The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-03-18

News summary.
I Al the French residents OF the region
about Montreal, CnnaNA, are imn,igrat-
ing to the United etates, sos,,e Of them
even leaving without disposing OF their
lands.
The appoint n,ent Of Minister Of Eng
land lies between Horace Greeley and
Mr.. Motley, the historian. President
Grant is IN favor Of Greeley.
The United States $50 bonds are
again on the advance in London, ow'
ing, probably, to the appointment OF
Governor Boutwell, ~ Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Georgia Senate adopted the NJ
tecnth constitutional amendment by .
vote Of q to l6. The House reconsider
ed the vote adopting 1t, and resolution
to take action on 1t was lost. The ex-
tremists Of both parties are opposed to
it.
The internal revenue collections for
February amounted to s54o,44.l2, =
gathered A. follows: Spirits, $276, ga rs;
tobacco, Sc, An. Is; banks 81, 65s. IS; gross
receipts, $50, s2G 80; sales, s:o,9, $3.50; spe-
cial taxes, 2.lOs.53; income, sloe, 027.67;
miscellaneous, $l3, 1859.
President Grant declines to make any
further nominations to the Senate for
Official positions until that body shall
have ta1Een action, one way or the other
% tn Civil once Tenure bill. It II
believed that the Senate will either vote
. rspeal or modify the bill. The
Hauss has already voted for its re-
peak
Attorney General Hoar appeared In
the Supreme Court the 10th inst. and
took the usual oath of Office, which was
administered by Chief Justice Chase
He afterward visited his Office In the
Treasury Building, and saw Mr.. Evarts
there but did not enter upon his duty,
and his intentions are not known.
There is no foundation for the idea
that Judge Hoar, Attorney General, will
retire from the Cabinet on account Of
being from the same state rs Secretary
Boutwell,. President Grant says the To-
cality question 10 secondary to that Of
fitness.
Charles Summer will soon deliver a
speech on the responsibility Of England
for the last year of our war. Mr.. Thorn
ton, the British Minister, thinks the
tone of it means war; the French Min
lister believes it means expansion Of ter
rtory.
The House, last week Tuesday, with
out discussion, aud by vote Of l43 to Is
passed the bill repeating the Tenure Of
Office act. The position OF the Senate
on this question has been good deal
changed in the reorganization, and the
probabilities are that the repeal can he
carried there also il . vote IL ever reach.
ed.
Secretary Cox took formal charge of
the Interior Department Wednesday
morning Of last week. The resignation
of the late Chief Clerk was accepted,
and one of the other clerks was assigned
to act temporarily in his place till the
Secretary can select his permanent
Chief Clerk whom it ia understood will
be one of his friends from the West.
rhe Public Credit bill, as passed by
the House last Friday, is simply the
first section Of that passed by the old
Congress last week, pocketed by John
son. The second section was cut out be-
cause the late decision Of the Supreme
Court is thought to render it unl,ecessa-
ry. The Senate having already agreed
to strike out this section, the House bill
can be taken up their on Monday, and
passed at once if talking is stopped.
Secretary Boutwell, was early ut the
Treasury Department OH Friday, and in
the course of the morning received the
heads of bureaus in his Office. He did
not do any business and was sworn i'm a
noon by Chief Justice Cartier. A gooo
many Senators, Representatives aud Of
flee seekers called and some ofthe latte
filed their papers. He was at the Whit
House all the afternoon, and ATTENDED
the Cabinet meeting with the rest Of til
members.
The first order Of General Sbcrma
has caused great commolion in the bu
reaus of the War Department.. Tho al
sorption of all heads of bureaus into hi
general staff greatly supplies militar
operations, and enables Commanders q
departments to control the operatio,
, Of the quartermasters and all other off
GERS in their commands. Heretofo
this has been impossible, as these Off
/. ers are really responsible to the heads
! bureaus here. The order is in the
! terest Of economy. As appears fro
r the second paragraph. He also includ
/ In his staff, Generals Comstock. Port
/ and Dent, formerly Of Grants sta
! thoL. h all three will remain at Il
White Housc with the President for Il
4 present.
: Among matters discussed aEd agre
upon at recent consultation betwe
:, President Grant and his cabinet, "
u the manner OF deciding upon the Il
Q pointments Of Department bureaus. a,
e al tho spa,,eral ,pnthOA nf nrnoaati