The Portland daily press., 1869-04-05
WASHINGTON.


WAsHnsToN, April 3.-The Senate this af-
ternoon, ip executive session, resumed the
consideration of the nomination OF Gen. Long
street to b Surveyor of the port of New Or
leans The debate was continued more than
two hours. during which the members sever
ally, kept leaving the chamber, until tcere
were onlytwo more an a quorum in attend
ance when the vote was taken, and resulted
for confirmation 25-against 10. There were
no other eonfrmations. eaaad +
INTERVIEW OF VIRGINIA DELEGATION WITH
THE PRESIDENT. IL. 8a.a I
A Virginia delegation Of twenty-five promi-
nent citizens, from Richmond, with Lewis Nc
KenZie, OF Alexandria, at their head, called
upon President Grant this afternoon to urge
an election in that State on the new Constitu-
ton and for State officers. The delegation de-
sired the recommendation of the President to
Congress to strike out from the Constitution
the test oath, the State disfranchsing clause
aud the coupty election feature, which were
the only objections held against that docu-
ment. The President expressed deep inter-
est in the restoration of that State to the
Union, and intmated that he would do what
lie could to consummate that object.
sExArs BEFORE THE RECoNsTRUcTIoN COM
MTTTEE
Texans, in large numbers, were before the
Reconstruction Committee to-day. General
LAWS spoke in favor of division Of the State,
bat admitted that it was impossible at this ses-
u new Constitution in July, because of
he lawiessness and crime in Texas. He de-
lied that there had been any diminution of
rhine or favorable change in the political SEN
lie approved OF what there is in the Texas
Constitution, but opposed it for the reason
hat large numbers were not disfranchised
me committee put many questions to Gen.
Davis, and Gen. Butler announced the argu-
nent on the Texas case closed.
WASHINGTON, April A short time ago
the House of Representatives called upon the
PRESIDENT, If not incompatible with public in
teests, to furnish list of the vessels captured
or destroyed during the late war by rebel
cmisers. This information was laid before the
Eouse yesterday. Tins list is made up from
documents filed by those whose property was
destroyed in support of their claims for in
iemnity. Where the records of the Depart
nent are incomplete reference has been made
such other unofficial records and materials as
we're deemed reliable AID trustworthy, in order
% render the statement as complete as possi-
lie and exhibit as far as within the power of
the Department in a connected tabular form
mount and character of the injury inflicted
fod -ariety and extent of these interests. The
lumber of vessels given, with their names
.nd value, is nearly 300, and aggregate in
'alue more than $13O00,000.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE BOND PRINTING.
The joint Congressional Committee on Re-
tenchment and Reform, in obedience to .
oncurrent resolution of Congress, passed
1srch, 1857, for an investigation of the mode
printing bonds and other securities Of the
government IN the Treasury Department, and
hto the alleged irregularities and frauds, has
Pported through Senator Edmunds that the
subcommittee, composed OF himself and
Iessrs. Buckalew and Halsey, devoted all the
lime possible to the extensive, complicated
md important inquiries involved in the inves-
nd fto nfrO efo f6axy
0isting at the commencement of the bust
less, it was to be expected that more or less ir-
ngularity, and even fraud and speculation
would exist This probability of error, loose
less and want Of regularity was realized; but
his believed that no very extensive losses
hive occurred in consequence, al it is posi-
bb, and in some instances probable, that many
otthe discrepancies reported are entirely in
pcent-arising from Irregularities and detail,
raher than from positive fraud.
The aggregate of all the Government securi-
tis credited since 1860 to the date of the pas
sage OF the resolution amount to over SIS, $780,
OO,O00
The committee go into detailed statement
the different issues of loans, and find some
snail discrepancies between the number of
binds printed and issued, but not OF any great
AMOUNT, and most of them are satisfactorily
accounted tor. Nineteen bonds of the Oregon
var loan, amounting to $7450, supposed to
lave been lost in the Golden Gate, were du-
1Cate0 u0Q6E an dCt Vi OoukEccst Dut stuC0 u
Q lart of the coupons of the original bonds have
ken presented and redeemed, which shows
other that the coupons were detached before
he bonds were shipped, or that the ponds wers
lot sent by the steamer as apparently proved
The committee then report upon the prln1
hg and the issuing of bonds OF 1851 and 1907
md report discrepancies. Also in the nve PEI
ent two year notes issued under the act OF
March, 1853 They are of opinion that n'
faud mas been committed upon Government
hougn there has been much carelessness ano
Doseness OF procedure, by which such an
AMOUNT of securities could disappear. unac
counted for, and without fixing the deIinquen
sy upon any one u
In closing their report the committee pro
eeed TO discuss at length the manner in which
the business OF printing, numbering and issu
ing OF securities was carried on, showing gros,
earelessness and want of accuracy. which rem
iers It impossible in many cases 10 trace ON
errors or decide whether actual frand has hss,
aommitted.
MASSACRE IN CUBA
Recent letters from San Juan de Los Rema
dos, Cuba, give the particulars of the massacr
Of Sonora Err)lando and several chjldrey
Her husband had Joined the insurgents an
she was enticed within the Spanish lines wit
her family under the pretence of meeting he
husband, when the whole party were butch
cred by the inturiated volunteers. Sever.
nretenGed agents of Cubans, supposed to |
Snanish emissaries, have been endeayoring
splist various individuals with authority fro
the Provisionial Government In Cuba for !
representatives here.