The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. \.
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Debate in tho Senate on Negro
+ Suffrage.
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The Nh Giving Romssteads On
Rebel Estates to Soldiers and
Sailors Passed by the House.
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The Railroads Of the Country and tho Military
Al and Postal Service fsW
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Military Appointments Confirmed by
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wAsmeroH, May u, 1894.
rHD wAn NEWS IN rHB nousa.
NJ. L B. washburns IVES quite lion N The House -
day. He was surrounded BY troops q Representatives.
all eager anxious 70 learn how Grant felt, and how
ths army felt, and how Lee would be defeated and
started mis- travels. HIS encouraging accounts OF the
odnAisa Of aAirs u tho front had somewhat prepared
she mads Of me pubic here for the ssorioss
munscsted by the HnALD correspondents aAis evening,
or the great triumph which has rewarded shs unpssoe
dsnted exerons Of General Grant and the
Army Of the Potomac The city Wild with delight over
the news brought BY the bearer Of the HuAtD's dee
patches Of Lses retreat and Grants victory Sposy
vania Court house. AfE
NonNArioNs ~ TEE PRESIDENT. A
me President nominated shs Senate today Cssous
Richard Dslaasd an The place Of Chief Of Ensnssrs
with Of brgader general vice Gen. Tostee. ~
ceased General Barnard offered The positiss, but
declined 49, and requested The sppoinsusas OIL DslA-
nsld
The Prssdeus also nominated Charles Hale q Boston,
Consul General - Egypt, vioe Thayss, deceased
APPOINTMENTS CONFINED.
The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed Ne
following nsminatioos:-
70 m nAyon 0unlAla
Brigadier General Herato q. Wright
Brigadlsr General Andrew J. smith.
Brisadier GsaerL Andrew 4. HumphrsyA
20 m HRoADna oEHsRAIA
First Lieutenant James H Wilson, Of the Corps q IN
Colonel ). r. Hsr.rsun Ffy.nrss Psassyivsnia volun.
tesrs. as.lHl !. 'moE. X
james B. Fry, Provost Marshal General
OWL APPOINTMENT.
Frederick John kay~ vas confirmed q Postmaster 4
Cincinnati. asfM NMa0a h1 a1N
PASSAGE or rHn aAnRoAD rosr aours sIHL sY
TEE HOUSE.
M sabstisuts - NE bill making the Delaware and
Rar,an Railroad military and past road, which pro-
vdes that any railroad operated ~ steam shah BE-
horissd 70 Transport freight. passengers, A from
state another $4,000 to-day ~ taking advantage
Of the sbssace Of nearly all the New Jersey nsabsss.
n debate has been prosrastsd and earnest and the rs
sus considered doubMu uatn the vote was taken
I shsad also pass the ssaass Win bring the federal
sovssamsss 10 collision via al ~ STATE ssvsrnmsuss
IN rsssss 70 sAsr laws ssssssnns railroads shsrssssd
srssaKrScSs - I'm sovmsrsr LOAN e.
rns ssSserpssas 70 sAs sssssry oan - reported =
hs Treasury Department 70 cay smousssa % s1es eco
p'na rHn DKsY o. fHs NATION 1ei'
me public debt q The United ssatss 10th q NAY
A bas besn ascevtained from ocd source STOOD q
sovs -Dsbt bearing Interest n ocs ssfa ia the
interest thereon being M debs Ssarins ntsses
IN lawful moosy, eAOl Is1 oss. interest 2o debt
bearing no arsss, ssos 22o 3lA total debt, sL,2e,.
80 An; fsssrsst, ssl sssit< i.am'aai f'te1 -
IL sosr ovyrcs AaslsnoHxsxfa ~ ,..'1, 4
wkKsry has sssa sppoants,s special agent q Ne
yos oos Department. fs The arms m NE vsIssy 81 che
H,suissippi, vice HArkispd who harp transferred V
washine.ss IN chass Of the malls cths armies e Ne
Unissd states. .. .-.t,-
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SENATE.
vAsnarox, May n, 1894
SAcnnArne connuncAn0 nnwwr N ArnI
-. wnscr, (rsp) Of Mass, from the hilitar y Co..
nisss reported the following, without amsadmeat~-
Mhessss ths csesisuuqs ef The ussd State. ooa, Nss
WON Congress- IN Mbress lsrns The power T. regulate CO..
a%o.s ne sevsrsl s!a.eN 70 ss.aoiMA post rosda