The New York herald., 1867-04-04
WASHING

List Of Nominations Conir med and
Rejected.
&c. &c. &c.
wAsnNGros, April 8. 1897.
l Tho Recsnstrncefen Acts TO be Tested In tho
Supreme Court.
The statement from the very best aut hority
that bill y In course OF preparation by number Of
prominent gentlemen from the Southern States which
viii b nled In the Of more Of the late In
sursctionaxy States In the Supreme Court OF the United
States praying injunction against Andrew Johnson
President Of the United States and Major General O.
C. Ord, TO restrain them from the execution Of
the act Of Congress to provide for the moro
seisns government OF the rebel States and the sup
Elementary thereto The injunction Is based the
clause Of the constitution Of the United States which
declares that in all Affecting ambassadors other
public inists ana consus and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original
Jurisdiction; In all other the Supreme Court shall
have appellant Jurisdiction. This case being In the
name Of State. 10 claimed TO b. In which the
Supreme Court takes original Jurisdiction, and goes not
upon the appeal docket but upon tho docket or original
There but awaiting trial
the Supreme Court original docket and In understood
that the motion for injunction will most likely be
made Friday Of this week. IL 10 the opinion, however,
Of many able lawyers that the proposed bill OF nunc.
ton cannot before the Supreme Court except by
writ Of error and at least two Of the Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court have concded in this opinion BY
saying that, the business Of the years
behind, ths CASE II brought before II, could not be
reached in its before the expiration OF that tme
Letters received here from Now Orleans indicate that the
removal Of Mayor Monroe, Attorney General Heron
and Judge Abel, caused by their efforts to bring
about this Of tho consttutionaty Of the Recon-
struction act and its supplement, the plan being to
originate the before the court OF Judge Abe snd
then, by writ Of error to carry 10 to the Supreme
Court
Tho Russian American Treaty.
The probability Of the ratification Of the Russian Amer
treaty continues be absorbing topic OF
sation here intelligence from Europe indicating the
Wow taken OF It by the several European Powers Is
looked for with great interest. representative Of
OF the leading foreign government speaking this
ing Of the reported tranquility of the English mind upon
the subject Of the cession, compares tho plea Of
| indifference" made by the Duke OF Buckingham
| in che English House Of Lords. to sim
lar pleas sometimes pus forward by proud
ladies emotions which Of In
| difference; but the Dukes remarks may possibly
allay the fears os Senator Sumner in regard to the
wrath OF Great Britain, and induce him and his COL
leagues to waive their sQueamshnsss about the ratn
| cation.
| Visitors nc tho White House.
| Senators Conkling and Morgan, Of New York, were
both as the White House tonight and had interview
with the President Of threo and half hours' duration
There also many others present In the parlor and
passage waiting their turn including Senator Hendricks
Of Indiana, and several lsdiea M
A Treasury Agent wssching shs whiskey
Traders,
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10 Phiadsiphh % tnaitste easares lasRIng 70 the in
mediate eoforesnsns Of shsAw requiring the forfsture
q Distilled spirits offered for sale a len price than tn
tax imposed BY law thereon Violations Of that law
have been very extensively INDUCED In and oicen OF
the internal revenue have been specially instructed 70
make seizures in every instance where these criminal
inequalities exist
Appointments Csnnrmed BY the Senate.
The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed the
| following nominations
Postmasters-John N Huiskamp. Pella, Iowa; Charles
wards, 81 Charles. Missouri Robscca Adams Fort Mad
Osborn, Rock Island nj Caspar P. Ford, Clinton, rl-
inos; A. vAndaren, Tuscaloosa. Illinois; John Berry,
vania; Humphrey Hoover. Alliance, Michigan; VIM.
H. Bliss, Hamilton, Ohio; John H. shu!!leworth, /,
cI.rtsp%rrs West Virginia. samuel G. sSs~s Ys.So
| Mass; EIisha r. Potter East Greenwich, Rhode Is.
land; ": 9. Tsrri. Ns.por. Ksn.uokyj Charles A.
Bellevue, Ohio; Theodore Bisssli. Pensacola,
Florida; WIN. W. Owen, Musksgon, wisconiin;
Post chspisIns-ksrE l. CSssvsr, John r Fish, T. O.
Gear, Alpha Wright, A. A Reese, J. G. Raynor, John
Mccarty, Joshua Sweet John Burke Joseph Hurlburt,
man Bodssr, j. l. Elliott, Thomas B. Van Horne. John
wosst, Charles Reynolds, Daniel Ksndig. Joseph A. II
Latourete, Alvin G. White Alexander W. Leod Chaun-
csy W. Ftch Dudley Chase, David White, Charles NJ.
Receiver OF Public Moneys-George AcLeon, Helena
Supervising inspector of sseamboa,s-Thrd district,
surveyor Of Customs-For Parkersburg, West vir.
ginia, Thomas G. Gordon.
Nominations Rejected by the Senate.
The Senate rejected the following nominations
Postmasters -oswell c. wolley, Jenersonville, In
diana: GhsIe: r Collin Mount Vernon s,.; Iowa;
tegaD, Illinois; Charles r. German, Tlston, Pennsyl
vania; Martini A. Robinson, EiPaso, Illinois; T. Clifford
Baiher, Pennington, Maine shsrburne Gaise, Jones'
Assessors Of Internal Rcvenue-Henry g. Scudder,
Flrst district, New York; Edward Bragg Fourth dts
trct, Wisconsin, John HilI Ninth district Illinois.
wisconsin
Collector Of Internal Revenue Augustus shappc,
Third district, Missouri
Register Of Land Onice--Isaac Moore Montana Ter
rtory
United States saprsme Court.
No 16o-Nichol Va. Levy ct al, case in equity
taken up and partially argued
The Court Of Claims.
William r. Patt ct al. Tho United States.-Chief
Casey announced tho decision Of the court In this
case overruIing the demurrer John Il. Reesde The
United states argument Of this case resumed
and concluded.
The Appro priation for Southern Relief.
The JOINT resolution for the relief OF the destitute in
the Southern and Southwestern States does not