The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY,

Bureau Education and Collection Department.
A bill was favorably reported to aid the cor.
struction of q railroad from the Central Pacific
road to Portland, Oregon.
In the caucus of Radical Senators on the
Tenure OF Office bill, Morton, Grimes and
Sprague said they should not be bound bv the
majority, and withdrew.
The Senate finally, March 23d, passed a mod.
lficatiOn of the Tenure of Office law, the chief
features of the new bill being as follows: The
President to have power to remove his Cabinet
and other civil officers during the session of
the Senate without giving reason, providing
the Senate fill the vacancies; and during the
recess the President may suspend and appoint
to office until the end of the next session
Within thirty days after the commencement
OF the session he shall report these suspensions
to the Senate, and il that body, by direct af-
nrmatlve vote, refuse to concur, the SUSPENDED
officers shall be reinstated. If the matter be
simply passed over, the officers shall not be
reinstated
Anthony, of Rhode Island, was chosen Pres.
ldent pro tenn of the Senate, during COlfax's
absence
The bill recognizing the Judiciary passed
Williams opposed it strongly
In the House the bill to aid building n rail
road from Memphis to the Pacific, by III Paso
was passed
The House passed resolution by strict
party vote, that no contestant for a seat who
refused to take the oath should have his claims
considered
Logan's bill to abolish the office of Chief of
Staff to the General passed
Logan presented a bill to prohibit retired
army officers from duty of any kind and from
extra lay in any case
BY strict party vote the House voted down
declaration that the Fifteenth Amendment
meant that the Chinese should be excluded
from suffrage.
The bill 10 restore Blanton Duncan his prop
erty, without back claims for rent, was passed.
Miscellaneous.
President Grant is firm in his determination
not 10 nominate any persons for offices which
are not made vacant by expiration Of terms or
resignation or death until the repeal of the
Tenure ot Office Act
he ReconStrucil"n Committee are divided
IN regard 10 the Mississippi case-whcthcr
President Grant or rrassclnblrd State Con.
'rniion shall appoint Provisional Governor
Mt"rncy-t'rncral lloar decides that Presi-
dent Grants revocation "f pardons issued BY
1'i''H'N wa not hldlIu ltI' lest ut law.
The Supreme Cour, viii not decide AT this
term ia" C"nstituiI"nallty ot the law author
lAnI the issuance Of Grrrnbachs
Grant Viii appoint Quakrrs as Indian Super
lnt"ndcnts and Agents
Secretary boutwell, has agreed Ia appoint =
nrsr" named Joubcrt for Assessor at New
Orleans
The Delaware Senate rejected the Fifteenth
The Arkansas House dcposcd their Speaker
after n strong debate.
Grant has rrmuyrd Col. Henley. John Big
Ter and Frauh Denver. rs Commissioners of
The Central Pacific Rnllroad and appointed
W IN. Sherman. j. W. llainrs and t. 4 Tritlr |
Massachusetts, has ratified the Fifteenth
DR.. Mudd has arrived nj Baltimore
\ terrible riot aud fight occurred between
aborcrs on railroad near Oxford. New York. |
81. Patricks Day, in which several were IA |
tally injured.
Farragnt and other naval officers complain |
hat Admiral Porter * running the Naval De
Dartmcnt and B"ri" will resign. il is thought |
Prominent negroes in Washington propose
% establish paper OF their own in that city
Dumas. negro, is IN applicant Tor the mis-
ion to IIayti,
The Louisville Couricr.JonJuaI shows that
zen. Longstrrrt was indicted for smuggling
While commanding fort on the Rio Grandc.
II l-JJ. and although a Court of Inquiry found
lin guilty, his relative, Gen. Garland released
llm from custody.
Illinois is added to Shcridan's Department,
md Chicago will be his headquarters.
The carpct-bagger /. 5. Marshal OF Georgia
las absconded with 100000.
Secretary Borr wants the eight hour labor
aw repealed for the Navy.
Gov. Hoffman of New York will preside at
he Warren and Costello Frnian reception.
Martial law has ceased in Arkansas
At Batcsvlllc, Mississippi, band of disguised
nen about to hang n negro had a fight with n
quad of Federal soldiers
Report says fifteen of Brownlow's Tennessee
Militia were killed in n fight ut Woodville.
All the Democrats who resi- gncd from the
Indiana Legislature have been reelected The
xtra session is "alled April 9Th. n
The Governor of New Jersey states in his
lessage to the Legislature why the Fifteenth
amendment ought not to be ratified
Hirsch, an Israelite, hung himself in the
Synagogue 7
The new bill to govern Mississippi provides l
'r Provisional Government until the State
dopts Constitution to suit Congress-
The carpctbagger Gov. Wells, of Virginia,
is Secretary of State, and H. c. Bond Regis
'r IN Bankruptcy, have been arrested for pur-
lining letters from the Post Office, directed to
val Radical competitors for office
Private letters from Cuba say the rebellion
i'll succeed