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

GENERAL LoNasTREEr's NOMINATION CONFIRMED
AN EXPLANATION FROM sPRAaUE--THE ADJOURN
MENA OF CoNaREss-PoLITICAI Goss1p-NoM
NATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Senate has con
Armea Gen. Longs:-oct 5y e yoto Of twent;-Hy,
to ten, after two hours discussion.
The Judiciary committee was directed to re-
port bill defining the meaning OF tho eipb,
hour law.
Mr.. Sprague made a personal explanation
that his courage and his words did not rest on
mint whskey, but on his knowledge of the
danger to the country from the legislative and
executive power assumed by the Senate.
The Union Pacific Railroad bill Was dioussed
up to the hour of executive session.
In THE House, the deficiency approximation
bill, including s2.0OO,OOO for the salaries of
Collectors and Assessors of Revenue. was
passed.
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 tho con-
stitution and for the division Of the State. A
private colloquy 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 tho Presidont, paraerap,,
eight, Of General Orders dated the 18th of
March, 1859. discontnuing the Department of
the Cumberland, and adding the States COM
prising other departments, is revoked. Major
General George Cooke is assigned to command
that uh Oh oil I
by Major General Thomas.
Senator Hill, heading half q dozen Georgia
Legislative members, visited President Grant
In opposition to the Bullock party
1t is expected that the Spanish Minister will
leave this country.
Twenty-Five Vlrginiaps called on President
Grant to-day, who intmated that he would
consult the Cabinet and communicate a
message to Congress recommending their
views, which involves submission OF the con-
stitution with the test oath, and State disfran-
chisements stricken out.
The following nominations were made to-
day: Governors of Territories Stafford for ORR
1ona; john a. Campbell, Wyoming; Charles @.
Grove, New Mexico; John A. Burbank, Da
cotah; ALVIN Flanders, Washington; Mr.. sted-
man, Consul at st. 1ago DeCuba; Pinckney
Carolina; J. w. Bowman, Assessor of the 7th
district North Carolina; Napoleon Underwood.
Assessor Of the I'd district Louisana. Post
masters-dlll, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and
Charles w. Lowell, New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The number of yes-
sells captured or destroyed by the Confederates
during the war is ascertained to have been
nearly three hundred and valued at $50, 600, 900.
20 ,S1Io ~ A1,S1
lowing :" Governor Bullock called upon Pres
1dene Grant yesterday, in pursuance Of pre-
Nous engagement, to ascertain his opinion
touching the bill recently introduced in the
House and 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 lnterpose at all, but that there we're
many ADLER lawyers in Congress than he, and
they would doubtless dispose OF that matter.
This Georgia case, he added, might be con-
sldered one in which necessity would probably
be deemed superior to mere legal TECHNICAL
ties!"
The Chronicle also says s' 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 sus-
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
xng, issue and retirement Of bonds.
Senior Lenaas, Envoy Of the Cuban insurgents,
will be honored with o procession and seron-
ade on Thursday.
THE CUBAN NREVOLUTION.