Show spin w ja eck k ex ji 1 special to eret cret ec I 1 r ig r ij y SENATE sumner presented a petition from the republican state council of va stating that the commanding general genera does not pay proper attention to the applications of of colored men for office the petition aks asks that they may havea have a due share of the state offices referred to the judiciary committee bayard introduced a bill for the relief of the daughter of gen C P F smith deceased referred I 1 I 1 morton offered a resolution to amend the twenty fifth rule of the senate go BO as to allow the introduction of bills hilis oh on one days notice referred to the committee on the revision Be vision of the rules I 1 edmands offered a resolution directing the secretary of war to comment communicate gate fate information relative to the military importance of the island of san ban juall juan adopted knayer called up a bill to repeal the tenure of office act Trumbull favored early action but as there was a simi similar lair lvir bill with an amendment pending in the judiciary committee Commit teeLe he moved the thle reference of this bill edmunds and ang howard thought the senate should not hastily divest itself ef of one of its greatest constitutional powers williams took the ther same rame view he said the bill had passed the house under a previous question and had not received proper consideration several other senators dx expressed pressed their views on the subject and the bill was finally referred 34 to 25 sherman offered a resolution for a joint Commit committee teb with leave to sit during recess to examine and report upon the expediency of reorganizing the civil service laid over adjourned corbett introduced a bill to establish additional national banks secured by united states bonds to ensure the re redemption demp tion of their circulation in coin referred to the committee on finance mcdonald McDo medo introduced a bill guaranteeing to pay the interest on the bonds of the memphis st louisane Loui sand stlouis and iron mountain railroad to the amount of per mile to aid in the 1 construction of a railroad ghose whose bed shall form a continuous levee along jhb the mississippi river to helena wilson introduced a bill for examine the a an of a commission to examine the claims of loyal southerners for supplies furnished the armies I 1 abbott introduced a bill for the ex exseo ni I 1 nation of the general claims of lo 10 loyal y a citizens in the southern states the senate republican caucus has determined to confine legislation to public business which includes only tile the tenure of office bill the indian appropriation bill a bill prohibiting sales of gold by the treasury bill to strengthen public credit the omnibus railroad bill a bill to establish the claim of the bureau to settle the claims of loyal southerners a bill for increasing the judges of the supreme e court and the georgia bill I 1 risley bisley the deputy commissioner of internal revenue has resigned P the maine delegates recommend 11 perham of that state as commissioner of pensions the indications are that john norris of ohio will bo appointed hamilton fish ish and general spinner sinner are named for secretary of the treasury I 1 ta number of bills were reported from froin the committees and introduced include f 1 ing n hk the following one to reorganize organize re J I 1 t the e navy department one granting two million acres of the public lands for the benefit of public schools in the district of columbia one to establish a department department of indian affairs the he president was requested to inform the senate whether the government of V venezuela ene zuela had paid the f first instalment installment 1 I to american citizens by the award of the mixed commission the senate took up the bill to strengthen public credit sumner moved to strike out the second section legalizing gold contracts on the ground that the late decision of the supreme court made it unnecessary sherman and williams opposed striking it out cole and howard favored the motion during the discussion the president sent in several executive nominations whereupon the senate went into executive session upon resuming the legislative session the debate on motion continued the section was finally stricken 0 out ut yeas 27 nays 14 morton offered a verbal amendment to the first section upon which a lengthy discussion ensued terminating in the rejection of me tee the amendment amende lt W without u t dis disposing of the bill the senate adjourn eato monday 1 L iun luh k 4 HOUSE after considerable discussion the reso 1 lution to appoint a joint committee on was agreed to 93 to 47 bingham moved for a j joint resolution fixing the final finai adjournment for thelast friday in bianch march adopted to banks introduced a resolution to recognize the independence of cuba when a republican form of government shall be established also a resolution to open negotiations to annex bt st domingo to the united states referred to the committee on foreign Afra affairs irs A resolution was vas adopted instructing the judiciary committee to report keport i a bill on the subject of the naturalization laws BO SO as to prevent frauds I 1 schenck introduced his bill to strengthen public credit and to legalize gold contracts allison ahlson moved to strike e out the second section agreed to 86 to 37 the bill was then passed the i speaker presented theresi thereat agnation of boutwell of massachusetts he alap stated that he would announce the standing committees on monday I 1 j adjourned to monday GEN GENERAL EnAL eral ban san francisco 10 it ig iff asserted here that the delay of th the emalls mails oil on pacific railroad has beeh beffi occasioned not so much as by the desire of the comp company by to use every available means to grade and lay down the track near salt bait lake the mana management gemen t of the company is severely verely ee criticized by the newspapers arizona advices advises say the indians a attacked the thel stage stige between la paz and wickenburg february and wounded the driver and one ne passenger the lives of the passengers were only saved by the horses attached to the stage blage running away just before attacking the stage the same pame band of indians mur dered a native californian A party 0 indians broke into the powder magazine at williams fork and seized twelve keys kegs of powder legal legai egal tenders 77 st louis general Sheil shell Sheridan dan arrived today to day and left for washington he hb considers the indian problem solved and anil the savages subjugated I 1 Springfield Mass A convention closed this evening washington commissioner delana took the oath of office rollins j dented with complimentary resolutions resolution 8 by the atta chees new york 10 horace locklin superintendent perin of the vermont central railroad died last night the union pacific railroad has not yet declared any board of directors elected judge barnard has issued a warrant to arrest oliver ames the president of the roa road for contempt I 1 washington judge hoar arrived last night and had an interview with the president the republican senators have held a caucus with the view to decide the order of business but adjourned without reaching any conclusion baltimore A andrew aadrew johnson will have a reception tomorrow tot to morrow I 1 new york the ship aames james foster from liverpool has arrived in the lower bay during the voyage she bhe he lost four of her passengers and twelve of her crew nineteen of the remaining passengers are sick of fever and have been sent to wards island hospital A T stewart has begun the erection of an immense hotel with a front of two hundred feet on fourth avenue extending between and streets the property is to tobe be managed in the interest of working women to whom board will be furnished as cheap as pos s sible sibie and with excellent mccomm accommodations 0 pd a the building will cost over two millions the election of the union pacific directors has been stopped by an injunction issued by judge barnard at the instance of james fisk jr the votes were cast before the injunction was served which simply precludes their being opened and counted the old board holds over and Is nearly the same as the new general grant has re appointed john black of new york and jesse williams of Pennsylvania Government di dl rectors for the pacific railroad and has appointed as new directors P price rice nice late member of congress from iowa harris 0 of f S springfield p rn afield mass blass and webster of of illinois illin 0 Is late aide alde ai de on grants rants brants arants 6 staff washington Vash ington lugton secretary bovle bovie has commenced his duties vice admiral porter has kas been with hindmost hinr hini most of the day S cretaro cox postmaster geni an and cresswell are at their respective ap departments J f 1 at they havo have 1 e received a large 1 W number ibon ibOr of the tho state state depart 4 ment rient was litie ilire literally rally raily I 1 visitors ois today today toddy to day I 1 I 1 I 1 Bl memphis emphis the arkansas has senate passed a bill granting to aid in certain railroads new york the officers of the army and navy department of the gulf met this evening and organized H 11 steel nephew of the late barion key committed suicide today to day chicago the tribunes special says bays that washburne has prepared his resignation of office the times and be republicans public ans specials say his resignation is already dy in the hands bands of the president hoare has qualified as attorney geni benl which renders Bou boutwelle appointment as secretary of the treasury doubtful though speaker blain la Is reported to have said that grant has informed him that Boutwell boutwelle ls 5 nomination would be sent to the senate today to day it Is generally conceded that Washburn washburne 6 will have havo the french mission atlanta the goyer Gover Governor norin ln a message transmitted the was read in both houses yesterday he strongly urged the ratification of tae tab amendment as the best means to secure secure full fall recognition as a state and to finally set at rest the feeling of insecurity and uncertainty which disturbs and e es cites the people the amendment w was wab made a special order in the house to day and in the senate on friday I 1 new now york A man named cunningham imprisoned for bigamy has confessed that he was one of the nineteenth street gang and that james tames logan killed Il rogera in revenge for testifying against him in revenue a burg burglary ary case cun ning ginghams hams brother was with lagan when the murder was committed Peters burgIn the afternoon session of the convention yester yesterday dayi therk there was more excitement A colored ser sere geant at arms was up appointed anted a whom a member le levelled bevelled level levei led his pintoli while attempting to make his arresa arrest on the latter charge by the police a motion requesting the mayor to with withdraw the police olice was defeated but he hp finally withdrew the police force from the hall H H wells wah wag was nominated for governor and dr harris colored for governor Reso resolutions lations in favor of the early restoration of virginia under the new constitution without amendment for an hn early election and expressing confidence in grant were passed washington II 11 the president sent the following nominations to the senate today to day all of which were confirmed hamilton fish secretary of state boutwell secretary of the treasury general rawlings secretary of war 33 B washburn minister to france also frank moore for assistant secretary of the french legation A K smith for marshal in the tiie district of columbia curtin cutin russian bussian minister A report prevails pre pails that schofield will be assigned to the tho command of the pacific coast in n place of halleck binckley attempted to assault rollins eollins late commissioner of revenue Ee venue in the street this morning but the latter escaped binckley soon after assaulted mr harland Ha knocking him down and beating him but the crowd interposed montreal A heavy snow storm has been raging all day no malls today to day the mails snails for the united united states were from st johns in sleighs dispatches from all points in the east describe this storm as the severest of the season legal tenders 77 i san francisco 8 arizona advices advises fo io feb loth say the oe troops attacked is i a band of indians indiana who had been committing depredations in the nel nei neighborhood of camp grant and killed eight of the savages and captured six the apaches arn ain bushed ambushed a party of whites near cala basas and killed two men and one wow woman and wounded another man and captured a woman they also murdered a man named scott near on the ath of february attacking ranches and driving off stock was a dally daily occurrence additional troops troop are asked for surprise Is expressed that the government was not affording adequate protection to the settlers and paying more attento their distress new york an express says the chief topic of conversation in financial circles today to day is the political situation in reference to the cabinet early in the day there was a report that stewart had resigned which was followed quickly by the announcement that boutwell would succeed him the next report was to the effect that bout wells chances were slim and that stewart had requested that da david vid A wells might be appointed and that the president had asked until tomorrow to morrow to consider the matter philadelphia 5 th the a zek Tek telegraphs graphs washington special says sacs that chatin in conversation wit with h blaine the president said baid as lle hie he lie was vas speaker of the house and under the circumstances had a right to know he would therefore ebe be frank and say that stewart had concluded to resign and that the mass delegation would withdraw hoar at the batters lat request and he would appoint appoldt boutwell to the treasury washingtonian Washing an immense number of applications for office have been received at the executive office it has been decided that applications must be made to the secretary of the department in which the appointment op is solicited li the president will not consider the applications until they have passed through the hands of the heads of the departments to which they pertain the friends of griswold of new york anticipating a change in the cast of the cabinet are urgently pressing him for secretary of the navy boston an official order from the state department was received by the united states marshal on saturday Satu iday to disregard the pardon of martin the defaulting cashier of the hide and leather bank but it came too late the pardon had been handed to martin Harris harrisburg bu rg governor geary has his signed the death warrants of george S twitchell and gerald eaton baton who are to be executed april esth new york notices from washington have been sent to thes ants of the tho albany and sing ing sing prisons to disregard any document purporting U a porting to be a pardon for fon 1 r eckel or blaisdell laisdell I 1 I 1 there was a conflagration early this morning in day dey dayana and ana west streets total loss washington commissioner ballins on the ath recommended to the tho president the immediate dismissal of john M binckley the president today to day referred the matter to the secretary of the Treasury with an endorsement that the services of binckley were no longer required by the government upon which action secretary hartley notified binckley of his removal secretary washburne attended to his duties in the state department today to day A large number of the members of congress called but no changes are yet an bounced in subordinate positions an official notification of the acceptance by washburne of the secretary ship of state has been forwarded to each member of the resident |