The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-02-23

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is.

Il
dency performed their duty this morniny
Senator Morton making the address On
receiving the certificate of election, Gen
Grant said that in accepting the Office OF
President of the United States, he assured
them OF his Determination to carry on,
faithfully the obligation of that office, and
referred particularly to the necessities for
an honest and faithful execution of the
revenue laws. Hewould call around him
men who would earnestly carry out the
principles of economy, retrenchment and
honesty, which we're desired by the PEG
pie OF the country. Should officers of
the different branches Of the government
service not satisfy him in the discharge
of their official duty he would not hesitate
moment about removing them, and
would do so just as quickly with his own
appointment as with those o. his .prede-
cessors. Gen Grant stated that he had
not announced his cabinet up to the time
of the Official declaration of the result OF
the election, but had intended at that pc
Rod to make known the names of those
Mhom he would invite to become mem
bers, in the interval, however, he had
concluded not to make known the names
of the gentlemen whose services be would
be glad to have in this respect, even the
gentlemen themselves, till he sent them
into the Senate for confirmation. The
reason for this, the General said. was be.
cause of the fact that should he do so the
pressure would Immediately commence
from various parties to endeavor to induce
him to change his determination, not so
much probably from the fact of opposi-
ton made from personal motives, but
on account Of the interests which gentle
men NAV have for their own friends For
these and other reasons he had conclud-
ed to make little public announcement Of
his cabinet till the time mentioned.
( Boutwell's Mississippi bill enacts that
the Constitutional Convention heretofore
elected shall assemble forthwith and APP
point provisional governor and make
removals and appointments for all the
States, County, township and other Of
ficers of the provisional government; au.
thorize the provisional governor to re.
move and appoint registrars of elections,
and submit to the people the Constitution
heretofore framed by said convention,
either with or without amendments to
provide ordinances for holding all cleo
tons and for ascertaining and declaring
the result of said elections, especially any
election which may be held for the rati
cation or rejection of any Constitution
which said convention may submit to the
people Said convention shall not con-
tinue in session more than thirty days, or
allow members thereof more than five
dollars, each, per diem, as compensation,
nor more than ten cents per mile for tray
cling to and from the place of meeting.
House Bill to authorize the building
of the military and postal railroad from
Washington to New York Passed, 100
yeas, 80 nays.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
House Boutwell, moved to suspend
the rules so as to take from the speakers
table the Senate amendments to joint res
oluton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution. Rules suspended and Sen
ate amendments taken from the speakers
table. The amendments were non con
Cured in, and committee of conference
was ordered Wilson, OF Iowa, the speak
err, having left the chair and Dawes taken
it. qf s PG95Skf P&9e tf aPPp5ned BY the two
Houses to wait on the President and Vice
President elect that the committee had
that duty, and presented their
responses Report was ordered entered
on the journal. Pending an amendment,
the House took recess until evening,
which was to be devoted to the considera-
ton exclusively of the tax bill. Bout.
well, Shellabarger and Eldridge were APP
pointed by the speaker committee of
on the proposed constitution.
al amendment.
In tie Supreme Court to-day Chief
Justice Chase delivered an opinion decd
ing that gold contracts must be satisfied
with coin. When that kind of currency
is not mentioned then legal tenders are as
lawful in such connection. Messrs. Davis
and Swaine gave their qualified consent,
but Miller dissented in q great measure
from the opinion.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 10.