New-York tribune., 1873-02-10
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
RUMORED CHANGES IN THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.
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WASHINGTON Feb O. 1873.
II seems TO be a well settled conclusion among
most intimate with the President, and most familiar
with the diplomatic policy If such there be- Of the Ad
minisraton that after the fourth Of March the Pres
dent viii make almost complete change in the list OF
Foreign Ministers. Mr. Bancroft at Berlin, and Mr. Jay
at Vienna are il is said TO be the first recalled. Mr.
schenck it belevedw retire at his own suggestion
sweeping change contemplated the South American
republics il being the intention TO send aber men to
those stations who Will be expected TO be
fu IN turning the rich trade of those republics to
shores than those heretofore representing the United
States 1t is also said that Gen. Sckes though regarded
as the ablest diplomacy the foreign service, will be
recalled preliminary TO more vigorous course toward
Cuba
METHOD OF COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Mr.. Gorham, Secretary Of the United states Senate
has in accordance with resolution Of that body, pre-
pared statement showing the action Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives relative TO examining and
counting the electoral votes for President and Vice
President from 1889 TO 1862 The statement Is Of inter
est especially TO members Of Congress the counting
of electoral votes will take place Wednesday next
In the earlier history of the country the proceeding
took place in the Chamber the Of the
and Representatives the President of the Sen
ate opening and counting the votes, and Senator
and Representative sitting at the clerks table, made
list Of the votes they were declared; afterward
Representatives, In the presence OF both bodies in
joint meeting. One teller is required to he ap
POnSSa S tSe Ta part Of Se house OF
TO whom handed they opened by the President
OF the Senate the certificates OF electoral votes The
teller then reads them aloud and makes List Of the
votes they appear from the certificates. The votes
having been counted the results of the same are dev
cred 10 the President Senate who the
state Of the vote and the names OF the persons elected
This announcement Is deemed sufficient declaration OF
the persons elected President and Vice President and
together with the list OF votes entered on the Journals
be provided f6ows For the President Of the Senate
the Speakers chair for the Speaker char mmed 6n u;
officer; for the Representatives, in the body
Secretary OF the Senate and Clerk Of the House of Rep
resentaves the Clerks desk for the other officers Of
either side OF the Speakers platform joint committee
will be appointed TO wait on Ulysses g. Grant and Henry
Joint meeting Feb 10, 1863. objection was made by
member Of the House 70 the counting OF the votes Of the
their chamber for the purpose Of considering the same
Counted The House passed a similar resolution, and
the Senate having returned TO the hail. the votes were
accordingly counted On Wednesday q similar objec-
tiOn will probably be made to the votes of the
state. In all such the two houses separate, each
10 consider the same subject The Senate Committee on
privileges and Elections will, tomorrow, make a report
OF the facts much Of the pending Louisiana posi-
them data for the of question likely to
arise Wednesday In joint convention, no vote OBJ
jected counted by the
Of the two houses.
A SECOND BOSTON RELIEF BILL.
yRos THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THR TRIBUNE
Mr. Dawes made third unsuccessful attempt, on Sat
urday to get the House to consider the Boston Relief
bill This is not the bill based the scts passed for the
relief OF Portland and Chicago, which permitted the
free importation OF building materials Such one was
passed for Boston early this session. hut meets with 30
much opposition in the Senate that It's friends are dis
posed to abandon il. Mr. Dawess new bill provides Tor
refundpg customs duties paid goods consumed In the
fire. the refunding be made In certificates receivable
at the Customhouse for duties ON future I'm
portations The only precedent for such iegis'
lation is found IN act In Identical terms
passed after the great fire In NewYork Two objecuons
arc urged against the bill One IL that II Is not Just 10
"a Boston merchants the duties pald on tnese
goods solely because they burned In great pre-
while other merchants who suffer losses just as serious
20 them in smaller fires get no such benefit The othef
objection that would be impossible 10 prevent great
frauds. merchant woulc only have 80 swear that he
had certain quantity Of imported goods burned and 70
show from the Customhouse returns that he had AT one
time another imported that quantity 10 get the du-