New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-20

Joseph Karge. Dennis 7. Kirby, r. p. Kennedy, E.
Ketche Frederick Knetin, W. G. knefarer, ohm
A. Kellogg, J. 3. Kiddoo, G. w. Sagraney, John
I. Lane, W. G. Ledue. H. S. lie Favour, Fred. G.
Lester, W. W. Howe, Fred. T. Loebe, Wirbrt Liv-
ingston, @. o. Loomis, VIM. S. Lincoln, A. G. Mil.
Ter sChas. F. Henderson, orvin L. Mann, e. G.
Marshall VIM. r. Marshall, Alfred B. McCalmut
Daniel McCauey, Henry K. Mcconnell, John Nc
Connell, Edwin S. McCook, Arson G.. McCook
Daniel Mccoy, G. G. Mccormick S. ]. McKenna,
David B. Mckibben, Martin J. McMahon, VIM. H.
McManusl John G. McQuinton, John Mehurger
Lewis Merrill, A. o. Miller, Geo. W. Minded, H. G.
Minty, VIM. G. Mitchell, Elisha My, NJ Montgom.
cry, VIM. Il. Morgan, John Morrill,, Jos. J. Morri
son, Jno; B. ;, Murray, William Myers, j. A. Mat
Mendell, J. P Mclvor Jesse H. Moore.
GEN. sHERMAN's SPECIAL FIELD ORDER.
i An order has been issued by the Assistant Com.
missioner of Fresdmen's Affairs at Charleston, in
which iii said that the grants of land to the freed
people, in compliance with Gen. Sherman's special
field order, will be regarded as good and valid
while arrangements will be made to accommodate
former owners on other lands not otherwise appro
priated
GENERALS CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed the following named
Brigader Generals to be Major Generals BY breyet
for gallant and meritoriols services during the
late war: Seth Williams, Samuel Carroll, John
I, Hartranft, j. B. Kiddoo, Joseph B. HawIey
Robert McAllister, John Ramsey, Stewart Van
Vliet, Clinton B. Fish and Wager Swayne. Ninety.
eight other breyets have been confirmed.
i THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Wilson of Iowa in the chair, and took
up the joint resolution to provide for the expenses
attending the exhibition of the products of indus
try of the United States at the Exposition in Paris
| in 1867.
4 Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, moved to lay the bill
aside and take up one of the general appropriation
bills.
Mr.. Banks-I hope not. 1t is necessary this
question shall be settled.
The motion was not agreed to.
The bill being read by sections for amendments,
Mr.. Banks reported an amendment to the first
| clause, as follows:
To provide necessary furniture and fixtures for
the proper exhibition of articles and products of
| industry of the United States, according to the
plan OF the Imperial Commissioner, in that part of
the building exclusively assigned to the use OF the
| United States, forty eight thousand dollars.
Mr.. Banks explained the objects of the amend
1nent of the joint resolution. The government of
| the United States, he said, had never made any
appropriation for purpose of this kind, nor until
| the Exhibition of 1867 was proposed had any gov
eminent taken the initiative in industrial ex-
\ hibitions.
He explained at length the objects and adyanta.
ges OF this exhibition, giving HISTORY of what had
been done, both with reference to this and other
exhibitions of similar character.
VOTE OF THANKS
Mr.. Phillips introduced joint resolution express
siVe of the thanks OF Congress to Major General W.
s. Handbook, which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Ashley of Ohio introduced Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States which was read twice and re.
feTed to the Committee on Judiciary
After fruitless effort on the part of Mr. Stavens
to have an evening session, the House adjourned
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Senate, in exec.
ut!ve session to-day, confirmed the following com.
nations:
Gen. Alex. Asboth, of Missouri, to be Minister
resident to the Argentine Republic; Albert G.
Mackey. Collector of Customs at Charleston, S, c.:
Geo. 5. Byan, of Charleston, Judge of the United
States District Court of South Carolina; W. Bon |
liant, United States Marshal of Maryland VIM. |
Fl. Valleant Collector of Customs at Oxford Md .
Loren Kent, Collector of Customs for the District
Of Texas; VIM. Cherry Collector of Customs at
Washington, N. c.; H. Moody. Collector of Gus
tom st: Johns Fla; J. Nugent Cummings,
Collector of Customs at Apalachicola: Charles
Worthington, Collector of Customs at Santiago de |
Brazos, Texas Sias t. Smith, of Syracuse: Col
leetor of Internal Revenue for the 'Twenty.thlrd
District Of New, York; Edward A. Collins, Col
lector of Internal Revenue for Dakotah Territory.
Hiram L. Sleeper, Surveyor General for Kansas
and Nebraska; Henry W Hollins to be Receiver
of Winnebago Land District, Minnesota.
, The following named persons have been con-
frmed as district tax commissioners for the States
named
Albert 4. Latimer and Robt. B. Smith. Texas
Francis W. Sykes, Robt. T. Smith and Edward H,
Hambil. Alabama Abel Anderson and Pennock
Hay, Mississippi; Edward P. Cone and Absaiom
Kyle, Tennessee; Daniel P Tyler, Arkansas:
Samuel A. Panoost, John G. Bates and Thos. p,
Robb, Georgia E. H Gears, North Carolina
Domnck Urban, Louisiana; Willis Drummond,
The following named have have been confirmed
IS postmasters:
. John A. Martin, Atehson; VIM. F. Hobson.
Bowling Green, Ky. Sidney F. Won Bankorst,
oittsburg John Teesdale, Desmoines. Iowa Nrs
Mary Jane Fry, Columbia, Penn Smith D. Al.
Sins, freedort, Ill. Geo. A. Benedict Cleveland.
Ohio. '-'"o'
HE UNITED STATES SUPREME CoURr-AMENpaEyT
OF RULES.
The Supreme Court of the United States has .
made the following amendment to the Twentieth
2ule
Ordered, That the first paragraph of the Tween. l
leth Rule of this Court be amended so as to read
5 follows: In all cases brought here on aDDeaI
VIII OF error or otherwise, the court will receive
rinted arguments without regard to the number
t the case on the docket, if the counsel or both ,
ldes snail choose so to submit the same within
ne ilrst sixty days of the term; but twenty comics
the arguments signed by attorneys or c6un
eilors OF this Court must be first filed
EVENING SESSION.
AS was suggested in the dispatches last week
lie House to-day resolved to hold evening spssinn5
ence-forWard for business. There will he n re
ess each day from a to n p. NJ. and the rerular
orhng hour tor the call OF committee for reDorts |
not to interfered with by other business.
SMALLPOX IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The surgeon-in- Chief of the South Carolina Dis. =
ict OF treedmen's bureau has written 10 the P
NET Medical Office of the freedmen's bureau for n
ppy OF vaccine virus, as the smallpox is,spread
with considerable rapidity in some portions of
at State. "a
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN. GRANT.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant has issued general order rn I
Ilring commanders of military departments az '
pldly as possible, to cause all rented buildings tn
evacuated, and the troops and officers remain. of
3 in the commands to be collected in regular in
itary posts, the propertv nf tha JI6i+n 10" an
ates.
The allowance of barracks, quarters and Offices ST
10 be strictly limited to the schedule made in
rasraph l065 OF the army regulations, and when.
er quartermaSters return hired buildings thew
Il report to the Chief Quartermaster of the De-
ftinent theT orders and reasons therefor. In
ectors General will give their special attention n
tns SUBJECT Will call the immediate attention ~
al commanding officers to the absolute neces. Dh
y Tor economy, and will embrace it in their lG,
lclal reports to the respective headquarters.
IMPORT DUTIES. F.
representative Morrill,, in reporting adversely At
Gay on a resolution, proposing temporarily to So
fease the duty on imports fifty per cent said
It 1t was the intention of the Committee on WAYS
Means to take up tie subject of the tariff al an ST
Iy day-henGe it was expedient to take action
the resolution in advance of this fact,
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