The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-09

WASHINGTON, March I.
Hon. w. II. Wallace, late delegate from
Washington Territory in Congress, was to-day
nominated by the President for Governor OF
the new territory of Idaho. Also John A.
Gasby for Governor and Richard G. McCor-
mick, Esq, for Secretary of the new territory
OF Arizona; also, John N. Goodwin, Chief
Justice OF the same territory.
Senator Hale, who has been suffering for
two or three weeks by severe illness, has re-
sumed his duties in the Senate.
Gen. Burnside, having been assigned to a
command which he will assume the duties OF
in few days, left this city this afternoon for
the North.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations while in executive session: David
Wilmot, Of Penn, TO be Judge of the Court of
Claims; Albert S. White, OF Wis, aud Cyrus
Aldrich, of Mimi, to be Commissioners under
the act of Congress, for the relief of persons
who sustained damages by reason of depreda-
tons and injuries by certain bands Of Sioux
Indians, approved Feb. 16, 1868.
Clinton q. Hutchinson. of Kansas, to be
Agent of the Ottawas and Chippewas of Swan
Greek and Black river and the Christian In
dians of Kansas.
Thomas Olsott, of Albany, well known in
financial circles, has been nominated by the
President as Comptroller of the currency,
under the act providing national currency
secured by United States bonds.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
made the following decision concerning the
assessment and collection of taxes where
liability existed previous to the Sd of March,
1868, namely: the act Of the Sd inst. amending
the excise law of July LIST, 1862, will not re-
lieve parties from the payment of taxes pre-
viously assessed, or from liability to assessment
In all cases where such liability existed at the
time Of the passage of the first named act.
1t is said that Hon. Stephen Baker of New
York, is the only member of the late House
Representatives who positively refused to re-
ceive third mileage. The aggregate amount
paid gentlemen on this account is probably
eS0,0O0.
Gov. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, has
arrived here.
Detectives Logan and Durgan this afternoon
arrested one OF the most adroit hotel and West
ern river thieves 10 the country named Rasche
Noble, as he was leaving the city in a railroad
train for the North. He had plundered nearly
all our hotels and amassed considerable
booty. The proofs against him are such as
will certainly secure his conviction.
Rev. Clinton c. Hutchinson. OF Kansas, was
confirmed Saturday as Agent for the Ottawas,
Chippewas and Christian Indians Of that State.
These tribes were, until recently, connected
with the Sacs and Foxes, and as their agent,
Mr.. Hutchinson came TO this city last summer
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treaty was made with them by Secretary Usher
and Commissioner Dale Under its provisions
the Ottawas who are well advanced in civil
ization, are TO become citizens in five years, 70
receive inaiienabe head rights of eighty
acres of land each, and there are to be set
apart 10000 acres OF valuable lands for the pur-
pose of endowing Manual Labor University
The remainder of their lands, about $4,000
acres, will be sold to actual settlers only, to
such persons as shall be acceptable to the
council of the tribe. The Ottawas are not
wealthy, but they thus give largely to establish
university, TO which they propose to admit
advanced pupils from other tribes, and to this
end they will ask assistance of their generous
white brothers. This is plan of the Indians
themselves. The tribe has ever been loyal,
and for this has suffered at the hands of border
rufians.