Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-06
22ND CONGRESS-.
EXEC UTIVE JOURNAL.
IN THE SENATE of rGs UNITED arArls.
~ edResdag. IRE. T, 1881.


The following message was received from the
President Of the United States, 10y Mr. Doncaon
his Secretary
GcnilCmca--r Commissions having been granted
during the recess of the Senate 10 the foIlowiuc
PERSONS now nominate them tothe sam, offices
which are respectively annexed 10 their names
The following nominations, among others, arc
contained in the Message
bnyh Porter, Of Pennsylvania, 10 be Charge d.
Ailarcs Of the United States at the Sublime Porte
Edward Livingston of Louisiana, to be Secrca-
~ Of State OF the United States vice Martin Van
Buren resigned
Lew Woodbury., of New Hampshire, to be Sc
crelary Of the Navy, vice John Branch resigned
Roger Brooke Taney, of Maryland, to be Ator
ney General otthc United Suites, vice John Me
Phcrson Bcrricn, resigned.
LOWS Cass, of OHIO, tbbe Secretary for the
VIM Department, vice John II Eaton, resigned
Martin Van Buren, of New York. TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Ponipoentlnry Of The
United States, nt the Court ofthe United Kingdom
OF Great Britain and Ireland
Aaron Vall Of New York to be Secretary of the
Legation oftho United States, ncur lis Britannia
Majtsly.
Louis McLanc Of Delaware, to be Secretary of
The Treasury of the United States, vice Samuel D.
Washington City, 7th Dec. 1881
The Message was read
1'aeadoR, Dcc. s 1881.
The Senate proceeded 10 consider the residue O.
the nominations contained III the Message ofycf.
to-day nominating David Porter, and others and
Ordclcd, That they lie ON the teble.
yharsdag, DccemJeY 21, 1881
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
! Message OF jhe 7th December, nominating Davr,
| Porter aud others.
Rcsoircd, That the SENATE do advise and conser5
10 the appointment ofLcv Woodbury. and Roger
Brooke fancy ogrecaby 70 then respective NOAH
nations.
OfdeJcd That the nominations Of Edward Liy-
nesiou, Martn Van Buren, Aaron ' all and Lous
AcLo1c be referred 10 the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Oldeled, That the nomination ofT.ewis Cass be
referred to the { mmlttce ON Indian Affairs.
Frtdoy, Dec 80, 1881.
Mr. White from the Committee on Indian Al.
fors, to whom referred, the 9th instant, the
nomination OF Lewis Cass, reported
HdcrcUpoa Resotstd, That the Senate do advise
and consent to the appointment Of Lewis Cass, a
grcoably to the nomination..
Thcsda0, JanRarV 3, 1882.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
Porter and others and
Resoiccd That they do advise and consent TO the
appointment Of David Porter, agreeabfy TO the nom
, nation
Mir Tazwcll, from the Committee on Foreign
! Relations, To whom were referred ON the 9th De-
cenbcr the nomination sof Edward Livingston,
Martin Van Buren,, Aaron Vail, and Louis Nc
Lane, reported.
The Senate proceeded 70 consider the nomination
Of Edward Livingston ard
Crdcrcd, That it lie on the table.
The following motion, submitted by Mr.. Clay
was considerably unanimous consent
ReS0ipcd, That the President Of the the unltei
States b. requested 10 direct the proper accouatiig
officers Of the Treasury TO lay before the Senate d
detailed account of the manner in which the balance
lately standing on the books of the Treasury &
ganst Edward Livingston was contracted, and hor
1t has been discharged; showing in what property,
ifpaldin property, what balance was paid and how
its value usceftained and by what authority Il
was received in payment
| ThHrSddY Jun. 10
The Senate resumed the consideration of the mo-
ton submitted yesterday, relating to the settlcrse,