The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-02
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Washington News and Gossin.

Washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, February lit is reported
that Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, has
determined to resign his position in the
Senate.
General Sherman has telegraphed that
he was rejected at the last session of the
Senate the latter body having determined
TO reject all nominations of that class.
II is probable that Charles I. Sherman,
ESQ., will be nominated as United States
District Judge of the Northern District of
Ohio Mr. sherman is a brother OF General
Sherman and Senator sherman.
The Senate, in Executive session, to-
night confirmed the following nominations:
Seth Marshall, Postmaster at PainesVille,
Ohio; Milton S. Browning, u. S. Attorney
for the District of Iowa; II. IL. Heath, Sec
retary for the Territory of New Mexico /;
LOvett s. Musten, Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the Eighteenth District of
Ohio Samuel McElyey, of Pittsburg, was
rejected as u. S. Marshal for the Western
District of Pennsylvania.
The Senate, to-day, passed the bill to
regulate the duties of the Clerk of the
House. 1t provides that the Clerk OF the
preceding Congress shall call the new Con-
gress together, and that he shall put upon
the roll only the names of members from
the States represented In the preceding
Sergeant-at-arms shall ofIiciate, and In the
absence of these two the DoOr-keeper.
Reverdy johnson voted for the bill.
Mr.. w. NJ. Davis has been selected as the
successor of General Langdon, Assessor of
the First District, in Cincinnati in case the
Senate shall finally determine to reject
General Langdon, but this is problematical
for Tonight the President received Il COM
munication from the Senate requesting
baN ba Of 4 al Lon,
be returned for reconsideration.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
appointed the following civilians as post
commissioners, to investigate the circum-
stances connected with the massacre at
Fort Phil Kearney: General James B.
Steadman, Jno. B. Sanborn and Judge J..
w. Kearney. In addition, two officers of
the army will be appointed on the commits
sion, not yet selected. The Commissioners
will rendezvous at Omaha on the 18th inst
Commissioner Wells is very much dis
pleased with the tariff bill, as it now stands,
and fears are entertained of a combined
New England and Western vote against it
in the House.
The President has nominated General
Fullerton as Postmaster at st. Louis. Isaac
Verplanck, of Buffalo, and Daniel Collyear
of Philadelphia, Commissioners to adjust
the unsettled war claims of Massachusetts,
Fullerton, it will be remembered, is the
same officer that formed part of the Steed-
man aud Fullerton Freedmen's Bureau in
vestigating Committee.
1t Is reported Tonight upon good au-
thority, that the judiciary Committee of
the House have become satisfied that the
testimony already adduced, including that
of General Butler, Is sufficient to warrant
articles of impeachment against the Presi-
dent. This conclusion is based upon the
evidence produced by the Radicals only
There has been no testimony heard in be-
half of the President.
1t is generally given out the plan for re-
construction, now being perfected by the
President and Cabinet, is substantially
based OH the well-known plan of rendering
| to the South universal amnesty, and re-
quiring of them, in return, impartial suf-
| frage.
| This feature has not been finally agreed
on but it is the ground work on which the
| plan is being arranged. The President en-
tertains no idea that the present Congress
will accept any such plan, but he will most
assuredly present it or its equivalent in his
message to the Fortieth Congress.
| Hon. Philip johnson, Republican Con-
gresham from Pennsylvania, died suddenly
| last night of congestion of the liver.
The President has issued a proclamation
discontinuing discriminating duties of tom
age and imports against vessels of the
Hawaiian Islands, and products imported
into the United States from December 10
| so long as reciprocal exemption continues.
The Senate Committee on Finance has
agreed to report on Tuesday, a bill for
! funding compound-interest notes held by
| banks.
There is no probability that the tariff bill,
as passed by the Senate, will be accepted
| by the House, 1t will eventually 20 TO a
Committee of Conference, in which 1t will
substantially be framed.
| Governor Orr, of South Carolina, eX-
Governor Parsons, of Alabama, ex- Cover
nor Sharkey, of Mississippi, and ex-Gover-
nor Marvin, of Florida, were consulted by
the President on yesterday on the new re-
construction movement, and Governor Orr
expressed himself in favor of it in prefer
ence to the constitutional amendment.
The Presidents Of the National banks of
Chicago, st. Louis and Cincinnati will ap-
pear before the Banking Committee to-mor-
row, to protest against the Randall Sinking
Fund Bill.
The Insurance Companies from the East
and West were before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day, asking for a reduction
of tax on their business.