Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-07-03
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THURSDAY, May %, 1884.
The following message was received
from the President OF the United States,
by Mr.. Donelson. bis Secretary:
Washington, .Aidy 20, 1884
! nominate TO the Senate Andrew Ste.
venson, Of Virginia, 10 be Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister PIenipotentiary to
Great Britain.
ANDREW JACKSON.
The message was read
Ordered, That it be referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
THURSDAY, JUNE 70, 1884.
Mr.. wilkins, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, to whom was referred
the nomination Of Andrew Stevenson con.
tanned in the message Of the 22d May,
reported
MIR Clay submitted the following mo-
lion, which was considered by unanimous
consent, and agreed to:
Resotred, That the President be request
ed TO communicate 10 The Senate a copy
of the first official communication which
was made 10 Andrew Stevenson, Of the
intention of the President TO nominate
him as Minister Plenipoientiary and En-
WOW extraordinary TO the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and his an
swer thereto.
FRDAY, June 13, 1884.
The following message was received
from the President of the United States,
by Mr. Donelson, his Secretary:
Washington, June IS, 1884.
To The Senate:
| have this day received a resolution of
the Senate of ihc l2th, instant requesting
me 10 communicate to the Senate copy
of the first official communication which
was made to Andrew Stevenson, of the
intention of the President to nominate him
as Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy
Extraordinary 10 the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and his answer
thereto.
As a compliance with The resolution
might be deemed an admission of the
right of the Senate TO call upon the Presi-
dent for confidential correspondence of
this description, consider it proper on
this occasion TO remark, that do not &C.
such right. But, to avoid
herewith transmit
copy of the paper in question, which was
the only communication made to Mr..
Stevenson on The subject
This communication merely intimated
Ibis :ntention of the President, in par
,icular contingency, TO offer to Mr.. Steven
son the place of Minister to the Court of
St James; and as the negotiations 10
which il refers were commenced early in
April, 1888, in this city, instead Of Lon
don, and have been since conducted here.
no further communication was made TO
him. have no knowledge that an answer
was received from Mr.. Stevenson-none
S TO be found in the Department of State,
and none has been received by me.
ANDREW JACKSON.
THE subject was under discussion on
he l4th Goth and 23d Of June
TUESDAY, JUNE 81, 1854.
Tie Senate resumed the consideration
Of the nomination Of Andrew Stevenson:
and,
On the question, "wil the Senate ad.
wise and consent TO the appointment of
Andrew Stevenson"
1t was determined in the negative
Yeas %, Nays %.
Those who voted in the affirmative.
are
Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown, FORSYTH,
Freling huysen, Grundy, Hendricks. Hill,
Kane, King, OF Ala, King, of Geo. Linn
Morris, Robinson, Shepley, Tallmadge,
Upton. Tyler, Wagganan, White, VII.
kins, Wright.-22
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Bib. Calhoun, Chambers,
Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Kent, Knight,
Leigh, Mangum, Naudain, Poindexier.
Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins. Sis.
bee, Smith, Southland, Sprague, Swift,
Tomlinson, Webster.-23
So il was
Resolced, That the Senate do not adj
wise and consent TO the appointment of
Andrew Stevenson, as Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary TO
Great Britain.
MIR. Clay submitted a motion TO remove
the injunction Of secrecy from the pro
ceedlnss OF the Senate, on the nomination
OF Andrew Steyenson; and TO authorize
copies to be made of the same, and of
certain papers communicated TO the Sc
nate which, after having been amended
was adopted as follows:
N'""t"' mat The injunction of secrecy
oe removed from the Message of the Pre-.
sident Of the 18th of June, instant. the
ieier oil Mr. Livingston, thereby com
municated, the letter of Thomas Ritcb;,. /
10 Andrew Stevenson, and The letter NJ (
VIM, -. Lewis, with the extracts Of Tho
mas Rtchlc's letters therein inclosra. |
"hich several papers were introduced Inv
one OF the Senators from Virginia. Al tbc |
request of MIR. Stevenson; and from the
proceedings of the Senate in relation 10
the nomination of Andrew Stevenson: and
mat the Secretary he authorized TO give
copies Of the same and extracts from the !
Journal. '''e
1ir, Livingston to Nh Stevenson
communicated to the Senate in The Pre-.
sIdents Message of 18th June. 1874