The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-18
WASHINGTON.
The Crowd or 0ffice-SeekePs on the
Increase = The Hudson Bay aud
Piget'S Sound Dlfiiculty.

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! WASHINGTON, March II. = Tht
hotels are crowded with Office seekers
and the arrival OF every railroad trait
increases the number. The public
departments and the lobbies of the
Capitol are alive with them, and mem.
bers of Congress are continually called
from their seats by those asking posi-
tions of some character. Both Sen
ators and Representatives are over
whelmed with letters from ali parts
of the country Ou the same business
and it is impossible to give prompt
responses.
Additional efforts are being made
TO secure the appointment OF f. ID.
Blssett, a colored Principal of a
school in Philadelphia, as Minister to
Hlyti. He is endorsed by the Ma
tional Committee of Colored Men,
aud Fred Douglass, Downing Langs-
ton and many others, white and black.
The joint Commission of the Brit
ish and American Governments, to
settle the Hudson Bay and Puget's
Sound difficulties, will meet In New
York Tomorrow. Present for the
British Government, Hon. John
Rose; for the, United States. Hon
Alex. s. Johnson; Hon. B. r. Curtis,
Umpire. Counsel for the United
States, Caleb Cushing; for the British
Government, Hon. Chas d. Day, of
Canada. The counsel wilihear orally
tomorrow the testimony and briefs
already su admitted. The united amount
of the claims of the two cOun tries is
$600,000 The treaty of 1856, nego-
tlated by ex President Buchanan aud
Lord Packinham, stipulates for the
protection of the rights of those com
pan es dur ng the continuance of the
license granted by the British Gov
ernment. 1t is now sought to found
upon that license a claim to the fee
of the territory so occupied, which
the United States resists.
A naval general order issued to-
day, calls the attention of officers to
the regulations of the navy forbid
ding applications for duty through
persons of influence. ALI such ap
plications are ordered TO be made
direct to the Secretary of the Navy.
Among the visitors to the Execu-
tive MansiOn, was the House Com
mittee on NJ litary Affairs, headed by
Chairman Logan, 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 force.
The President sent several nomina-
ton to the Senate to day, but it is
said they are not Of an important char
acter. The seal Is not yet broken.
G.bOGol2 for l. varu
command tomorrow. He will be ac-
compauied from here by Col. Wher-
ry Capt. Eenis and Lieut. Rathbone,
of his staff, who have been on duty
in the War Department. Col. Camp
bell remains at the Department.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-THE SEN
ate, to-day, confirmed the following
nom Gati0ns: Frank Moore. of New
York, Second Secretary of the Amer
lean Legation at Madrid, and j. L.
Forbes, Pension Agent at Philadel-
phia. There were no other confirm
atiODs.
The following nominations for
POstmasters We're sent in, viz: Eliza
beth Van Lea, Of Richmond, Va, in
ackuowladg geme M of un pOrtant service
TO the Union army during the rebel
lion, vice Alex Sharp, resigned, ADD
since confirmed as M Marshal for the
District o Columbia; Eliza +. Evans,
of Raveua; EmIly j q. Bushnell, at
Sterling, Illinois; Geo. j.. Matthews.
at Dubuque Iowa; O. K. Carr, at
Gale burg, Illinois; VIM. A. Clark,
at Van Vert, OAio; A. Baloa,at Han
cock, Ohio; Ill. w. Farnsworth, at
Topeka, Kansas; Ii. Miller, at Am
boy, Illinois; Warren w. Huntington,
at Galena; Richard j. TOnpkins, at
Mt Carmel, Illinois. Six or seven of
the above are re-appOintments.
The President also appointed j. L.
Smith Assessor Of Internal Revenue
for the twenty first district of Pennsyl-
vania, Uice Frost, deceased; Israel
Washburn, Sr., Collector of Customs
for Portland, Maine; q. G. p. CLARK,
Collector of Customs for Oswego,
New York; H d. Moore, Collector
of Customs at Philadelphia.
The first section of the amended
bill to enforce the Fourteenth Consti-
tutional Amendment, in Georgia, re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee,
by Trumbull, repeals so much of the
act OF June 25th, 1868. as relates to
Georgia. Section second revives the
military government of Georgia.
Section three continues the govern
ment of the State as provisional, and
declares null and void the expulsion
of African members of the Legis-
lature, and restores them to their
seats. Persons admitted to their
places are to vacate the same, and
prohibits any person disqualified un-
der the Fourteenth Amendment from
holding a seat in said l. egislature.
Section four makes it the duty of
the Presii5nt to station such part of
the land and naval forces OF the
United States in said States. as shall
| be sufficient to carry the act in full
execution, and all officers in command
of such forces shall, on the demand
of the acting Governor, render mill
| tary aid aud assistance in the admin
istratiOn of the Government aud the
protection of life aud property and
the administration of Justice
The President and family will COM
menee their occupancy OF the Execu-
| tive Mansion tomorrow.