The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-05
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 81.

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sioner of Internal Revenue.
Three moro express robbers have been
hung by tho mob near Seymour, Indiana.
The bill rcorganizing Mississippi, Vir-
ginia and Texas, came up in the Senate,
and on motion of Conkling was tabled
A bill was passed relieving the disabil-
tiles of Nelson Tiff.
General Young was seated as Repre-
sentative from Georgia.
Both Houses are adjourned to the
third Monday in September.
All bills affecting the South of aggres-
sive character have failed.
Nelson Tiff, from Georgia, has been
admitted to the House.
Simeon Corley, from South Carolina,
has been seated in the House.
The. Senate confirmed the appointment
of Gen. Rosecrans as Minister to Mexico,
Enos D. Hodge as Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court, and Lewis Wolfey as
Assessor of Internal Revenue of the First
District of Louisiana, and rejected Sime-
on NJ. o. johnson as Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
The President has called no special
session of tho Senate, which leavos many
important Offices vacant.
All bills were signed, except the Fund
ing Bill, which, however, can bo signed
at any time within ten days.
The Republican members of Congress
have signed an agreement that they will
not be here in September, unless advised
to come by Senator Morgan and Repre-
sentative sohenck, of the Congressional
Republican Committee.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.
The radicals are considering, favorably,
a plan Of electing Presidential electors
by the Legislatures of the Southern
States.
Ii is understood that the President con-
siders the commissionership Of internal
revenue vacant, and will make an adj an
terim appointment in few days. Efforts
to- re-organize Federal Offices in New Or
leans failed. 1t was found impossible to
compromise conflicting party interests.
1t is positively stated that tho Presi-
dent will continue to act as heretofore,
regarding the Reconstruction Acts. lie
will conform to the law until modified by
Congress, or nulli6ed by the courts.
Blaque Bey, the Turkish Minister, is
offended by the Congressional resolutions
of sympathy for Crete.
The Chinese Legation took their for
mal leave of tho President. Burlingame
is delighted with the treaty.
Howard is dismissing many bureau
functionaries, giving them a months
loaya of Draliminnrv absence
This evenings Star has tho following
concerning the electors in the South
"The Southern members of Congress,
within the past few days have, in confer.
ence with tho Republicans hero, decided
that it will bo best for the Presidential
electors in the re-organized States, to be
chosen by their respective Legislatures,
in tho same way as South Carolina has
always chosen hers This, it is held, will
removo all fear of tho Disturbances and
frauds, which have been apprehended.
1t ia probable these views will be carried
out by tho Legislatures, in whose hands
the matter rests"
WASHINGTON, July %.
The following order has been issued
from the War Department:
Commanding Generals of the Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth Military Dis
trcts having officially reported that Ar
kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida
have complied with the Reconstruction
acts, including the acts of juno %; 1868,
and that consequently so much of the
acts of March 9, 1867, and all acts sup
Elementary thcrcto providing for military
districts, subject to the military au-
thority of tho United Statos, as there
in provided, have become imperative in
said States, and Commanding Generals
have ccasod exercising military powers
conferred by said acts, therefore the fol-
lowing changes will bo madc in the Or
ranization and command of military dis
tricts and geographical departments:
First. The Second and Third Military
Districts having ceased to exist, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida will constitute the De-
partment of the South. General Meade
to command, headquarters at Atlanta.
Second. General Gillem will command
the Fourth Military District, composing
Mississippi.
Third. General Reynolds will command
tho Fifth Military District, composing
Texas, headquarters at Austin. -,
Fourth. Louisiana and Arkansas will
constitute the Department of Louisiana.
General Rousseau commanding at Now
Orleans. General Buchanan will con-
tinue in command until relieved by Con.
Rousseau.
Fifth. General George Cooke relieves
General Rousseau in the Department OF
Columbia.
Sixth. General Candy is reassigned to
command the Department of Washington.
Seventh General Edward Hatch, Co,
,onoI of tho Ninth Cavnlry. relieves Gen.