The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-15

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Presi-
dent sent to the Senate to day the fol-
lowing nominations: Perry Fuller
Collector of Customs, New Orleans;
ThOs. B. Florence. Assessor Internal
Revenue, Second District of Pennsyl-
yania; John j. DIETRICH, Collector Ia
ternal Revenue, Twelfth District Illi-
nois; Nathaniel 2. Langford, of Mont
gomery, to be Governor of Montana
John Savage, of New York, Consul
at Leeds.
Gen. Gillem was before the Recon
struction Committee to-day, and re-
iterated statements in his official re-
port that there was fair vote IL Mis-
sissippi when the constitution was
rejected.
The Ways and Means Committee
this morning considered the subject
of duty on steel, but came to no
conclusion. and adjourned till Mon
day.
The delegates to the National
Bricklayers' Union, in session here,
were introduced to the President this
afternoon. Hon. Samuel f. Cary per-
formed the ceremony OF introduction
in few pertinent remarks. The
President. in response, expressed
himself pleased at the compliment of
their visit, and said that, without
making a speech, he would refer to
his record for an illustration Of his
respect for labor and industrial inter
ests. The delegates were then in
dividually Introduced to the Presi-
dent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Tke Pres
ident has accented the report Of the
Government Commissioners upon an
additional section of twenty miles of
the Central Pacific Railroad aud Tel
egraph Line, terminating at 470th
post east OF Sacramento, and di-
rected bonds to be issued to the COM
paBy.
The receipts of customs from jan
uary 1st to the 9th. were &, ,92l ,281.
In the Colored National Suffrage
Convention to dav, Prof. Vashon,
Chairman Of the Committee on Gre
dentials, reported the following from
Alleghaney CITY, Penn: b. Z. Pull
posa, Rev. J. w. Denue, Miss Har-
riet johnson, and w. Peterson; and
Fields Cook, of Virginia, objected to
admitting women to a colored men s
convention.
DIR. j. HI. Brown was in favor OF
admitting women, and said the women
would yet have a vote. After debate,
the report was adopted.
j. b. Murray offered a resolution
endorsing the National Equal Rights
League, and providing that the dele
gates organize such a League.
w. Rich, of Troy, N. Y, and Ed
ward V. Clark, of Virginia, were
placed on the roll, and E. M. Davis
was elected an honorary member.
Mr. Bowers, of Pennsylvania, offered
a'resolution that g. L. Dawing, John
L. Cook, g. B. Xashon, and Garter A.
Stewart be appointed q committee to
go before Congress. It was agreed to.
Mr.. A. Nj. Powell. editor OF the
An'i- iSldUery Standard, then address
ed the convention.
Mr.. Stover is the dissenting mem
Der IN the report on the Missouri
election case, he being of the opinion
that Anderson, and not Switzer, is
entitled to the seat.
General Spinner is recovering slow
ly from his recent illness. He was
able to take a short ride yesterday
and to-day.
A committee of the House of Rep
resentatives left for New York to-
night, to accompany the remains of
the Hon. ID. A. Finney, to Philadel-
phia.
The Virginia Conference Commit
tee had pleasant aud satisfactory in
terview with General Grant and Sec
retary Schofeld to-day. They also
had an interview with some of the
leading Senators and Representatives.