The Van Buren press., 1867-03-22
From Washington.
WAanSGros, March IL.

] NIfA'AttN h'AblAAN ~ ANhs ~ liN'AhNs w.
the restoration of voters under the direc-
ton of the Commander of Military Dis
tricts, and was passed by party vote.
! The President has nominated Henry
Barnard, of Hartford, Conn, as Commis-
sioncr Of the Department of Education.
TX Senator Harris of New York desired
the place.
| WASHINGTON, March H.
\ delegation from the Virginia Senate
arrived to-day, to confer with the Presi
dent and Congress relative to the inau-
guration of the new plan of reconstruc-
ton in that State. They were unable to
see the President, but were advised by
Congressman to await the passage of the
Supplemental Reconstruction bill, which
is now pending in the Senate. Gov.
PicrpOnt, of Virginia, is here opposing
that feature ofthc supplemental bill which
places the registration of voters in the
hands Of military officers.
Ex- Senator Cowan was to day rejected
by the Senate as Minister to Austria by a
vote of II for to 80 against There was
spirited debate on his nomination.
There is delegation here representing
| the Fenan organization, urging an eX-
preston on the part Of Congress sym
pathizing with the present troubles in
Ireland. Resolutions TO that effect were
introduced in the Senate and laid over.
The Cabinet to day had again under
discussion the assignment of military Of
licers to the five Southern Districts but
the list was not completed. They will
be finally announced during the present
week.
Mr.. Stevens introduced y joint resolu-
ton providing for the expense of carry
ing into full effect the act of the I'd of
March for the more efficient government
of the "rebeP' States, and all supple
mentary acts and bills specified He
moved to limit the amount to s. 10000
Agreed 70, and bill as amended passed.
Lewis V. Bogy, of No, was rejected as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
John Quincy Adams was also rejected
as naval officer at Boston.
WASHINGTON, March If.
The debate in the Senate was quite
spicy and naturally attracted an immense
audience The new Senator from Mis-
souri, (Mr. Drake) offered an amendment
to the supplemental reconstruction bill,
providing that in all the elections in the
South under it, the voting should be by
ballot instead Of ojra goce This met with
opposition from Messrs. Trumbull, Conk-
| ling, Wilson and others.
Whcreupon Mr.. Drake pitched into the
Conservatives and Radicals and an
nounced himself as OF the most Radical
| type of Radicalism.
Coming from new Senator this refer
cncc was not received very gracefully,
and several tart replies followed.
Col. Taylor, ex-mcmber of Congress
! from Tennessee, has been nominated as
Indian Commissioner in place of Bogy
rejected. 1t is thought he also will be re-
jected.
The trial Of Surratt was expected to
take place Monday, but as the Govern
ment needs more time it will probably be
postponed until the June term of the Dis
trict Criminal Court
LONDON, March II.
Artemus Ward has directed in his will
that his property, after the death of his
mother, shall go towards the erection of
an asylum for printers.
CONCORD, \. H., March y.
/ Returns from l26 towns give Harrison
%, ,010 votes, and Sinclair and all others
22,462 votes. Eli in the First Congress
sonal District is probably elected by | :
200 majority and Stevens in the Second
and Benton in the laird District by about
/ 900 majority each. Senate s Republi-
cans and 1 Democrats probably elected,
and the House a Republican majority of
so. The Republicans have a majority in
six counties, and the Democrats in four
counties The vote in the State will ex-
ceed last year from 1850 to 1000. The
majority for HERMAN will probably ex-
ceed 5000.
New YORK, March 18th.
The National Democratic Committee
met this p, m. in this city, at the resi-.
dence of Mr. Belmont, its chairman. =
Most of the Northern States were repre-.
sented. The committee came to the CON
clusion that it was incXpedient to call u
National Convention previous to the
regular Nomination Convention next
year, but resolved on the thorough or
ganization of the Democratic party
throughout the Union.
RICHMOND, March 13
General Scofeld to day issued an order
assuming command Of Virginia. lie says
that all officers under the existing pro
visional government will continue to per
form the duties Of their respective Offices
according to law, unless otherwise di.
rected, in individual cases until their sue
ccssors shall be elected under an act of
Congress, He says it is desirable that
the military power shall be exercised only
so far as it is necessary to accomplish
the objects for which it was conferred,
and appeals to the people, especially civil