The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24
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WASHINGTON, June %, 1870.
Mr.. Akerman Confirmed by the

Mr.. Alderman Confirmed by the
Senate.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon confirmed the nomination of Mr..
Alderman to be Attorney General without a
dissenting vote, and suspended the rule
which requires that twenty.four hours shall
elapSe before the President shall be notified
of confirmation. -
The Clerk Of the Senate notified the Pre-.
sident this evening Of the action of the
Senate, and General Grant, learning that
MIR. Alderman had.just arrived, sent for him.
Mr.. Alderman shortly afterwards appeared
at the White House. and was informed BY
the President Of what had TRANSFERRED.
MIR. Hoar will finish up his INCOMPLETE
matters and turn the Attorney Generals
office over to Mr.. Alderman in about two
weeks. In the mean time it Is said Mr..
Alderman will Immediately take the office.
Tho Georgia Bal, DC
We have Georgia again before the House,
and are to have a debate tomorrow that is
to be conclusive with that branch
of Congress. The prevailing opinion is
that Mr.. FarnsWorth's amendment, provi-
ding substantially that an election shall be
held next fall, will be adopted, and posi-
bly, an additional amendment repeating the
militia law SO far as it applies to Virginia,
Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, and pro-
vding for the organization of The militia in
these States.
In the report of the Reconstruction Com
mlttee to-day, rs made by General Butler,
it appears that the militia feature was
adopted by the committee, but when some
Of the members discovered that Butler was
ignoring the instructions OF the committee,
his statement to the House was challenged
by MeSsrs. Morgan, Beck, and Farnsworth,
and it then came out that Buffers pre-
tended report Of the committee was
but.a minority report, favored by seven
members, and that Mr.. Farnsworth's
which is simply the old Bing-
ham amendment. was the real report of the
committee. it having been adopted by eight
of the fifteen members. MIR. Butler was
thus caught in another attempt ut parla-
mentary trickery. and for Il moment the eX-
element and confusion was such rs to give
cause to tear another w0rdy encounter be-
tween Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Farnsworth.
These two loving ones. however, did not
let their angry passions rise, and it was
agreed to take vote at O'Clock to-mor-
row.
The Internal Revenue Bureau.
The President to-day expressed himself
to members Of the Cabinet and several sen
atorS in favor Of making il department Of
the Int. nal Revenue Bureau, and the COM
missioner a member of the Cabinet, for the
reason that the commissioner should have
continual and direct access to the President
and the counsels of the advisory members of
the Administration, rs taxes and their col
lection now form Il prominent feature of
our Government, and while they continue
such Il department is necessary. It is un-
derstood that the whole Cabinet, except
Secretary Boutwell,, are in favor of it.
The Secret Service.
Service, reports that nothing has been or is
likely to be heard of the twenty thousand
dollars recently stolen from the Treasury.
Secretary Fish.
Secretary Fish has returned, and to-day
visited the President. He expressed de-
sire to retire from public life, but the rell-
tious between him and the President are Of
such a harmonious character that it is
doubtful if the President will consent TO
his misunderstanding not for several
months at any rate. The Secretary said
to-day that he would probably accompany
the President on his 4th Of July excursion
to Connecticut. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-House.-The en-
tire morning was occupied in the discussion
of the apportonment bill as amended by the
Senate. The previous question was moved,
but failed Of Il second, when q number Of
amendments were introduced.
After long debate, the apportionment
bill was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee by vote of % to 81. This action is re-
garded as equivalent to its defeat for this
session. The vote on it was sectional, not
ho nnR
with some few exceptions, opposing its re-
ference.
The Georgia bill, heretofore telegraphed,
was reported.
MIR. Dawes offered substitute in effect
recognizing the fact that Georgia had rati-
fed the several amendments to the ConSti-
tuition, was entitled to representation, and
was authorized to organize militia for her
defence.
Other amendments were offered, when
Mr.. Farnsworth objected, saying that Mr..
Butler had no right to accept amendments,
and when Butler, as chairman of the Re-
construction Committee, resigned the floor
for that or for any person, he (FarnsWorth)
was entitled to it, and was instructed by a
majority Of the committee to report amend
mentS.
Messrs, Farnsworth and Beck accused
Butler of bad faith in only partially obeylng
the majority of the committee.
1t was agreed that the previous question
should be seconded at O'Clock tomorrow.
Senuie..-Mr. Sumner, chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign affairs, reported
the following resolutions
Resolved, That the people of the United
States cannot hear with Indifference the re-
ports of barbarous outrages which reach
Them constantly from he neighboring island
of Cuba that they protest against the rcpe-
tition of such acts, whether by the Spanish
Government or by insurgents seeking lnde-
pendence that they denounce with lndiS-
nation the shooting OF captives taken WIN
arms in their hands AS II violation OF the
first principles of civilization and contrary
to the precedent happily established on the
North American continent ana IN the
name of humanity they solemnly lnslst tnat
these things shall cease.
"2. That the people OF the .UnlteG
States are panied to hear that pretens!on OF
property in man is still upheld In the lsiaha
colonies of Spain lying in American waters
that human beings, endowed by nature win
the right to HE, liberty, and the pursuls OF
happiness, are held as slaves, despoiicu Oh
all tights that instead Of terminating tlls
Drctcnsion at once the Spanish GoVernlnehI
proposes to protract it for an lnde1mte Pc
Rod by an impossible system Of graduallsm
that such spectacle is justly offensive 70
all who love republican institutions, OF
which liberty and equality are cardnaI
principles, and especially to the people OF
the United States, who now, in the name OF
justice and for the sake Of good neignDor-
mood. ask that slavery shall cease at once.
40 T'baf the Unified States, being once