The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-19
WashIngton IteIns.

w ASHIHGTON, MaFcu 10. - ne
President this morning signed a
joint resolution appropriating one
years salary of an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, for the benefit
Of the widow and children Of the late
Z. M. Stanton.
Colored members of the Georgia
Legislature visited Vice President
Colfsx, at the Capitol, this morning,
and we're introduced by Senator Viii
son. One of the Georgians made a
short speech, setting forth the views
of the delegation, and expressing hope
that Congress would rot give colored
citizens of their State into the power
of rebels. Ii reply, Vice President
stated frankly that he did net believe
the existing Legislature of Georgia
could perpetuate itself, and said his
sympathies were with freedmen, and
he hoped to see them secure In their
rights.
Conklin, from the Committee on
Judiciary, to whom was referred the
credentials of General Ames, reported
the same back with resolution that
the gentleman is not eligible to a seat
in the Senate of the United States.
from Mississippi.
Senator Conkling's report on tho
credentials of Gen. Ames, as Senator
elect from Mississippi, calls attention
to the constitutional requirements,
that a person, to be eligible as Sena-
tor of the United States, must be an
inhabitant of the State for which he
is chosen, and must be an inhabitant
when elected. Elections in this in
stance occurred on the 18Th of Jan
uary, 1870, at which time Gen. Ames
was a military officer, stationed in
Mississippi by order of the supreme
military authority, and was acting as
Provisional Governor by appointment
from Gen. Mcdowell. In the opln-
ion of the judiciary Committee, his
presence in these two characters did
not constitute requisite legal resi-
dence, Notwithstanding his declara-
ton, when consenting to become a
candidate for the Senate, that he in
tended to leave the army and reside
in Mississippi, Notwithstanding his
subsequent resignation from the army,
which was accepted by the President
before signing the bill to admit that
State.
The following nominations went to
the Senate to-day: Eugene Schuyler,
Secretary of Legation at ST. Peters
burg; Charles White, Secretary to the
President to sign land patents; Geo.
Fl. Sharp, to be United States Mat
shall for the Southern District of
New York; Samuel Harlow, present
Mrashal, to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fourth District OF
New York; Alfred r. Pleasanton,
Collector for the Thirty second Dis
trict-of New York, wee Bailey; S. ID.
Aikens, Postmaster at Freeport, Ill.
Information has been received by
Vincent Collyer, from General Grier-
SOD, commanding the Department of
Indian Territory, that the larger part
of the Indians of the Reservation
have received their annuity. The
quantity of goods, though not large,
is of a superior quality, and the In
dians express themselves we'll satis-
fed. The Indians do not commit as
many depredations as formerly.
The majority of the sub-Committee
on Elections, consisting Of Stevenson
and Burdett, in the case of Newsham,
Republican, against Ryan. Democrat,
from the Southern Louisiana District,
have prepared q report. They throw
out the Parishes of Caddo, Bassier
and De Soto, which Ryan claims give
him 5000 majoritg as certified by
the Governor of Louisiana. Saline
Parish was thrown out by canvassers
owing to the informality of the re-
turns This parish gave Ryan nearly
900 majority. The Committee, after
these deductions, give Newsham the
seat by 100 majority Representative
| Kerr. the minority, will report Ia IA
| vor of giving the seat to Ryan, with
his alleged majority of 1000 votes.
The Commissioner General of the
Land Office issued instructions to
the District land officers at St.
Peters and Litchfeld, Minnesota,
directing them to give notice to the
settlers ON lands within the late Sioux
Indian reservation on the Minnesota
river that by joint resolution Of Con.
gress. approved on the fourteenth inst
that they be allowed until the frs
of March 1871, to make proof and
payment for their several claims.
The Board of Managers of the Ma,
tional Asylum for disabled volunteer
soldiers finished its labors to-day. /
provides for several important i'm
provements looking 20 the better gov
ernment of asylums, and the greater
comfort and happiness of disabled
soldiers.
A resolution was adopted providing
that all applicants for admission shall
be allowed the privilege of selecting
the home they prefer, and be admitted
accordingly.
The Board will hold its next meet
ing in July, at Augusta, Maine.