The New York herald., 1866-07-26
, WASHINGTON
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Passage In the Senate Of the Civil
Appropriation Bill.
The Amendatory National Cur
rency Bill Postponed.
SCsn6scated Property in tho South
to be Restored.
Senator Fowler and Two Moro Tennessee
Representatives. Sworn In.
Hon. a. W. Randall CONFIRMED as
Postmaster General.
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Grant a Goneral---Farragut
an Admiral.
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Their Unanimous C0nltrrssation
by the Senate.
Re Sc. &c.
Senator Fowler and Two Moro Tennessee
Representatives. Sworn In.
Hon. a. W. Randall CouHrmed as
Postmaster General.
Grant a Goneral---Farragut
an Admiral.
Their Unanimous C0nfirrssntion
by the Senate.
Re SC. &c.
WAemSGroS. July-o5, 1865.

WAsfnSG-oS, July-o5, 1865
The Day ~ Adjournment Settled.
The Senate TO day tno up the House concurrent reso
luton fixing "Wednesday 10 day. tho time OF
adjournment and amended 1t by substituting Saturday,
the 18th inst. As amended tho resolution was adopted
though with considerable opposition Bon Wade cx.
pressed bis desire to remain In session all summer and
made violent speech 10 that ee t. Thirteen Senators
voted against the adjonrnmcnt Tho resolution as
amended was sent back to the House, and tho amend
men was agreed to BY about tho majority as tha.
By which IL was originally passed
Tennessee Senntor.
The Senate Ia. day admitted Mr Fowler as a Senator
from Tennessee. Up to o'clock port had becn
made on the credentials of Judge Pa,terson tho Pre
dents son-inaw The acting private secretary Of the
President Colonel Cooper took his in the House
this morning as member from that State.
Grant n Genernl-Farragat an Admiral.
The President has signod the bill r,vivins tho
grade OF General in tho army OF the United States and
chs afternoon nominated 70 tho Senate Lieutenant
General Grant for thar oloc and Vice imral Flrra ut
70 b Admiral in tho navy, under q recent law The
uoninAtions wers tak.n up In executive day.
and wers unanmousy confirmed without the usual for.
maaity Of reference
The National TeIcgraph Bln signed By the
President.
The President has also sgncd tho bill 10 aid tho con-
Ssuceioa Of telegraph lines and SECURE 70 the govern
neat the use Of the for postal military other
purpcsss This u In tho nature Of general law
C0uGrmaflons.
A. ". Randall this afternoon confirmed by the
Senate as Postmastor General, and Joseph Wilson as
Commissioner Of tho General Land 0nco.
The Senate also confirmed tho following nomIna-
tions:-
rs b Collectors q Customs -George D. wIman, ss
1s,nfcst e.. J read: al Matches, hiss Richard
L. To-
10 b Collectors II IntsrpL Revenue win am c. g.
emish ysh dsric. and Frank soaic. Of San Francisco
70 % AssessOr-Lews c Gum, First district Of Cali
70 s. Deputy Pos.nas..rs-ss l,m.u z Dams. rortsr.
JS.en, wsssrtown, Wis; @ Phelps. Beaver Dam
.s H.:: a:sn ros n:'s I.assa Essy' Iowa jacob HsS
AnSa.s:r hSsns S.sa Holly ! Low, r Rose YOnss
Iowa. Josa Js%ss
Gibson, Farbauls MINI Daniel BAssctt Minneapolis
ainn Michael Frank, Kenosha, Wis. Samuel Hartley,
Conn. David a. Cook, Mendoza. IIi
Also Albert o. Ed~a be Assistant Treasurer at 81
Louis; John Knowiton, Naval 0hcer at Portsmouth, ~
H.; L ", B. Martin. United stAies Attorney for tho
she Northern disrc. Of hssissippi Mills Marshal for
The Eastern district Of ArkanSas; w. Mitchell Receiver
Register q ISnd ono. a 81 cosd Sinn Bulls
Register ai winncbaso City. MN.
Also William 7. Williams, Appraiser Of Merchandise,
at Savannah, Ga
Deputy Commissioner Of TnfcruaI Revenue.
Thomas Harland, confirmed Deputy Comm ssoner
OF the internal Revenue viii caier upon his duties To-
morrow
The Internal Revenue Inv.
schedule OF articles cxempt from the internal rove
nue. from and amer July -, 1854 the date " the
panage Of t,c new law IL being prepared and Win
bs published.
II n eypccted that printed copies OF the complied
isssrnsi rsvcnue laws containing the notifications
the icRsasioa win b rssdy for distribution next
Monday.
Re1sscinss Over eh~ AdsnIs~ssn Of Tennessee.
The saiuEs of ono hundred gaus nred hero last
ING In hsser Of the OF Tennessee and the al
mission OF her In Congress at the In
stance Of the friends Of tho administration
National Bank In North Carolina.
The First National Bank Of Wilmington, ~ C., was
orxAnized yesterday. with capital Of 500 ooo. This -
the fourth national bank organized in North Carolina
The application placed on Ole ten months ago
The Storm.
The storm 10 night was OF long continuance accompa
MED BY thunder sheet lightning and heavy rain Be
tween nine and ten O'Clock n was varied by hail
The MemphIs Risss.
The report OF the Select Committee appointed TO In
vsstgate all the matters connected with the Memphis
ross and mAs,acrss wss made 10 the House tonight
II s signed by Representatives, wsshburns, of H., and
BroomsI, OF RS--shs ether momber Mr.. shankiin, Of
Ky, dissenting
They say the outbreak OF tho disturbance resulted
from collision between policemen and discharged
coorcd soIdcrs whioh seized upon pretext fo
an organized and bloody Of the coored people
Of Memphis regardless Of age condition. inspires
by tho teachings < tho press and led on by th
sworn officers OF the law comprising the city govern
men, and others Tho whole evidence discose
the killing OF men, women and children; the In
nocsn. unarmed and defsnceIess pleading for thsi
lives aud crying for mercy; the vcundine, beat
ing and maItreaiing Of . s,ili creator number
burning plIlagng and robbIns. the consuming Of des
bodies In the flames the bcrnins Of dwellings, tho al
tsmpts 10 burn M whole families In thcr houses.
>the brutal and revoltins rsvbhins Of defencele On
stricken women The report gives circumsiar
tal account of The commencement of The dimcu
ties thu renewal or the Disturbances, IN
shooting of negroes. brutal murders, what u
riot vas the ccwardcc Of the mob the burning q LA
coin chapel and other features Of the mob snd recsru
sics the number Of coiored people killed o. so whites
wounded rs; rapes on coIored women, 5; maltFestcd
10, robberies 100; houses and cabins burned, sl
churches 4; school houses, IL value Of property d
stroyed fi3o,os1
The Committee say in their several conclusions "a
from the testimony takeu, FROM personal observaiio
,apd what they could Learn In regard 20 the feeling
ueuphls and indeed through that entire section
the country, they ~ opinion ,ha, there
iatie loyalty 70 the government and Gag. n
state or things In Memphis " very much now a.
90. before the breaking %, a. The rebellion; many
The sme uewstaper~ published thea arr published nos
and by msny % The ssrle men vh0 during tho var We
In thu rSassi srrneA nghting for he ov@r'hr"s