The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON March 3O.-IGe Senate alter pro-
Ionged session, passed the currency bill.
Fifty Texans appeared before the Reconstruction
Committee Gov. Hamilton spoke in favor of sub
mission Of the constitution. Colsoquy regarding dis
flarchisement Appeared the DISTINGUISHING sections
were copied from the South Carolina constitution.
Whtemore, member of the committee from South
Carolina, said none were now i'll South Carolina dis
franchised from voting Hamilton said if that be the
Interpretation, so much better. Further hearing Of
the case adjourned to Thursday. 49,
Preliminary vote in the Election Committee indi-
Gates disposition to seat Sheldon pending the contest.
There will be a minority report
WAsuISGToS, March 3l.-Blodgett has been re-
appointed post master at Augusta, Ca vice Summers,
removed.
WASHINGTON, Marc;, 31.-A private dispatch from
Macon announces A. II. Stephens his deathbed
Number of nominations among them John j. Speed
postmaster at Louisville and W. Keating at Shrcve-
port, La. No Southern combinations.
Tenure Of office bill as passed uses the word sus.
pension in the sense Of removal, and requires the
President to nominate for vacancies within thirty days
after the meeting of Congress. ..-.-. .--.
The Attorney General decides Geo. A. Halsey, being
manufacturer trader, ineligible to resistership Of
the Trcsury under the law creating that department..
WASHINGTON, April lin the House Democrats ap.
prehend Buffers bill imposes humiliatng conditions
Removal of disabilities is more mudded than ever,
and unless Buffers bill is passed, probably there will
be no action this session. --
In Senate, bill requiring applications for relief Of
disabilities by petition, and to reasons for appi
cation passed. Bill revivng grant of lands to Selma
and Gadsden Gala road and confirming grant to the
Selma, Rome and Dalton road, passed. Sumner intro
duced joint resolution osponng the election in Texas
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Ih Executive session there
was long discussion over Longstreets nomnatlon
John Allison confirmed Register of the Treasury.
Gen. Stoneman relieved from command of Virginia
and ordered to the Pacific.
al, tiin raci.
dent. Report excluded members of Georgia deega-
ton Radicals say the President, responding to
Georgia Attorney General Farrow, thought Congress
would take some action regarding Georgia before ad-
iournment; that he himself favored restoring negroes
to seats.
1t is stated Mexican mission rendered Gen. Siekcs.
1t is thought Grant win veto the tenure of Office
bill, as not exact in its language.
Reported Gen. r. S. Granger is assigned to tempo.
rary command in Virginia.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously
agreed to report the following That the people Of the
United States hereby declare their sympathy with the
people of the Island of Cnba i'll their patriotic efforts
to secure independence and establish republican form
of government guaranteeing personal liberty and equal
political rights of all peoples and that Congress will
lend its constitutional support to the President OF the
United States whenever he may deem 1t cxpcdeut to
recognise the independence and sovereignty of such
republican government.
President nominated for postmaster, J. O. Hawlty,
Warrenton, Va; josiah Deloach, Memphis; Henry
Rawson Marshall, Texas.
Boutwell, ordered dismissal star special Treasury
agents.
Debt statement enters fully into details of various
items included in Governments Indebtedness. De-
crease left nearly S26N0,UG0; coin balance sl04 o0o,
900; s215oo 600 represented by certificates; cur
rency balance 81, ,oon,0GO This statement embraces
only receipts received up to II noon lst inst which
would be reduced s4,ooo,ooo additional l,sd it