The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Govcrnorship of Washington
Territory-The Nominations 10 the
Sea te-ConmisSioner Of AgricuI.
ture-soiieitor Jordan's Opinions.

date-SOnmishloner Oh AgficuI.
ture-soiicitor Jordan's Opinions.
New YORK, April 13.-Judge George
C.. Hough, of Idaho, and General Min
tiers, are rival candidates for the Gov
ernorship of Washington Territory,
with the chances in favor of the former.
1t has been proposed TO make new ter
ritory ont of portions of Washington
and Idaho, but the project has been
abandoned for the present, and the par
ties representing the Washington inter
est have united on Judge Hough for the
GOvernoTship.
The Presidents health is reported as
much improved to-day.
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, and the AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, the
latter of whom has been quite sick, are
both much better.
The Tribune's special says: Quite n
number of nominations, were agreed up
on at the Cabinet meeting, but were
not made ont in time to send to the SEN
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 APP
pointed. All of the above appoint
ments can be disposed of before Tues
day, so members of the Cabinet stated
this evening.
A number of Republican Senators
stated to-day that they should vote for
all good mon that the President nom-
mated for Collectors of Customs and
other officers of revenue without regard
to their politics. They seem to regard
the proper collection of the revenue of
too much Importance for the Senate to
trife with the appointments OF good
men, merely on the question of politics,
especially since the late interposition OF
the civil tenure of office bill.
The impression is very general that
Colonel Capron will be rejected as Com
missioner of Agriculture, in which case
it is stated Friedrich Law Olmstead, of
New York, will be nominated.
The nomination of Gen. Kilby Smith
as Consul to Panama was reconsidered,
but not formally disposed of. The only
reason assigned for the reconsideration
of 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 JordOn OH the
civil tenure of Office bill, | have made
enquiry and find the following to be the
correct version: The Secretary of the
Treasury having on several occasions
asked the opinion of the Solicitors on
certain appointments under the civil
tenure of Office bill, the decisions were
rendered by the Solicitors.
The first decision was that in cases
where vacancy in Office occurred pre-
yious to the date of the tenure of office
law, such vacancy should be filled I'M
der the old law.
Second, when vacancies under the
tenure of Office law occur in collector
ships or assessorships, and when tie
Senate has failed to confirm therein, il
is the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to fill the Office temporarily
by the appointment of 4 Deputy Col
lector or Assessor, as the case may be,
although the law does not provide for
such action.
Third, The Secretary of the Treasury
has power at will to relieve Such Depu
ty and appoint another, to hold office
until regular Collector or Assessor
shall have been nominated and confirm
ed These opinions received the ap-
prevail of General Stanberry when
made