Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-24
WASHINGTON.
Bill Signed.

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a. esIi sqs s'WAsHINGToN, d. c., July 3d.
The President this morning signed the
Spirits and Tobacco Tax bill, accompanied
by protest, which is filed with the bill in
the State Department. tits understood the
appointment of Supervisors is given to the
Secretary of the Treasury and Commission
er of Internal Revenue.
Nominations TO the Senate.
3 The President nominated to the Senate
General N. L. Jefries, of Maryland, Reg
lister. of the Treasury, to be Commissioner
Tennessee, to be Judge of the Court of
Claims, to supply vacancy. This GENTLE
man is now Adjutant General in that
State. - 7ssR a. = e's-' ''-''
ass ssPostponbeiment. b sssssl
The committee on Ways and Means this
morning postponed until Congress again
meets, the bill for the abolition of public
warehouses in Atlantic cities. s.s1zsI Z Z =
m Reconstructfon..5 % t5ss ,lsia4s = q
The committee on Reconstruction to-day
added to the Texas bill Virginia and Mis-
sissippi, so as to provide provisional gov
ernments for all three of these States.saThe
bill will be reported at the earliest, eppor-
tunity. The committee from the meeting
of the Southern Representatives and loyal
lists were to-day unable to present their
resolutions to the Reconstruction commit
tee, which had not time to receive them.
Nelson's Bill.
The following is the bill Introduced by
Mr.. Nelson in the Senate to-day.
Be it enacted, DC, That the prest mt Gov
eminent of Mississippi, being provisional
only, and subject to the paramount author
ity of Congress, it is hereby provided that
all the officers under said Government shall
be vacated on the passage of this act, and
II, = ft,ax fod Of fho ol
for the ratification of the Constitution and
for the election of officers under the
same, ssswho received az majority
of votes cast, shall enter upon the offices for
which they were voted for, and shall consti-
tute the provisional government of Missis-
sippi, until otherwise ordered by Congress;
Provided, That If any person voted for at
said election cannot take and subscribe to
Che oath required by the act entitled ian
| act to prescribe an oath of office and for
other purposes" approved July I'd, 1864,
the duties of the office for which he was
elected shall devolve on the person re-
ieeiving the next highest number of votes.
SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the
military commander of the district OF
which Mississippi forms a part, to see that
/ the provisions of this act are carried into
1 Immediate effect.
i The Impeachment Question.
All of the Southern members of Congress
except two, with a number of Northern
| Republican Representatives, are in favor
of impeaching the President at the present
session for the views put forward in the
| veto TO the Electoral College bill. They
| think that the Senate would remove john
son now if he should be tried upon strong
charges, such as they think they could pre-
sent and prove. Ga i'asi 'g .t4'3 ,l-i.5
VIII Not be Confirmed. ~,
Mr.. Pettus, nominated for Naval Officer
of New York, is opposed by both Senators
tConkling and Morgan, and will not be con-
firmed. .-.-.lsr
The FundiDg BiII-Diferences.
1t is said that the differences between the
House and Senate on the funding bill are
too wide and important to be adjusted at
this session. 2 y -, f" - 81 Il 7e as.-Fg
The Texas Bill.
i The bill reported from the Reconstruc-
ton committee giving the Constitutional
Convention of Texas the right to appoint
and remove officers, will pass both Houses,
but will no doubt be pOcketed by the Pres
lident, If he has not time to- veto it, 'a
II Business ON Speakers Table.
There are now only forty bills on the
Speakers table, and these can be disposed
of by Saturday. .si,- ~ -5s7sat[ 1s5
- Wyoming Bill. .s. s--
The bill creating the new Territory Of
!, Wyoming will probably be passed. 1nH N1s :,
i. Alaska.
III It is believed that the Conference com
mittee will agree to the Alaska bill, in ar
acceptable form to-day, and it viii bepass'
!. led tomorrow. -.sss
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