The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-15
NeWYoEII Specials.

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New York, April lS.-The Herald's
Charleston special says the firm Of
Fraisier, Trenholm q Co., Of Charleston,
OF which the late confederate secretary
Of the treasury, was a member, and
Lafitte, their-agent at Nassau during
the war, have been notified TO appear
before the Judiciary Committee at
Washington, to give testimony relative
to blockade running, and assets OF the
business firm remaining at the close of
the war.
Judge George @. Hough, Of Illinois,
and General Mentors are rival candt-
dates for the Governship of Washing
ton Territory, with choice in favor Of
the former.
It has been proposed to make anew
Territory out Of a portion of Washing
ton and Idaho, but the project has been
abandoned for the present, and the
parties representing the, Washington
interest have united on Judge Hough
for the Governorship.
The Presidents health is reported
much improved to-day.
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens and Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, the latter Of
whom has been quite sick, are both
much better. af
A Tribune special says, quite num-
Der of nominations were agreed upon at
the Cabinet meeting, but were not
made outin time to be sent to the Sem
ate. They will be sent TO the Senate
tomorrow. There are not more than
twenty-five vacant post-offices to be
filled, and there are not more than
twenty-five or thirty Collectors and
Assessors of Internal Revenue to be
appointed. All of the above appoint
ments can be disposed OF beforeTuesday
next, so a member ofthe Cabinet stated
this evening. A number of Republican
Senator'S stated to-day that they should
vote for all good men that the Presi-
dent nominated for Collectors of Gus
toms and other officers of the revenue,
without regard to their politics, They
seem TO regard the proper collection Of
the revenue of too much importance for
the Senate to tribe with the appoint
ments OF good men merely on the Ques-
ton of politics, especially since the late
interposition OF the civil tenure of
office bill. The impression Is very gem
eral that Colonel Capron will be re-
iected as Commissioner OF Agriculture,
in which case 1t Is stated that Fred
erick Law Olmstead, of New York,
will be nominated. The nomination of
General Kilby Smith as Consul to Pan
anna was reconsidered, but not finally
disposed Of. The only reason assigned
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Smiths nomination Is, that Senators
from the Pacific Slope claim that the
| appointment belongs to that section.
The Tribune's special says: Several
Interpretations having been given to
the opinions of solicitor Jordan, on the
civil tenure of office bill, have made
inquiry, and find the following TO be
the correct version: The Secretary of
the Treasury having, on several occa-
sions, asked the opinion OF solicitors
on certain appointments under the civil
tenure of office bill, the decisions were
rendered by solicitors. The first de-
cislon was, that in cases where va
cancy in office occurred previous to the
date of the tenure of Office law, such
vacancy should be filled under the old
law. Second. Where vacancies under
the tenure Of Office law occur in col
lectorships or assessorships, and where
the Senate failed 10 confirm them, il is
the duty ofthe Secretary of the Treas.
ury to fill the office, temporarily, by the
appointments of a deputy collector or as
SCISSOR, as the case may be, although the
law does not provide for such action !;
and third, the Secretary ofthe Treasury
has, however, the power at will to re-
lieve such deputy and appoint another
to hold office until regular collector
or assessor shall be nom mated and con.
irmed by the Senate. The opinion re-
ceived the approval of Gen. Stansbery,
when made.