Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-28

The Secretary kof the Treasury states
that the net profits 70 the Government by
the sale6f the rebel cotton and. abandoned
property amounted to about $50, 0O0O0O
The House of Representatives on the
18th adopted the joint resolution adopted
by the.Senate some iays,,ago prohloiting
the sale of LIQUOR within the Capitol builo
ing -------, ~
" The SECRETARY of ths Treasury and ! fea'
Nsurer Spinner both affirm that there is not
-thezsiightest evidence in The .TfeasafEzoi
b saylover,issues reitherTof. 9s3osJer a lrac-
tional curreHey:gE 7uioT
General Rosecrans has rendered the res
J ignation of his commission, .'hueaction mas
Been suspended upon tat the. request OF
His brother, Bishop Rosecrans,I OF Oncln-
natl. General sickfes is urged for the va
cant Brigadiership, should General Kos hose
Grams designation be accepted nj blqy ?,
Congress has passed, byoa Totteiot three
to one in each house. the joint resolution
for the reliefsof the destitute in the iSouth.
with an amendment which provides thai
the expenditures shall not exceed the APP
preparations already. made for the err. Freed
mems Bureau. General Howard mas mas eX5
pressed the opinion that the APPROPRIATIONS
toll Freedmen's, Bureau would enaple
him to meet the demands for necessary ald
to December DeXt.1z 5e7is95T buG ahooc
Chief Justice Chase, ON whom deVoives
the duty of nominating and recommends
ing the Registers in bankruptcy, provided
for in the Bankrupt act. declines to assume
the labor and responsibility, OF II making
the selections, without submitting to the
entire Court g the, question % Of the
power of Congress to impose upon INN
thiseduty..s He has concluded, how ever. IN
case Congress docs not releve,hini to lap-
point only one register in each Congress
sional District unless upon certificate OF
the District Judge It appears that two are
absolutely NECESSARY ~ '''''i ' ,.,.ei r
h The, Herasd's special. says; H.. :" Messrs.
Benjamin Baker and James " Meagher,
representative of the Irish Republic in
America, chad an important interview with
President johnson On the16th, with view
to soliciting a recognition of belligerent
rights by the American Government. The
delegation was cordially received by, the
President, who heard their address, and
said the great question was, is there de
factq government actually in existence.
The delegation assured him that there was,
when he continued 'This question shall
receive the most serious consideration
that consideration necessary in deciding &
matter Of such great Importance. You are
aware that my sympathies have always
been with your people. '',.. .r.n..at,' nj;
General Grant has, Issued an order
assigning officers to the command OF the
Military Districts in the South created by
the Military Reconstruction act, as follows:
To thep FifstuD District, I consisting Of Viz
ginia, General Schofield to the Second
District, including North Carolina and
South Carolina, General Sickles to the
Third District, including Georgia, Florida,
and Alabama, General Thomas; to the
Fourth District. including Arkansas and
Mississippi, General Ord and to the Fifth
District, including Louisiana, and. Texas,
General Sheridan. These officers are
already in command of military depart
ments, comprising their respective districts
in whole or in part, and their authority as
Department Commanders is continued.
AZ p. 80 D.