The Portland daily press., 1868-07-13
WASHINGTON.
SENATE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Senate in Elk
ecutive session, to-day, confirmed j. s. Watts
as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in New
Mexico.
The Senate rejected the nomination of Col
j. o. p. Burnside to be Second Auditor in
place of Il. b. French, whom the President
proposed to remove.
The Senate discussed the nomination of w.
l.. Evarts to be Attorney General of the Unit
ed States, but came to no decision on the sub
ject.
REPORTED DISCOVERY OF RICH GOLD FIELDS AT
TUGEN RIVER, ALASKA.
The U. S. Consul at Victoria V. l., writes to
the Department of State, under date of June
9th, that the reported loss OF the crew and pas
sengers of the schooner Louisa Downs, on the
Northern coast is incorrect. They were all
saved and had discovered rich gold fields on
Tugen River, Alaska, and were picking up
gold in Jumps. The reports were believed in
Sitka, and every description of water craft was
being brought into requisition to convey adj
venturers to the spot.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF SOUTHERN
STATES.
The President to-day issued the following
proclamation:
By the President of the United States Of Amer
icd, q proclamation.
WheredS, By an act of Congress, entitled an
act to admit the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama
and Florida to representation in Congress,
clared that it is made the duty of the Pres-
dent within ten days after receiving official in
formation of the ratification by the Legislature
of either of said States of proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, known as Article
l4th, to issue proclamation announcing that
fact; and
Whereas, Said act seems to be perspective;
and
Whereas A paper purportng to be repe
ton of the Legislature Of Florida adopting
the amendments to the 18th and 18th articles
OF the Constitution of the United States, was
received at the Department of State on the
10th of june 1868 prior to the passage of the act
of Congress referred to, which paper is attest
ed by the names of Horatio Jenkins, Jr. as
President pro tenn of the Senate, and w. W.
Moore as Speaker of the Assembly, and OF
William l.. Althorp as Secretary of the Sem
ate, and William Forsyth Byrum as Clerk of
Assembly, and which paper was transmitted
to the Secretary of State in a letter dated "Ex-
ecu,iye Office, Tallahassee, Fla, June, 1862
from Hanson Reed, who therein signed him
self Governor; and
Whereas. On the 9th OF July, 1868, a paper
was received by the President, which paper,
being addressed to the President bears date of
the 4th of July, 1868, and was transmitted by
and under the name of w. w. Holden, who
therein writes himself Governor of the State
OF North Carolina, which paper certifies that
said proposed amendment known as article
18th, did pass the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the General Assembly OF North
NHolina on the "a day OF July, instant, ana is
attested by the names of John HI. Bouer, or
Bower, as Secretary of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and L. A. Byrnes as Secretary of
the Senate, and its ratification on the 4th of
July, 1868, is attested by Tad. r. Caudwell as
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate, and j. w. Holden as Speaker of the
House of Represen tatives; now,
Therefore, be at knOaon, That /, Andrew John
son, President of the United States of Ameri-
ca. in compliance with the execution of the
act of Congress aforesaid, do issue this procla-
nation, announcing the fact of the ratification
of said amendment by the Legislature of the
State of North Carolina in the manner therein
before set forth.
In testimony whereof have signed these pres
ents with my hand, and have caused the
seal of the United States to be thereto af- |
fixed. Done at the city of Washington this
1lth day of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty EIGHT and |
of the independence of the United States of
America the ninety third.
[Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President, WILLIAM HI. SEWARD, Sec |
rotary of State.
ANOTHER VETO EXPECTED. !
WASHINGTON, July pa bill to regulate.
representation of certain States in the Elec- |
toral Collegs will be laid before the President
tomorrow. The Constitutional limit will ex-
pire on the 23d inst. Congress will not adjourn |
sine die until the bill shall become law by |
the required two-thirds vote over the Presi- |
dents veto, which is anticipated.
THE NEW ARMY BILL.
New YORK, July 11.-Mr. Garfield will report |
tomorrow from the Military Committee q bill |
to equalize the pay of officers of the Regular
Army, and to establish the pay OF enlisted SOL
diers. The bill was originally framed by Gen.
Schenck and approved by the Military Com
mittee some time ago, and it is now remanded |
in consequence of the strong feeling against
giving the army officers 80 per cent. increase
of pay. 1t provides for the permanent settle
ment of the rate of pay tor officers and entire
ly aboishes the Communication system. Accord
ing to it's terms the compensation of the officers
of the army is to be as follows:
A General shall receive $4,000; Mai. Cen
eral commanding two or more departments or |
separate army actually in the field, 81 600;
and when commanding a military department
Or division in the field, $4,000; and when on
other duty, $6,000 The pay of Brig. General
commanding department of an army or di- |
vision in the field, or serving as a chief of bu-
reau, $500; if on other duty $1,000; Colonel
commanding brigade military post, SO 200; of
Lieut.. Colonel, $4,000; when on other duty
$500; of Major $1,000; Captain $1,000; Lieut..
$4,000: the bill also provides that whenever
an officer obtains leave of absence for more
than GO days his pay should be reduced 80 per
cent; also that the pay of retired officers shall
grades as provided in the bill.
The bill further provides that the pay and
allowance of enlisted men shall continue as it
is prescribed by existing laws, except that here
after each enlisted man shall instead of the
usual allowance of bounties and additional
pay receive an increase on his ordinary pay
proper of one dollar per month during the Sec
ond year of his enlistment, and further in
crease on the third year, and so on for each