Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-02
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/ WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following
| persons have been confirmed: George III.
Hough, Of Idaho, United States Attorney
| for Idaho; Johu S. Nixon as Collector OF
Internal Revenue. Fourth district of Ken
tucky, r. Hough for Tennessee, and w. b.
| Whitake for Louisiana; Thomas NJ. Redd,
Surgeon for the post of Paducah, Kentucky;
w. d. Gallagher, for Louisville; William
NerisOn, of Ohio, Consul at Bayonne.
Capt. Ferguson, late Quartermaster at
Alexandria, has been released from Old Cap
itol prison and honorably acquitted.
1t is expected that the three most impor-
tant Missouri election cases will be decided
in committee tomorrow.
The President, by message, informed the
House to-day that he had approved the bill
reviving the grade of Lieutenant General.
Shortly afterward, the President sent to the
Senate the nomination of Gen. Grant for
that position. tsau5.. !.
The Worlds special says news has reach
ed the Navy Department that during the
latter part of January, two French frigates
entered Acapulco and proceeded to over
haul everything, threatening to lombard
the town If resistance was offered. They
examined all the American vessels in port,
and caused much CONSERVATION among
other neutrals. Cnel =
Accounts via Panama state that the
French fFigate is keeping strict blocade at
Acapulco, and has seized a quantity of con-
traband of war. The9U. S. frigates Lam
caster and Saginaw are there. The former
would leave for Panama on the arrival of
the French Admiral. The French will then,
take possession of the town, probably with
out resistance. u
As some controversy exists in Tennessee
concerning the test oath prescribed by
al, IL sI,A~
las questions have been raised as to its in
compatibility with the Presidents amnesty
proclamation, 1t is proper to say that it is
known in Washington beyond doubt that
the President and Governor johnson are in
perfect accordance In the matter of pro-
yiding for an election in that State, with
the view of restoring Tennessee to her for
iner position in the Union. The President
does not consider the Governors form of
oath in the qualification of voters, as in |
congruous with that which he himself has |
to be taken as preliminary to |
pardon, but rather as an oach which should !
be respected and enforced, and OF this fact |
there is reason to believe the citizens of |
Tennessee will be duly informed. N. .A I 4
The bill supplementary to the loan act /
having passed both Houses, now only awaits |
the Presidents approval to become law. |
II Is the same as published, with the addi- |
ton that the coupons or registered bonds |
for the S200000,000 loan, are redeemable at |
the pleasure or the Government after any |
period not less than five years from date, |
and payable not more than forty years from |
date, are to, be paid in coin. 1t is under
stood to be the purpose of the government /
to issue five per cent bonds, payable in forty
years; but after ten years the principal and
interest to be paid In gold. No doubts en-
that the bonds can be readily
placed at par. The plates will be immedi-
ately engraved. 0if
j Several days ago the House of Represent
atives called upon the President to publish
o statement of the number of re-enlisted
veterans from each State, and other infor-
nation in that connection. To this the I
President has replied inclosing communi-
cation from the Secretary Of War, who
says that in his opinion it would be preiu-
dicial to the public service to transmit to
the House, at the present time, the infor-
nation requested % trfssgE kM2sF |!
The appointment of Warden of the Jail
Of the District of Columbia having, by law,
been taken from Marshal Lamon and vested
In the President, the latter, to-day, nominat-
ed to that Office Robert Beale, OF Washing
ton, who was formerly Sergeant-at-arms Of
The nomination Of Major Cen. Grant x
Lieutenant General, which was sent to the
Senate to-day, was referred to the Military
according to the usages In affairs
relating to the army.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
ton of NJ NJ. Orr 70 be assessor Of internal i
revenue for the third district of California,
and Alfred Briggs collector Of interdal rev.
enue for California.