The New York herald., 1874-12-22

shan $50 And to enable the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury 10 prepare and provide Tor the redemption tn
this act authorized or Icquired he Is autnorzeu to
use any surplus revenues from time 10 time IN the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 10 Is
sue. sell and dispose OIL Gt not less tnan par IN
cola, either OF he description OF bonds OF the
United States described III the act OF Congress.
approved July IA, $780, entitled, IAN act to au-
thorize the relundng OF the national debit with
Ike quantities, privileges ana exemptions 70 the
extent necessary 10 carry this act into effect ana
10 use the proceeds thereof ior the purposes
Aforesaid.
Aud all provisions OF law inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act are hereby repeated.
THE sTowELL BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day
examined ex.Representatiye Porter, or Virginia,
with reference to the charge against Representa-
tive Stowell or selling naval cadetsnip. Mr.. ror.
ter said he knew nothing on the subject except
what Graham told him.
Mr. Porter was the candidate against Mr.
Stowell for Congress and made the charge that
Stowel sold the cadetship In speec several days
before the election.
Mr. McGeorge OF Virginia, being sworn, testified
THAI be knew nothing about such salt; ; he lived at
McKeesyille. to which place Graham had brought
the boy schoolcralt, who was subsequently ap-
pointed cadet; the boy boarded with witness
only hve weeks; Mr.. Stowell there met the boy for
the first time.
Graham. the principal witness, is expecred to
appear tomorrow.
TEE LEvEEs OF THE MIssIssppI-THE pREsI-
DENTS OPINION.
Mississippi delegation in the interest OF levees,
consisting of Judge JeGerds, Colonel Hay scraf and
Colonel Bruce United States Senator-elecu, +,
visited the President to-day. This delegation had
previously visited the Commission on Levees The
President favored general system OF levees, as
partial system, while protecting one portion
damaged another, and said that 10 make the sys-
tenn efYectua there must be concert OF action. The
delegation speak highly OF the Presidents knovl-
edge OF what Is requisite to save the aliuvial
lands bordering on the Missssippi River, It's
tributaries and outlets.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS CONFIRMED BY
THE SENATE.
The Senate IN executive session to-day con-
frmed the following nomlnations:-
s. B. Axtel. to be Governor OF Utah Territory. TO
take. take erect February =, 1874 when the @ term Of
sistans Engineers stephen Keogh and ". D. Dins.
more. to be cniei engineers IN the revenue service
Van Cleef at Laguayra. George A.. +. TAFT at Co.
qulmbo. Maurice Faber at Pesth, William H. Ran
French Guiana; Colonel Alexander E. sniras, to
T. T. t. Simpson it ss oeSas ASSISTANT A.ssns ssn
Majors William w. Burns and Amos Beckwith to
be assistant commanding generals, with the rank
or lieutenant colonels; Captains John P. Hawkins
and Michael p smith, to be majors IN the Com.
mlSsary Department; First Lieutenant Charles p.
Eagans, to be captain and commissary Of SUBJ
Slstence.
The following nave been promoted in the army
Corps or Englneers-Major Thomas L. Casey, to be
lieutenant colonel; Captain Samuel NJ. Mansfield.
TO be major; first Leutenants A. l.. Varney and
Henry NJ. Adams, to De capt aims: second Lieuten-
ants Frank Heath, ID. M. Taylor, d. A. Lyle. James
Rockwell, ". B. Weir, J. g: Ayers and NJ W. Lyon,
to be frs lieutenaats. The following are to be
assistant surgeons. vita the rank OF first
lieutenants: Charles X. Whine, or New York;
Frederick Z. Ainswortn, OF Vermont: Valery
Hazard. OF New York; John Van r. Hor, OF New
YORK; Holmes O. Pauldng, OF the District OF CO.
Brown. OF New YORK; Edward B. Mosely OIL Penn
sylvania; Donald Jackson. Of Texas; Bernard G..
Sernlg OF California; John y. Skinner, OF Mary
land; James A. Finley, OF PENNSYLVANIA; Augustus
A. De Loffre, OF louisiana; Sylvester l. Bedal, OF
Minnesota; John B. Hamilton, OF Illinois; Timothy
E. wilcox, OF New YORK; Lewis N. Mans, OF Mary
land.
The following are to be second lieutenants bv
appointment from civil llle:-Artnur Williams OF
Kentucky; A. B. Cri,tencen, OF Kentucky; Z. II.
DE Russy Nichols, Of Kansas; John ]. Kane, of
New York; Walter $. Scott, oil California; Charles
c. Ayers OF New York. and Sergeant MAJOR
Andrew T. Miller, OF the sixth cavalry: also the
cadets of the last graduating class at West Point
to be second lleutenants.
large number OF promotions OF first and
second leutenants IN the line OF the army, which
have been recently announced, were confirmed
to-day, together with the following, under special
acts OF Congress - Second Lieutenant ]. Scott
In The Fifth cavalry from May 23, 1907, and A. H.
Van Letctturtz, late first Lieutenant In the Third
cavalry, to be restored TO the same position from
January 20, 1870, as II continuously In service.