The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-14
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Washington News and Gossip.
Washington, April 14.-Commissiouer
Pleasanton has made ruling of import
ance to the tobacco trade. Hereto fore.
when tobacco was exported the exporter
was forced by the letter of the law to pre-
sent landing receipt before his export
bond could be cancelled. When tobacco
was lost at sea, it was necessary to Obtain
such receipt. The exporter was forced bv
strioe constructions of the law to paw a tx
as If the tobacco was consumed. Here,f.
ter, on proof CT loss, the department will
cancer the oond the payment OF insurance
on vessel will be the best evidence of loss.
1he Southern claim commission rules
that in every ease possible the testimony of
loyalty OF claimant and the facts of the
case be given before them orally. In cases
where the circumstances prevent the wit
nesses from coming to Washington, APP
plicatlon must be made for permission to
take the testimony in some other manner.
The names of the witnesses, the material
facts to be proved by their testimony and
the respective causes of their inability to
DO examined in Washington, must be set
forth. EG parte affidavits will not be re-
ceved as evidence.
The President yesterday nominated the
territorial council for this territory, in
cuding three colored men, one of whom is
Fred. Douglass.
The Southern claim commission yester- |
day took up the case of two sons of |
ex-AdJutant General Thomas, who claim
damages for seizure of brick kiln at
Arlington.
The subscriptions to the national loan
yesterday amounted to two million dollars
The House yesterday concurred in the
senate amendment, repeating the law
nxing the time for the meeting of Con-
gress on the 4th of March, by vote of
90 to 9S.
The President has reconsidered his de-
termination to visit the Pacific coast after
the adjournment of Congress, in conse-
quence OF the continued session of the
JOINT High Commission, and also of the
necessity OF bis presence here to carry out
the provisions of the bill to suppress
Southern outrages. He will however.
visit California next fall.
The War Department has not vet re-
'elved Information concerning the reported
conflict between United States troops and ,
Aexicans on the Texas border.
An Executive order has been promul-
rated directing that heads of departments
hall grant leave to officers of the Terrific !
les to absent themselves from their posts
i duty only for reasons of the most
rgent character, and, even then. for the
hortest possible space of time.
The nominations made by the President i,
ester'iay for members of the upper branch y
: the territorial legislature for this dis -
rict, create much dissatisfaction among d
republicans Of the District, and it is said n
y prominent members of the party that O
Mess some Of the nominations are with Il
rawn, the opposition will carry the elec- =,
on on Thursday next re
Post-otfices have been established at the OF
blowing places in Virginia Edenburg, h h
henandoah county. with Benj P. New =; 81
an postmaster; Cedar Mills, Sussex as
'unty, with w. A. Parham postmaster W
ant Haywood, Mathews county, with G. th
!. Hudgins postmaster; Wolftown, e., er
athews county, with James W. Banks cs cs
)stmaster. III
The probabilities are that the Senate will Ist
IT reach vote on the Ku-KIux bill until To
te this afternoon. 40
The President has nominated G, s
NTH, collector of the revenue for the 90 90
ghth district of Virginia, and G.. w. str sh
tchison postmaster at Kanawha, Va. on
The President has recognised VIM. CA
'andt Storer as Vice-Consul of Russia for Do
G port of Boston, Mass. ia