The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-26
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WASHINGTON, March 25.-General Frank
I. Blair, of Missouri, was to-day nominated
ior the mission of Austria Uice Motley, re-
Sgned II IS generally expected that the
senate will reject the nomination.
General Sherman expressed his desire
ana Intention, If he can obtain leave of the
Presidentand General Grant, to 90 on
Iaplaln Duncan's excursion to the Holy
Land which Is to sail in June next. Gem
eral sherman will take with him his
daughter Minnie.
General Green Clay Smith, of Ky.. Gov
ernor OF Montana, has arranged To start for
that territory, about the fifteenth of April.
III company with between twenty and thir-
" families, who are to become citizens of
Montana.
The Governor has provided. upon order
of the War Department, sufficient force
oil soldiers TO protect the travellers.
Ihere Is hitch Ia the nomination of the
Cincinnati Postmaster. IL is found that
Dr. Menzies will be rejected
The Ring" has positively settled that
fact and therefore It is doubtful if his name
be sent to the Senate.
The President has been urged by prom-
inent Republicans and others to release
Jetf. Davis upon his own recognizance be-
cause there Is no prospect of Chief Justice
Chase holding court in Virginia so long
as that State is under control of military
authority, he deeming il beneath the dig
nifty or Judge of the Supreme Court to
preside in district under such control
lhere IS good reason for saying that within
the next ten days JEFF. Davis will be re-
leased upon his own recognizance, to
answer when called upon.
Inc most interesting subject in the Sem
ate, to-day, was the consideration of the
resolution to authorize the sale to friendly
belligerants, of vessels and munitions Of
war Mr. Chandler, of Michigan, made a
loud-voiced speech in which he demanded
that the Alabama claims should be settled
at the mouth of columbiad with fifteen
inch shells. The speech excited derisive
laughter. 1t Is needless to say, Jack Chan
dler was drunk.
The constitution for the new State of
Deseret, now known as the Territory of
Utah, has been received and duly referred
1t provides for universal suffrage. No ac-
ton on the question is proposed at this ses-
sion.
Considerable importance is attached to
the fact that General Grant was on the
floor of the House to-day, and advised the
members not TO adjourn over until Decem-
Der. lie thought that some provision
should be made for meeting at any time in
the summer.
The Republican members of both houses
held caucus Tonight to arrange for the
South. Mr.. Schenck made proposition
to assess the members and employees two
and half per cent. for that purpose, which
was voted down. A fund was then raised
by subscription, and committee appoint
ed to disburse it.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
issued, to-day, the first lot of blanks for
the immediate collection of the income tax
under tho new law. 1t IL fixed at five per
CgI.i. . a. 4 = 900 pXemDt
The new Assistant Assessors have been
ordered to obey this rule:
Each distillery In the district should be
visited daily by an Assistant Assessor, who
should copy the last entries in the dis
tiller's book, note the quantity and condi-
tion of beer in the fermenting tubs, the
general appearance of the distillery, and
make daily report to the Assessor
in writing, when these entries will be
copied by the Assessor in a book kept for
that purpose"
The Senate, in Executive session to-day,
confirmed the nomination of Benz. Simp-
son as Indian agent for Oregon, and rejected
James 5. Hurt, as Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Ninth District of Ken
tucky.
. The Internal Revenue receipts for last
week amounted to over two millions of
dollars.
The Senate Finance Committee has unan-
imOusly reported in favor of General Stead
man as Collector of the First District of
New Orleans, and it is said the Senate is
almost unanimously in favor of his confiN
nation.
A resolution passed the House yesterday
to adjourn at noon on the 2Sth inst, unless
specially notified by the President, Senate
and Speaker of the House to reassemblp on
the first Wednesdays of May, June, Septem-
Der and November.