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rejected, other nominations win be made ii

once.
at Is asserted that some one in the Dis
| trict, or from the South, has been selected.
The President and myself searched that
entire portion Of the country for man.
All the most competent lawyers had served
with the rebellion, and the President would
not sign his name to the nomination of
several whom l recommended to him, and
declared that he would have to name some
one from the loyal States. He pressed me
to accept the nomination, and I consented,
and there the matter rests.
:" In regard to the case of Judge Pearre,
it seems that the committee are holding
back his name on the ground that Congress
will re-district the circuits, and in that case
Judge Pearre will be in the Pennsylvania
and Maryland circuit, and that some one
from Virginia or further south would have
to be named for the circuit he Judge
Pearre) is now nominated for. I think the
present circuits are very badly districted,
especially those in the south, and particu-
larly the one embracing Texas, Florida,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, etc. This
is the one for which Judge Woods, Of Ala
bama, has been appointed, and in going
over his circuit he will have to pass, as it
were, over continent.
81 hold that the views of some of the
southern senators in my case are without
cause, for some Of them informed me at
the time the circuit judgeships were under
consideration that it was really almost i'm
possible to soy who were the proper and
most fit men in their sections to recommend,
and therefore it was still more difficult to
find proper person for the Supreme
| bench.
l have no idea of resigning my position
IN the Cabinet if I am not confirmed for
the judgeship. remain in the Cabinet OF
the earnest request of the President"
Who were Present Mt the Second State
Dinner.
The second State dinner took place this
evening OF the White House, At the table
were seated President Grant and Mrs.
Grant, Chief Justice Chase and Miss Chase,
Associate Justice Swayne and wife, Asso-
ciate Justices Clifford and Miller, Associate
Justice Field and wife, Associate Justice
Davis and wife, Senator Wilson and wife,
Senator Cole and wife, Senators Warner
and Sherman, Asper, Beaman, Burchard
Eldridge, Heaton and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chiles Mr.. Frederick Dent, of San Fran
cisco; and Mr.. Orville Grant, brother of
the President, of Chicago.
Who VIII be Present at the First State
|. Diplomatic Dinner.
On next Wednesday the first State diplo-
matte dinner will be given, at which will
be present the foreign ministers, with the
Secretary Of State. II. r. H. Prince Ed
ward Arthur will also be present.
! WALLACE.
| Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
| WASHINGTON, January l3.-House.
| General Of the Army was asked by what
authority or under what law officers Of the
United States army occupy seats in the
Georgia Legislature.
! 4 bill was introduced amending the
bankrupt act so as to exempt from its ope-
rations certain life-insurance policies.
The League Island Navy-Yard bill was
further discussed.
The bill continuing the income tax was
passed The following is the text of the
bill :
"ReSo!ued, &c., That whereas doubts
have arisen and conflicting decisions been
made in the different departments Of the
Government in regard to the construction
of the laws relating to tax on incomes, it
is hereby declared to be tie true intent and
meaning Of the act relating to that subject
that oil persons are liable to the payment
Of their proper income tax accruing and to
accrue for and during and up to the year
1870, and that the assessment and collec-
ton of any such tax accruing in the year
1870 and remaining unpaid on the lst day
of January, 1871, may, under the existing
provisions of law, be made in the said
aforementioned year."
The pension appropriation bill, for $780,
100000, was passed.
| Mr.. Whitemure, OF South Carolina, OIL
fercd resolution authorizing the Commit
tee on Freedmen's Bureau Affairs to send
for persons and papers in reference to the
employment by the Bureau of persons who
committed perjury in taking the tcst-oath
which was adopted. Adjourned.
,Senate.-The Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely to bill making the rules
of evidence in the Federal courts the Same
in the State courts.
A communication was received from Hon
Willard Fillmore enclosing the resolutions
of the Louisville Commercial Convention
relative to the Southern Pacific railroad.
The ranking privilege was discussed
until the Virginia bill was taken up, the
proceedings On which will be found in an
other dispatch.
Governor AIcOrn and General Arnes
Elected United States Senators from
Mississippi.
WAsHINCToN, January l9.-The Chro
niclc has the following special dispatch
from Jackson, Miss:
"Governor Acorn is elected United
States senator for the term commencing
one year from next March, and Genera
Ames is elected for the unexpired tern
Of five years. There was great contes
for the term expiring in 1871, but the cleo
ton was almost unanimous"
Various Items.
WAsHIsGToN, January l9.-The revenue
receipts to-day were S568,000.
The screw steamer Congress will sail in ;
few days for SANTANA as the flagship o
Commodore Green. The steamer Colorado
will relieve the Delaware as flagship O
tha Asiatic suuadrOn