The Montana post., 1869-04-02

the substitute for the bill to repeal the Ten
ure,of-Ohce Act, substantially as telegraphed
to-day.
Bager moved to table the report. Lost.
Dayls moved TO substitute the House bill.
Ruled out of order.
Grimes said he could not vote for the sub
stitute.
Morton said the substitute presented the
shadow rather than the substance of the Ten
ure-oIIofnee Act. 1t was merely bad pho
tograph of dead body.
Fowler made a general argument against
the Ienure-of-Ofice Act and was followed by
Ross In a similar argument.
Sprague made long speech of general
character, after which the report was submit
ted and adopted by 81 to Is.
TrumbulI briefly explained the bill and Nor
ton criticised il.
The bill passed and the Senate went INTO
Executive session.
The Modified Tenure BfII.
Washington, March 24.-The Republican
caucus this morning agreed to the report of
the judiciary Committee on the Tenure-of-
Once question. The main features as fol-
lows The President to have power to remove
Cabinet and other civil officers during a ses-
sion of the Senate without giving reason,
providing the Senate fill the vacancies. Du-
ring a recess the President may suspend and
appoint to office until the end of the next
SNoGAOh- htleE tue COD-
mencement of the session he shall report these
suspensions to the Senate. If that by a di-
rect Affirmative vote refuse to concur, the
suspended officers shall ke reinstated. If the
matter be simply passed over, the officer shall
not be ..ststed.
Appointments
Washington, March 24.-The President has
nominated Giles A. Smith, of Illinois second
Assistant Post Master General and Moses H.
Grinnell, Collector of Customs for New York.
Several Collectors, Internal Revenue officers
and Post Masters were appointed.
The Senate to-day confirmed one nom
ination-H. ID. Moore, for Collector of Gus
toms at Philadelphia.
Editorial Filtration.
Kansas City, March 24.-Col. williams, ed
tor of the Bulletin, and Maj. Whaligan, of
the Times, went to a point near Wyandotte,
yesterday to fight duel with double-barreled
shot guns, at thirty PAGES. The Sheriff heard
of the affair and arrested both. The affair
originated in mutual personal structures pub
ished In their respective journals.
Gotham.
New York, March 24.-The steamer West
phalia, from Hamburg, brought five millions
francs in specie.
A man who has been in the sewers for "a
hours emerged to-day with a quantity of
watches, jewelry and other valuables.
Judge Ingrabam, of the Supreme Court,
affirmed the validity of the will of James T.
Roosevelt, who left the bulk of his property
to found a hospital.
Appointments.
Washington, March 25.-Admiral Hoff, in
dispatches recently received, enclosed a men,
orandum of the military executions by the
rebel authorities at Aux Cages, Hayti, exhib-
iting unparalleled barbarity and cruelty.
Secretary Borie and Admiral Porter have
gone TO Annapolis to inspect affairs at the Ma
val Acadamu
Gen. Eli Parker is ordered to report for
duty to the Secretary of War.
The following nominations have been sent
to the Senate Edward b. Plum for Consul
General at Havana; r. W. Clarke for Sd Aud
itor; A. b. Cornwell, Surveyor of the Port
of New York; E. Merritt, Naval Officer for
the District of New York; f. A. Wilson.
Collector of Customs, Puget Sound; 3. X.
Wright, Receiver of Public Money, Carson
City, New; Edward Volmer, of Belmont.
Nevada. Registers, ID. T. Rice, OF Carson
City, and Samuel Tellman, of Belmont; In
dian Agent, Charles LaToller, of Grande
Ronde, Oregon; PostmasteTs, John Cole, at
Georg etown, Colorado; III. p. Bennett, at
Denver; VIM. A. Ward, at Susinville, Colo
RADIO. and Harlow 7. Street, at Sonora.
BY direction of the President, Brigadier r.
c. Wood is retired and assigned to duty as a
member of the Retiring Board of New York.
cuba.
New York, March 26.-The Tribune's Ha-
vana special says the Spaniards are secretly
urging the home government to arm the
blacks.
Three men were killed in disturbance last
Sunday for replying TO insults of the Spans
iards. A great crowd of SpaniArds cheered
the execution of the Cuban Romero. He was
shot on the wharf In sight of the prisoners
who were leaving for Africa.
The Herald's special advices from Nassau,
says it is reported 100 Cubans there display
bitter feelings against the Spaniards.
The Spanish Consul is much alarmed by the
of the Cubans.
The revolutionary flag is flying from two
buildings in the town.
A Spanish war steamer Is in the port.
Chicago, March 25.-The Tribune's spec
ial saws the Cubans there claim to have pri-
vate advices from London that the English
government has consented to acknowledge
the insurgents as belligerents and allow pu.-
chases of war material in British ports. Ii Is
confidently expected France will follow the
English example.
Boston March 25.-A young man named
Psne shot n Miss Seward. The wound 1t Is
feared is fatal. He then shot himself dead
Unrequited love is the supposed cause.
Associate Justice, Montana.
Washington, March 26.-Among the nomi-
nations sent to the Senate to-day were those
of George q. Sims, for Associate Justice of
Montana, and VIM. kapus, for Collector of
Customs for Alaska.
General News.