The Portland daily press., 1869-03-17
WASHINGTON.

wHY REMOVALS IN VIRGINIA POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The object of the
Joint resolution passed by the Senate to-day
postponing removals in civil offices in the pro-
visional government of Virginia till thirty
days from and after its passage, is to AFFORD
time to make such removals, as the limit in the
former joint resolution expires this week. Gen.
Stoneman, who is now to be succeeded by
Gen. Candy, will not have time to make the
changes before his retirement.
CONSOLIDATION OF REGIMENTS.
The following General Order has been issu-
ed by the War Department:
Washington, March 16.-In compliance with
section 2 of an act of Congress, entitled an act
making appropriations for the support of the.
army for the year ending June 30, 1870, and
for other purposes, approved March 3, 1869, the
infantry of the army will be consolidated into 25
regiments, as follows: The Add regiment will
be consolidated with the 1st; the 18th regiment
with the I'd; half of the 37th with the Sd; the
30th regiment with the 4th; half of the 37th
with the 9TH; the 42d with the 9th; the Both
with the 7th; the 33d with the 8th; the 9th
with the 9th; the 22d with the 10th; the oath
with the 29th and will hereafter be designated
as the 11th; the 45th with the 14th; the 35th
with the 18th; the 11th with the 34th, and will
thereafter be designated as the 10th; the 44th
with the 18th; the 18th with the 18th; the 28th
with the 10TH; the 32d with the 21st; the 31st
with the 22d; the 38th with the 41st, to be des-
ignated as the oath; the 39th with the 40th, to
be designated as the 10Th.
Second, the field officers for the % regiments
will be selected hereafter, and will be announc-
ed in general orders from the headquarters of
the army.
Third, the senior company officers of each
grade present for duty with any two regiments
consolidated and fit for active service, will be
officers of the consolidated regiment; the su-
pernumerary officers will be ordered to their
homes to await further orders, and supernum-
erary commissioned officers will be honor
ably discharged unless they elect to remain in
the service on lower grades.
Fourth, the places of all officers of the first
% regiments who are absent from their rsgi-
ments on detached service, leave of absence or
otherwise, more than 30 days, will be regarded
vacant and will be filled as above provided for.
Fifth, all vacancies that may hereafter occur
in the 25 infantry regiments will be filled by
assignment of the senior officers of the same
grade, from the list of officers awaiting orders:
Sixth, No new enlistments will be made till
the number of men are reduced to the maxi
mum number authorized by law for the 20 reg
iments, but re-enlistments will continue to be
made in the 25 authorized regiments according
to existing regulations.
Seventh, commanding officers of the Veteran
Reserve regiments are authorized to grant hon.
orable discharges, on their application, to any
Of the enlisted men of their regiments who are
unfit for active service.
lSigned,) j. M. ScHoFIELD,
Secretary of War.
0y VI 0EN OhEhmAN.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The President to-day in brief message in
yited the attention of Congress to the accom-
panying communication received from the
Secretary of the Interior, namely:
To the Secretarytof the Interior: Under al
act of Congress approved July I'd, 1864, it il
made the duty of the government directors O
the Union Pacific Railroad at any time to re
port to the Secretary OF the Interior such in
formation as should be in possession OF tn
Department. According to the provisions Q
this act It becomes our duty row to report th'
following facts:
March 10th, 1869.-In obedience to an act O
Congress of Dec. 26th, 1867, the stockholder
of the Union Pacific Railroad met in the city
of New York, and proceeded to the election o
ton was served by Judge Barnard, of the Su
perior sCourt of the city of New York, upon
the officers of the Company, some of its direc
tors, some of its stockholders, and certain O
the government directors, restraining then
from and prohibiting an election of any office
or directors upon the day designated by fede
raj law of Dec. 20, 1867, for the ensuing yeal
The whole number of votes thrown we hav
ascertained to be 207 ,430 shares; OF Whicn zVo
$40 were given for the gentlemen whose name
are hereto appended, and NO other votes couI
have been given that would change the YOU
Under these injunctions and attachments, som
OF them not bailable and threats of imprlsor
ment If disobeyed, the Inspectors of Election
We're ADVISED not to declare the result, thoug
Deheylng themselves authorized so to do BY
the Federal laws. And since the new Boar
thus elected remains in allegiance under in
functions ami attachments, which may endure
sior year or more, and thereby render tn
Company and stockholders liable to expens
ana litigation, and thus endanger and obstrue
the progress OF the road. Fearful of these re
suIts we, as government directors, have felt
our duty to make an early report of these fact
to the secretary, with the view of his caln
the attention thereto of the President and Con
gress, in order that such legislation NAV he ba
as may be deemed necessary to protect the in
terests af the United States, and to keep ur
interrupted this great national work.
James Brooks of New York, J. L. William
of Indiana, d. L. Harris of Springfield, Mass
J.D. Webster OF Illinois, III. Price of Iowa.
New York City, March IL.
The names of the directors are appended
the document, and was referred to the Pacif
Railroad Committee in both houses.
SECRETARY FISH QUALIFIED.
Mr.. Fish was qualified as Secretary of Sta