The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-03
WASHTNGTON.
More Nominations Sent 20 the Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2-The
House Committee on Pacific Rail
road, at their session, this forenoon,
received the rest OF the papers re
CURED from the Treasury Department
as relating to the recent issuance of
bonds to the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. Several documents were
read in the evidence on both sides.
until next Tuesday, to allow time for
the collection of all the evidence for
their use.
Banking and Currency was mainly
occupied in listening to the statements
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
and no action was reached.
The Com mittee on Elections had
under considerations the contested
South Carolina cases.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue was
sent for this morning to appear before
the Senate Finance Committee In
order that the Committee might OBJ
tain his views in relation to the. pro-
posed change in the tax on tobacco,
as embodied in the House bill now
before the Senate.
Dispatches from Admiral H0ff,
commanding the West India squad
| ron, say the proclamation issued on
| the 24th, by the Captain General Of
Cuba, relative to blockade runners or
vessels seized in Spanish waters, or
upon the free sea near the Island,
with cargoes of men, arms, ammuni
tion or material, that may in any way
contribute to ferment, or promote in
suTection In the Provinces, whatever
may be the point Of their procedure
and destination, and after previous
examination of papers and register,
they will In effect be considered as
enemies to our territory and treated
as pirates, in accordance with the
ordinance of the Navy, that all per
sons that shall be apprehended in
sueh vessels, in whatever number
thev may be, will be Immediately shot.
Hoff says it is thought the Spanish
Government viii Immediately disayow
the act, and 1t will be found that the
commander of the Andalusia had
exceeded his instructions, or acted
upon his own responsibility.
The following nominations were
sent 10 TO the Senate TO day:
70 be Collectors Of Interoal Reve-
nue. ohm Richmond, Seventh Dis
trict Of Illinois; III. G.. Deming, First
District Of Connecticut; r. j. Don.
allison. First District of South Caro-
lima; VIM 4. Darling. N nth District
Of New York James =. Prince, Sec
ond District Of virginia: A. w.
. Mann. Third District Of West Vir-
giuia; T. 5. johnson, Third District
oil Louisiana, James s. Chapman,
Second District of Louisiana; q. w.
Ford, First District Of Missouri
james ~ Galbraith, First District OF
| Ten aessee; q. u. Evans, Third Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania; Lewis q,
| Brown, Second District Of Texas; i.
w. Davis, Twenty second District ol
Pennsylvania; VIM. II. Baird, Eighth
District Of Pennsylvania; q. j. Bru.
ner. Fourteenth District of Pennsyl-
vania Georse Bubb, Eighteenth
District of4 Pennsylvania.
John ". Foster, Postmaster, Ev'
ansvile. Indiana.
! Dir. HubDell argued before the Su
,, preme Court, to-day, IN the Twitchel
case, for the defendant, bat no de
! cison will be given till Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Two of th'
five persons nominated to the Senat
yesterday for Justices of the Peace
for the District of Columbia, ar
colored men. B. L. Joubert. n1mi
| mated to day as Assessor OF Interna
! Revenue for the First District o
Louisiaua.and G.. III Wilder, Post
= masterat Columbia, South Carolina
are also coiOred men.
, Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Of Lou
: isiana, had an interview with tn
, President to-day
The Senate this afternoon con
= fcmed T.. .. Goodrich as Surveyor {
: the port of Philadelphia; Georg
Bergner, Postmaster at Harrisburg
, Pa: Alfred B. Dade, Postmaster {
ST. Joseph, Indiana. The Senate di;
cussed the nomination of Genera
Longstreet as Surveyor of the port {
New Orleans, aud adjourned withou
reaching a vote.
A Senator who has made a canvas
thinks he will be confirmed by 81
y majority.
I David Clark, of Hartford, Coz
necticut, after 4 personal inspeetio
Of Howard University, has give
$25 600 towards it's endowment.
g Secretary Boutwell, has given of
cial notice that the interest coupon
payable on the first of Nay next, vi
now be paid on presentation at Il
proper offices. upon rebate of inte
est at the rate OF six per cent. p
]. annum.
Thornton 4. jenkins has resign'
his Office OF Chief of the Bureau
= Navigation. He will be assigned
= other duty.
Brigadier General Howard, VI
was to have been relieved by Brig
e. dier General Hatch, will continue
charge of the Freedmen's Burea
and the latter viii take command
. his own regiment. Gen. Howa
O. has made a large reduction of {
force of his Bureau, excepting
bounty and an additional divisic
He intends to advance the educ
tional interests In the South, and
appoint one Superintendent of Ed
=, cation in each OF the States In ii
section.
New YORK, April "a Washir
Ter ton di patch says a corresponder
ar has been in progress for some tin
between certain prominent men
the British Provinces and leadi
men in this country, relative to I
an prospective annexation OF these Pre-
IN inces to the United States. Enou
leo has been developed to warrant [
my belief among some Of the members
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