Year: 1868

o"' WASHINGTON. June %, 1868.


Gen Butler, for the Managers, is busily preparing
the report on the investigation Of the alleged bribery
and corruption charges growing out of the lmpeach-
ment The document will be about as long as Gen.
Buffers opening speech the trial. 1t is to be fin
ished on Tuesday night and Will be laid before the
the House on Wednesday.


There is considerable talk here among politicians
about the Democratic Convention and the relative
chances of the different men that have been men
Toned as candidates. The movement in favor of
Mr. Chase Is less and less promising and Gen.
IIancock's supporters becoming really rare. The
principal charge against him is the execution of Mrs
Surratt. prominent Pennsylvania Democratic
politician expressed the opinion, to-day
that PendletOn cannot be nominated
and that half of the delegation of Ohio
viii go against him. The Hendricks party gains
strength and Frank Blair is mentioned for the Vice
Presidency. Ex-GOv. Seymour's last speech has set
the politicians here to thinking Most of them seem
TO be at loss to conceive his motives. The prevail
ing opinion is that it is a bid for the NewYOrk NOM
nation His friends say that it is merely warning
10 Pendlcton that he cannot be the Democratic
nominee. The betting has taken new turn since
Seymour spoke. Seymour stock is highest, with
Hendricks next. The Western and Southern arrivals
here have demoralzed the Hancock men, and the
Generals chances are now reckOned with those of
Packer, Blair and johnson.


Members are beginning to speculate upon the time
of adjournment. Judging from the assurances when
have been given by Senators in regard to the lax DILL
it would appear that adjournment can be erecteu
on the 18th of July, and not later than the 2Oth'
Nest of the important business of the session has
been disposed Of The last appropriation bill is to
be reported Wednesday 1t is known as the De
ficency Omnibus Appropriation bill, and usually
ito do TO lonI
the big Jobs that have previously been defeated, or
wouId be if acted on in the House independently.
An effort is being made to smuggle into this bill
new bill giving 20 per cent increase to the DEPART
mont clerks.


Gen. Grant telegraphed Gen. Buchanan yesterday
10 remove the present State officers of Louisiana and
TO appoint in their stead the officers elect This
places Gov Yarmouth and Leut.-GOv. Dunn and
the other Republicans in authority, and removes
Baker Voorhics, and other Rebels of the Monroe
stripe. The object of the order is to prevent any
threatened impcdment to the progress of reconstue
tion under the operation of the recent law for the
admission of the Southern States. Gen. Grant will
issue a like order tomorrow for North and South
Carolina Georgia Florida, and Alabama


The Senate judiciary Committee had under con-
sidcration yesterday Senator Edmundss bill proyld
ing for count of the votes of the Electoral College





70 the requirements of the Constitution and the re-
construction measures shall be counted IN the next
election. Senator Edmunds was instructed by the
Committee TO report the measure back to the Senate
rs soon as possible so that it may be adopted before
te adjournment Of Congress The discussion OF tins
sulicct was continued to so late an hour that the
consideration of Mr.. Evarts's nomination as Attor-
ncv-Gencral was not reached. 1t will probably be
taken up at the next meeting of the Committee, on
Wednesday next.


Collector Smythe is bringing all his influence to
bear TO secure his confirmation as Minister to Aus
tria He is constantly with Senator Fowler and
Others who arc supposed to be in the confidence OF
the President 1t is given out tonight that the
President will withdraw his name tomorrow, OF soon
thereafter in case his chances do not improve.


In the Executive Session of the Senate on Satur-
day Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon confirmed as MIN
lister to Paraguay. The nomination of Gen. Milford
as Collector for the Richmond VA District was dis
cussed, but finally went over


The Finance Committee of the Senate had pro-
tracted session. yesterday, on the tax bill, and went
over several Of its provisions. 1t IS understood that
tbe Committee will concur in several of the more
important House amendments particularly IN that
on the tax on whisky and in the transportation bond
system. The Committee are not by any means unan-
nous upon that part of the bill relative to banks and
banking and it is difficult TO form an opinion con-
corning their action on that point as the Senate Is
strongly in favor of the continuance of the present
system and opposed to any additional restrictions or
legislation on these institutions. The Chairman OF
the Committee stated yesterday, that it was his i'm
preston that the committee would not require more
than three days 10 consider and lay the bill before
the Senate, which will insure its passage within ff-
teen days.


The Wavs and Means Committee had a long dis
cusson yesterday the Tariff bill. They considered
the measure presented by the subcommittee but
reached no conclusion They will take it up again
tomorrow. The tariff men expect TO get il out Of
the Committee and before Congress, but there will
hardly be any legislation it, owing TO the desire
for an early adjournment,


The bill TO appropriate money to pay for Alaska
comes MP on Tuesday. The debate on this measure
promises to be long and interesting Its opponents
are very active, and promise TO make a most des
pcrate fight Mr. Seward is not idle, but is manipu-
lating members in favor Of his scheme.


tbs no longer doubted that enormous frauds have
been pcrpetated in the Second Auditors office in the
payment of the bOunties to coOred troops and there
is every reason to believe that the Government has
been swndled to the extent of 100000 1t appears
that certain clerks in the Second Auditors office in
the Bureau Of Colored Troops and in the Freedmens
Bureau entered into conspiracy and that papers for
whole regiments have been forged. presented, and
paid Five persons are under arrest, and the differ
ent bureaus have been closed and the papers handed
over to the House Investigating Committee, which
have the whole subject under investigation.


The probabilities are that a bill may be reported
In few DAYS for the relief Of the Pacific Railroad,
Eastern division 1t will be in the nature of a com
promise 1t seems that all they ask IS additional