Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-03
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WASHINGTON.

The Supreme Court Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate was
in executive session from till 6:3o o'clock.
The motion to reconside the confirmation
of VIM Strong, as Justice of the Supreme
Court, was withdrawn, and his confrma-
ton is therefore final OF this the Presi-
dent has been officially notified. The re-
mainder of the session was occupied with
debate on the question of comforting the
nomination of Mr.. Bradley, as Justice of
the Supreme Court, but no definite action
was reached.
The BeIEic POst
Letter postage to Belgium has been re-
duced TO ten cents per OEe-half ounce from
March Is. Prepayment optional
Going 10 Let Georgia Alone.
The Senate Judiciary Committee through
Mr.. Edmunds, made a report to-day in the
case of Georgia. They hold that many ir-
regularities have taken place in the organi-
cation of the Legislature under the recon
struction acts of last December, but that it
IS not advisable for Congress to take any
further steps on that subject. Incidentally
they declare against the right of State Off
cials to hold Office for any longer time than
they were originally elected. The Senat-
Bradley i'm Suspense.
The Senate held an executive session on
the nomination of Mr.. Bradley as Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court. FL
nally, on motion of Mr. Rice, it was post
poned till the DIST inst. by 3 against 26.
Those who took part in the debate were
Nessrs. Kellogg Rice and Warner, oppo.
sing the nomination.
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to be to afford time for the passage of the
bill reported from the Judiciary Commit
tee, embracing Mississippi, Texas, and
Arkansas in one Judicial district, with the
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
resident in the territorial limits.
WitIcss ThIttemOrc.
Mr.. Whittemore's friends in North Caro-
lima, have arranged for a series of public
meetings in his district, which will be adj
dressed by him in vindication of his con-
duct in the disposal of cadetships. The
object is to arrange his reelection to Con
gress.
CIingmau, OF North Carolina.
Last Monday the Senate being in execu-
tive session, a motion was made by Mr.
Sumner that the doors be opened for a mo-
ment, and during this unnoticed open ses-
motion to reconsider the vote on the
passage of tbs so-called omnibus disability
bill, and that motion is still pending. The
motive assigned for this action is to reach
the case of ex-senator Clingman, of North
Carolina, who was amongthe number whose
disabilities were to be removed by the bill.
Tennessee Officials.
The Senate confirmed Haynes Z. Hud-
son, Attorney for West Tennessee, and
John Eaton, Jr, of Tennessee, Commits
sioner of Education.
Jesse Il
The Senate also confirmed Armstead
Burwell, Attorney for Southern Mississippi;
Rollin A. Edgerton, Receiver of Public
Moneys. Little Rock, Ark; Henry Q.
Myers. Register of Land Office at Natchi-
tochiz, La, and jesse Z. Grant, Postmas-
ter Of Covington, Ky.
Minister TO Portugal
Nominations were made to-day by the
President of C. H Lewis, of Virginia, as
Minister to Portugal, and John Crande,
Postmaster at Oxford, Miss.
Costly Bit of Furniture.
meeting of the National Association
of School Superintendents to-day, it was
stated that during the last five years about
-. 500, 600 were expended by the Freed
mems Bureau, and like sum has been
expended by Northern benevolent lnstltu-
tons. for the education of freedmen, be-
Sides what they had contributed