The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-02

The report that the Military Bill OF
the House and Senate was in the
hands of D Conference Committee, is
untrue. Senator Wilson intends
amending his bill in one or two par
ticulars, when it will probably COM
mand the assent of the House. The
Senate Judiciary Committee have not
yet reached any conclusion in regard
to the Bankrupt bill The majority
of the members of the Committee are
in favor of the passage of a bill of
some sort, but are opposed to the
present, Mr. Jencks' bill, although
attempts will be made to have it re-
ported in a modified form. The short
ness of the session, and the hostility
it will encounter in the Senate, will
probably throw it over until next
year. 6HQf Ga f8oHg7f.3
The continued i'll health of Gen.
Joseph Hooker, from severe attack
of paralysis, has decided the War De-
partment to relieve him of command
at New York, and he will be granted
a long leave of absence.
Gen John Pope will succeed Gen.
Hooker in command of the Depart
ment of the East. Gen. Hancock
will succeed Gen. Pope in the West,
and General John NJ. Schofeld, who
has lately returned from Europe, ill
be sent to Baltimore.
Twenty five clerks were discharged
from the Pention Office to make place
for partially disabled soldiers, and
twenty additional ones will be dis
charged tomorrow. The retired
clerks are said to have been selected
from those who have been longest in
the employ of the Government some
of whom had held their places from
five to ten years. There will be an
other slaughter of the innocents to-
morrow. Forty or fifty Assistant
be mustered out of service.
The Rousseau -Grinnell Commit
tee have concluded on looking up
tesdsaeny, and are preparing re-
port. GrinneIl' 'sfriends feel confident
that Rousseau will be expelled, while
the friends of the latter are equally
sanguine that nothing beyond the
resolutions of censure will be recon-
mended. The Committee has wisely
kept its own counsels, and all reports
concerning its future actions are
purely speculative.
The Fry-Conkling Committee have
not yet concluded summing up the
testimony which is voluminious. The
general character of the forthcoming
report is asserted to be in justification
of Conkling and damaging to General
Fry. hae ~
Parties interested in the Omaha
branch of the main line of the Pacific
Railroad are here pressing the Presi-
dent to veto the bill just passed allow
ing the Kansas branch to be run due
west toward Denver City, and the
California end to build eastward.
They seem sanguine of success, but it
is doubtful whether the President will
uphold political measure that
so large a majority of both Houses
and of all parties have Endorsed.
The Conference Committee on the
tax bill will hold their first meeting
tomorrow, and the indications are
that they will fix the duty on cotton
| at BE per lb.
James w Duncan, late ofthe Con-
federate army, one of the Anderson
vile notoriety, recently tried by mill
tary commission at Savannah, Ga,
has been sentenced to be confined at
hard labor for fifteen years, at Fort
Pulaski, Ga, for murder and viola
/ ton of the laws of war
The Hon. G.. B. Washburn is inn
proving in health, but will not be
ready for active work for at least a
week. This will prevent the Mem
phis investigating committee report
from being made before the close Of
the session.
The Times special says that the re-
port concerning changes in the Cab
met are unfounded. Neither Mr..
Speed or Mr. Harland has even re-
motely suggested to the President a
desire to retire. ua
The Hera}d's special says it is stated
on good authority that the prominent
radicals now at Washington have, in
a series of caucusses, determined to
call convention of the States now
represented, which shall determine
on platform antagonistic to the
President.
The name of Lieutenant General
Grant is to be put in nomination foI
fsuccessor to President johnson.
New York, June 3O.-The Post ;,
r money article says The loan market
is easy, and abundantly supplied, al
| DOB per cent. Commercial paper
: passes freely at 5(a7 per cent, with
r little offering The stock market is
/ dull, and little doing, except in Gov
} ernment securities, for which the in.
vestment demand continues active
Foreign exchange closes quiet; fol
t steamer bills at sixty days, on London
, 1063G91074; for commercial, 1850
1082; for bankers do, at sight, 109l
@1104.
New ORLEANS, June 29.-Cottor
e irregular, with sales of 1900 bales
Low middling, 32@35c. Days re
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