The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-25
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WASHINGTON. June "a. - Efforts
are making with the Senators to pre-
vent the admission of Gov. Stevenson
to the Senate from Kentucky, in place
of McCreary, next March. D0cu-
ments containing charges against Ste
venson have already been filed with
radical Western Senator. As there
are many charges which have not yet
been placed in form. if proven to
be we'll sustained. will make his ad-
mission Very doubtful. Among other
charges made is one that he was in
Richmond, Va, when the war broke
out, and was a spectator on the rebel
side of the Battle of Bull Run; that
when he returned to Kentucky he
took with him a Colouel's commits
sion from JEFF. Davis, with the under
standing that he was TO raise a regi-
ment for the rebel army. but that he
subsequently abandoned the project
The President yesterday signed the
bill creating a Department of Justice.
This takes from the Treasury. Navy
and State Departments their Solicit
ors and clerks and the employees In
their offices. as also that of the Reve-
nue. Bureau and places them under
the Attorney General. It's approval
caused a great hutter among the en-
ployees of the Bureaus to be trans
ferred TO the new Department. It is
understood that Solicitor Banfeld
will resign to accept the place of
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[Second Dlspatch.I
WASHINGTON, June "a The COM
mission of Col. Alderman, Attorney
General. will not be issued for several
days. His friends say they have rea-
son to believe he'will not qualify for
a month to come, during which time
Judge Hoar will continue to dis
charge the duties of the office.
At Cabinet meeting to-day, the
Attorney General was represented by
Judge Field. Mr.. Ackerman, by
invitation from the President. called
during the session. and was person
ally introduced to the members of the
Cabinet present. He took no part in
the proceedings,
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the payment of the July in
terest on and after the 28th inst.
without rebate.
The following nominations were
sent in to day: Joseph p. Root, of
Kansas, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipoteutiary to Chilli; E.
Stanislaus Gautier. Consul to Cape
Haytien; Joseph @. Bennett. of Kan
sas, Consul at Chihuahua; Charles T.
Graham, of Michigan, Minister to
Hague.
The President to-day signed the
act to pay the loyal citizens in the
States lately in rebellion, for taking
the census In 1860.
The President has approved the
joint resolution, relative to trade with
the British Provinces.
President Grant recently mentioned
to several Senators that he intended
to remove Motley, Minister to Eng
land, as soon as a suitable successor
could be found. During the conver-
sation, the President incidentally men
toned the fact that when he formed
his Cabinet, having selected A. I.
Stewart, for Secretary of the Treas
ury, he intended to offer to Fish
the mission to England. but
after he had, for we'll. known
reasons withdrawn from the Sen
ate the nomination of Stewart.
Washburne having been transferred
to the French Mission, he rendered
the Secretary of Stateship to Fish,
who reluctantly accepted the position,
but consented to occupy. it at least
| temporarily. While there is no
question that Fish can now have the
| Mission to England, if he should de-
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