The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12
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Washington News.
WASHINGTON, d. o., April 10.-The
Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: j. NJ Ashley, of OHIO,
/ Governor of Montana; Rush Spencer.
| New Mexico; Edward l.. Perkins. OF
Penn, Secretary of New Mexico.
/ The President came to the Capitol
about 10 o'clock, acco a panied by
Secretaries Fish and Boutwell,, At.
torney General Hoar and his two
/ Secretaries. The party occupied the
time up to adjournment in examining
the bills presented to the President
for approval.
Among the amendments to the
Mississippi, Virginia. and Texas
Election bill which were agreed to
by both Houses, was one offered by
/ Sawyer, providing that the elections
be held under the new registration
list. It is stated that this will admit
fifteen thousand additional white
voters in Virginia, and throw out
several thousand fraudulent negro
voters. who were enrolled ia the first
| list 1t will also, admit quite a mum
| Der of additional white voters IN
Mississippi and Texas. rf
WAsHIEGToN, April 10.-The fol-
| lowing members of the House voted
for General Banks Cu6a resolution:
Allison, Ambler, Ames, Archer,
Armstrong, Asher, AxtelI, Banks,
Bently, Bingham, Blair,B yd, Brooks,
Burlington Burdell, Butler, OF Massa-
chusetts, Butter, Of Tennessee, Cess
na. Churchill, Clark, Cobb. Clinton,
/ Ccburn, Couger, Devices, d ckinson,
| Do; kerry, Donnelly, DuvaL, Feriss,
Ferry Finklenburg, Garfield, Gentry,
iG4lfillan, Hawley, Hoy, Heaton, Hill.
| Hoag. Holman, Hopkins. Hotchkiss.
Ingersoll, Jenckes, Jones, Judd,
Julian, Kelly Knapp, Lash. Law
renee, Logan. Loughridge, Lynch,
| Maynard, Mccarthy, McGrew, Mer-
cur. Morrill,, Myers, Negley, O'Neil,
| Orth, Packard, Phelps, Pomeroy,
Prosser, Roots, Sawyer, Schofeld,
Smith, w. G. Smith, Stevenson,
Stokes, Staughton, Taffe. Tanner.
TIlmon, Trim BILE, Twitchell, Tner,
| Upson, Van Horn, Voorhees, Ward
q. @. Washburuc, Weiker, White
more, Wilkensoa, Williamson, j. L.
Wilson, Winans and Wtcher-9 So
| WASHINGTON. April 10 Senate
early this morning confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Register of
Land Offices Dugal Denver;
A. Tibbetts, St. Peters, Minnesota
j. L. LYMAN, Helena, Montana; VI
Bates. Traverse City. Nj ichigln; Ja-
cob F. Lark. Olympia, WaS hington
Territory; p b PInchback, New Or,
leans: Charles W. Loomis, jackson,
Mississippi For Regst or Wills
for the District of Columbia, Amos
Webster For Receivers OF Public
Money-James Staff, LAX ota Cuy;
James NJ. Wilkenson, Marquette,
Michigan; Reuben Goodrich, Trav-
erse City, Michigan. j w PurvI-
ance, Attorney for the Western Dis
trict of Tennessee; ; Horace II. Hough-
ton, Consul at LahaIna; Charles Dill
lirgham. Naval officer for New Or
leans; David Maggie, Chief Jus tice
OF Idaho; Sam. j. HALEY. Collector
at Buffalo; JO. Slower, Colleo or of
Minnesota District; James Z Luse,
Surveyor at louisville; Il. Fulton,
Surveyor at Baltimore; L. Ell. Litch-
field, Marshall for Dakotah; IL. w.
MouIton, Marshal for Idaho; Church
Howe, Marshal Tor Wyoming; Phillip
Ritz, Marshal fer Washington; Jas.
Il. Bennett. Marshal tor the East Dis
trict of Michigan; James NJ Casey,
Attorney Tor Wyoming; Thomas NJ
Brown. District Attorney for Indiana.
: The President this morning, while
at the Capitol, signed an approved the
following bills: A resolution resp ct
iBg the retire urent OF Brevet NJ .ior
: General s. p. Heintzle eman; a resolu
ton for the protection OF soldiers and
, their heirs; resolution extending
the time for the completion of the
Portage Lake and Lake Superior
Ship Canal; a resolution making San
, Diego, Caiiaoraia, Port OF Eary
: an act to extend the time for the Int
t tie Rock IL Fort Smith Railroad Co.
t 10 complete the first section of twenty
: miles of said road; an act to amend an
act granting lands to aid in the con
= struction OF railroad and telegr aph
2 lime from tne Central Pacific Rail
road. In California, to Portland, Ore.
g0B; an act to esta blish certain Post
D Roads.
. An act to declare and fix the sta
tus OF judge advocates of the United
: States army.
An act authorizing the submission
}, OF the constitutions OF Virginia, Mis-
. SiSSlppAs anu texas 10 NObe OF the
people. and authorizing the election
J., OF State officers, as provided by said
constitutions. and members of Con
gress.
A resolution enabling bona fide
settlers to purchase certain lands ac.
| quired from the Usage Indians.
! A joint resolution for the protec
ton of the interests of the United
r States in the Union Pa ific and Cen
: tral Pacific Railroad Companies, anC
e for other purposes.
An act to amend an act imposing
{ taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco
r and for other purposes.
i An act making available an appro
0 prlatlon heretofore made for furniture
t, Tor the Presidents mansion.
Q An act 10 discontinue Saute st. Ma
5 RE as port of entry in the Superlo
4 District, and to establish Marduett,
), in lieu thereof
T. Both the Senate and House hill
], for the removal of political disabiIi
}. ties failed. -
: The following. Is a full text of tn,
a act authorizing the submission of th,
!. Constitutions of Virgioia, Mississinn
!. and Texas to vote Of the people =
/. approved and signed by the President
Be it enacted, &c, That the President I
; the United States. at such time as ne ma
deem best for the public interest, may sui
init the Constitution which was framed b