New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-02
Appointment of MIR. Justice WhIttiesey.

Yesterdays argus contains couple of columns
Of the Senates proceedings Of "Wednesday fore
noon
Mr. HARRIS renewed his motion for the cOniirma
ton Of Mr.. Whitteseys nomination as Justice
of the Supreme Court. rice Jewett--Mr. TALcoTT
moved to lay the motion the table Mr.. VAN
ScHooSHovES said better dispose Of it'-Mr.
HARD called for the Ayes and Noes.-Mr. BARLOW
did not believe that there was any necessity for
calling the Senate together; that the Old Supreme
Court could have gone without. He would lay on
the table or reject the motion, and go home-Mr TAI
corr mad no fault to find with the nominee; believed
him competent but be and the new ChiefJss,iee
Besrdsleyl could not hold the Court-there must be
third-we must have another nominee, and he would
postpone the vote aud whether any sbsurdiy was to
be pracsed on the sensts-Mr CLARK said it was our
bushes. TO confirm reject not to nominate-t was
not necessary to have before the Senate to
enable them to pass on one.
He asked whether, by insisting that should have
another nomination before condition that we act
al on this. we did not send abroad the impression that
We were 10 the market for sale he trusted when be
was 10 be cold IL would be for higher price an Tor
choice between one and another for an once that
worth nothing In honor or prohtout which was 10
be sort of representative OF what had been and
10 DO I'D As sort OF Administrator the business which
the deceased Court had left undone He was not for
one 10 engage In of scramble as 10 who should
war the mourning weeds perform the necessary iu
neral ceremonies the departed any respectable
gentleman would take this trouble he might do 90 and
might Grape on both arms II be liked lie (Mr 60
would not for al the honor or emolumen Of the sta
ton II any undertake the business Of finishing the old
causes that the bar had almost forgotten.
When the Lieut. Governor put the question on laying
Mr. whittlesey's nomination on the table there were
found 70 be 10 Nays and only III Ayes The Ayes were
Me..s Barlow Beekman Beers, Crook, Denniston,
Morris Sedgwick s smith, Taco,t Townsend, VII
liams
Mr. BEEKMAS then moved adjournment Of two
hours which was lost 10 20 TO- and then the senate
confirmed Mr.. Whittlesey's nomination. % 70 2, the
oes being Messrs Barlow and 3 Smith. Mr.. HARD
asked unanimous consent TO motion that the nomins
ton be sent the Governor but Mr. BARLOW objected
70 that also and IL could not be done.
Nomination Of Col. D. H. A6ell as Canal appraiser.
Mr. HARD moved 10 confirm this nomination. Chester
Hsyden's term having ePyed Mr.. ). SMITH proposed
10 lay the motion on the table. Mr. TALcoTT thought
that the public did not requre the change until new
nomination confirmed there vacancy Mr..
HAD supposed the difficulty that of the Sens-
tors rends whose term had expired would be replaced
by Wing Senators had better syow their real motives
notlsy the table but conhrmor reject Mr. CLARK
remarked that there number of iDcumbents hold
Ing over and should least nOmin here
there were actual vacancies Mr.. FOLSOM regarded a
refusal TO nominations where the terms Of
officers had expired positive yolston OF the will OF
people and OF the spirit OF the Law and Constitution
/ which 6INeJ termination 10 ONCE mru Nuo "rfo
holding over after their terms had expired found
here lobbying get up influence ihst would retain
them 10 Office against the will Of the People and the
laws Of the land. Nomination laid on table 10 to TO-
Military Ofeers-Geneyais Of Dtrlst0a.
The Governor sent Message nominating seven Gen
erals OF Divisions Of the State hiliua-Mr. HAhD IN.
der.tOOd they 10 man Loco FOcOs but be should
not follow the fsctious pie here snd move %
lay them the table. Ia six years he bad uniformly
desired give effect 10 the expressed will OF the PEG
pie, stisct whom IL would. Not 90 with the Lccos,
lHunkrrs and Bsrnourners) He moved the eounrma-
tion of the Generals Mr. BARLOW intimstrd that
the Governor had pomlusted the Generals under the
conviction that In lts time Of the military power
OF the state could safely conhded 10 Democrats
hands than Wigs Mr. HARD affirmed. on the con
trsry that Il had become prover0s that the military Of
hcers taken from Senator BsrlOSs party c0HshR
rsa1 coKaras. Laughter 80 the National Executive
thought all the prominent Generals be had sent 10
Mexico Whizs-hs dared not trust any other
The appointments Of Generals were then all confirmed
Marcus T. REYNOLDS nomination a. q Justice OF ihe
old Supreme Court ~ once agreed TO- aea dis but
il appeared sftersard that be would not take the Office