Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON,
Republican Caucus-The Impeach.
ment Fever Cooling DOwn-Ques'
ton of AdiOurnment Undecided


New YORK, March S.-The Times special
| says: At the Senatorial caucus last even
| ing the whole subject of adjournment anC
| It's relations to Impeachment was fully dis
| tussed. A surprisingly unanimous senti
ment was developed against the impeach
| ment movement, and especially against any
| recess or adjournment, which would brinl
Congress here again in a short time for th,
express purpose of considering this ques
| ton. The only Senator who spoke un
equivocally for impeachment was Chandler
| AS to adjournment the very general ex
preston was in favor of remaining i'm sess
ion only long enough to close up the exec
| utive business and then adjourning, t.
meet no sooner than November or Decem-
| Der next. No final action was taken. Thr
impeachment fever, which was increase,
| by Wednesday nights action of the Hous
caucus, was last, night cooled down by the
| action OF the Senate caucus. rs =,
The California ASseSsOrship ImbrOg
.5-..-r ---.. lilo settled.
The imbroglio, over the assessorship o.
internal revenue in the 4th district of Cali
tornia, where the occupant refused to sur
render the office to John Bigler, appointed
by. the President, has finally been settled
by the appointment and confirmation oi
Major Thomas j. Blakney, formerly Aid
de-Camp on the staff of General Burns
commanding the first division of the 9tl
army corps. 5a4a...t .l-,.,. ..s, 49,,
The TariRfites Won't Agree to 1t.
The Speaker of, the House having init
mated that the appointmeDtof tariff COM
mission would really usurp the function.
of the committee of Ways and Means. il /.
probable that the movement for such 1
| commission will be abandoned. The ex
treme tariff advocates refuse to consent t.
any proposition of this kind, unless they
can control it. f5 t,'n -. .-a- .i.. 4. =
Commissioner to Paris.
The President has nominated Paran Ste.
vens, of New Jersey, as Commissioned T.,
the Paris Exposition, in place of DIR. Peter.
son, of Philadelphia. resigned. ...,,,.a ~ y.
fHH .TIy-lncOrrect. ErG .g =.
The Worlds special says: 3, The report
| that COL. A. M. Wood of BROOKLYN, had
been nominated naval officer, is incorrect.
Military Commanders for the South
The Tribune's special says: Gen. Gram
to-day sent to the President the names o.
four distinguished Generals as commanders
| in the military districts in the Southern
| States-Schofield Sickles, Sheridan and
and Thomas. The fifth has not vet beer
decided on; it Will be either Hancock OF
Ord. '1 ..Fsl ~ = :, : -
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The vacancy which will occur on the Isl
| of April by the resignation of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, will be filled by the
appointment of Thomas Brown, of Ohio.
| n The metropolitan Police Bill.
| The late Congress, while making appro-
priations for salaries of the Metropolitan
Police, provided that hereafter no person
shall be appointed as policeman or watch
man who has not served in the army OF
navy of the United States, and received an
honorable discharge. te,lj s.,5., -
PreDarin1 tn Execute the Law
| WASHINGTON, March S.-The President
and Cabinet are busily engaged in the nee
essarv preparations for the execution oi
the Military Government bill for the South
Appointments Sent to the Senate.
| The President sent to the Senate large
number of nominations for various offices
Many of those which remained unacted or
when the last Congress closed have beer
again communicated for confirmation. A.
there are at least five hundred vacancies
| the rush of office-seekers is unusually
spirited '- t2-..f -.'i ...1s.... '.t :