The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-24

WASHINGTON. March %. - Vice
President CollaX, with his wife aud
sister, left this morning for Aud0ver.
Ohio, his wite's former home lie
will return to this city ia a few days,
to preside in the Senate till the end
Of the session. 4. lie Is not going TO
New Orleans, as incorrectly reported.
The Senate, In executive session to-
day, confirmed only one nomination.
that of Charles r. Barrett, Assessor
OF Internal Revenue for the Fourth
District Of Pennsylvania, Ia place of
FougeraI, whose commission has cx-
pired.
The Treasury Department is in re
ceIpt of information that the II. 5
Marshal for Georgia has ab5condcd
with 500 0O0 of public money.
The Committee on B,nking aad
Currency, with Mr. Garfield, chair
man, at their head, paid an official
visit this morning TO the Secretary of
the Treasury.
WAsHIaGrox, March 23.-Tho
President TO day nominated t. the
Senate j &. BancrofG Davis, as As
sistant Secretary of State; H. Level
len Powers, Collector OF Customs at
Aroostook, Maine; j ohm d. Hopkins,
Assistant Assessor Of Internal Rove
nue. for the Fifth District OF Missouri;
Charles b. Blrrctt, Assistant 4 ses-
cor for the Fourth District Of Penn
sylyania.
The following appointments IF mid
shipmen at the Naval Academy, have
been made by the President: John
Marshall Robinson, son Of Brevet
Major General j c. Robinson; j *
Dexter. of Philadelphia; r. Bu8def-
wood. Of New York; Fred. Vsn Viiet,
son of Brigadier General Stewar. Van
Vliet, OF Illinois; Thomas Benton
Howard, OF Illinois; Joseph Duane,
son of Brigadier General Duane;
Frank j Jenkins, son Of Commodore
Thoraton y. jenkins; }. ctoekwell
Jaunett, son of Commodore J. h
,janett; Chas. j. Badger, son Of Com
modore Badger; Augustus l. Case,
Jr.. son OF Commodore .. j. Case.
Lewis Devine, the principal Chief
of the Cherokee nation, in a memo
rial to Congress, calls attention that
since 1866 treaties have been made
with the various tribes OF Indians
with view OK settling them to the
Cherokee domain. They were made
IN plain violation Of the Cherokee
Treaty of 1866 La this. the CherO-
KEGS, so far from having contracted
with the said Indian tribes in the
sales Of these lands, were not even
consulted as 10 the price at which
the United States has undertaken 10
dispose of them. He begs leave TO
express the earnest desire of the
CherOkees to carry out the provisions
OF the treaties with the utmost good
faith, and that he, as their Chief, viii
spare no pains and lose no occasion
to preserve aud strengthen the happy
relations now existing between the
Cherokees aud the United States
Government, but he deems it his
duty to state most respectfully hat
he fears it will be beyond his power
to restrain the Cherokees from re
sisting all encroachments from other
Indians.
The following is bill introduced
in the Senate to authorize the pre-
payment of the interest on the public
debt:
Be it enacted, &c, That the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is hereby au-
thorized, whenever he deems it for
the public interest, to pre- pay the
interest Of the public deDt for u
period not exceeding one year, upon
a rebate OF interest at the rate OF six
per cent. per aunum.