Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-12
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o FROM, WASHINGTON,

NEW I DIRK, March l1,-The Times
Washington special thus states the sitpa-
ton in New, Orleans prior, to Gen, Sheri-
( dams order prohibiting the election: There
being indications of a riot, Gen. Sheridan
: made all necessary preparations to meet
and suppress any disturbance. He has four
( regiments, two batteries of artillery and a
I battalion of cavalry, together with Generals
( Monyar, Cauntz and Badly Smith in the
! city, ready to take part in any hostilities.
+ The trouble originated in the fact that Gov
/ Wells. recognized the Reconstruction bill,
/ considered the State government reduced
! to provisional government, and himself
to be Military Governor only. The munich
+ pal authorities, however, did not recognize
( this change, ,inasmuch as the Reconstruction
! bill had not yet been received In official
7 form, and Mayor Monroe and Chief of Police
+ Adams ordered the police to obey no or
/ ders not issued by them. An election for
/ city ,councilmen was to take place on Mon
| day, and Governor Wells, in his proclama-
! ton, ordered that the freedmen enfran-
! chised under the Reconstruction bill, should
! not vote. Here was an opportunity for a
! re-enactment of the former riots, but Sher-
/ idan's order postponing the election until
( the district commander is appointed under
+ the Reconstruction bill, or special instruc-
/ tions covering the case are received, has
+ restored order.
Under more careful reading of the Re-
( construction bill, it is not required that the
{ cOmmandants shall be Generals of the reg
/ ular army therefore Gen. Sickles is eligi-
/ Bile. There is reason to believe Generals
! Sherman, Meade, Hancock, Schofield and
/ Sickles will be selected. This does not af-
feet General Thomas and Sheridan in their
department. commands.
Ben. Butler Seeking Information.
1t7is understood Gem Butler will to-
morrow offer in the House a resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to in
Qpire whether a civil officer can hold his
office, or must be suspended during his trial
for impeachment.
,or'N nominations Laid over. Z!
The Tribune's special says: The Senate
committee on Foreign Affairs havelaid over
the nomination of Gen. Bartlett. Of New
York, as Minister to Stockholm. The NOM
/ ination of Peter j. Sullivan as Minister to
Bogota, was also laid over. The nomina-
ton of John Quincy Adams was semitic the
Senate on Saturday as Naval Officer for the
port of Boston. He will not pass the SEN
ate ordeal.
Naval officer at New York.
/ 1twas expected that the President would
send TO the Senateon Saturday the nomina-
tion for Naval Officer for New York. The
contest has narrowed down between Col
. Wood and Col. Ludlow. The latter's friends
are very sanguine that he will get it. '7
/ Letter from John Minor Bolts.
/ John Minor Bolts has written letter
under date of March '7th, to prominent
Congressman, in which he states that the
rebel legislature of Virgiria will fix the
first Tuesday in May for a aeonyentioD; that
the rebel forces are the strongest and will
certainly control if a registra; ion law and
provisions for voting by ballot are provi-
ded at the present session of Congress. He
says not One-fifth of the colored people are
aware of their right to vote at the ensuing
q 70 mi 10 lOro
Congress MOTTO adjourn before providing
the legislation suggested.
An Act of the Last Hours
-sOne of the provisions of an act passed
during the last hours of the-39th Congress
provides Tor the appointment of a United
States Marshal for the District of Columbia,
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
instead of by the President, asiat present.
joint Committee on Ordinance.
An effort will be made in the present
Congress to establish joint committee on
Ordinance, it being alleged that the pres
'ent system enforced in the Ordinance De-
partment is ruinous to all attempts of inn+
provement in that branch of the service.
The Military Bill will be Enforced
The Herald's special rays: 1t is given out
that the President has made up his mind to
ienforce the Reconstruction act faithfully,
sand will not offer Instructions or cause de-
lays of any kind to its operations. Thus
this much-talked of matter has been finally
settled. -s .-.--t..s4t
-e.-,- Returned to Virginia. ,.-.-.--,-
Ould and Crump have returned to Vir-
ginia. Before leaving here they were ad-
Vised by the President not to call any con-
Vention, but to leave that duty to the mill
tary commander. This will defeat the bill
in the House of Assembly tomorrow.
The QueStiOn of Adjournment Not
Yet Decided. -.Es-n
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Republi-
can members of the Senate held a caucus
this morning and agreed not to fix time
for adjournment or recess until Congress
shall have passed the proposed bill supple
mentary to the reconstruction act, and un-
til time is given for the President to act
upon such measure. AS the Constitution
allows ten days for Executive considera-
tion, and as the bill is not vet passed, it
would seem Congress will not take the con-
templated recess for at least two weeks
With regard to the time to which the re-
cess will extend the caucus took no definite
action, but the opinion seems to prevail
among Senators that it will be until Octo-
Der. --,. -~-- -.-
Military Operations in the Indian
Country. .--sa-s
In response to a resolution of the Senate
making inquiry of the Secretary of War
as to what military expeditions are in
progress or in contemplation in the Indian
territory, Sc. the Secretary transmitted a
communication from Gen. Grant, inclosing
correspondence with Lieutenant General
Sherman, commanding the Indian Depart
ment, and stating that these dispatches give
information of all hostilities contemplated
until the Indians, by their acts. make fur
ther operations necessary, and that present
preparations look more to prevent further |
massacTes than to hostile ZION towards |
the Indians on the plains. The dispatches
detail proposed operations 10, protection
of railroads and safety of emigrants, and
ask for reinforcements and power to issue
rations to peaceable Indians of hostile |
tribes, as means of bringing the latter |