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Year: 1867

The House yesterday agreed to the report
of tue Committee of Conference on the bill to
Regulate the tenure of office, by which Cabl-
net officers are included in those whom the
President cannot remove without the consent OF
the Senate
Year: 1867

State House Is there any defence or vindicatiou
for tardy, lettering manner OF doing business
during large part Of the session and crowding
most Of the important business into the last weekP
discover that bill was presented to incorporate
"Provident Association y let inc ask would
there be the slightest propriety in regarding the
Legislature as such an association


The questions I'have proposed, and many 9th
ers, arc frequently and earnestly mooted among
the people there seems at last to be a determn-
alton to call their agents to a strict account.


INTERROGATION.
Year: 1867

should be impeached by the House, and removed
by the Senate. Imagine for q moment what
that unchalleDged patriot would have said had
his antagonists predicted such series OF crimes
and misdemeanors as have been perpetrated by
Andrew Johnson


The abuse of the pardoning power is Andrew
JohnsOn's smallest offense. What would James
Madison have said il Mason or Henry had re
minded him that in the future an Executive
might be found who would not simply prost-
tute the pardoning power and the puolc
patronage for the purpose OF sustaining ms
personal policy but would denounCe the
Congress of the United States as a "body hang
ing on the verge Of the Government ~ and would
attempt to force into the control OF the Govern
ment the very men who had just been defeated
after a savage conspiracy TO overthrow 1t?
Mr. Madison says:-"The President can be i'm
peached If he is connected in any suspicious
manner with any person, and there be grounds
to believe he will shelter him." The lavish
distribution of paTdons to counterteiters and
Rebels is a circumstance full Of suspicion and
alarm.


But the chief value of these weighty words is
where MIR. Madison tells us that the offending
President can be suspended when suspected,
and the power will devolve upon the ViCe-Presi-
dent" And mark that, "should he (the Vice
President) be suspected also, he may likewise
be suspended till he be impeaChed, and the
Legislature may make a temporary appoint
ment." Well did Mr. Madison add-"this is
great security" In fact, it applies at once the
argument and the remedy. 1t fills the vacuum
between the period of impeachment and con
viction or acuuittal, compelling the Congress of
the United States, should matter for trial be
found by the House, to provide for an EXecu-
tive, to make a temporary appointment, who
shall discharge the titles of the Presidential
Office in the interval.


Thus it will be seen that the President can be
impeached and removed if found guilty; sus-
pended when suspected, and the power devolved
on the Vice-President; and, as if the illustrious
Virginlan was looking into the future and guard
ing against what seemed to be an almost i'm
possible treason, providing also that the Vice
President may be suspended until he should be
impeached and removed, and that the Legsla-
ture may make temporary appointment. No.
thing has been left to inference, construction,
or doubt, and no further words could add to
the clear and simple statement without insult
ing the dullest comprehension.
Year: 1867

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEaRAPH.1


WASHINGTON, February 4.
DOings of the Congressional Committees.
The Senate Finance Committee will meet
tomorrow to consider Secretary McCullochs bill.
The Senate Military Committee have agreed
TO report against the charter tor the new rail-
road between Washington ard New York.
The Ways and Means Committee will report
on the whisky tax this morning. They probably
will not recommend a reduction.


The Ice Blockade and surratt.
The Navy Department this morning set two
powerful steam tugs at work to endeayor to
break the ice, and open the navigation of the
Potomac, to enable the steamer Swatara to
come directly up the river with Surratt.


1t is probable that the Swatara will be used as
prison ship for Surratt until the time of his
trial, as the District Jail is very insecure, and
the military prisons here have been done away.


The Test Oath Case.


The District Supreme Court will reserve its
decision on the Test Oath case for a week or
two. 1t is understood that Judges Olin and
Wylie favor sustaining the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States and that
Chief Justice Cartier and Judge Fisher take
opposite ground.


Sales of Gold.


& Judge Kelley has just introduced bill that it
shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell gold in future.
Year: 1867

The English papers announce the death of Mr..
George Baxter, the inventor and patentee of oll-
color printing, He received the gold medal OF
Austria for his ''First Parliament of Queen Vic.
torian and the Coronation His best original
production "a the miniature drawing of the
BAPTISM of the Prince of Wales, which was in
the miniature department of the London
Worlds Fair. Tue late King of Prussia was IN
treaty for the purchase of it at the time of his
death
Year: 1867

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC-A WORD IN SEASON.


All persons who NAV buy tickets in the various
gilt enterprises or lotteries now advertised to
take place in this CITY, in a short time are likely
to lose their money, on account OF the TACT that
the authorities are taking steps to stop these
enterprises; and as they are clearly in violation
of the law, the officers will no doubt be success
full. II the lotteries are stopped, OF course per
sons who have bought tickets will never be able
to recover their inVestments.-N. Y. EUe. Post
Year: 1867

Wade had no objection to making
it protective in its operations.


Poland would agree to the PROPOSE
ton provided it were so amended as
to make the Presidential term six in
stead of four years. f.di .a f


Sumner favored the proposition, but
he thought still more important
amendment in the Presidential term
would be to provide FOR the election
of President by the popular vote, in
stead of the Electoral College.


Pending the consideration of the
above subject, the Clerk of the House
returned the bill relating to postal
laws. The vote passing the bill was
,reconsidered. q iad Ls17l eilo hHi


Some important amendments were
adopted, and the bill passed Recess
until z O clock. flu taf lCisao4 y
Year: 1867

s0- A new mode Of computing inter
est on any number of dollars at six per
cent, appears very simple. Multiply any
given number by the number of days
of interest desired, separate tie tight
hand figure, and divide by six the re-
suit is the true interest Of such sum for
such number of days, at six per cent
This rule is simple and SO true according
to all business usages, that every banker,
broker, merchant or clerk should post it
up for reference and use. There being
no such thing as fraction in it, there
is scarcely any liability to err or mistake
By no other mathematical process can
the desired information be obtained with
SO few figures.
Year: 1867

WELDING IRON BY HYDRAULIC PRESS
URE.-If iron is welded by the hammer,
the internal portions are imperfectly act
ed on by the blow, and more or less un,
soundness at the ceuter is The necessary
rule. This impertection il found to be
removed by the use Of the hydraulic
press. When the portions to be Joined
are, alta white heat, placed lotween the
piston and top Of the press they are
easily kneaded together, as it were; aod
as soOu as the joint is brought down to
the proper thickness the operation is
stopped. Joints made in this woy are
found to be perfectly sound throughout
Year: 1867

uers, striking and slashing until / knew
that every one was dead.


All of a sudden 1t seemed as if my
heart was on FIRE. / was bleeding
everywhere. I rushed out to the well
and drank from the bucket, and then
tumbled down in a faint.


Breathless with the intense interest
with which / had followed this strange
story, all the more thrilling and weird
when its hero, seeming to live over
again the bloody events of that day,
gave way to its terrible spirit with wild,
savage gestures, / saw then-What my
scrutiny of the morning had failed to
discover-the tiger which lay concealed
beneath the gentle exterior.


on must have been hurt almost
to death, I said


A." There were eleven buckshot in me.
[ carry some of them now. I was cut
In thirteen places All of item bad
enough to have let out the life of
man. But that blessed old DR.. Mills
pulled me through it, after a bed siege
of many long week.


That prayer of yours, Bill, may
have been more potent for your safety
than you think. You should thank
God for your deliverance."
a." To tell you the truth. Kernel, re-
sponded the scout with a certain sol
eEnity In his grave face, l don t talk
about sich things ter the people round
here, but alters feel sort Of thankful
when I get out of bad scrape,
Year: 1867

Lambert van Moll came to the place
of appointment disguised as a demon.
He was clothed in the skin of an OK,
with its large horns on, and hanging
ears. His face was blackened, and to
render himself still less recognizable


he wore great beard of red shaVings.
In his hand he carried a pitchfork.
As he approached his movements as
sumed an uncertain and ZigZag char
acter 1t was quite evident that he
could not make out what the white
figure was with a torch in its hand
and that he had not calculated upon
It's presence. At last he decided up
on turning the position, and he aTriv-
ed at the tomb by the other extremity.


Wenceslas distinguished himself un-
der these trying circumstances by the
greatest act of courage that be had
ever committed. He rose up end ad-
yanced toward the spectre, holding out
his torch at him. Unfortunately this
hasty proceeding set fire to Lambert's
beard, and he, tearing It off as quickly
as he could, threw it at the torch and
put 1t out. The two spectres then
seized one another by the hair, each
astonished at finding the other so pal
pable


In the meantime the dead one was
seized with the apprehension that they
were good and bad angels disputing
the possession of his body; and the
idea so filed him with terror that be
jumped out of the sarcophagus, wind
ing sheet and all, and took to his heels.
The two champions, seeing the corpse
take flight thus uneeremonioUsly, were
seized with similar panic, and hur-
ried away across the field as fast as
their legs could carry them. Next
day the three lovers were confined to
their beds BY bad colds, and Gertrude,
sending them word that they must
hold her IN very slight esteem to seek
her hand by such extravaganees, selec-
ted Sioismnn1 fnr her hnshand
Year: 1867

CONSEQUENCE OF A LONG COURT
SHIP John how doas it happen that
you, who tried so hard for your wife
through long and hopeless oourtship
the prize, seem TO care SO little about
her 2"


why, sir, TIL tell you. I've heard
of a man who wanted TO jump over 8
sbone-Wall. He took a good start, and
ran a mile, and when he got up 10 the
wall, be was so tired, that hs had to
lie down and go to sleep By Che side Of
it. Now I loved my wife 50 hard and
so long before I could get her, that /
found my love had all run out when /
had her fast.
Year: 1867

A lawyer, who always made it a
point to win his case, was applied 10
inventive way, he ruined the principal
evidence on which the plaintiff relied,
and the jury brought In q verdict Of
not guilty. After the verdict was de.
ciared, as the fellow was leaving the
court, he whispered to his attorney
thus


Squire. what shall ] do with the
pork, for / have got il yet 2"


- Eat it, replied the lawyer, Eor
the jury say you did not steal it,"
Year: 1867

FIRST IN THE FIELD.-Messrs. Taylor
& Ortons, of the Lower Saw Mill, are
about commencing operations for the
season. Their mill is in excellent repair;
their workmen are persons who thorough
ly understand their business and they
intend to keep on hand and saw to order
all kinds of lumber that are called for.
They challenge any other mill to saw as
smooth lumber as theirs. Carpenters
and others who have worked it, say they
have seen none in the State 80 smooth
and easy to work.
Year: 1867

HoLLowAY's PILLS AND OINTMENT
DoxzsTIo REMEpIEs.-No other formula
combine in SO compact or concentrated q
form the active and essential properties
Of medicine. or are so we'll adapted to
family use as these popular remedies.
Devoid of mineral and vegetable poisons.
simple bat sficacious in operation. they
may be administered with equal safety to
the infant as to the adult. No household
should be without supply. a. they are
always useful in case Of accident. Sold
BY oil Druggists.
Year: 1867

Ey A Topeka correspondent of the
Troy Reporter. who signs himself "E., -
says he twill have something to say
about the Chief hereafter" The tone in
which be says this. leaves the impression
that be means to give rs raking. What
his grievance is, We cannot guess. as We
thought We had been very clever to al
che members from the Northern Tier,
throughout the session-evea to the mem.


her from this District. Bot We shall


have to wait and see, and try to bear up
under it, when it does come.
Year: 1867

NoT1cB.-We have no agent author
lied to receive subscriptions or money
for the Chief in South America, except
one on the island of Terrs del Fuego
Those who pay money to any other per-
sons. must do go at their own risk.
Year: 1867

Gen Buffers few words upon the Fort Fisher
business have drawn out the following letter:


"NEw-YORK, March o. 1867.
"NtY DEAR GENERAL: AprOpoS Of the personal debate
In the House yesterday, permit me TO tell you what Col
Lamb of Fort Fisher Rebel fame said to in the office
a few days since Perhaps You may have heard some
thing to the same effect already but give 1t for what it
is worth


"Said Col Lamb almost In these words. IF were n
friend Of Gen Butler could tell him facts which would
prove that did perfectly right in not attacking Fort
Fisher when he before the place My battery OF 10
heavy guns commanded the land approach that not
man could have lived to reach my works. IL was only
after the navy had with beautiful precision, dsmounted
gun after gun in regular order lat the second atemptD
leaving only in place, that the attacking party had
any chance OF success Gen. Butler has beon much
abused for not accomplishing imposSbillties'


Lamb is modest gcntemanly fellow, and is
Thoroughly reconstructed.


81 think his opinion above given is an honest one.
Yours respectfully, ---.
"P s.-I doubt II you remember the writer, but had
the distinguished honor Of being burned out in your
company ON James River two years ago"
Year: 1867

A correspondent wishes us to tell him why the
Republicans have smaller majOrities in New
Hampshire and Connecticut than in other New
England States The reason that most readily
occurs to us is, that there are prOportionally
more Democrats in those States than in the
others.


More remotely, NewIIampshire was educated
by Isaac Hill into a very bitter and acrid hate
of whatever did not sail under the Democratic
flag and her older citizens have not yet out
grown his teachings. Connecticut had more
active, INSCRIPTIONS pro-Slavery element than
any other Eastern State. as was shown by her
vote for Breckenridge in 1860.
Year: 1867

The Legislature will find no excuse for not
killing the bill which is meant to give unlim-
tied advertising to the proposed Law Gazette


"a paper which exists only in the clouds The
fact is not unimportant, and the principle is
all-impOrtant. Such schemes cannot he JUS
titled on any grOund-except that of pub
lie plunder-and the present proposal strikes
us rs particularly cool, even for New York
The Law Gazette has our best wishes for its
success-but there is no such paper Nobody
ever saw it, nobody ever read it; it is only
promised. If the Legislature should ever begin
to legislate upon the promises of individuals,
it will soon have no time for public affairs.
As for the projectors of the Law Gazette,
they had better publish first, and then ask for
Year: 1867

Gov. Fenton has added another to his many
previous claims to the gratitude Of our City bv
vetOing the sO-called "CrOss-TOwn Railroad
which provided for laying iron tracks in
great number Of our streets, some of them
lateral, but Others running north and south, or
in the direction of greatest travel We hail
this veto not only for what it is but for what
it fOreshadOws. 1t justifies the hope that no
more surface roads will be authorized during
the Governors term of office, unless they shall
be passed over his yctO-a most improbable
contingency.


The Erening Post suggests to the Legislature
that it require the petitioners for the Transit
(thTee-tieD and Underground Railroads to COM
plete their works within a reasonable time, and
that it reserve the right to amend their char
ters We suggest TO all concerned the urgent
necessity of scrutinizng the bills now under
consideration and taking good care that they
contain nothing Objectionable and omit nothing
essential TO the public security and eli-being.
We should esteem it public calamity if some
means Of rapid transit from downtown to
Westcllester were not provided for at this ses-
sion; and we trust both underground projects
either are or will he so shaped as to command
assent and escape veto. We are not familiar
with the details of either bill, but beg those
Year: 1867

Some OF the papers are making much ado
over pretended wholesale execution of prison
ers taken III battle by Gen. EscObedO. We
published the story as il came TO us from the
agent of the Associated Press two weeks ago ;
but our special Havana correspondent informs
us, in his letter which we printed on the 10Th
instant, that the report is admitted by the In
perialists themselves TO be unfoundcd
Year: 1867

The Bankrupt bill was yesterday called up
in the Senate. After brief debate and an
effort made to postpone the time of its taking ef
feet, and the failure of Senator Sprague's motion
TO make the date January instead of June, it
was referred to the Judiciary Committee. There
we presume it will stay till next January, and
meantime the law will be in operation.
Year: 1867

The lawyers made serious complaints some
time ago that their business and that OF their
clients was materially obstructed by the fact
Of the judges in some of the courts not being
punctaal in their attendance on the bench.
The discomfort appears to have eliminated on
Tuesday in the Supreme Court, chambers, by
very decided expression of opinion on the
part of the lawyers that too much time in the
forenoon was devoted to the hearing OF es
parte cases, and that contested motions were
consequently deferred to a late hour, until
after the judges had 20 somewhat lengthy
recess" There ought to be remedy for this,
and it can probably be best found in the con-
struction Of additional courts, If those now
established are not sufficient for the transac-
ton Of legal business. The interests Of large
portion of oui1citizens, as well as the con-
venience Of the lawyers, are involved in this
question. It Ia true that tho legal gentlemen
may be impatient and even exacting upon
the Judiciary; but surely there can be a
remedy provided which will obviate these
conflicts between the two branches of the pro-
fessiOn.
Year: 1867




Party Gaining Ground.


The heavy vote-113 against 48-by which
the bill of Mr.. Eliot for the reconstruction Of
Louisiana has passed the House Of Representa-
tives is very significant; for II means nothing
less than this-that all the State governments
set up by President Johnson without authority
from Congress are to be pulled down, and that
every State concerned is to be reconstructed
from the beginning.


This Louisiana bill provides that the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, shall appoint for one year Cover
nor for the State, q man Of thoroughly loyal
antecedents and character, whose skirts are
entirely free of any rebel affiliations, and that
in the same way and under the same condi-
lions o provisional council Of nine members
shall be forthwith appointed for the temporary
government Of the State, including the ap-
pointment of subordinate officers, &C., all Of
whom are to be subject to the iron-clad oath
that on the first Tuesday in June next, under
said provisional government, there shall be an
election for o regular Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Legislature that male citizens
of all colors, above the age of twenty-one,
thoroughly loyal and free from any taint Of
the rebellion, shall have the right to
vote, and "none others y that in October
next convention OF loyal men shall be elected
to form new State constitution that the
State meantime shall be PLACED under the addi-
tional protection OF military Commander,
with sufficient force to maintain order, and
that all the proceedings Of this provisional
and regular State government and convention
shall be subject to the approval Of Congress
from the first to the last step required for the
restoration Of said State to full fellowship in
the Union. This bill, therefore, so far as Lou
isiana is concerned, utterly overthrows and
supersedes the State establishment set up and
recognized by President johnson, and may
thus be considered as putting to him the alter
native of an absolute surrender Of his policy
or the hazards Of those ulterior measures-im-
peachment and refhoval-suggested by Mr..
Banks.


Having disposed Of this bill the House yes
terday resumed the consideration Of and
passed, by the equally decisive vote Of los
to IS, the bill OF Mr.. Stevens, from the Recon-
struction Committee, providing temporarily
Tor the division Of the ten excluded rebel States
into five military districts and the revival Of
martial law therein, each district TO be
under military commander and oil TO
De subject to the general supervision
ana control OF General Grant The
op)ec@ contemplated sre--the maintenance
Year: 1867

the past year may be due to some fault of
management. The matter, at all events, is one
that il would be well for the Legislature to
investigate. If it does no other good it will
satisfy the public doubts on the subject