, 1874-01-09
The Impression Prevails that
Morton Will Be offered
the Position.
The Postal Savings Bank Scheme
Killed in tho House COM
mittCc.
Tntin1ation Of Rottenness in the In
terror Department.
Further Debate in the Senate on the
SaIary-Grab Repeal Bill.


.specinl Dispatch 10 The Chicaao Tribune.
DEATH or TIE POSTAL, aAv1aGs.nAEG soHEstE.
WASHINGTON D. C., Jan. 8..-The Committee
on Banking and Currency to-day, aftor hearing
tho post,naster-G General on tho postal savings
bank project, voted against It by large ma
jorlty.
SUSPECTED noTTEENEa5
The Committoo on Expenditures III tho In
torior Department, tho 1on. Jackson Orr, ot
Iowa, Chairman. propose to mako vigorous ill.,
gosltaation Of tho manner In which the arpro-
priotions bare beon expended In TINT depart
ment. Thezo ia roason to believe that, it a1' in-
yostigation Ia faithfully made, some facts un-
ploasant to tho Administration will bo do.
yeloped.
Tho former managing caltor Of the st. Louis
Democrat, Mr. Crane. is hero, seeking appoint-
mont as Secretary Of Legation at Madrid.
THE GENEVA AwAHD.
Altar dIsuoting of tho Civil Rights bill, tho
House Judiciary Committee will tako up tho
question at tho disposal Of tho Genoya award.
The Insurance companies aro not sanguine that
they will got the covotod recognition.
TIE Cn1Ef-JusTfcEsH1r.
Tho belief iB quite general TINT Morton will be
nomiuatad to tho Chtof-JnHtcoahip. There IL
reaaon to holieve that ho will not accept. The
fuIQQr UAA CIEatGA u Elt7ik AGA4 VI UAtttC"pIt}
aud the Democratic Senators hare sigutfed thoir
intention to mato tho confirmation unanimous
II the nomination is made. Others arc men,
;ioned. hut thisrusuor has particular prominence.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF WILLIAMS.
Following il tho history OF tho Williams lot"
Ter Of withdrawal: As before stated in your dis
patches, tho President called upon tho Judiciary
Committee at tho Capitol on Monday, to ascer-
tain why his candidate for Chiel-Justiceship bad
not been reported to tho Senate for confirmation.
frtn n ttn Fnntn1itthn l1nfRF1rAhlN tn
Nrr. Williams tllercupon gavo to President Grant
their reasons for opposing A1r. Williams ; and
their foasona wcro OF such convincing and
weiglty nature TINT they carried conviction to
promised tho Committee TO withdraw tho non-
nation. 1t was then suggested by a member
Of tho Committee that a plan could bo devised
by which the President might be lot out OF the
s:Tape without i appearing thst he hnd beoa
tho same time, hrr. Williams 10 let
down easy. It was agreed that two
members Of the Committee. understood 70
bo Senators Edwards aud Frallnghnysen, should
Willy diplomat to aee Mr.. Witlians and induce
him to wrto letter of withdrawal, which the
President would rccoirc with Infected surprise,
and nccoot With apparent deep regret Tho result
Of the pl IN hos nlready been made known to tho
Presidents hands laat. night, and to-day bis
nomination WAS promptly Withdrawn. Who the
President wil next name for the uf'lco is at
present unknown, but 1t is pretty certain that
netl er O 'Curos uor Evarta, Or nily person in
my WY responsible for the rocent meeting in
tn tAc ssociated Pressl
n1N WILLIAMS WITHDRAWAL.
WAsY1SdToN, Jan. 8.-The following iH the Let
:er ol Attorney -Gai1erat Williams requesting tho
withdrawal Of bis nomination
DEPARTMENT. OF JUSTICE, WssntsaToN. Jan.7 7.
I s1E: Yo wero Kind enough, without my soltca-
2!etea silch Thing, TO- nominate nc n for for
asd s tssss sstss snee tae a Sa
# cantnny i'll all directions have been opened upon
no Ny abilities have been disparaged and my ntes-
IS ' hssa ' created vs!ea ~ nis&s i hsrs;
perhaps impair my usefulness upon the bench With
2crfect consciousness that have performed with IL
:lonn hand and upright purpose al tne duties Of ting
!oInsd, for my vinlleaton. respectfully ask you ia
HIthdraw my nomination for Chief Justice,
Lave '0' honor '' Win dssaos ffsss sss'S? @,Aas
Williams remains in oflco ~ Attorney Go,,-
eral, The nomination Of Col. Dristow for that
position, in another brief lilesHaEe, ia c0uHe-
1uently withdrawn.
THE TEXAS ntDBoaL1o.
The Attorney General authorizes dnuial 0l
the statement OF Gov. DaviB' frionds that he
LAS GlFoH ASSURANCE Of cooperation In over
throwing the Democratic Legislature of Texas.
Tho subject has not been before him officially,
and lie says that lie Ind indicated no opinion. II
is said that Gov. DAvis is trying to force himself
On tho Democrats for United States Senator, III
place OF Ilnleglu. Many leuding Repl2ul.oauf
favor new election in Ioxaa, ln order to avoid
thu scandal ol q contest, and there B Houe rea
son to think the President will take this view. Il.
expectation OF tho Republicans carrying tlt
election.
BuTLEN'8 clviIrNluNra BILL.
Tho House continued the Civil flights debate
on Wednesday. Uutlcr's Bpcce!. was tie grea
feature. It was ono Of the lu,st eloquent, digni
fed and effective efforts Of llin wiIolo Congrog
sonal career. The bill WAS recumm,tteC, ans
will probably be reported In q modified form.
rolgnoY'a HAIL.
Ex-senator Ponleroy will not forfeit bis lail
Hn has sont on atlidaVits showing that llo wa
dotnined here by IL rccognizancs as D Witness il
the Conway trial, and could not be in Topeka a
Tho time stipulated in his bai bond. Ills caB
will 60 over to thu July term, and llis bail will
reduced to e1000i>.
FREEpMES's nUpNriEs.
The Secretary Of Mar sent to the House
communication showing that for five yeal
balioch. tho dish,lrlus officer Vi tho Frcet
1non's Bureau, reported as tho balance in til
treasury on account OF colorod bo,,n:ieH an ave
ago or over $1,000 monthly above what i
actually had tnoro.