The New York herald., 1871-01-15
1t Is to avert this ca,strophe that the extreme rad
calls would attempt new reconstruction.
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The Georgia Senatorial Middle.
The Judiciary Committee OF the Senate had
another session to-day on the case OF the Georgia
Senators. The deeper the committee gets In Its in
vcstigations the more mixed the case becomes. 1t
Is difficult to tell which Of the several braces Of
Senators claiming seats from Georgia were elected
legally, or whether they were elected OF all One Of
the applicants, Foster Blodgett, Is accused
Of securing his election by anything but
honorable means. and, after bis election
OF securing the passage OF law, the
effect Of which is to prevent the Legislature chosen
last fall from electing Senator. and to make him
Senator for SIX years from the 4th OF March next.
Bodgett Is Of the Bullock factisn, and there s
evidence before the committee to show that he
played this little game with the connivance Of the
Governor.
Enabling ActS for Colorado and New Mexico.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman Of the House Committee on
Territories, endeavored to-day to have q day sec
apart for reports from his committee. As there ls
no prospect OF Its being called in It's regular order
this session he Is anxious TO report two enabling
acts, one for Colorado and one for New Mexico.
Mr.. Cullom says 1t Is important that these bills
sneuld be passed at this session, that during THE
time which will transpire between the adjournment
OF Congress In spring and Its meeting next Decem-
Der the people OF New Mexico and Colorado may be
able to form State governments and be ready for
admission into the Union.
Consolidation Of Internal Revenue Collection
Districts.
The following Executive orders were to-day
issued
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. IA, 1871.
BY virtue OF authority vested in me by the
eighteenth section or the act entitled "An act to
reduce internal taxes, and for other purposes" ap
following adjoining COLLECTION DISTRICTS IN the state
OF New York be annexed TO and united with each
Utner ana % nefesiaer compose put one asarc., 70
constituted, 70 be hereafter known and designated
as the First Collection district OF the State Of New
1t is further ordered that the following collection
districts In the state Of New York be annexed TO and
district, 10 wt:-The Fourth ana Sixth districts
as now constituted to be hereafter known and de-
signated as the Second New York Collection district
It is further ordered tnat the following adjoining
collection districts In the state OF New York be an
neXed to ana united with each other ana hereafter
comprise but one district. TO wit:--The Fifth and
Seventh districts as now constituted to be hereafter
trlcI Of the State 81 New York ' e'''''''''' -
This order to take effect on and after the LIST Of
February, A. D. 1871. U. =. GRANT.
Similar orders have been Issued consolidating
collection districts In Pennsylvania and Ohio In the
following manner:-
Pennsylvania-The First and Third districts to be
hereafter known and designated as the First dis
trtct; the Second and Fourth districts to be here
after known and designated as the Second Collection
district.
Ohi0-The First and second districts as now con-
stituted to be hereafter known and designated as
the First district.
In the First district or New York, under the con-
solidatiOn, James Freeland is retained Collector
and James JOurdan Assessor. In the Second con-
solidated New York district NJ d. Treadwell Is re-
tained as Collector ana Max Weber as Assessor. In
the Third New York district John McHarg Is retained
as Collector and Morris Freidsam Assessor. In the
Eighth and Ninth districts OF New York 1t found
inexpedient TO consolidate, account of the extent
Of the districts and the rapid growth in population
and business; but the following changes in revenue
On1cers were deemed proper and have been nader
In the Eighth district Charles r. Coster mas cen
transferred a. Collector and Augustus Ford retained
asAssessor The Ninth district remains at present.
Wllam A. Darling Collector and A. P. Ketchum
Assessor.
The Thirty-second district remains intact .as to
territory, with Willard Rulard appointed Collector
ana Spencer Kirby retained as Assessor.
William Laimbeer, Collector Of the Eighth district
Of New York; wishing to be relieved of the duties
0flce has rendered his resignation, to take effect
upon the consultations being made.
In Pennsylvania the following officers are re-
tained:-First district consolidated, !. b. Kenney
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district, consolidated. Horato G. Syck el Collector,
and Charles Barrett. Assessor.
The Ohio First consolidated district is of1cered by
Z. b. Pulton, Collector, and Lewis Weitzell,
Assessor.
Government Protection to immigrants.
Henry D. Cooke, OF this city, with several Western
members of Congress, called upon Secretary Bout
well this afternoon to get his views the bill intro
duced into Congress In accordance with the memo
rial Of the National immigration Convention asking
that custom officials shall be made the agents OF the
government In all matters relating to immigration.
The Secretary said he had not read the bill, nor
had he had time to sufficiently consider the
subject. After hearing the expl anation offered by
Mr.. Cooke that It would take the matter out OF the
hands of State authorities entirely and make the
government the protector Of immigrants until they
reached their destination Secretary Boutwell, said
he would think the matter over, and desired the
comm ittee to call again.
Illness of Admiral Porter.
Admiral Porter was taken suddenly Ill this morn.
Ing with severe attack Of pleurlsy, ana his phys
clan has advised him to keep entirely free from ex-
element until he has fully recovered his strength