Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-21
Washington News.

the rights of n~aturalized citizens was
agreed too.
The Darien Ship Canal treaty will
not be acted upon this session.
The Secretary of the Treasury De-
partment to-day discharged ninety
women clerks, from the REGISTERS Of
fee. Their places win not be filed
as there is plenty of force for the cur
rent work.
Minister Halls resignation was re-
ceived a day or two ago.
The health of Secretary Stanton Is
improving.
Many Senators are of the opinion
that the extra session will close this
week.
The monitor Saguis is fitting out at
the Washington Navy Yard, and in
about twelve days will be towed to
the Cuban coast.
April 16.-The nominations to-day
numbered fifty-nine.
The Senate in executive session con-
frmed one hundred and twenty-five
nominations.
The settlement of claims with Peru
was ratified.
Governor Campbell, of Wyoming,
took the oath of office before Justice
Swayne to-day, and left for the west.
Secretary Fish has informed some
Ohio applicants for consular appoint
ments that as near as he can judge,
their State has already received her
share of the spOils.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-
day, in following up the policy of re-
ducing the force in his Department,
| dismissed over one hundred men
/ from the Third Auditors office. They
were mostly pestilent fellows of the
late Johnson Departmental Club. 1t
should be understood that it is per-
fectly useless to come here to get clerk
ships. Discharges are taking place in
all departments, and not twenty ap-
pointments have been made. The
policy in every branch of the Govern
ment is to reduce the number of en-
plOyees.
April I6.-The Senate had an ex-
ceedingly lively time in executive
session to-day. Many of the foreign
appointments were severely criticised.
An attempt was made to reconsider
all of them, but the rules would not
permit.
The nominations to-day were sixty
four in number.
1t is ~ascertained from the Secretary
of the Treasury Department that re-
cent orders of the secretary for pay
ment of the May and July interest
with rebate of six per cent are not
making much stir in the money mar
ket, while the amount of the May in
terest vet rebated il less than half a
million dollars.
The eolored people to-day celebrated
by parade, &c, the anniversary of
the abolition of negro slavery in the
District of Columbia.
Out Of one hundred and thirty-hve
clerks belonging to the Third Audi
tors office who were yesterday nOtifi-
ed that they were to be removed, there
were seven of the eleven chiefs of di-
visions.
The Senate to-day confirmed Ely s.
Parker to be commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
IL is stated to-day at the treasury
department that Second Comptroller
BrOadhead has received aletter from
Secretary Boutwell,, informing him
that the department has no intention
of disposing with his services, in on
sequence Of which he viii not resign.
April 17.-All the present fractional
currency will be called in, and the
work of printing it has been entirely
stopped. The remaining blank paper
used for this kind of currency will be
destroyed or used for other purposes.
The nominations to-day were fifty
three in number, the most important
being that of TOrbett of Delaware, as
minister to Salvador. He ran for
Congress last fall, but was defeated by
the Democratic nominee, and will be
remembered as n of the cavalry
general under Sheridan.
kilograms from Savannah lead
friends of the Cuban revolution here
TO believe that General j.. B-Steed-
man has been successful in landiDgm
Cuba with q picked force of men.
Reverdy johnson has asked permits
sion to remain in England as our min
lister till August, 50 as to complete his
year of service.
The probabilities seem to be that
We shall allow the British govern
ment to take the iniative in the next
movement for settling the Alabama
claims, and there is a chance that
lCEOl1dl1OLAE l. bC ian olCAlC0 AloAA
London to Washington.
april 19.-The President and the
members of his cabinet to-day de-
cided that no business of any nature
should be sent to the Senate after two
O'Clock tomorrow.
The cabinet meeting which takes
place tomorrow, will, therefore, de-
eide upon all the remaining appoint
ments which they will make and
whether or not, other business shall
be presented for the action of the
Senate.
The various committees of the
House, authorized to take testimony 1
during the recess, to-day drew from
the contingent fund the amounts esti-
mated for the summers work, which
they have been directed by the House
to perform
The Committee of Ways and Means
meet May 18th, in New York, and
after several weeks in the eastern
cities, will go west to San Francisco.
Mr.. Dana has declined the apprais-
orship to which he was recently
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