The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-21

cast for a candidate who differed IN
rolifical sentiment with a majority oil
tbe two Houses, such legislation
would at once be condemned by
tbe country as unconstitutional
and revolutionary usurpation of pow
er. 1t would. however, be exceeding
" difficult to fiud in the Constitution
any more authority for the joint res0-
luton under the Constitution, than
for an enactment looking directly to
the rejection of all votes not IN ae-
c0rdance with the political preference
of a majority of Congress. No power
existedIn the Constitution authorizing
the joint resolution or the proposed
law. The only difference being that one
would be more palpably uneonstitu-
tioual and revolutionary than the
other. One would rest upon the
radical error that Congress has power
to prescribe terms and conditions to
the right Of the people Of the States
to cast their votes for President and
Vice President. For the reasons thus
indicated, l am constrained to return
the Joint Resolution to the Senate
for such further action thereon as
Congress may deem necessary.
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 20, 1868.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Hon. VIM.
Evarts, Attorney General of the
United States, took the oath of office
this morning before Judge Willie, of
the District Supreme Court, and
shortly after entered upon the duties
of his office. He was visited during
the day by large number OF Senators
and other distinguished persons.
A report has been received at the
headquarters of the army, from Cen
eral Gillem, commanding the Fourth
Military District, dated Vicksburg,
showing that the constitution was de-
feated In that State by z ,629 majority.
Only one Republican member of
Congress, General Mckee, is returned
as elected. There has been no in
vestigation by the military authori-
ties into the alleged fraudulent trans
actions.
kilograms received at army head
quarters state that General Grant
would reach Denver to- day, where he
would remain two or three days, and
soon return again to st. Louis.
The President to-day nominated to
the Senate VIM. 2. Wells to be AS
sistant Treasurer; G. Il. Cox, of
Maryland, Commissioner of Pensions
Henry M. Witt, Minister to Austria
William S. Rosencranz, Minister ex-
traordinary to Spain; John A. Nc
Clernand, Minister to MaxicO; Ed
mund Cooper, Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue; Robert Muller, Reg
lister of Public Money at Belmont,
Nevada; A. g. Boone, Agent for Kio-
wa and Comanche tribes of Indians
d. &C.. Ryan, receiver of public
monies at kenosho, Wisconsin; The
odore G.. Tedball, collector of inter
nal revenue Of the Second District of
California; Oscar Smith Williams,
collector OF internal revenue of the
Second District of Connecticut; Jer-
emiah Seeitsmyer, assessor of inter-
nal revenue for the Tenth District Of
Pennsylvania; Charles N. +. Elton,
treasurer OF the United States branch
mint at San Francisco; Edward Il
Wood, collector of internal revenue
oil the Second District Of New York
An order was issued by the War
Department carrying into effect the
law Of Congress making eight hours a
days work Of civilians, laborers
workmen, and mechanics in its en-
ploy. The order is issued by com.
mand OF Gen. Grant.