Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-27
Chairman o. S. Revenue Commission.
Hon. Hugh McCullOch Secretary of the Treasury

It is understood that special pardons have been
granted in the cases Of Mayor Munroe and Alderman
Nixon, of New Orleans. The grave charges of an at
tempt TO procure the assassination, OF Commodore
Bailey, United States Navy, which were brought
against VIM. Munroe, have naen, by the evidence of
Rear Admiral Farragut and Commodore Bailey, it is
said retued TO the entire satisfaction of the Presi
dent.
SENATOR DAVIS.
The petition presented by Senator Sumner to-day
from thirty-fve citizens of Cold Brook, New York,
praying the expulsion Of Mr., Davis, is as follows:
"As Mr.. Davis, Senator from Kentucky declared
in his speech Of the 9TH instant, in relation TO the
passage of the bill to protect citizens in the enjoy
ment Of their civil rights, that If the bill should be-
come law he should feel compelled to regard him
self enemy of the Government and to work for
its overthrow and the bill alluded to has been de-
clared to be law of the land by the action of the
Mr.. Davis as standing in the attitude Of an armed
enemy TO the Government, as set forth in his deCla-
ration-that he be expelled from the Senate, and like
other traitors held to answer to the law for his crime
The Senate in Executive session to-day confirmed
Jefferson Western Of Nebraska city, for the dis
trict of Nebraska; Stephen T. Gage, for the district
of Nevada; james c. Orr, of Wheeling. for the 1st
district Of West Virginia; Nathaniel B. Langford, of
Virginia city, for the district of Montana To be
ConSsuls Victor Bennhonchee, at Jerusalem; j.
Ulrich at Montery, and Ed. Robinson. of New York,
Indian Agency-Henry Shanklin, of Kanzas. To be
Assessors of Internal Revenue-Albert 6. Leonard,
Q tor the ls st ePeetio1 1 district let Of M West
trict of Iowa. To be Deputy Postmasters-Caleb
Lamb Newton, Iowa; Edwin B. Smith, Westfeld,
Massachusetts: Edwin Rogers, North Adams. Massa-
chusettS; Mrs. Elizabeth Broom Logansport Indiana;
Henry Chickerng, Pittsfed Massachusetts; Albert
I. Hsllowel, Kanzas city, Mo; George A. Benedict,
Cleveland Ohio; Alexander Sharp, Richmond Vir-
gina. To be Registers of the Land Ofice-Frank
Street, of Iowa, for Council Bluffs district. To be
United States Marshal-Chares Eaton, of Minnesota,
for the district OF Minnesota. To be Surgeons in the
Navy-Passed Assistant Surgeon Frederick E. Pot
ter; Passed Assistant Surgeon Edward s. Bogard.
To be Commander in the Navy-Lieutenant Com
mander Leonard Paulding.
The Senate also confirmed a large numb of mill
tary appointments, among them Brigadier General
for gallant and mertoriOUs services during the war,
to be Major General by brevet Brigadier General
Wager Swayne to be Major General of Volunteers.
The following named Volunteer Brigadier Generals
are brevetted Major Generals for distinguished gall
liant, faithful or meritorious seryice:Jos. R. West
Thos. j. McKean Bryan K. Pierce, Fitz Henry War
ren, Cyrus Hamlin, James D. Fessenden, Thos. X.
Smith. John ii. Ketchum, S. A. Duncan Henry B.
Banning. John Il. Martindale. ohm Mcneil. Benz.
Hemblager. Smith ID. Atk ins. Mason Brayman, W.
R. Woods Walter 0. Gresham, John Newton and j.
W. Sprague. Also, the following Coonels to be
Brigadier Generals by brevet:-G. II. Barrett Frank
J, White Darius ar is, B Warner, Lewis G. Brown. Geo
w. Monroe, w. W. MARBLE, VIM. K. Shafter, John
Pattse, Thomas NJ. Brown, W. j. Laudrum, Thomas
Sherwin, Jr and Joseph 5. Smith.
The Senate confirmed Brevet Col. Ely s. Parkes of
the u S. volunteers, Lieut.. Col and Military Secre-
tary to the Lieut.. General, commanding the armies
Second regiment of calvary Brevet Col. Adam Ba-
deau. of the U. S. volunteers Lieut.. Col and Mill
tary Secretary to the Lieut.. General to be Second
Lieut. in the Fourth regiment of infantry; Major
George X. Leet. Assistant Adjutant General of vol
unteers, to be Assistant Quartermaster with the
rank of Captain in the regular U. 5. army.
The Senate also confirmed a large number of other
appointments including Coonels, Lieut.. Colonels,
Majors, Captains, and First Leutenants by Brevet
for meritorious services.
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
1t known that Mrs. Jefferson Davis has by letter.
through General Dick Taylor sought permission to
visit her husband, but in this she has not yet
ceeded the request having it is said been denied by
the President for prudent reasons.