Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-03-20
ARMY BULLETIN.

Ing changes are made In geographical de.
partments as now constituted:
]. The States Of West Virginia, Tennes.
see and Kentucky to constitute the Depart
ment OF the Cumberland, Brigadicr and
Brevet Major.General John POPE to com.
mand; headquarters Louisville, Kentucky.
2. The counties Of Alexandria and Fair.
fax, Virginia, are annexed TO the command
Of the First District.
8. The Indian Territory il attached to the
Department Of the Missouri.
Warrington, Murch IA.
TIE MILITARY BILL.
The Senate took up the supplemental mil.
itary bill and at this writing it il still under
discussion. Judging by the vote on the first
amendment proposed by Mr.. Drake, Of Mis-.
souri,, it is the intention to pass the measure
as reported by the committee.
COMMANDERS IN THE SOUTH.
The assignment of military commanders
in the ncwly-created districts of the South,
as announced yesterday, was made by the
President after communication with Gener.
ais Grant and Sherman. The latter advised
the retention Of Sheridan in the Louisiana
and Texas District, and upon his recommen.
dation that officer was selected for the com.
mapd.
ASHLEY AND BUTLER.
These would-be impcachers are working
among their friends to prevent recess or
adjournment until next fall, as proposed or
contemplated by the Senate. They say it
would be tantamount to an abandonment Of
the impeachment scheme, and, therefore,
ought not to be adopted.
A NEW ELECTION DEMANDED.
The white and black Radicals are circu.
!atinga petition to be presented to Congress
in day or two asking change in the time
for holding elections for Mayor in Washing.
ton, SO as to afford an opportunity for elect
ing new Mayor in June next. Under ex-
isting law the mayoralty election will not
take place until June of next year, but the
negroes, inspired by their recent success in
Georgetown, are anxious to repeat the oper.
alton in Washington, to which Forney says:
Amen
sURRATT.
II is now believed that the trial of Sur.
raft will be postponed until the next June
term Of the Criminal Court. Chief Justice
Cartier will then preside. The prisoner con.
tinues in good health, and is visited BY his
sister nearly every day. He is said to be
cheerful, but spends most Of the time in
reading.
THE PHILADELPHIA CoLLECToRsnIr.
Senator Buckalew, and ex-senator Cowan
had an interview with Secretary McCulloch,
to-day in regard to the reapponitment of
Colonel w. B. Thomas as Collector Of the
Port Of Philadelphia.
ANlI-IQuoR law.
Mr. Fesscnden, Of Maine, reported from
the Committee of Public Building and
Grounds adversely upon the joint resolution
Of Mr.. Wilson, prohibiting the use of liquor
in the Capitol
Washington, Mrch Is.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
The delegation appointed by the Legisla.
ture OF Virginia called Yesterday upon the
Senate s Committee on the Judiciary. The
interview was Of highly satisfactory char
acter, and the latter was assured of the ear
nest intent on of the State to return to her
place in the Union under thete proposed
by Congress. The delegation just previous to
their returning to Richmond Visited the
President Of the United States, who, ac-
cording to the statement of one Of the men,
bers Of the delegation, said he was ap-
prised Of the object Of their mission; that
notwithstanding his opposition to the recon-
struction bill, it was now law of the land,
and he should faithfully execute it.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The supplementary reconstruction bill was
taken up. The question was on Mr.. Drake
amendment, which was modified by the
mover SO as to read, THAT the Constitutions
Of the States referred to shall provide that
all voting for State, County, and municipal
o.fcers >hall lie by ballot. The amen lment
was disagreed to.
Washington, March II.
The Senate yesterday after twelve hours
session, finally passed the supplemental mil
itary government bill, with several amend
ments, which are not considered important.
The debate last evening was quite animated,
Trumbull, Howard, Fesseeden and others.
The extreme Radicals endeavorcd to embar.
rass the bill by loading it down with amend.
ments, upon all Of which several speeches
were made. Drake, of Missouri and Nor
ton, OF Indana-new Senators-un undertook
to regulate the matter themselves. This, of
course, was exceedingly Objectionable to
some Of the old Senator'S aud the result was
that the discussion waxed warm and quite
personal at times. Sumner quit. openly de-
clared that he did not consider the proposed
measure, not the act Of the I'd instant,
tinality-and that he was opposed to bring
ing States into the Union which were
born Of the bayonet." For this he was
lectured by Stewar, and Con ness, who denied
the truth Of the declaration of their friend
from Massachusetts,, that the Southern
States, when admitted, would be "born of
the bayonet"
PHILADELPHIA APPOINTMENTS.
1t is reported here that the nomination Of
Mess. Bingham and Tla,ev, as Postmaster
and Surveyor at Philadelphia, will not be
confirmed by the Senate. Cameron still
holds out in favor of his friend Waborn for
the Postoffice, and it is understood that he
will resist all other nominations for that po-
sition.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the name of John w. Frazer, for Assessor,
and Alexander Crawford for Collector of the
First District Of Pennsylvania.
MARKET REPORT.