The Van Buren press., 1869-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
From 81. Louie Republican Reporfs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Justice Gricr, the second oldest justice
on the Supreme Bench, will tomorrow
tender to the President his resignation,to
take effect on February 20, when he will
retire on the full pay allowed for the rest
of his life by the act of last session.
Judge Grier is from Pennsylvania, and
was appointed by President Polk in 1916.
During the last few years he has been
very infirm, and at this term Of the court
has not been able to attend its daily ses
sions. This will make the second yacan-
cy in the court, though it seems settled
that Attorney General Hoar is to be ap
pointed to the first one. ta s
WAsHINGroN Dec. II.
10, TIE POOR INDIAN.
A circular has been issued from the In
dian Office forbiddng the visits Of dele
cations Of Indians TO Washington for
the purpose of transacting business Of
their respective tribes before the depart
ment. 1t is the opinion of the Commis-
sioners that their business can be much
better accomplished by their agent, and
money which would he expended in bring
ing them here would be used to much
better advantage in buying them provis
ions, agricultural implements and annui-
ties ..4 s... ara
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.
The Post Office Department has made
its selections of designs for anew series
Of stamps, viz One cent, Franklin; two
cents, Jackson; three cents, Washing
tom six cents, Lincoln ten cents, Jetfer-
son; twelve cents, Clay fifteen cents,
Webster twenty four cents, Scott; thir
ty cents, Hamilton; forty cents, o. Ii.
Perry. .af
The Senate Judiciary Committee have
agreed upon bill providing for the re-
assembling of the Georgia Legislature,
the exclusion Of members Ineligible un-
der the fourteenth amendment, and re-
seating those heretofore excluded, (col-
orcd,) the Legislature to be provisional
until u. S. Senators and Representatives
are admitted to Congress. ,rf
Butler remarked to- day that as soon
as the pressing business could be dispos-
ed of the Reconstruction Committee
would consider and probably report a
bill for the removal of disabilities from
all who participated in the rebellion.
TEXAS.
New ORLEANS, Dec. l3.
A Houston special says rcturns from
81 counties have been received. Hamil-
tons majority in forty-fvc counties is
500. Davis majority in AZ counties is
1923. Davis is 3,572 ahead. Forty
counties to hear from. Registered whites
16,454, colored 9,233. Davis leads the
colored registered vote one-siXth. The
Legislature now stands Conservatives
Senate 13, House Al; Radcal-Senate
-, House 81 The entire Radical ticket
except Governor, is elected Hamilton
friends claim his election by 1000 Arm
strong and Corners CONSERVATIVE arc
believed to be elected
FOREIGN.
LONDON, Dec l3
Her Majesty's Ministers held three
Cabinet Jmss!sslsppG5hdiEiioon Of public affairs
in LELAND. The state of the island gene
rally was considered and debated at each
At the last meeting it was resolved tc
proclaim the county Of Tepperary, in the
province of Munster, with portions OF
the county and city Of Londonderry in
Ulster, as being in state OF instruction
| orth haI IN, thn lofn u, Il;
provided therefor, and 50 empowering
them to act. Five thousand additional
troops will be dispatched Immediately to
Ireland, raising total force of the regular
army there to about thirty thousand men
This is to meet the emergency at present
On the assembling Of Parliament on the
10th Of January, bill will be immcdi
ately introduced to empower the Govern.
ment to suspend the writ Of haJeas cor.
pas in Ireland by an executive orde,
without waiting for an act of the Legis
lature, when it is deemed necessary 70,
the public safety to do so. q. ..
WASHINGTON, Dec Is.
| The committee on the subject Of the
tax on standing liquor casks, has decid-
ed that no alteration of Commissioner
Delano's decision, can be made.
The President to day made tho follow
ing nominations to the Senate f. r.
Honr, of Mass. Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States
Jas. w. Purviance, Attorney Western
District of Tennessee. D.. -.a
SENATE.-Sumner presented memo
rial from the United States labor COM
mission asking Congress to divide and
distribute public lands among the negroes
and appoint commissioner to purchase
lands in those Southern States where
there are no public lands. Referred.
Rice introduced a bill to provide for
the erection of a building for government
purposes at Little Rock, Arkansas. Re.
ferred to committee on appropriations.
Brownlow read from the Secrctary's 5
desk long personal explanation in re-
gard to his connection with the late po-
litical election in Tenn, denying the re
port that he aided the attempt to elect
Andrew johnson Senator, etc.
Thurman presented joint resolution
Of the Legislature of Ohio, rejecting the
proposed 10th amendment to the Con.
stitution.
HoUsr A resolution was introduced
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