Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-09
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quite barren, and our !. Brevities" very brief.]
The 10th Congress closed its session
on Friday. 10; NJ. The legislative. executive y
and judicial appropriation bill, the deficiency
bin and the civil and miscellaneous bills were
passed. The bill to give Mrs. Lincoln
pension was defeated, as was also the bill TO
repeal the ofice-of-tenure act.
The following named bills were ''pocketed"
by President johnson: Act of recognizing
the judicial system; act for reducing the
navy aud marine corps; act for the security
of equal rights in the District of Columbiaj
Mr.. Schencks bill to strengthen the public
credit.
The 41st Congress was organized at 3 r
NJ .s,n Thursday, 4th. and james G. blame,
of Maine, was elected Speaker of Tire House.
The other officers selected, with Mcpherson
as Clerk, are of course Radicals.
The following States were unrepreseuted
New Hampshire. Connecticut, Virginia, Ala
bama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
the Indiana District of Pennsyivania, (Co-'
yo des,) and the Third and Fourth districts
of South Carolina. -.s..s
All the Cabinet nominations, made by
Grant, have been confirmed also the follow
ing Lieutenant General Sherman to be Cen
eral of the Army Major General Sheridan
to be Lieutenant General; Brigadier General
Schofeid to be Major General vice Sheridan
promoted; Colonel c. c. Augur to be Briga-
der. General vice Schofeld promoted; Co.
InG,bis Delano to be Commissioner of Iuter>
nal Revenue. Ea $50
The American Bible Society presented
on Saturday to Gen. Grant. magnifcently
bound copy of the Holy Bibe. We hope he
muy examine its doctrines aud practice its
precepts.
= Ex-President johnson will visit Balti-
more on Thursday,in compliance with an invi-
tation from the Municipal authorities. The
occasion promises to be grand affair.
The new. U. S. Senator from Maryland,
Hon. WIN. Hamilton, a Democrat in whom
there is no guile, is unable to proceed to.
Washington on account of severe illness.
- That old reprobate from Tennessee, Par,
son Brownlow, was sworn in as U. 8. Senator
ON Friday. His condition is so feeble and the
corrodings of conscience so accute, that the
doorkeeper had to hold up his hand while
the oath was being administered. sa#
1t is universally Conceded in Washing,
ton, by Radicals and all, that the Cabinet of
Grant is the weakest ever before assuming
the direction of the government. It has fall
len like wet blanket on the faithful.
= The whole of last week was occupied in
the Courts of Richmond, Va, i'll the of
James Grant. charged with the murder OF II.
Rives Pollard, After most laborious inves-
tigation, the jury brought in verdict on Sat.
urday of mot guilty" and the poisoner IVES
discharged. A movement of applause in the
court room was checked BY the judge.
The Constitutional Convention of Texas
broke up in middle. The New York 7ri,
Junc states that it inters the constitution will
be ratified and the division of the State
acquiesced in. West Texas is the name of
the new State. Some twenty members of the
convention protest against the constitution
for Texas proper las regardless of the rights
and security of loyal men, and too favorable
to the Rebels"
= The Philadelphia Press divides the
parties in the Forty-6rs Congress as follows ::
Radicals l45; Democrats, 63. The Age re-
plies: "But the real statement is !: Radicals,
1874; Democrats, 4 /; which blocks the little
game of two thirds"
- The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations have given their imprjmaur to the
treaty for the right of way across the Isthmus
for the great Darien Canal.
- Brownlow's last proclamation establishes
martial law in nine counties of Tennessee
Aud So proceeds Reconstruction"
- Petitions are in circulation in Penn
sy,ana implOring the Legislature not to
endorse a suffrage amendment to the cOnsi-
tuition. They are said to be signed by many
persons, without distinction of party.
1t is said that among Grants first official
acts will be the re-appointment of the Generals
removed from polItco- military positions in
the South by Mr.. johnson. Gen Sheridan is
to 60 back to Louisiana, Gen Sickles to South
Carolina aud Gen. Reynolds to Texas
re- The Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which f.
nally passed both Houses of Congress on FRI
day week, leaving out the preamble, reads as