The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-19
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.
Symptoms OF Ciru War
Gen. Thomas Retained i'm Com.
mand
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
GOLD CLOSED AT 134
FROM WASHINGTON.
NEw YoRx March le

NV YoRk. March ls
he TribsfHes special says that the Presi-
dent on Saturday sent 10 the Senate large
number Of nominations of Postmasters, Col
lectors and Assessors.
The Committee ON Public Expenditures
will be appointed to-day. They will proceed
Immediately to examine further into the of,
fetal conduct of Collector Smythe, and viii
probably report before an adjournment wheth.
er or not Smythes ofenses warraut his re
movsl. Ii Is thought the President will re-
move him and end al further controversy.
he President 5 conduct IN not removing
Smythe, i beng made the most Of by those
members of Congress who were working 10
the impeachment Mr.. Hurlburt. viii be
Chairman Of the Committee
The Reconstruction bill as il passed the
Senate, will comeup before the House to-
morrow, and a Committee OF Conference will
be had Immediately. I, is The wish Of the
members Of the House to have the matter
settled as soon as possible, and have both
Houses adjourn.
" asH1SGToN, March 1s
Chss. r. h-Ames,the vel known and talented
LAWYER. died 10 ihis city on Saturday night.
after an illness Of several weeks, having been
FIRST stricken down while arguing case in the
Supreme Court about month ago
A Times special SAYS that H. J Sullivan.
who has been nominated as Minister to Bo-
gotta, has undergone a scrutiny in the Senate
as to his character, htuess- and even identity.
akin to that which NcGinnes the nominee
for the Stockholm Mission suffered, recently.
and it is Likely that Sullivan will meet with
the fate of Meiiinnes, q rejection. II il
found that Sullivan is the lawyer who brou ght
suit against man for erecting pole in the
ground as alleged in the lawyers yieadmgs.
A Herald specisl SAWS that Messrs. Benia
mln- Baker and James ". Neagher. repre-.
sentstives Of the Irish Republic in america.
had an important interview sIih President
Johnson, Yesterday afternoon, with a view OF
soliciting 8 recognition Of the belligerent
rights by the American Government The
delegation was cordially received by the
President and Mr. Baker, in behalf Of the
teuIsn brotherhood in America. made an
address in which be asked that the Irish rrn
resenia;ives shall BE recognized as a Gov
eminent actually ii existence and al war
with Great Britain. BY the Government Of
the I nlted States, aud that the Government
OF the United States insist that the rights 10
which the said insh Republics are entitled
during the xRr, shall be respected Nv ba-
adversary, the Government of Great Britain
and according to the rule which Nations
should reciprocally observe when deciding,ha;r
differences by arms. The President listened
very attentlvely, and said the great question
Was, rs there defscto Government actuallv
in existence
The delegation assured him there was uhe,
be continued: This question, shall receive ~ !
most serious consiieration-that consiaern.
ton necessary IN deciding a matter of such
great importance. You are aware that mv
sympathies have always been with your peo-
pie The delegation asked the prompt i'm
reference Of this Government in behalf Of
the American nsturslzed citizens, now pining
in itishdnugeons for crime Whatsoever. The
cases of Messrs. s. J. Meaney. M. 0Brier.
were dvelt upon. They argued. that il the
British Government were justified in detain
ing these prisoners, for fghtinr and snealing
in America, against English tyranv. 4 voDld
be equally justified In imprisoniur nroninant
journalists and public meu, who were pstnr.
alired citizens. and who had wr;tsan .rd
s2oken in Q similar way, should thew han.
pen 10 put foot on British soil
The President said measures had been -.
ken for the relief of several natnralized c;,;.
yes, and that the details and particulars Of ali
other cases forwarded to the Governmen,
would receive attention, and that full ius.ica
should be done to nsturalized citizens.
Chief Justice Chase, on whom devolyes The
duty Of nominating and recommending The
registers in bankruptcy, provided for IN the
Bankrupt Act. declines to assume the labor
and responsibility Of making the selections,
without submitting 10 the entire Court, the
question Of the power Of Congress to impose
upon him the duty.
The Secretary of the Treasury, and Treas.
urer Spinner, on oath afirn,, that there is not
the slightest evidence in the Treasury of any
over-issues, either Of 7-sos, or of fractional
currency.