The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-02

this week. There is little probability Of il
being acted on during this session.
General Grant leaves for the West TO-
morrow.
WARRINGTON. June 30.-The Senate con.
frmed the nomination Of Admiral Dahlgren
to be Chief Of Ordnance. and also Com
manders Filisen and Crosby to be Captains.
II is believed the President will soon issue
an amnesty proclamation including all ex-
cepted in former proclamations.
General Logan, Commander-in-C Chief OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, has issued
forward to headquarters everything pertain
ing to the recent ceremonies of decorating
the graves of Union soldiers, including
newspaper accounts, editorials, etc. Frank
Moore, editor of the Rebellion Record, has
been appointed under a resolution of Con-
eress to edit these documents for preserva-
ton in book form.
Senator Thayer's bill to regulate and fix
the military establishment by repeating the
Act which fixes the number of captains in
each Quatermaster's Department at 80, and
the number ef majors at Is, prohibits the
filling of vacancies until the number of such
officers are so reduced.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-In the Senate,
Howard. from the Military Committee, re-
ported favorably to discontinue the Freed
mans Bureau.
The joint resolution directing the withhold
ing of money due from the United States to
any State in default of the payment Of prin-
cipal or interest on its stocks or bonds held
by the United States in trust, was considered
and passed.
Tie Senate resolved to hold evening ses-
sions to consider the bill for the admission of
Colorado.
The Civil Appropriation bill was taken up.
Among the amendments adopted was one
appropTiating $500 for the Branch Mint
building at Carson City, Nevada.
Without action on the bill, the Senate held
an Executiyese session, and then took a re-
cess till evening.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-In the House,
Cobb offered resolution instructing the
Ways and Means Committee to report bill
levying tax of at least ten per cent. on the
interest on bonds, to be assessed and collect
ed annually by the Secretary of the Treasury
and such subordinates as are charged with
the duty, paving the interest on the bonded
Indebtedness of the United States. A motion
to table was rejected, and a motion to refer
was also rejected. The resolution passed
90 to 50.
Stevens, from the COMMITTEE on Appro-
priations, reported deficiency bill, which
was made the special order for Thursday.
The consideration of the River and Harbor
bill was resumed, and the entire bill consid- |
cred by sections.
Elliott moved the previous question.
Washburne called for separate votes on the |
several appropriations, the same having been
agreed to. !
Leave of absence was granted to several
Democratic members.
TORONTO. June 29.-John c. Breckenridge |
has arrived from Paris.
LONDON, June 29.-Viscount Esteveroil,
Secretary of the French Legation at Wash
ington, has been transferred to England in
the same capacity.
COPENHAGEN, June 29.-The delay in
the transfer Of St. Thomas to the
United States is represented as not accident
al. The King has intimated that Santa Cruz
will also be disposed of to the United States
so soon as the claims of France on the island
are settled.