The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07

session of the Senate to-day, Brownlow, O
OF Tennessee, made fierce speech in Cd
position to the confirmation of Gen. LONG
street.
The House Committee on Foreign Re
lations heard further evidence TODAY in
respect to the difficulties of Americans r
Paraguary and resolved to make a repor,
on the Lopez outrage.
IL is said that John Jay, of New York
will be appointed Minister to England, ani
Motley to Austria.
| WASHINGTON. April 2.--Intelligence re
ceIyed here to-day by agents of the revolu
ton in Cuba, state that desperate battle
has been fought between the insurgents
and Spanish forces, the former achieving 8
brilliant victory, and capturing large nun
per OIL troops, supplies, and half million
lin money. -, f{Ef&
= Lieut. Gov. Dunn, of Louisiana, had s
special interview with the President this
morning, 10 relation TO affairs In Louisiana
| WASHINGTON, April 2.-Lieut, Gov
Dunn, OF Louisiana, had a CONTEMPLATION
with the President to-day, but nobody
knows what it was all about.
Ihe Reconstruction Committee is unde
ctded about what disposition to make Of
/ the Georgia bill.
Jack Hamilton and other Texans are
urging congressman to accept the consti
tuition OF Texas as it stands.
The President referred the new Tenure
OF Office bill to the Attorney General fol
his opinion There is a prospect of a
| at Cabinet meeting to-day, it was de.
cided to appoint Impeacher ashley to be
| Governor of Montana.
| Longstreet was again discussed in exc.
cutive session of the Senate to-day. Semi.
tor Scott making a long speech in opposi-
tion to his confirmation: No vote WAS
taken.
Two of the linen and brothers" were
nominated to-day--.Joubert to be assessor
OF Internal Revenue for the First District
La, and another person to be postmaster
at Columbia s. C.a g- ~ -. sf.tf.iTf-
The attorney General has given an opin.
ion against the eight-hour law, and ,Secre-
tary Borie's order to reduce wages in the
| navy yard causes CONSERVATION. There
was partial strike at the Brooklyn and
washington navy yards to-day. and dele
cation of workingmen from the former has
arrived here to protest against the order.
WASHINGTON, April 2-The President
sent ~ to-day not less than one hundred
and fifty-nine nominations, most Of them
OF considerable Importance. uE
The Senate was in executive session
nearly two hours. Only three or four con-
firmations were made.
Beyond the time occupied in reference
of nominations, the session was taken nm
with discussion of the merits of General
Longstreet. From utterances of Senators
and outside talk, it is gathered that the on.
RI nfsrp a.
No vote was taken. 1t is reported that
IN debate this afternoon some of the NEST
prominent Radical Senators declared they
would vote for him. Some of the Southern
Senators advocated his claims, stating, that
he had been of great benefe to the Union
canse in the South. One of the Ark1psas
Senators and said that the letters of Gen
Longstreet had done much to break down
the rebels IN that State, and if there bad
been more Union men like him Andrew
johnson could not have prevented recon
struction.
Among those who, it is said, will vote
for him are Messrs. Howe, Thayer, Stewart
and Yates.
1t is reported tonight that Governor
Warmoth. of Louisiana is opposed to his
confirmation, and that Lieutenant Govern
or Dunn, who has been here for several
days, is doing all he can against him.
Some say that he is citizen of Alabama.
and that theee are plenty Of good 1s"pubIi-
cans in Louisiana, who are competent TO
ill the offices without importing men from
other States.
The Democratic Senators, it is said, have
all agreed to vote for Longstreet although
they regard his political course of late as
being omen to cansiderahle criticism