New-York tribune., 1867-04-22

,DIorRsaFJ: r. or TIE SENATE-THE NOMlNhI'"'
EFGARD IN TROUBIB-THE MEXICAN Nh"0
'' WASHINGTON. April q, 1901
Tho ~ nate was unable TO complete the business ~,
had ao eumulatcd as soon as anticpated' anu .
rot Sd onrn at the time fixed yesterday A -, iort
.,,s die was effected, however at o'iV'' ..,.,t
lIrYo careful inquiry the following "io TIo
~ I've the only important Offices reial,urs 80 No. COZ,
-, ,ninetion Of Naval Officer at Ncw-NoiK was NV oI
- "a thonch not confirmed Mr. frahRhh Will
,i,,o 20 oxcr,ise the duties OF the olllCo ''
,trt,e a. LIS former position as Dol",S NO'''C
The rejection Of Mr.. Iipptt' AZ Oons - =
Havana leaves that office vacant j @ tno -,
incumbent insists his resignation "o"' o. ''S -, ~ ,
,,,, o,,,outcd Consul at Panama was Iate' 'iaSt
-. ,na,od NV the President for this position Dut
40, n,pa,on was laid on the table. IN Pennsylvania
,o ~ only one Revenue Officeassessor III the Alllh
pst,ic and two post-oifces vacant In limo" tholo
are about eight pOstOffices vacant In WISCONSIN 'i
ar three or our pOstofficcs and one or TWO REVENUE
tfcee without heads In Missouri there are TWO OF Ieo'
aud abont the same number III Tennessee III was DC
,cved until tate in the evening that Brooklyn VIII col
,r.e IN remain without a Postmaster but the name OF
Gcp II Robcrts was sent in for the third time Dy the
President at 50 O'clock and he was confirmed With NV
minutes being almost the last nomination consul
cred Cincinnati, Saturday, was III the same
unfortunate condition Brooklyn regarding rs
struggle for Postmaster but the senate was at i0'
,istcd with the nomination of MI Thomas and he was
Yesterday confirmed. The Philadelphia vacancies were
filled by the combinations of VIM Harbeson as surveyor
Of Customs De Witt c. Baxter as Naval Oncer atu AZ
.xander Cummings, the ycaTious Governor OF Cool"'o
ss Collector In the lVth Judge Kellcys Dlst1e| -"
Heott was confirmed Collector Of the Brooklyn ulio'
District and Wellwood Assessor. John Foey as
Assessor of the With NewYOrk District, having Deeh
rejected the present incumbent VIII continue III o'e'
The statement that Sidney Howard Gay was cohriEeo
for the Asscssorship Of the IXth New-NoIk Dstl'1
and aerward was reconsidcrcd and rejected IS WITHOUT
any foundation in fact He was referred 10 the 'olu
tee and never reported back Senator Morgan stared
that the prescnt incumbent, Homer Franklin, was he
publiean and he saw no reason why he should be re
moved 10 give place TO another who does not reside III
the district
The Senate having failed to confirm Mr. Raymond the
President has not decided what shall be done win the
Austrian mission. The matter is to be disposed OF III
few days Meantime the Secretary Of State has in
sructed Mr. Motley TO deliver official papers documents
etc to the Consul or yieeGonsu at Vienna Mr Motley
thereupon to relieved from duty This official order
was forwarded TO Vienna several days ago
f. L. Moinclx of Brooklyn late Colonel ef the 1S9th
Regiment New York Volunteers has been confirmed as
Brevet Major General for distinguished and gallant ser
Vioes during the war.
Quite an interesting controversy has arisen, and IS
likely to I've submitted TO Gen Grant for decision, grow
ing out of an election for Directors Of the New Orleans
jackson and Great Northern Railroad, lately held IN
New Orleans. On the return Of Gen Beauregard from
the Confederate service his friends obtained from the
military authorities possession Of the road and made him
its President At the late annual election for Directors,
Creole General formed ticket Of his partisans, and
had appointed the judges TO hold the election and declare
the result Under the Of Incorporation the Governor Of
the State and Mayor Of NewOrleans were each empOw
cred TO appoint three directors Subsequently the Com
pany being in need another act Of legislation passed
authorizing large subscriptions the part Of the State
sim fbe ud
Mayor have cast their votes for directors the stock
represented by them respectively At this last election
the Governor, Mayor and Union citizens combined and
made "a new ticket for directors, composed exclusively
Of Union men. The judges Of election appointed by
Beauregard and friends above finding that the votes
Of the Governor and Mayor would GUST the Beauregard
directory. decided that legally the said officers had no
right to vote the state and city The vote Of Governor
and Mayor counted, would have defeated the Beare-
gard ticket two 10 The judges Of election, by this
exclusion reelected the Rebel ticket The Union people
are indignant this outrage and intend TO appeal 20
Gen Grant for orders directing Gen Sheridan TO place
the road in hands of those fairly elected and friendly
10 the Government. t..
The Union people Of New Orleans are preparing letters
and petitions to Gen favorng the removal Of the
Confederate Col Thomas E. ADAMS from the position Of
Chief Of Police of that city They insist that the ef Of
the rioters the 9Oh Of July should not have the con
troll Of the police while the present system Of registration
ana ftcOhbuucUOn IL Eolug Oh luty dAtkC thdt inc
police are intimdating cOlorcd men from registering
1t is not believed by the Mexican Legation here that
Maxnilian has left Querearo and il the City Of
Mexico, has been reported Official advlces just
ceived from Juarez Potos state that the Liberals have
Macmillan completely surrounded by overwhelming
force and that is only question Of few days before
the entire Imperial forces will be captured.
Gen. Ord has arrived IN this city from Little Rock Ark
He represents political matters hopeful condition
in Arkansas, He leaves for his Headquarters at
Vicksburg Miss, tomorrow.
Rules for uniform practice in all the States, under the
Bankrupt law, have been prepared, and now in the
hands Of Chief Justice Chase The Hon A. Jenckes Of
Rhode bland the father Of the Bankrupt BILL has been
here several days aiding in the preparation Of these
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