The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
WASHINGTON.

| EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE CALLED.
WASHINGTON, April 8-The following proc
lamation was issued this afternoon py the
President:
Proclamation Whereas objects OF interest
| to the United States require that the senate
should be convened at IL O'Clock on the Eth
| day of April. 1869, to receive and act upon such
Communications as may be made TO il;
Now, therefore, 1, U. s. Grant, PRESIDENT of
the United States, have considered it to be my
duty to issue this my proclamation, declaring
that an extraordinary occasion requires the
Senate of the United States to convene for the
| transaction of business, at the capitol, in the
| CITY of Washington, on the 18th day of ADril
| 1869, at IL o'clock, noon, on that day. on which
| all who shall at that time be entitled to act as
| members of that body, are hereby required to
take notice.
Given under my baud and the seal of the
United States at Washington, the 8th day OF
April, IN the year of our Lord 1869, and OF
the independence of the United States OF
America the ninety-third.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF state.
The extra session is called to act upon nomi-
nations to Office.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
There was a full meeting of the House Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad this morning,
at which after long aud animated discussion,
it was agreed to report the following resou-
ton to the House as the basis Of ioint resolu-
zion to be passed by the House and Senate:
Resolved, as the Judgment of this Commit.
tee, That pending the investigation ordered by
the House on the 29th day CT March last, as to
the alleged illegal issue of United States bonds
to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California, on the third day Of March last, no
more bonds of the United States should be is
sued to said Company for work done at Monu-
ment Point, or until the final completion and
acceptance of that road by the government;
aud that during the pen1ing of these investi-
cations no further bonds ointhe United States
should be issued to the Union Pacific Railroad
Company for work done west of Ogden, or IN
til the final completion aud acceptance Of said
Union Pacific Railroad by the government:
Provided that nothing Contained in this reso-
luton shall be construed as bearing upon the
question involved in this legislation under the
resolution of the House as to the location of
said lines of the road or any fraud alleged
therein.
The Committee also agreed TO ask the adop- |
ton of the following resolution:
Resolved That the Committee on the Pacific |
Railroads, or such subcommittee as they may |
designate, are hereby authorized to sit during |
the vacation, at such times and places as they |
may deem advisable for the purpose of MAX |
ing the investigation ordered March 18th, AID |
the ordinary and necessary expenses of such |
committee and their clerk shall be paid during |
the time they are engaged in'such examina-
ton.
ARMY ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, April 9-General orders have |
just been received from army headquarters |
which announce the following depots of the |
Quartermasters' Department as general de- |
pots: New York, Philade phia, Schuylkill Ar |
senal, Washington, and Jefersonville, Ind. |
The officers in charge will report direct to the |
Quartermaster General. All other depots are |
under the orders of the commanding general |
of the military department in which they are |
situated.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed several |
nominations, all for the Western and Southern |
States.
1t was enormously stated yesterday that Jas. |
Wadsworth was confirmed as Marshal of the |
Southern District of New York.
CUBAN MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
NEW YORK, April 9-Ths Tribune's Wash
ington dispatch says that Cuban matters are |
becoming more important each day The in
surrectonists are daily gaining influential |
friends. Our government will demand that
American citizens be released Rear Admiral
Poor, commandant of the navy yard at WASH
ington, received instructions to-day to fit out
an ir0n-clad monitor with all possible dispatch,
and it is more than probable that she s des-
tined to swell our largely increased force off
the West Indies Telegraphic orders have also
been sent to Commander John H. Upshur to
proceed with the apprentice ship Saratoga,
now at New London, without unnecessary de-
lay, to Havana, and report for duty to Rear
Admiral Hoff. Also it is known semi officially |
that instructions will soon be issued Tor the
preparation for sea service Of the iron-clad |
monitors Dictators and Canonicus, Two of our
best vessels of their class in possession of the |
government and now laid up at League Island. |
THE CONNECTICUT oFFIcE-sEEKERs
The Commercials Washington special says
that the Connecticut ofice-seekers are there in
full force, claiming from the President their
rd fnr inn fhair fro ho no.. |
They will be promptly gratlfied by
the removal of all the johnson officials. There
is fierce contest for the Hartford and New
Haven post offices, which are the best places
in the State. 1t is understood that Gen. Haw-
ley will have an important foreign position.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
There are rumors of difference of opinion
between the President and Secretary Fish on
the Cuban policy; that the Secretary of State
Is being too cautious and conservative to suit
Gen. Grant who is in favor of Cuban indie
pendence.