Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-18
Disturbances In spain.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Important Changes In the miIItar
BerVIce-NOmIuRtfOns by the Presi
dent-A BeRuiIfaI Postmaster 10
Richmond.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE follow
ing order was issued yesterday
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASH
EeToN, March 1G.-General Order Nc
lS.-By direction of the President III,
following changes are made Of Militar-
Divisions and Department Commanders
|. Lieut.. Gen. P. Ii. Sheridan is as
signed to the command OF the Military
Division of the West.
III. Maj. Gen. H. w. Halleck is as,
signed to the Military Division of the
South, to be composed OF the Depart,
ments OF Louisiana, the Fourth Military
District and the States composing the
present Department of the Cumberland
headquarters at Louisville, Ky. Mai
Gen. Halleck will proceed to his new
command as soon as relieved by Maj.
Gen. Thomas.
III. Maj. Gen. Geo. II. Thomas is ap
pointed to the command of the Military
Division of the Pacific.
~. Maj. Gen. J. NJ. Schofeld is as
signed to the command Of the Depart
ment OF Missouri. The State of Illinois
and the post Of Fort Smith are trans
ieIred to his department.
V. Maj. Gen. O. o. Howard is assigned
10 the command Of the Department of
Louisiana. Until his arrival the senior
officer, Breyet Maj. Gen. j. A. Mower,
will command, according to his brevet
rank.
VI. The Department of Washington
will be discontinued and merged into the
Department Of the East The records
will be sent to the Adjutant General Of
the army.
VII. The First Military District will
be added 10 the Military Division of the
Atlantic.
VIII. As soon as Maj. Gen. Thomas
is ready to relinquish command Of the
Department OF the Cumberland the De-
psrtment will be discontinued, and the
States comprising it will be added to
other departments. The records will be
forwarded to the Adiutant of the Army.
BY command of Gen. Sherman.
f. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
Several important nominations have
been agreed upon in cabinet meetings,
but it is now positively asserted that the
President will make no further impor-
tant nominations until the tenure-of-
Office matter is disposed Of by the Senate.
1t is stated that Miss Yalew, who ren~
dered the State some service as Union
spy for Gen. Grant in the Potomac army,
is to receive the appointment as Post
master at Richmond, Virginia.
Commander Owens has been ordered
to San Francisco to take command of the
gulbOat Cyclone.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE hotels
are crowded with Office seekers and the
arrival Of every railroad train increases
the number. The public departments
and lobbys of the capitol are crowded
with them, and members of Congress are
continually called from their seats by
those seeking positions of some charac-
ter. Both Senators and Representatives
are overwhelmed with letters from all
parts ofthe country on the same business,
ah2 ( is impossible to give prompt re-
sponses.
Additional efforts are being made to
secure the appointment of +. d. Basset,
colored, principal of a school in Phila-
delphis, as Minister to Hayti. He is en-
dorsed by the national committee Of col
ored men, Fred Douglass, Downing
Langston and many others, white and
black.
The Joint Commission of the British
and American governments to settle the
Hudson Bay and Pugets Sound diff
culties, will meet in New York to>mor~
row. Present tor the British government,
Hon. JnO. Rose; for the United States,
Hon. Alex. b. johnson. The united
amount Of claims Of the two countries are
100000. The treaty Of 1856, negotioted
by ex. President Buchanan and Lord
Packenham, stipulates for the protection
Of the rights Of those companies during
the continuance Of the license granted by
the British government It's now sought
10 found upon that license a claim to the
fee of territory SO occupied, which the
United States resists.
a naval general order issued to-day
calls the attention of officers to the regu>
lations Of the navy forbid1ing applications
tor duty through persons Of influence.
All such applications are ordered to be
made direct to the Secretary Of the Navy.
Among the visitors al the Executive
Mansion was the House committee on
military affairs, headed by Chairman Lo-
gan, who called to be introduced to the
President.
The usual order about visitors was OBJ
served. Those received were mainly
Senators and Representatives, who were
present in large forces.
The President sent several nomina.
tons TO the Senate to>day, bus it is SAID
they are not of an important character.
The seal is not yet broken.
Gen. Schofield leaves for his new com
mand tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE follow
Ing discussion took place in the Sen
ate toSdaY on the bill to repeal tn
the e>of-otice act Thayer Offered
a substitute pending the consideration
% AAAD UNI AihfNA'A AAAaN wv ~ NAeAN
lug the tenure Of certain civil offices j
hereby made and declared inOperatiy
and void from and after the passage q
this act provided, however, that tn
President shall report to the Senst
within ten days from the beginning of tn
next session all appointments by hin
during the proceeding recess Of the Sen
ate, which require confirmation Ly tn
Senate.
Mr. Sherman spoke briefly in favor q
the repeal of the acg. He held the tTu
constitutional principle 10 be that tn
President has power to make absolut
removals from office during a recess {
The Senate, but can only make Temporal.
appointments 10 fill the vacancy, to b
confirmed or rejected by the Senate a
its next session. The great reaSo
for passing the act was that Pres
ident johnson sought by a trick
e7ade, and did in many cases evad
this constitutional provision. If
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