The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-06
Washington.
GRANTS CABINET.
Visitors at the White House
Confirmation of Cabinet.
Army Promotions.
Sherman Made General.
Delano Commissioner of
Revenue.
at the white House
Confirmation of Cabinet
Army Promotions.
Sherman Made General.
WASHINGTON, March )

WASHINGTON M2EcC y.
The President has just sent into the
Senate the following nominations for
members of his Cabinet:
of Illinois.
Secretary of Trcasury-A. T. Stewart,
of New York.
Secretary Of War;. NJ. Scho6eld.
Secretary of NGVy-Adolph E. Borie.
Secretary of LnteTIor-J. D. Cox.
Postmaster GeneTGt-J.A.J J. Cressweu.
Attorney GenerGL-E. r. Hoar.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
| following nominations:
Peter b. Bailey, Postmaster at Fort
Wayne; Converse w. C. Rowell, Attor-
ney for Arizona; HOratio Fox, Consul
to Trinidad; Isaac Gass, Assessor OF
Revenue for the Sth Ohio District; Alex.
r. Banks, agent for Indians on the Up
per Arkansas: George w. Wilkinson,
agent OF Winnebago Indians on the
Missouri River; James Hare, Postmas.
ter at Hayes City, Kansas; John T.
Smith, Postmaster at Springfield, Illi-
nois; Harlan p. Welsh, Postmaster at
Ottawa, Kansas; John E. DIETRICH, COl-
lector of Revenue for the 18th Illinois
District; Commodore Powell, Rear Adj
miral. A Anumber of army brevets were
also confirmed.
The galleries of the House and Senate
were densely crowded, and many were
unable to procure an entrance, anxious
to hear the nominations OF Grants
Cabinet. which are expected this after
noon. w. D. Todd has been appointed
Secretary to the Vice President.
At the White House to-day large
crowd was in attendance anxious to be
admitted. The doors, however, were
not opened for the reception of visitors.
and within everything is perfectly
tranquil. Very few gentlemen had in
terviews with the President to-day.
The announcement that the Cabinet
nominations had been sent to the Capt.
tol created the greatest sensation, and
speculations on the streets were more
varied than ever.
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman is unwell to-
day, and did not make his appearance
at the army headquarters.
The merest routine OF work is being
continued in the different departments
to-day, excepting the War office from
which important military orders will
shortly be issued.
The work OF renovatinS the White
House has been commenced.
Mr.. Grant the father of President is
recovering from the effect OF a severe
fall of yesterday.
Assistant Secretary Handley is acting
as Secretary of the Treasury to-day.
President Grant to-day accepted the
resignation of Commissioner Rollins
OF the Internal Revenue, to take effect
upon the confirmation of his successor.
By direction of the Secretary of War
the number OF minor officers are re-
lieved from their duties and ordered to
join their respective regiments without
delay.
A Republican caucus to-day nomina-
ted the present incumbent, Mr.. King,
for Postmaster of the House. All the
Cabinet nominations have been con-
firmed. Columbus Delano. of Ohio, is
confirmed as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. A large number of military
nominations are also confirmed.
The following nominations have also
been confirmed, including that OF Gen.
Sherman, to be General OF the army;
Gen. Sheridan, to be Lieut.. General;
Brigadier General J. II. SchOfield, to
be Major General, vice Sheridan pro-
NOTED; Christopher G. Augur, Brtga-
dier General, vice Schofield promoted.