New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-18

WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON Wednesday, April H. l5','
qg,e Executive Session was mostly occupied 'o-ua5
8, considering the Cherokee Indian treaty, 'I'
finally. AT o'clock, it was almost unanimously y
,ected The Senate then proceeded with Tue
isns on the calendar, and went through 'n0
f,st rejecting very large proportion. Among those
rejected was the candidate for the Brooklyn oS'-
n,.stership ex-ConressGan Hunter, VINO was Sent
>, TODAY Another nomination cannot DE sent III
t,fl day after Tomorrow as by rule OIL the oe'e
oiI nominations are retained in the Senate one gay
after they have been finally acted upon Inc ooh'o
Committee IN Foreign Affairs reported TO the
senate to-day their action III regard To
M. Raymonds nomination for the Austrian
mission They instructed their Chairman
10 report TO the effect that in their Judgment no va
taacy exists in the mission. ana aecofdhlgiS' 'h@'
R.ymond's nomination should be laid upon the aDie
nil newt December. On this question there was
aone debate. and without dsposng OF the matter
The Senate adjourned 1t will rp for eonsdera-
t;on in Executive session tomorrow The report OF
the Committee will undoubtedly be for adoption
No action was taken regarding the NeW-Aork Naval
llicer neither was there anything done with the
Revepue appointments for the several districts OF
New-York. They viii probably be disposed OF to-
TnorrOw.
The nominations of the President yesterday OF
Commiss toner's to settle the war claims OF Indiana
and Ohio were to-day confirmed by the Senate, as
follows: John S. Phelps of Mo-, james c. Robinson
,i H.. and Frank Woolford of Ky, for the claims OF
Indiana and Silas CASEY, Lorenzo StitgTeave, I. 5
Amy. and John Stonehouse of n. Y. for the SIM
liar claims of Ohio. ThOs II. Yeatman was to-day
nominated by the President as Postmaster at Clnclf
natl.
K TYLER was to-day nominated as Collector OF
port OF Buffalo. No action was taken on tle
t,ooination OF Cake as Collector OF Phliadeiphia'
Judiciary Committee have not yet reported Oh
ts nomination of Gen. Heron as Marshal oil LOUISE
ana. Additional evidence against him was to-day
hied ill ,u+ Committee and his continuation no"
Look dSl.p'',-,
u. senate Las Nnfrmed Thomas swords, George
H. Cross .a Ilcid II. NintOn and LoVeh H. nous
sean to be Maior-GeneTas by brevet, ana James a.
Cougdon. Calvin OTIS Robert L. Patterson James H.
(;rsy and Alexander Gardner to be Bngadler-Ueh-
erals Inv breyet The Senate rejected James b.
Bingham as Marshal for the Western District OF Ten
nessee. -,
While II is generally conceded that the Senate will
adhere to its resolution to adjourn tomorrow at
o'clock there is still doubt that IT will be able
to comDete its business by that time. Many OF the
Senators have made arrangements for leaving the
city tomorrow night and II is doubtful II there Is
quorum present on Friday, even If the President
should recOnVene the StsSlOu pcAdtoi Ah"SOi Va
Nebraska will leave the city tomorrow night for
Massachusetts, and will proceed across the Plains
to his home.
Attorney-Gen Stansbery,is said to have recently
remarked to the District Attorney Of Virginia that
Jeff Davis must be disposed of during the coming
term of the Circuit Court of the United States which
meets at Richmond on the first Monday in May.
Mr. Garland. Senator elect from Arkansas, received
a dispatch from Gov Murphy to-day, desiring him to
refrain from bringing aRy injunction suit III behalf
of Arkansas as he had previously been authorized TO
do The Governor says that Arkansas is ready 10
organize under the Reconstruction act
The large amount of coin and bullion captured by
our forces during the flight of the Rebel troops near
Augusta Ca in 1865 and which has occasioned much
discussion and arbitration. being claimed by several
parties in Richmond and New Orleans, has again
been the source of investigation From the records
of the Confederate Government and from other
sources the treasure proved beyond doubt to have
belonged to the Rebel Government and not TO Rich
Inond or New-Orleans banks has been supposed
From entries in the journal of the Rebel Treasurer
and from the identity of 50 or 60 bars
of silver bullion Of peculiar shape, which
were recognized as coming from the New-Orleans
Mint and from other evidences, the ownership Of the
captured treasure seems now finally established.
Some days ago Senator Thayer of Nebraska sub
Intted resolution which was agreed TO- calling
upon the President for information in relation to the
absence of Gov. Cummings from Colorado Territory.
The Secretary says there is no additional inforna-
ton to that recently sent TO the Senate except the
additional fact that the leave of absence extended to
Gov Cummings on the 1st of December last has been
extended to the 9th of April 1861. The reason for
the extension was the necessity of his attendance AT
Washington in relation to the Indian affairs with
regard to Colorado. The Secretary has no knowledge
in regard TO the payment of salary which has been
made to Gov. Cummings.
The practice of the Railroad Post Office system has
been TO only distribute through mails, thus being OF
10 service TO intermediate stations. change will
be made in the entire system the details
can be arranged, commencing with the New-ioTk
90, and Erie Road. On next Monday two daily dis
trbuting cars will leave New-York this road, one
atSam and the other at $50 p. m, and in addition
TO conveying the through mail, these trains will also
distribute at all the waystatOns. When the system
Is completed throughout the country letters will
reach their destination in at short period as though
conveyed by direct traveller, and much of the an
noyance and delays incident 10 distributing Post
Offices viii be obviated
The Secretary Of the Treasury has received a tele
gram from Selma Ala. stating that the First Natona
bank of that city had been robbed of 100000 Th'
dispatch states that the money was lying upon the
counter inside the bank in two packages, one o.
which was directed TO the L. s. Assistant Treasurer
at NewYOrk and that the rObber entered during thu
afternoon at side door and secured both packages
No further particulars are given, but the crcum
stances considered suspicious, the bank being ;
depository of Government funds, permission hal
been obtained from the War Department, and thu
Secretary Of the Treasury has directed Major-Gen
Swayne to assume charge of the bank and invest
gate the robbery.