The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-17
WASHINGTON.
RECONSTRUCTION OF VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON, April 16th.-The present ur
Outstanding is that President Grant, unde
authority of Congress, will issue a proclamatio
at an early day, submitting to the people Q
virginia, the constitution of that State, wit
separate votes on the clauses, first, as to dis
reimbursement; second, the test oaths, third tn
county organizations. 1t is understood thai
the vote is to be ordered for the fourth TUESDAY
Ut May next. A new registration OF voters wii
be made. Col. Joseph Segar mas announced
himself as candidate at large ior congress IL
that State.
SECOND COMPTROLLER BRoADHEAD.
II il stated to-day at the Treasury Depart
ment that second comptroller Broadhead hal
received letter from Secretary Boutwell,, in
forming him that the Department has no in.
sequence Of which, Mr.. Broadhead win mo-
tender his resignation.
CABINET MEETING,
This being the regular Cabinet day all the
members were present.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate to-day. Consuls NJ M. Delano, of Col
Orado, at Foo Chow; Oscar Malinroos. VIM.
Henry Wadsworth, Commissioner under the
treaty with Mexico; l. Reaves Associate JUS
tice of Arizona; Addison Lowe Supervising
Inspector of Steamboats, for Second District;
Wilmer Worthington Appraiser at Philadel-
phia; Lucius ID. Kellogg General Appraiser for
the South; Jos. Pollock Director OF the Mini
at Philadelphia; J. NJ Burnnett to be Score.
tary to sign LAID patents. Post Masters John
w. Crosby, Milford, N. H.;Martha A. Loneley
East Cambridge A. q. MARYLAND Third AZ.
slstant Post Master General.
COMBINATIONS.
Senate in executive session to-day Confirm
ed the following nominations Collector Of
1nternaal Revenue, Chas, w. Black Third
Mass. Post- Masters N. ID. Sperry New Haven
w.; james Sewlew, williamsburg; Samuel
Booth, Brooklyn, n. Y; Edward W. Whita-
Her Hartford, Ct; Geo. &c #. Tracy Fairfield
Ct; and many others. Commissioner of Indian
sAhairs, Eli s. Harker of District of Columbia;
Ministers Resident Robert O. Kirk of Ohio, to
the Argentine Republic; O. ID. Brasset of Peru
(colored)lat Hayti: Leopold Markbreit of Ohio
at Bolivia; TO tbe Secretary of the legation;
Geo. W. Werts of Peru at Florence, ENJOYS
extraordinar and Ministers Plenipotentiary; A
u. Curtin of Peru to Russia; Thomas I'll. Nell
son of Indiana to Mexico. Consuls Augustu s
u. Challain of Utah, to be Consul at BRUSSELS.
Lemuel Lyon of Oregon at Rangoon; Felix
Mathews Of California at Tangier; David Tur-
ner of California at La Paz; Charles w. Ellie
OF Nevada at Guayaquil; John P. Grunn, of
Kansas at Matamoras; 4 w. Partridge, of ILL
nols, at Boughok; Geo. P. Halesen lof Illinois
now Consul at Elsinore, to be Consul at Cop
enhagen; Henry j. Winser of New Jersey at
Sonneborg; Andrew G. Phillips of Me; at Fort
Erie; j. b. Gould of Maine at Cork; Jno. L..
stevens OF Maine at Birmingham; Robert p.
keess of Conn at Pracus; Robert g, Holly of
Vermont at Barbados; Robert G. Marck Of
New Hampshire at Londonderry; Edward
Vaughn OF New Hampshire at Contoocook
Canada, Francis r. Webb of;Massachusetts at
Zanzibar; John L. Hauser of Wisconsin. al
Brandizi; james Reed of Illinois, at Belfast;
John s. Runnells of Iowa, at Tien Tsin; j. L.
Glasgow of Iowa. at Havre; Milton M. Price
of Iowa, at Marseilles; Joseph G. Brand of
Ohio, at Newremberg; Robert M. Hanson OF
Ohio, at Bremen; VIM. G. Young, of -, at
Carlsruhi; Henry s. Neal of Ohio, at Lisbon;
Edward ID. Neill Of Minnesota, at Dublin;
Henry Il. Davis of Pennsylvania, at Cardiff;
Ferdinand Cox of Pennsylvania, at Leghorn;
Charles Q. Shepard of New York, at Yeddo;
Charles e. Perry OF New York, at Aspinwall;
David M. Armstrong of New York, at Rome;
Frederick Schultz of New York, at Rotterdam !:
Charles Q. Clinck of New York, at Bordeaux;
James Haggerty of New York. at Glasgow
Consuls Committeeman III. Morse of Maine,
at London; Thomas B. Van Buren, of New
Jersey at Florence; William o. Dart of New
York, for the British North American Prov
inces. Charles A. Dana, Appraiser of Mer-
chandise at New York. Collector of Customs
Orrin McFadden, Wiscasset, Me.
NOMINATIONS REJECTED By THE SENATE.
The following nominations are rejected: A.
3. Rocks, Pension Agent at Knoxville, Tenn;
Lorenzo j. Worden, Postmaster at Lawrence,
Kansas; Warner e. McMacken, Postmaster at
Salem. Ill,