, 1868-06-05

organizations throughout the country to at
tend The National Convention, July 4, and
participate in the deliberations. -
Gen. TLomes took possession of the War
Office ss Secretary 0d Interim. F sl.l
New York, May 27.-Thurlow Weed pub
lished aeaFd charging Senator Pomeroy with
either having intended to dispose Of three
votes on impeachment, or consenting that
his friends should use his name to make
money He mentions Senator Nye, Upton
and others, whom Legeett and Gaylord,
Pomeroy's friends, undertook to influence
but be don'I believe they authorized any ar.
rangement or they would have voted for
scquittal
Washington, May 27.-.The Secretary of
State learns that the naturalization treaty
with Bavaria is on equally liberal terms With
that of North Germany The Secretary hopes
70 negotiate similar treaty with England.
There is a disposition on the part of
large nnmbergof Gopgressmen to adjourn
about the LIST of July, and so enter entirely
on the Presidential campaign.
CONGRESSIONAL.
I Washington, May 27.-Upon opening the
doors, the bill to amend an act granting land
| 10 aid Of a railroad from California TO Ports.
| land, Oregon, was passed. 1t extends the
time for building the road. The bill to ad>
mis- Arkansas was taken up aud discussed
without action. > ~
4 -Buckalew offered resolution which was
laid over, declaringit as the sense of the
Senate that any enforced attendance of
member of the Senate before the Committee
of the House Of Representatives to be ex-
amined as a witness on any question relating
to the impeachment trial, would be a flag
rant breach of privilege of the Senators.
and any voluntary utierance of Senator
before the Committee for such purpose would
be highly improper. Adjourned.
Washington, May 28.-In the Senate, the
Chair appointed Buckalew, Morrill,, Stewart,
Chandler and Tbayer a Select Committee to
investigate the charges Of improper influences
on Senator'S
The Senate went into executive session
While in executive session the Senate con-
firmed A. Hogan Attorney for Idaho aud
rejected j. b Hubbley for Collector for
Montana, and P, McCurdy for Supreme
Judge of Utah The Senate resumed the
consideration of Scho6eld's nomina lion as
Secretary of War and passed the following
resolutio
Whereas, The order of the Presidents
removing Stanton was unconstitutional and
Illegal but on account of Stantons having
on Tuesday relinquished said office, be it.
ResOLUed, That the Senate do advise and
consent to the appointment of Schofeld.
The President sent to the Senate the fol
lowing nominations Henry Stanbery, At
tOrney General ThadeUs Platt, Minister to
the Argentine Republic H. C. Worthing,
ton, Minister to Costa Rica; Admiral Dahl
gren, to be Chief of the Bureau OF Ordnance,
vice ~Henry~A. Wise, resigned Commodore
Thomas Turner to be Rear Admiral ;. Cap
tain A NJ. Pennock aud Capt j. Il. Wor-
den, as Commodore.
GRANT AND oe1FAx ACCEPT THE NoMfNA.
TIoN.
Washington, May ga Committee of
the Soldiers aud Sailors Convection. waited
on Gen. Grant, at l o'clock to present him
with copy of the resolutions adopted by
the National Convention, Gen Grant receiv,
ed the party, some dozen in number, in his
room at army headquarters. Col. A. Cole,
man, Stokes and Gregg, Gen. Logan, Haw-
ley and Fairchds, were among the Com.
mittee. The chairman presented the resolu.
tion in an appropriate address The General
responded briefly that while be had never
d sired to be candidate for any political
office, it afforded him great qualification to
feel that he had the support of the survivors
of the war; if be did not feel sure of this he
would not be a candidate; he was a candi.
IN nc mat oe
Of duty, and having accepted their nomina.
tion, be felt be should have their aid and
support until November as he had during the
| rebellion.
The committee appointed by the National
Convention to inform Grant aud Colfax of
their nomination, performed that duty at
Grants residence about O'Clock this eve.
ming. One hundred persons we're present,
Including delegates to the Convention, MEM
bers Of Congress, ladies, and the members of
Grants staff
Gov. Hawley, in brief address, presents
ed the record of proceedings of the Conven-
tiou, and rendered to Gen. Grant the homi>
nation. Grant replied as follows: "Mr.
President and gentlemen of the National
Union Convention, will ehdeavor In very
short time to write you. letter accepting
the trust you have impressed on me-. Ex.
pressing my gratitude for the confidence
you have placed in me, will now say but
little orally, and that is to tSauk you for
the unanimity with which you have selected
me as candidate for the Presidential Office.
\ can say in addition that l looked on during
the proceedings at Chicago with great deal
ofiuterest and was gratifed with lhe har>
nony and unanimity which seemed to have
governed the deliberations ofthe Convention.
If chosen to fill the high Office for which
you have selected me, will give to its du>
ties the same energy, the spirit aud the same
will that have given to the performance of
all duties which have devolved on me here.
tofore. Whether shall be able to perform
those duties to your entire satisfaction time
will determine. You have truly said in the
course of your address that shall have no
policy of nv own tn interfere against the will