The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-24
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Nominations and Confirm atoms.

Nominations and Confirm Ions.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Pres.
ident has sent to the Senate the nomina.
tons of VIM. P. Dockray, as collector o.
st. Johns, Florida, and Joseph Jorgenson
as collector of Petersburg. Va. @. Casey
has been confirmed as collector of New
orleans; Shaw as postmaster at Tarboro',
N. O., and Adams as postmaster at Pensa-
cola. ....
The President is indisposed received
no visitors and transacted no executive
business.
The Senate, after brief session, went
into executive session. The case of Casey
occupied it two and half hours. Ii is
understood that the Democrats, generally,
voted for Casey on the ground that he
was more acceptable to the people of New
Orleans than any person the President
could nominate in his stead. The exact
figures and names are inaccessible, but it
is understood that Casey is confirmed by
respectable majority.
The President Coming to Richmond.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Presi-
dent will visit Richmond and Norfolk
within fortnight.
General Mosby visited the President
tonight.
Passage of the Porto Rico Emancipa-
Department., &C., &c.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Secretary
Fish to-day received the following dispatch.
dated Madrid, March %
''The immediate emancipation law for
Porto Rico was passed tonight, unani.
mously, amid great enthusiasm. bv the
National Assembly.
(Signed) "SICKLEs.v
A report prevails that Senator Caldwell
will tender his resignation tomorrow
morning before the discussion in his case
shall be resumed bat the Senator himself
having been Intercepted on the subject to-
night, denies its truth, saying, however,
that his course is altogether controlled by
the advice of his friends. r- :
According to a decision of the treas
ury department damage allowances should
only embrace the actual substantial dam
age to merchandise. No allowance can be
made for what is termed Commercial
damage" Where certain imported sheet
ing metal was employed in the construc-
ton OF two steamers built subsequent to
act OF june 6, 1872, for an agent of the
Japanese government, it was held the pro-
visions of said act as regards exempting
from duty imported articles entering
INTO construction of vessels built
in the United States do not apply. The ben
efits of said provision of law extend only
to vessels built in the United States and
documented as vessels of the United States
with the intention of employing them in
the trade between the United States and
foreign countries, or between Atlantic and
Pacific ports Of the United States.
Manufacturers of animal hair and cotton
and furs are not entitled to ten per cent.
reduction of duty. Marine documents
cannot be issued to a vessel when she is
absent from the port where application for
papers is made. -
The United States and British claims
commission will close all its business bv
the 18th of September, when it will expire
by limitation.
The President received no visitors yes
terday, as he suffers from the effects of a
heayy cold taken on Inauguration day, and
aggravated by subsequent exposures to the
weather.
The warrant to issue for the Communication
OF o'Bren's sentence was officially au-
thorzed yesterday. 1t will be taken to
the jail of this district and read to the pris-
oner tomorrow; or on Tuesday, by Chief
Clerk Falls, Of the department of Justice,
after which O'Brien will be taken to the
Albany penitentiary. ~ ~ .
General Spinner yesterday entered upon
the thirteenth year Of his service as trea-
surer of the United States.
Resignation of Caldwell, senator
f. .aal ElGct from Kansas. +t-E
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The pro-
ceedlngs in the Senate to-day came to an
abrupt termination by the resignation of
Mr.. Caldwell, to take effect Immediately.