Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-17

the army, and his opinion, as chief fl
nancial officer of the Government, will
have great weight. The matter is not
decided, and will not be till the Attor-
ney General gives his opinion on the
legal points involved in the army bill,
aud a new Cabinet session held on the
subject.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 16.
Vice President Wheeler presented
Mi,chell's resolution for the invesliga-
ton charges against Senator Grover.
Salisbury submitted substitute that
the Election Committee he instructed
to appoint the judge OF the Fourth
judicial District Of Oregon a Commits
sioner to lake testimony concerning the
charges, with power to subpoena wit
nesses; said testimony to be forwarded
to the Election Committee, which shall
report the same with its conclusion at
the next regular session of the Senate.
After discussion, the Senate, without
action, went into Executive session.
The Senate, in Executive session, to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tons: Chas. H. Soaring. Indian Agent
for Pawnees, Indian Territory: Re-
ceiver OF Public Moneys, Otis Perrin,
Stockton, Cal: solomon Cooper, Hum
boldt, CAL; Frank P.;Stering, Helena,
Montana.
The Senate, in Executive session.
confirmed the nomination Of Phillip
Emerson, as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court.
HANOVER IN. W, March l6.
Professor S. c. Bartlett, of Chicago,
has accepted the Presidency of Dart
mouth College.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
In Executive session to-day Dorsey,
Chairman of the Committee on Dis
trict of Columbia, reported back the
nomination of Frederick Douglass to
be Marshal of the District, with a
recommendation that it he confirmed.
One objection being made to it's iinme-
date consideration, it went over under
the rule until o-morrow.
Various nominations were received
from the President; also a notification
| that he had no further communication
to make to the Senate.
At $3.50 the Senate adjourned till
noon tomorrow, when the pending
nominations will be disposed of and
the Senate adlourDs Stne de.
WASHINGTON, March 16.
The President sent the following
nominations tn the Senate to day: +.
W. Seward, of New York, to he AS
sistant Secretary of State; j. N. Tyner,
of Indiana, to be FIRST Assistant Post.
master General.
The nominations of Fred'k w. Sew
ard and j. n. Tyner have since been
confirmed by the Senate.
New YORK, March 16.
The TVorId's Washington special
thinks Pierrepont and Washhurne will
be retained in their Ministership.
CHICAGO, March Is.
The Times New Orleans special
says: There are indications that the
settlement of the Louisiana question
will he reached through strong issues.
A secret meeting of white members Of
the Packard Legislature last night
adopted resolutions pledging the Re.
publican party of the State. Ii neces-
sary, Packard's government would
be supported by force of arms. Posi-
tive assurance has been given Packard
that five thousand armed men were
ready in New Orleans to be given to
his service whenever he wanted them.
There is no doubt that Packard's ad-
herents are desperate, and seeing no
hope from Government bayonets, in
tend to make a bold stand in their
own behalf. New Orleans is likely to
he the scene of exciting events within
the next few days. AT the Packard
meeting last night every man present
signed a pledge to uphold the Packard
government by force and to begin at
ore enlisting the Republicans of the
STATE 10 ii similar pledge. a res
olution was adopted appointing a
committee to the en-.
rollment of militia men in Packard's
service. The IN aeting adopted a res
oluiion asking the Republican State
Executive Committee to cause political
campaign clubs to be- organized at
once for the purpose OF holding a Re-
publican mass meeting. Packard pro-
poses to make a desperate effort in the
shape of physical force to show the
President that the Packard govern
ment is not altogether a government
of straw; and although he does not
expect to be able to whip the White
League. he does expect, by armed re-
>istance, to coin pei the President to
interfere, and he is confident that If he
can invoke the issue in that form, the
result is bound to land him on the
winning side.
Peter n. Sweeny Returns TO New
York.
New YORK, March lG
Peter B.. Sweeny, associated with
Boss Tweed in the ring swindles, and
who has been in exile for the past five
xraar lac so IIa lima not bnnn