The New York herald., 1870-02-19


the Secretary ana mis- agents Hon. G. d. Drake
received $5o IN the Elgee case, Caleb Cushing
81, $50 IA the trespass cases, and L. Is. Brasncr
$5,6l7 for prosecuting suits.
Nominations.
The President to-day sent the following nomina'
tions to the Senate:-
David Eckstein OF Ohio to be Consul at Victoria,
vancouvers Island; Herman Glancke, oi Cohhec-
ticut to be Secretary OF Wyoming territory.
no be Postuaslers:-Charies G. 1n0mas, Mt san
Jose, Cal; William W. Se.lers, at Pekin, H.; John
*. Andrew3, at oac0, Me.
Confirm ,ti0ns by the Senate.
The Senate IN executive session to-day confirmed
the nomination OF william Strong, OF Pennsylvania,
to be an Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
There were no yeas and nays on tnc question. mo-
tlon 10 reconsider the vote ls pending Action was
postponed on the nomination OF Mr.. Bradley TO be
Associate Justice In sending these nominations TO
the Senate the President did designate IN either
case the vacancy to be supplied.
The Senate also confirmed the following nomina-
tions:-
Mahon Chance, OF Ohio, Consul as Nassau.
James Grey Jewell. OF Mississippi, Consul at SIN
John w. Longyear, Judge of the District Court OF
the eastern district OF Michigan.
Sllas Reed, Of Missouri surveyor General, Wyom-
ing Territory.
Wm. Is. Cooper, Of Louisiana Pension Agent. New
John F. Delapane, Of New York. Secretary OF Le-
Joseph II. Blackourn, Marshal, middle district Of
Ephralm Latham, Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Thlra district. Alabama.
Asscssors Of Internal Revenue-E. A. watson,
First district, Georgia; .. A. Blocker Third district
North Carolina.
Collectors Of Customs-James Brady. Jr Fall
River, Mass. william H. Huse, Newbury port Mass.
Timothy T. Ellsworth, Niagara, N. r.; Ihouias Lo-
ring. Plymouth, Mass. Israel y. Adams, Great Egg
Haro0r n. j.; JARVIS II Bartlett, Little Egg iarb0r,
4 In
surveyors OF GuStoms-A. Is. underwOOd, Boston,
Mass; Charles y. Howard, Salem, Mass.
PosImasters-J. W. Jones, Susquenanna depot,
Pa; James Ihevrier, Jeners0nviiie, Ind; Bruce
Johnson. Shelby, ind.; James NJ. Comfy, columbus,
Onio William IL. Beal, Schenectady n. T.; ilarvey
Rice Phelps, New York.
The following nominations were rejectcd:--
William ID. Farrand, Of California, 10 be Consul a
Caila0: Robert H. Brown, Collector OF Internal Ecve
nue. In tue Twcnty.third district, Pennsylvania.
Destruction Oi Musiintcd Bank NOics.
One bundrcd and fifteen packages OF mutiatet
national bank notes we're burned to-day by direction
OF the Comptroller OF the Currency, having beer
sent hitner by many banks FOR redemption. Be
| sides these large humber Of packages were re-
| ceived to-day Tor redemption.
| Interesting Event in Fashionable Circles.
| Mrs. General Williams formerly Mrs. Senator
Douglas has presented her lord with another young
Williams of the male pcrsuasiOn-mothcr and child
doing well and Ddte1 Jdmitas exultant. General
Williams has just beea ordered from here TO Rich
mond Va
Movements Of the Administrn tiOn-A Ways
and Means Interview With the President.
washington (feb. 18 correspondence OF the Boston
ADVERTISER
Two members or tne Ways and Means Committee
had some talk last evening with the President and
The remarks made were to be reported To the tuil
committee. HE said chat last aii ne was OF opinion
tnat we would do better to 20 on as rapidy as possi-
ole IN buying up and cancctiing our bonds SO as to
reduce our debt, and IN TINS view had recommended
that we hold our lax and tariff rates generally Az
the present. ngures SO as 10 have large suplns for
use by the secretary OF the Treasury IN cutting
down the indeDtedness. lie mad Thought good
deaf ABOUT tnIs matter ne continued am mad some
what changed his opinions 70 the policy that should
DC pursued. lie was satisfied tnat would be better
ior the country to have reduction OF taxation, that
the people were ANXIOUS lOi II ana that Congress
could not We'll do Tess than meet this expectation.
IN his opinion We might make reduction OF twen-
ty millions II the receipts from internal revenue,
and he would very readily sign bulls looking 10
such q reduction passed by Congress Something
was said about the Funding bill now before the
Senate and he remarked that he himself was not so
confident as some persons seem 10 lie that we can
negotiate par loan al four and q half or five per
cent interest. 1t might be well 10 pass the bl but
ne doubled II we could do much under IT TINS year.
lhe Ways and Means Committee this morning DIS
cusSed the question Of reducing taxation, anh gen
eray agreed TO revise the lax biil with the view o.
making deduction OF thirty millions.