Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, March o5th, 1867.
NOMINATIONS

Washington, March 25th, 1867.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent 10 tho Senate
the nomination Of General Frank y. Blair,
Jr., as Minister TO Austria. Also the nom.
ination Of James BarnsIey, Esq. as Collector
Of Internal Revenue for the Fifth District
of Pennsylvania. Tx. Postmaster Walborn,
OF your city, is candidate for the Collector.
ship Of the Fourth District. II il rumorcd
that John Welsh, Esq, will be nominated
tor the Surveyorship OF the Port Of Phila.
dclphia.
sURRATT.
It is announced by morning paper that
Surratt continues to enjoy excellent hsath,
and is visited every day by his sister. His
friends in lower Maryland supply him with
all the substantial, and even the deicacies
OF lite. No definite time has yet been fixed
for his trial. The understanding now is that
it will not come off until June next.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
The internal revenue receipts last week
amounted to over S2,000,000 making q
grand total for the present fiscal year, up to
Saturday, Of nearly s2l ,000,O0O. Dos pite
the unusually small receipts for some time
past in this branch Of the public revenue,
the years aggregate, as shown on the 3Oth
OF June next, will undoubtedly equal the
estimates made last July for the year upon
wlkch the tax bill Of that month was based.
Washington, March 20.
A LIVELY SCENE
The Bingham-Butler quarrel was renewed
in the House, on account Of the alteration
which the former had made in his remarks
on previous occasion after they had been
written out by the reporters, but before their
publication in the Globe. As matter Of
course, the debate waxcd warm, and was
keeny rclishcd by all present. Butler bro't
in the execution Of Mrs. Surratt, suppressed
testimony, &c. Bingham replied, defending
his conduct on the conspiracy trials, and in
noticing a particular allegation of his antag-
onist, he said that no man would have made
it except one who Lived in a bottle and was
fed by spoon" This remark called forth
a round Of applause on the floor and in the
galleries. Butler vain'y endeavored to get
the floor during the delivery of Bingham $
remarks, but the latter declined to yield, and
after he had concluded, other business COM
ing up, the discussion terminated.
IMPEACHMENT
The House Judiciary Committee have
heard no evidence Of importance for the last
three or four days There seems to be q
scarcity Of witnesses. Several persons who
have been summoned have not yet arrived.
The indications are that the committee will
not continue in session long afterthc adjourn
ment Of Congress. 1t probable, however,
that they will reaasemble before the IL. of
December, if both houses should agree to
adjourn over until that date.
RESIGNATION.
Major G. B. Newton, Chief Clerk of tho
Agricultural Bureau, has sent in his resig.
nation, to take effect from the lst of April.
Washington, March 81.
APPROVAL EY THE PRESIDENT
The President has approved the joint res
oluhon providing that from and after the
25th Of March there shall be levied, collect.
cl anil paid upon umbrellas, parasols and
sunsEades imported from foreign countries,
when made Of silk, no lower rate of duty
than now imposed upon piece and dress
silks, namely: SIX per centum ad vaiorem !;
and when made Of other materials than silk
the duty shall be fifty per cent. ad valore'n.
And that wire spiral furniture springs i'm.
ported from foreign countries, manufactured
Of iron wire, shall be required to pay the
same rate Of duty as now imposed on iron
wire, namely: two cents per pound and fi.
teen per centuln ad valorern
THE SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUCTION ACT.
The supplementary reconstruction act is
to-day officially promulgated blythe Secretary
Of State, with the certificate of the Clerk Of
The House and the Secretary of the Senate
that it was passed over the President veto.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
1t is understood that the President to-day
nominated to the Senate G. G. Kennedy,
for Commissioner Of Agriculture, in the
place Of Isaac Newton. Mr.. Kennedy was
formerly Superintendent of the census
Was'tiM9toa, March, 2S.
TIE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
The Senate after long debate, adopted a