The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

HdSd1NGIOH.
GENERAL LoNasTREEr's NOMINATION CONFIRMED
AN EXPLANATION FROM sPRAaUE-TuE ADJOURN
MENT OF coNaREss-PoLITIoAL GoSsIP-NoM-
NATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, april 3.-The Senate has con-
frmed Gen. LonSstreet BY a vote of twenty-five
to ten, after two hours discussion.
The Judiciary committee was directed to re-
port bill defining the meaning of the eight
hour law.
Mr.. Sprague made personal explanation
that his courage and his words did not rest on
mint whiskey, but on his knowledge of the
danger to the country from tho legislative and
executive power assumed by the Senate.
The Union Pacific Railroad bill was dicussed
MP to the hour OF executive session.
In THE HOUSE, the deficiency appropriation
bill, including 100000 for the salaries Of
Collectors and Assessors OF Revenue, was
passed.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn on the
10th, passed both Houses.
The Reconstruction Committee heard the
Virginia Republicans in favor of the spring
election and submitting the disfranchisement
clause to separate vote. Texas Republicans
were heard against the submission of the con-
stituion and for the division Of the State A
private coNo1uy between Messrs. Butler and
Whittemore, indicates disposition to post
pone Texas, and let Virginia slide this session,
with the test oath applied to all officials.
By direction of the President, paragraph
- fh-.lo fo1 18Th nf
March, 1869. discontinuing the Department Of
the Cumberland, and adding tho States COM
prising other departments, ia revoked. Major
General George Cooke is assigned to command
that department when it shall be relinquished
by Major-Gene Thomas.
Senator Hill, heading half dozen Georgia
legislative MEMBERS visited President Grant
in opposition to the Bullock party.
It is expected that the Spanish Minister will
leave this country.
Twenty-Five Vlrginiaps called on President
Grant to-day, who intimated that he would
consult the Cabinet and communicate
message to Congress recommending their
views, which involves submission OF the con-
stitution with the test oath, and State disfran-
chisements stricken oul.
The following nominations were made to-
day: Governors of Territories-Safford for ORR
zona; John A. Campbell, Wyoming; Charles C.
Grove, New Mexico; John A. Burbank, Da-
ootah; Alvin Flanders, Washington; slr. Sted-
man, Consul at st. Iago DeCuba; Pinckney
Rollins, Collector of the 7th district North
Carolina; J. W. Bowman, Assessor Of the 7th
district North Carolina; Napoleon Underwood,
Assessor of the 81 district Louisiana. Post
masters-Gill, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and
Charles W. Lowell, New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Tho number of ves
sells captured or destroyed by tho Confederates
during the war is ascertained to have been
nearly three hundred, and valued at $50 600, 600.
The Chronicle of this morning has the fol-
lowing =" Governor Bullock called upon Pres
ident Grant yesterday, in pursuance Of pre-
Vious engagement, to ascertain his opinion
touching the bill recently introduced in the
House aud Senate, on the Georgia question.
The President expressed himself as being
well satisfied with the bill, and stated that he
saw no objection to it. He remarked that the
only question which had ever suggested itself
to his mind in connection ith the Georgia
matter was, whether Congress had the legal
right to interpose at all, but that there were
many ADLER lawyers in Congress than he, and
they would doubtless dispose OF that matter.
This Georgia case, he added, might be con-
sidered one in which necessity would probably
be deemed superior to mere legal technicali-
ties"
The Chronicle also says: The Secretary OF
the Navy, MIR. Borie, assured committee OF
Republicans from the navy-yard on Thursday
last, that he would see to it that the employees
Of the yard should be known and decided Grant
Republicans, and that the day Of Copperhead
domination in these important posts was over
for at least four years."
The Retrenchment Committees report covers
one hundred and fifty pages. It shows some
startling irregularities. One of the most sas-
picious facts is. that there is no direct proof
that orders for the destruction of many mil
lions Of dollars worth Of bonds were obeyed.
The report gives minute history OF the print
ing, issue and retirement Of bonds.
Senior Lemas Envoy of the Cuban insurgents,
will be honored with procession and seren-
ade on Thursday.