460 tyre 'Week
EXECUTIVE.
General Grant yielded up the War Department,
January 14, ti Edwin M. Stanton, who is now in
office as Secretary of War.
The following is Gen Grant's note to the Presi
dent:
HZADQUARTRRS, ARMY U. S..
January 14. 1868.
His Excellency. Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States.
Sra : I have the honor to enclose herewith a copy
of the official notice received by me last evening of
the action of the Senate of the United States, in the
case of the suspension of Hon. E.X. Stanton, Sec
rete:y..of War.. According to the provisiens of see,
tion 2d of an act reuulating the tenure of civil offi
cers, my 'functions a Secretary of War ad interim
ceased from the moment of the receipt of the written
notice.
I have, the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient:servant, - " U. S. GRANT, General.
The total internal revenuelesei.pts of last week
were $2,178,00(). . +. 4; x%
XLth. CONGRESS—First Session.
Senate.—January I.4.—The House bill. regula
ting the Supreme. Court was referred. The anti
contraction bill was considered.
January memorial was presented from
Misaistliflpi; asking rdlitif frori . the preaailida d'estiL
tution. 3. resolution was adopted appropriating
$28,000 d'airittges for - seizure of a Spanish steamer
by General Sherman :at Port -Royal. The anti
contraction bilt, passect, %rah an amendment
that "the ankonntpLearal.Aotee now existing shall
not be reduced until Congress shall otherwise,pro
vide.,44, oL .
January 16:—The. onimissioner and Assistant
Commissioner of Internal Revenue were. allowed
the:floor during , debates affecting the revenue. The
bill repealing the cotton tax was received back from
the House, that body having rejected the Senate's
amendment.
January 20.- 7 -Conference committees were ,ap
pointed•oh the . disagreeing amendments to thetAnti-
ContraCtion and CottOn bills, The case of Senator
elect Thomas, of Maryland, was debated.
Honse.—January.l4.—An . unsuccessful attempt
was made by Mr. McCarthy, of New York, to intro
duce resolutions relative to the naturalization (Ines-
The Senate amendments to the cotton tax repeal
bill were non concurred in, and it will be sent:back
to' the Senate. Resolutions were passed ordering the -
CoMmittee on Ways and Means p . inquire into the
ekpedieney of selling the right to manufacture spir
its to the highest bidder. Mr. Van Wyck made
another explanation about the Gettysburg lottery
scheme. The amendatory ReconStruction bill was
then taken up,. and Mr. Brooks presented a major
ity report. A telegram from Gen. Meade to Gen.
Grant, relative to the test oath, was read.
January,. I,6.—Bills,jelating to the. Public Land
Offices,;and jl.l2oviiink, applicants kir homesteads to
make arAvits before county courts, were reported
and passel The new Reconstruetion bill was de
bated. The notorious Fernando Wood was formal
ly censured by the Speaker, in accordanee with the,
express vote of the House, 114 to 38, for using the
following language in reference to the new Recon
struction bill : " A. montrosity—a measure the most
infamous of the many infamous acts of this infa
mous Congress."
January 16.—The House Deficiency Bill was
passed with amendments. The Library Committee
were directed:to itiquire 2 into the subject of interna
tional copyright, with a view to the protection of
authors. Executive communications were received,
it - Midi:link two from Secretary Stanton. The Senate
amendmendments to the Anti-Contraction Bill were
referred. The new Reconstruction bill was debated.
January 17.—The Senate aniendenenteioilie De
&Wady bill were referred. The Senate amendment
construction •bill was continued
January 20.—The new Reconstruction bill was
considered, and the previous question secolcarr," - Dirc
the House adjourued without voting.
INTAirth ARID TERIiITOICIES.'
New York.—John Jacob Astor, Jr., the New
York millionaire, died.january 17th., .
Legislature - oh joint ballot,
January . 16, elected W. W, Irwin State Treasurer.
—Philacielplaia.—The Ledger giies the following
resume of the financial.condition at the close of 1867.
The legitimate income of the city last year was as
follows: Ftom. the departments and, miscellaneous
sources, $1,461,087 1 49 from - takes zif 1867 and
prio,r year5„55,385,940 64, making an aggreg ate le
gitimate revenue of .$6,856,0.28 13. On th other
hand, our expenditures chargeable to that year were
$7,975,042 05, leaving an excess of current expen
diture over current income for the year of $1,125,-
013.92.—The debt of the State has been, reduced
about eleven million dollars, and taxable property
has augmented in value, by importations and by
additions consequent on her general prosperity, to
$4,554,863,896,
Ohio.—Allen G. Thurman, Democrat, was elected
United States Senator for the term beginning March
4th, 1869. _ :
Alaska.—The following telegram, dated San Fran
cisco, Jan. 16th; was received, Jan. 17, by Secreta
ry Seward: "The assay of gold ore from Alaska
yields $13,000 per ton. Details by letter.
Maryland.—Hon. Wm. F. Hamilton was elected
U. S. Senator by the Legislature, Jan, 17.
Virginia.—The Convention, January 14, adopted
articles declaring slavery forever abolished in Vir
ginia, and that the State shall, remain forever in the
Union.—Seven sections of the bill of rights- have
been adopted.
Georgia.—The newly appointed State officers
have gone to Milledgeville to take possession of
their offices. The money in the Treasury is said to
have been removed some time since.--Gen. Meade
has published an order forbidding the State Courts
in his district to interfere with persons or acts done
in the Military-or Bureau service.—The Convention
adopted the preamble of the new State Constitution
and two sections of the bill of rights. Gen. Meade
was requested to order the State. Treasurer to pay
the expenses of the Convention.—The Convention
has passed a iesolution of-thanks toGen. Meade.—
Tile 'General has issued an order removing the State
Comptroller for failing to respect his instructions.
Mississippi.—ln the Convention a committee
was appointed to draw up a list of citizens to be
relieved from political disability.- —A Resolution was
adopted thanking the U. S. Senate for reinstating
Secretary Stanton.
BY ATLANTIC TBLEGRAPIL
January 14th. _Paris, euening.—The bill to re
organize the army passed finally, by a vote of 198
to6o.—Havana.- . —Advices from Vera Cruz to Jan.
sth, say that Gene. Diaz and Allatowa were embark
ing a large number of troops to put down the rebel
lion in Yucatan.
January 15th.—London.—Prussia has joined
France and Austria in their note to the Government
of Servia, censuring its hostile preparations.—The
Levant Herald denies that the influence of the Uni
ted States has been weakened in Turkey by the late
exchange of good offices between Russia and Ameri
ca,—/eloreace.--A large class of the Catholic popu
lation of the kingdom of Italy, which, since the
consolidation under Victor Emmanuel, has steadily
refused to recognize his government by voting, has
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1868.
resolved to abandon its inactive policy, and wi 1
take an active part in the next Parliamentary elec
tion.
January 16th.—London.--It is reported that
Lord Bloomfield, the British Minister to Austria.
and Lord Clarendon have gone on a mission to
Rome, - to request the Pope to use his influence for
the suppression of the Fenian agitation.---The ag
gressive policy of the Russian Government on the
Eastern question causes much alarm in Turkey.
The Northern Post, of St. Petersburg, declares that
the Russian Government does not desire any exten
sion of territory, her only aim being to secure the
safety of the Christian subjects of the Porte.—The
St. Petersburg Gazette asserts that both. En gland and
France have urged the Sultan to make extensive
military and naval preparations in the Mediterra
nean.—Later advices from Rio Janeiro represent
that the allied army had been heavily reinforced,
and was pressing the siege very closely.
January 17th..---Lonjon.--Advices from Hone
Kong and Shanghae state that another battle had
been fought between the rebels and lu - tperialists at
Shentang. The Imperialist army, under . Fontal,
was again defeated.—Florence.—Thosales of the ec
clesiastical estates sequestrated by thiltalitte
ernment prove very productive. , 'The sums zealized
shaw , an, average appreciation of 45 -per cent. on
their value since placed in the market. _ .
January -.19th.-7-Lond_o_n.- 7. , : lYhep , "Ole! Scotia,
from Ne‘w . York Tilr:;Liverptotli iitertdAtireenstown,
last evening, a st,r,ong *lige three quipt4„Nept
aboard lend :arrested bedige VranbiiirErtithiland toko
other passen e .aers,' , who = sailed from. New York. It
is understood that,therwere,takewinto.vislocly
•
the chargeofnein; active members of me American
wing of the Fenian organization: " 'Nothing'Wila
found oti the person oribaggage of Train to justify
BusPjei9R4 41, s k l .. • .
January 20th.—London.—Later information
from Africk•in relgartl to ';Dr. Divingstone, it As
thought, confirms altirevious reports °this safety.
—Copenhagen.--The bill for the ratification of the
treaty transferring St. Thomas and St. John's .to the
United States, WEIS' referred to a
. special committee,
who- will moetin secret session."
BY CUBA CABLE.
January 16th.-:-Havfmcl.—The election, in:St.
Thomas had resulted favoralblyt4 ‘annexation to
the United Statesi - 1244'cotes were cast for the
transfer of the island,,and only 22_against.it.
FOREIGN.
A. FRENCH PAPER states that a scientific
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mari has detertninecl to erect a building on thent
mit of Mont Blano t -and establish therein a meteor
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titude of about 17,000 feet above the ordinary level
of the earth. Two guides will spend the summer in
this glacial labitatiOn; for the purpose of making
meteorological observations. During .a period of
twelve months three guides Were kept at the' ex
pense of this gentleman ip s a chalet cm the Col de
St. Theodule, at an; altitude-0f.10,700.- feet, of DOie
than 2000 feet above St. Bernard; 7
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