The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-28
WASHINGTON.
The Disbursements of the
Treasury.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
NFIRMATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
Mount Zion church, in Georgetown, d. c.,
was crowded to its utmost capacity last night,
to hear Senator Wilson, Hon, Geo. w. ,Juiien
and Maj. Gen. o. O. Howard, who addressed
the meeting in strong and appropriate speech
es on the subject of the Acknowledgement of the
coiored people, The audience was composed
principally Of newly enfranchsed people of
georgetown, who exhibited degree of inter-
est seldom seen in q prOmiscuous gathering
The following interrOgations were read, which
the colored people of Georgetown intend To
PROFOUND to the candidates for the Mayoraltv:
FIRST, have you been in favor of erffranchising
colored men in this District since slavery was
abolished? Second. are you now i'm favor Of
giving the same civil and political rights to
people of color as are enjoyed by whitesP-
Third, are you in favor OF the education of
colored children, and will you, in case YOU are
edec!ed Mayor, use your power and influence
to give them the same advantages in regard to
schools as are given to white children? Fourth,
will you, if elected, so execute the laws and
ordinances of this city as to admit of no dis
JUNCTION on account of color, as required by act
81 %;t GSngress known as the Civil Rights bill?-
are to be employed by the corporation, SO dis
tribute the labor as to give employment to
whites and blacks alike? Other speeches were
made, when Mr.. Charles d. Welch was nomin-
ated ra1ioal candidate for Mayor of our sister
city OF Georgetown.
w ASdANGTON, Jan. ~.
The amount of fractional currency issued to
date, deducting worn out notes returned, is
$298, 1854. The disbursements for the vari-
Gus departments for the week were as follows:
War Department, 81 ,814,80 Navy Depart
ment, 2,943, 976; Interior Department, $216,6O2
The receipts from internal revenue for the
week were $340 OF, 635.
The sureties held by the United States Treas
urer in trust for the National Banks were re-
ported yesterday as follows: For circulating
notes S445, 514 900; for deposits of public money
$38,76l $50. The total receipts for customs from
Jan. 18th to JAN 18th were $3O6 431 ,275.
Rev. j. w. Award is to be appointed general
superintendent of freedmens schools
The Senate yesterday confirmed Henry w.
Gladding as Surveyor of Warren, r. L; NathI
8. Howe as Collector of the internal revenue
for the 9th District of Massachusetts,; Henry
Grant Collector of the LIST District of Connec-
tcut; VIM. G. Benrey Assessor of the 9Th Dis
trict of Massachusetts,; Archibald L. Snowden
Chief Commissioner of the Philadelphia mint:
and rejected McGinnis, Minister to Stockholm:
Luther Stephenson, Assessor of the I'd District
OF Massachusetts,; George W. Berry, Collector
of the 9th District of Maine; E. w. Pierce
Collector of the LIST District of Massachusetts,
1t is not true that the Nebraska Senators
elect had an interview with the President in
regard to the admission of Nebraska.
The Mexican Legation has issued a notice
that quantity Of spurious Mexican bonds are
in the market The genuine ones are signed
only by Igno Marscal and Mr.. Fuenta.