Navy asked for.
Ino Ant0rnol koV0nuo Blus
Leading Senators have expressed the opinion
that the Senate will amend the Internal Revenue
bill, to the effect that all the collectors as well AZ
the assessors and assistant assessors shall be dis
charged when the old law expires, and that the
vacant collectorships under the new act shall be
filled by selection from both the former collectors
and assessors In order that there should be no un
just discrimination, and the men OF merit OF the
latter class should have chance OF reappOint
ment. An amendment to this effect was presented
In the House by Mr.. Leonard Myers, but defeated.
Diplomatic ana Society Jottings.
The Marquis de Noailes the new French Minis
ter, expects to occupy his new house, or rather
connected houses on street, about Christmas,
when he will commence a series of dinner parties
and dancing receptions. Speaker Blaine gave q
dinner party last night in honor OF Minister wash
burne, who left tonight for Mainc to visit his
relatives prior to his return to Paris.
Jefferson SchOol-Tho School System or
Japan.
At the dedication of tho new Jefferson school yes
terday the principal address was delivered by the
Hon. b. G. NorthrOp, Secretary of the Connecticut
Board OF Education. on comparison OF European
and American schools, He strongly condemned
the prevalent fashion OF sending the boys of this
country to foreign schools. Professor Tyndall fol-
lowed cordially approving OF Mr.. N0rthrops war
ring against that practice. Mr.. Mori, the Ja-
panese Minister said he mad just received the de-
tails OF the new educational system of Japan which
embraces the organization Of eight colleges, 256
high schools and over 1fty-three thousand public
schools at which the attendance is to be cOmpul-
sorry for oil children above six years OF age. The
Jefferson is one OF the finest schoolhouses In the
country.
Efforts to Save q Murderer from tho Cal
Strong efforts are being made In behalf of Charles
Johnson. colored who Is sentenced to be hung on
Tuesday next for the murder OF his wife. his
friends desiring his sentence to be committed to
imprisonment for life.
Clayton and His sympathixers.
Strangers who visit the Senate Chamber and ask
the name OF o TALL soldier-like man, with an empty
sleeve are told that 1t Is Senator and Ex-Governor
Clayton, OF Arkansas. and they then ask II ne
served In the late war, and when told that he
from the rank OF captain to that Of brigadier gen.
eral they mentally sympathize with him on the
loss OF his arm, and wonder what battle he was
wounded In. Now. he was In the war, and he did
fight bravely on several occasions, but he lost his
arm after peace had been declared by the acci
dental discharge OF his gun while he was shooting
ducks Just now he Is the head OF the administra-
tlon republicans in Arkansas while his colleague, B.
F. Rice, who also served In the Union army as
captain, was switched or at Cincinnati from the
republican track. or course they are to use the
Senate as a ring for their verbal set-tos, and
Friday they had several rounds on a resolution, In
troduced by Rice, calling upon the President for
the reasons which made him order troops to
Arkansas. After some hard raps on both sides
Edmunds stepped between them and referred the
resolution to the Committee on Military Affairs,
which was decent way OF killing 1t dead.