Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

J oenRt6 mas up tue Dill TO amend the
second, fourth and fifth sections of the
. enfOi cement act.
.The House is progressing slowly
with the civil sundry appropriation
bllls. There were no committee re-
n ports this morning. many members
e departing for st. Louis. No bolster
;, Gus preferences are expressed for any
candidate. Conservative money and
S strong Chinese planks, with Tilden, are
q most whispered. M positive demon
2 stration in any direction.
Gen. Schntield has been ordered to
West Point. Gen. Mcdowell To the
military division of the Pacific and
| Col. Ruger to the department of the
South. The division of the South will
be discontinued.
WAsHINGTON, June 23 Night. -
SENATE. -Edmunds called up the bill
amending sections 2, and s of the
enforcement a It The bill was passed
Senate insisted upon its amendm ments
to the Indian appropriation bill.
HOUsE The committee on eiections
reported retaining Jos. H Rainey of
| South Carolina in. his seat and the re-
port was adopted.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed and the amendment in-
creasing the appropriation for the
lighting. and bOuyage of Ohio, MissiS.-
| sippi and Missouri rivers was adopted.
The House has not conei,rred iu tile
Senate amendments to the naval appro.
! priatiOn bill and conference commit |
| tee was asked.
The treasury and navy were unrepra |
| sented ut the cabinet meeting to-day |
The banking and currency commit
tee will vote on the resumption bill
again Monday when Gen. Gibson will
be present
Col. Scott testified before the judi,
ciary committee to day confirming his
letter to Knott. James G Reed pub
fishes letter assuming tn RESPONSE
bility of the dispatch to Caldwell. The
com mittee will suumOn nim.
The conference committee on the
appropriation bills are in almost con-
slant session.
Cusrls f. Rarnum, second assistant
secretary of the treasury, has resigned. {
The President has nominated Sam
Carson for postmaster at Washington, s
N. G. s
WASHINGTON. June "a - Noon - {
At three o'clock this morning the {
House passed the sundry civil appro- I
prIatiOn bill /
The military order which goes into !
effect July 1st throws Alabama, Ar c
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi ,un- e
der Sheridan. 7
The Boston Light Infantry left that a
city last evening for Charleston, s. c., t
to take part in the Fort NIoultrie ceIe- t.
bration. II
The House elected Saylor of Ohio {
speaker pro tenn. and then adjourned. t
The Senate, during the morning )
hour, passed several bills of no public s.
Importance. @
The President and Gen. Sherman a
will spend Sunday with Don Cameron g
It Harrisburg. "
WASHINGTON. June 24-Night- I'
printing committee reported y
/ resolution to print 500 extra copies
If the report of J. Tabert Oh the sur ~
Iey of the line to connect the waters tGn'
If the Cape Fear aud Neuse rivers iu L
North Carolina and to connect the it Ie
waters at Norfolk, Va, with those of q,
he Cape Fear river in North Carolina ~. ni
'assed Ut
The appropriations committee re- !"
'orted the army appropriation bill ~
With an amend ment restoring nearly 80
II the old features. Calendar. t,i .,i
The conference committee on the ~ 81
legislative appropriation bill reported 81. -.
hat the committee was unable to agree "a. "a.
I'D skeh new cnrfarnnca "n,n r,'+.~-- CA
The bill allowing certain claims re-
orted by the accounting officers of N
he Treasury, with severa! verbal de
was passed and goes to an
he House for concurrence. tle
The bill for the issue of ten MILLIONS I'll
D coin was made the special order for ed
Ionday at O'Clock. Gil
The District tax bill was discussed TIC
II day and recommitted. su
Executive session and adjourned. ha
Or3woy fnrmarly searo.ntat arms III
t the House, made a statement before M
he New Hampshire Legislature deny ac
lg reports asshiling his official
ouesty. oe
SayIor was elected Speaker pro al'
,m during the absence OF Mr.. Kerr, if'
nd not that of Mr. Cox. lh
Pierreponts departure to-day pre- lii
ents his appearing before The judici-
~ committee regarding Biaine,E
,tters series of questions have
cen sent him. .
Blaine is somewhat better tO>dey. o1
1t is stated that the enlargement of vi
hermans command is intended to ap
eep the troops in the South better in t4i
and should he need them i'll an In- VI
ian war. The consultation between ia
frant, sherman and Don Cameron at at'
harrisburg has reference to an Indian IL
ar. - -
Confirmation-.Ienki postmaster a'
t Charlotte, N. @. ~