The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1864., [Electronic resource]

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The Secretary of the Treasury.

During a temporary suspension of business in the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Foote called attention to his resolution, introduced some days ago and referred to the Judiciary Committee, relative to the Secretary of the Treasury, and said that it was not his design to press the matter further if the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Conrad) would make a statement to the House in reference to a certain declaration made by that officer. Mr. Conrad replied that while he was not authorized to make any statement to the House, and especially under a threat, he would say that Mr. Memminger had remarked to him in usual conversation, long before the introduction of the resolution, that it was his intention to resign at the close of the present session of Congress. Mr. Foote rejoined that it was understood that Mr. Memminger had very recently made a similar declaration to Senator Orr, of South Carolina, and to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

This Congressional episode goes very far towards sustaining a report which has been for some time in circulation respecting the intentions of the Secretary of the Treasury. The only name that we have heard mentioned in connection with the succession to the office is that of Judge Campbell, of the War Department.