Evening star., 1869-03-11

source to-day were 1885,, 1913.
IT Is believed that Major Genl. ]. NJ. Scho-
field will be sent to the Pacific coast to relieve
General Halieck.
JAMES T. FRY, of Chicago, has been ap-
pointed Private Shorthand Secretary to the
President.
BEv. TUCKER is going to run a hotel at s..
GATHERINGS, Canada West He VIII make a
jolly host, anyhow.
MRS. GRANT was at the White House this
morning for some time, looking after the ar.
rangements for the occupancy of the building
by the family.
1T IS STATED that Secretary Borle has re.
lieved Isherwood, Henderson, Wood, john
son, and Root OF the Naval Engineer Corps,
and ordered Court of Inquiry to investigate
the operations Of that corps.
so MUCH Of General Orders No. 6, dated
February 18th last, issued from Headquarters
OF the Army, as relates to the movement of
infantry regiments, has been suspended until
farther orders, by direction of the President.
PIRsoNAL.-Mrs. Colfax, the wife of the Vice
President, passed through Baltimore yesterday
COLLARS father and mother, have gone to their
home in Ohio.
NO CHANGES have yet been made in the
Navy Department by Secretary Borie He was
engaged great portion Of To-day with ADM.
raj Porter, in acqualnting himself with the
duties pertaining to the Department and
necessary changes to be made.
AMONG the applicants for the place of CITY
Postmaster, is Mrs. Josephine s. Grifing,
somewhat prominent as Woman's RICHTER
and advocate for female suffrage. She has a
petition in circulation backing her mp for the
position.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx this morning
received from Governor Holden, of North
Carolina, copy Of the joint resolution of the
General Assembly of that State ratifying the
proposed fifteenth amendment This is the
second sottfcation received, that from Kansas
having been received on the 9th instant
CONFIRMED The nomina,io of General
John A. Rawlns, to be Secretary of War;
Hamilton Fish, to be Secretary of State: and
George > Boutwell,, to be Secretary of the
Treasury; and +. B. Washburne, Minister to
France, were confirmed by the Senate to -day
The other nominations were referred to the
appropriate committees.
REMOVAL OF THE REVENUE DRPARTMBNr,-
The removal Of the Internal Revenue Depart
msnt from Riggs and Plants building, corner
OF 18th and q streets, to the north wing of the
Treasury department, was commenced this
afternoon, but it will probably be a week or
ten days before the entire clerical force is in
the new building.
COMMISSIONER DELANO mas been besiep ID
by visitors since he entered upon the discharge
of his duties and to-day he was compelled t)
keep his doors closed to all except Senators
and members and employees of the Depart.
ment. Hundreds OF Office seekers are after the
Commissioner but they are all referred to the
Assistant Commissioner, Mr.. Harlan who has
their applications filed for consideration.
SECRETARY WAsHBURNE arrived al the Stata
Department shortly after nine O'Clock this
morning and was engaged for an hour with
tie First Assistant, Mr.. Hunter, on private
business. A large number Of persons, mostly
members Of Congress, were then received, and
at one O'Clock the Secretary LETT the Depart.
rnent for the White House, to meet the Presi.
dent. At two o'clock the members of the For.
eien legations were formally received at the
Executive Mansion. Mr.. Washburne, as we
stated yesterday he intended doing, last even.
ing rendered his resignation as Secretary of
State, to take effect when his successor is ap.
pointed.
THE NoMINATIONs.-At one O'Clock to day
Gen. Porter, Secretary to President Grant, en-.
tered the Senate Chamber with a batch of Of.
fetal documents, and excitement went up i'm.
Taediately to fever heat all over the chamber as
il was certain these were the announcements
that were to tell the coming men for the re.
modelled Cabinet and for the foreign missions
The mssives were received and laid on the
table. Half a dozen Senators Immediately
made their way TO the chair Of the Vice Presi.
dent, who was busy tearing off the ends OF the
envelopes covering the important documents.
n about ten seconds the contents of the papers
Tad leaked outside the chamber and dozen
newspaper correspondents were tearing up the
stairs for the wires. Bartlett, whether from
better wind or better start, got on the wires
first. The STAR reporter was meantime taking
an airline for this office, and almost before the
news Of "who was who had circulated through
the Capitol halls, 1t was on the Avenue through
STAR EXTRA.
1t was noticed by the quid nuncs that while
the mission 10 France had been filled, the lead.
ing mission to England remained vacant Dur.
ing the morning it was stated with equal posi-
tveness that the English mission was to be
teRdered to Horace Greeley and to MIR. Motley.
Good judges seem to think yet that Motley will
60 to Austria and Greeley be rendered the mis-.
sion to England.
The REPUBLIC AN CAUCUs.-The Senate eau.
Gus yesterday agreed to consider the following
measures, but did not agree upon the order OF
business: Bill strengthiug the public credit,
which failed to receive President Johnson,s
signature; reorganization Of the Navy; the
Georgia case. involving the admission of Sen.
ators; the tenure of.ofiice bill: the redistribu.
tion OF national currency, giving twenty mil.
lions to the South and West; the reoreanixa.
ton Of the judiciary, which provides for the
appointment Of additional associate justices.
the bill for the remOv al OF political disabilities
and the bill for the enforcement Of the four.
tsenth amendment to the constitution of the
United States. The motion to omit Georgia
from the list-that II, not consider the polit.
ical condition Of that State during the present
session-received only seven votes Messrs
Thayer. Edmunds, Carpenter and Sumner
spoke earnestly in favor Of Immediate action
upon these measures. Some Senators think
this will occupy at least one month. and after
that time the Senate will remain some time
in executive session, to act upon appointmsnh
and treaties.
The caucus also agreed to elect Senator An.
thony president Of the Senate pro tempere, Is
Vice President Colfax has privately given
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